Joined: Jul 2002
Posts: 40,863
Likes: 3,115
From: Sacramento, California, USA
Bikes: Specialized Tarmac, Canyon Exceed, Specialized Transition, Ellsworth Roots, Ridley Excalibur
With the course being flat and mostly hard packed, singlespeed wasn't my disadvantage. What killed me was an absolute lack of skill at dismounting and remounting at the barriers. I must have had half a dozen guys fly by me as I flailed to get back on my bike.
Gotta work on that.