SS at otter?

[FR4life]

does anyone know if they will let you race DS/4X at sea otter on a singlespeed, or do u have to have gears?

-C

[basikbiker]

there usually a class for singlespeed. they most likely will let u.

[MTBTHIS]

NORBA has a set of rules to race if there isnt an SS class and you wanna ride SS. It's something like::
You must have 2 of the 3:
1)Front and rear brakes.
2)26" front wheel.
3)more than like 2-3 working gears.
If you have two of those, your good to go.
-Phill

[motomack86]

Im pretty sure you need at least 3 working gears,but i cant remember any official ever looking at my bike to see if its legal.You can probly pull it off but there is a slight risk of being disqualified.

[obionespeedonly]

I know there's a heated debate on this subject. I had to switch mine over for slalom a few years back. Funny, huh? There's SS class in other disciplines.

I'll see if I can find anything out, if you get an answer, let me know (via pm), as I'm deciding if I want to sneak in and compete.

Here's the link I have for the "RuleBook"*:

http://www.usacycling.org/forms/NORBA_rulebook.pdf

*note: the start of the pdf files is blank, just scroll down to the contents page, etc.

[FR4life]

thanks man. iono, I guess I'll try it and they give me sh1t, I'll see if versus will let me borrow one of their demo bikes. or I can try the "I talked to some other dude and he said it was ok" plead. :13: I'll make somethin work, derailleurs just piss me off cause I break 'em all the time. :02:

-C

[obionespeedonly]

I have a derailleur tug-set, a spare Sram 9 speed cassette and x-9 shifter from my old Kona. I'm bringing them in case I enter anything last minute, I'll post a pic, so you've an idea on how to solve the issue. If it's indeed a 3-4 gear minimum, just use only the spider, and none of the last 3 gears, just be sure you're running at least a 36 or 38 in front, and have enough spare chain to hook it all up.(IE: Sram chain, 2 quick links, and enough extra chain to fill the gap.)


pics to follow.

[MTBTHIS]

Well, i was talking about 4x. Sorry. The rule for slolam is as follows:

3B8. Bikes must have atleast three working gears.


-Phill

[dukesoftahoe]

sandhill hill races norba rules and we get away running SS. so does anybody know if the sea otter people will bend that rule for us SS'ers? anybody run SS there in years past?

[obionespeedonly]

Exploit the "Interpretation " Clause-"It has 3 gears, they all work fine. Yes, I've used it this way in races."

*Personally, I'd have 2 cogs in back instead, that just looks wrong.