Single Speed World Championships 2010 trip - Rotorua - New Zealand

As much as I love riding in Rotorua NZ and as much as I love ridiing my ss, it seemed the perfect opportunity to combine the two when the SS World Champs were on here this year. A whole bunch of friends from Canberra and Sydney were heading over so there would even be heaps of friends to ride with (and new friends to be made at the event I am sure). So I booked my direct flights from Sydney early in the year, booked some accommodation about three weeks out and hey presto fun was there waiting to be had.


Heather crossing the finish line to win the SS worlds in 2010

Me racing during the ss worlds

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Burky and Coops from Swell in Canberra.

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On the way up to Split Enz

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At the vieiwing point on Split Enz.

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A Haro Mary SS (same as I have) with some pretty cool Guinness stickers all over. Hopefully that will be the beer of choice at the SS Worlds in Ireland next year.

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Out for a ride with Heather the day before the big race

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We ran into a heap more Canberrans (and others), here are Flip, Michael, Bec and some kiwis

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Bec proudly showing off her world WSC jersey.

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A gorgeous If out on the trails.

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Heather landing the gap jump easily in Old Chevy.

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Bec and Ben on the way out to the race Saturday morning.

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Me in my cry baby outfit.

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Damo from COGs shop in Melbourne, known as Disco Damo at this event.

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Trudi

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Another spectacular outfit, also riding a cool Diamond Back SS.

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More good pink ooutfits.

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Coops and Burky both as Warnie ready for the event.

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A GT Xixang, lovely titanium bike.

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An orange guy with an orange bike

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Gaye with her dinosaur outfit.

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The bubble machine guy with his bubble wrapped bike having a chat with Damo.

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Another spectacular pink outfit.

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Chris from AMB had to wear a kiwi skinsuit.

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I was stuck in trafic for most of my first lap, but it was still fun

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Especially being able to see some of the fantastic outfits around.

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Phil needed a merkin check

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Heahter about to have her winners tattoo applied

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Garth with his already in place.

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Burky and Coops having finished and getting into the refreshments

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Some of the US Team Awesome crew from the North West.

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The orange bike again.

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Heather and Heather showing off their 2010 and 2009 tattoos.

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A Cow bike you almost could have expected to see at 2005 Polaris

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Heather also won the Shweeb stakes up for grabs this week.

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Autograph hunters founf Heather at the after party.

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Ryan doing the gap jump in Old Chevy.

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We grabbed the shuttle ride up to do corners twice on Sunday.

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The prices and other details

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Ryan chatting to Tony (T-Man) from Queenstown with WolfDog settling ing for the ride up.

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Brent

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Off riding by myself on Monday at a lovely spot for a snack.

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Same spot

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Watering the forest as obviously it is not yet wet enough

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T-Man and I on Split Enz

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WolfDog was there too.


Steven Hanley <sjh@svana.org>
Last modified: Sun Oct 31 11:36:03 2010