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Tom,
Looks like a lot of fun. I visited the SSWC06 website and would love to hear more about 1.) the "beer, fun, trails, beer, drunken revelry, rides, beer..." and 2.) the tattoos.

Are members of the Peter's clan sporting new body art? :)

Best,
Dave

Posted by Dave at August 24, 2006 7:05 AM

Congratulations to both the boys. What a great achievement. And I love the colors. Talk about living life out loud!

Posted by Ed Di Gangi at August 24, 2006 7:18 AM

Dave, long answered required. In short: They compete like madmen/madwomen, and some sponsorships are at stake--but they also have a helluva lot of fun and don't take themselves too seriously while taking themselves seriously.

(Did you check out the link at SSWC06 to one guy's pictures?)

(The key discriminating element in the race, other than the single speed, is what the boys call "technical riding"--riding over through piles of boulders, etc, etc. The course is laid out in total secrecy by the organizers, and participants have no clue as to where they are going until the race starts.)

Posted by tom peters at August 24, 2006 8:51 AM

'participants have no clue as to where they are going until the race starts'...

Just like another day in business. ;-)

Posted by gulliver at August 24, 2006 9:09 AM

Tom - in a concession to reaching 55, I took on the goal of completing a triathlon. I have done two so far, and more scheduled. The last one, my wife joined me. She beat me by six minutes. Here is the kicker...she beat me in the biking, usually my strongest. I had purchased us both technologically marvelous bicycles with all the best components to glide down the road. 16 different gear choices! I asked her if she was used to shifting gears..and she replied "oh, I never changed gears!!!!" So she is the tri champ of the house and the single speed tri champ!

Posted by Mike Neiss at August 24, 2006 10:02 AM