15 November 2009
Gold Sprints
2Around 9.30 on Saturday I got to Jones St, Ultimo to find the warehouse where the Sydney Bicycle Film Festival Gold Sprints were to be held. I could not see anybody around but the gate to the delivery dock was open. Kirk and his friend turned up in a taxi and we walked in and around the storage area of this warehouse for a bit. It was a little spooky that it was all open. We later found the sprints down the road a bit. Some technical drama delayed the start of the sprints but then they were off and so were the clothes. Josh, one of the co-organisers was rocking some fruit patterned lycra (someone send us a photo to put up please) and the girls from Three Point Turnz made an entrance with their bicycle bells and baskets. Thanks to Michael Prechtl for taking some photos.
good to see people attempting Goldsprints in trousers - I will never understand the fixie community!!
But I thought you were meant to do Gold Sprints on proper rollers with the front whell on so that you could see people come off, adds to the spectacle.
Luke you ought to try it on a set up like this sometime.
It isn’t easy with or without jeans and it hurts just as much, if not more on a set up that has the front fork secured.