Saturday, January 24, 2009

Short Notice- ROCKYSPRINTS TONIGHT!

Sorry for the super short notice. At tonight's Muleterro fĂȘte we will be bringing the Rockysprints pain. You've been warned.

8PM Tonight. American Legion, downtown Bozeman.

See you there.

-DNA

Wednesday, January 14, 2009

What the Hell is Rocky Sprints Anyway?

Rockysprints is the name given to Bozeman's own version of the popular activity referred to as Goldsprints.

A Goldsprint is a bicycle rollers racing and social event. Riders on stationary bikes compete against each other in front of a crowd of cheering friends.

While roller racing in general can use any type of bicycle and there are variations on the set-up depending on the type of rollers used and whether the front wheel is engaged or fixed, goldsprints generally use one form of setup (this setup needs to be clarified... is it fixed or engaged? Is there a specific gear ratio for the bikes?). As with roller racing in general, the rollers are in turn attached to a device that measures distance and can display the progress of the riders. Goldsprints also feature modern 2D and 3D visualizations.

Roller racing has a long history going back to the beginning of cycling, however Goldsprints are closely related to bicycle messenger culture. It began in Zurich, Switzerland. The name and the event was founded in 1997 by Adrien Weber who is a passionate cyclist and owner of the only brewery TurbinenbrÀu in Zurich. The event is named after their beer brand "Gold-Sprint".

Friday, January 9, 2009

Rockysprints Returns to Bozeman

Rockysprints Season is starting up! Come on down to 317 on the corner of Rouse and Main for some head-to-head roller racing action! As always, there is no cover (although we won't complain if you buy us a beer). 8pm, Monday nights. See you down there.

-DNA

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Welcome to the new internets of RockySprints

We're trying to get our ducks in a row, keep and eye open. Sprints is coming back to 317 on Mondays...soooooon.