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Braking Bumps
Braking Bumps: Sections of trail where people brake hard or skid, causing ditches and bumps form. These are called braking bumps.
Abubaca (or Blunt)
Abubaca (or Blunt): can be done on a ramp or a low wall etc. Ride at obstacle, hop and land on the rear wheel, stall and hop backwards landing fakie.
Granny Gear
Granny Gear: The lowest gear possible on a bike. Typically the smallest front chainring is the "granny ring".
Bling
Bling: This word is used to describe something on the bike, or riders gear (generally shiny, expensive, boutique) that ads want factor/prestige. An example - anything Chris King.
Another Challenge?
If reading the stuff about last weekend has whet your appitite for events, here's a couple coming up:
Sunday 25 June: CareFlight Woodford to Glenbrook Classic. OK, OK - so you might balk at paying $48 to ride down public firetrail but this is, after all, a fund raising event for Careflight. Having witnessed someone airlifted off the Terrey Hills trail I have to agree it's a worthy cause.
11/12 November: VAUDE Highland Fling. Another 100(or 50)km of fun, go on - you know you want to!
Dirtworks 2006 Results
Well, the results are in, and it's a mixed bag. For my part, I'm not complaining too much. The general concensus was that despite having only 2 big climbs this year, it was overall a tougher course than last and I still came in half an hour earlier.
Leigh tops the table for the full course, despite being notified at the last minute he was in and doing no training!
Anyhow, congrats to all that took part! :)
Dirtworks Classic 2006 results for NoBMoBers:
| No. | Name | Category/Place | Overall | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 686 | Dave | Single Speed Half/2 | 132 | 3:11:08 |
| 303 | Leigh | Veteran Male Full/135 | 323 | 7:50:49 |
| 455 | Ian | Masters Male Full/75 | 331 | 7:55:01 |
| 374 | Rob(in) | Veteran Male Full/163 | 379 | 8:20:20 |
| 295 | Justin | Veteran Male Full/172 | 400 | 8:44:16 |