This video uploaded to vimeo by BÖIKZMÖIND, is descripted by the creator like this:
FIXED 'n' CHIPS was a fixed gear bike alleycat
race here in Bristol, UK with each of the 5 checkpoints being a Chip
Shop. The race was all based on points, so the fastest to each
checkpoint would receive 10 points, the second fastest receiving 9
points and so on. However, each rider could choose to stop and order a
battered sausage or pot of mushy peas and receive a special 5 points
bonus points card. The risk in doing that lay in time… do you stop for a
sausage or grab whatever points you can and try and get to the next
checkpoint quickly for a possibly 10 points!?
The race proved really quite tactical and it turned out that the
results were very surprising indeed!
The checkpoints could be visited in
any order, so it was up to the racers which route they took. It turned
out that it simply wasn’t enough to be super fast, because Al McCarthy,
who was the fastest visiting all 5 checkpoints in just 30mins actually
ended up 6th because the winner, Paul Bennellick, not only visited the
checkpoints as fast as he could, he then took the time to go back to
each chippy and wolf down a pot of mushy peas, therefore ensuring his
place as the FIXED ‘n’ CHIPS Grand Champion! So the old adage was true…
points do mean prizes!
Prizes bring us to the awesome sponsors, of which there were many and
plentiful. From State Bicycle Co. giving us an entire complete bicycle
for the grand prize to Whiteduck Screenprint for printing all the
clothing, there were so many fantastic goodies from our sponsors for the
riders, so let me say a huge thank you to them for supporting the
event!
FIXED 'n' CHIPS 2012 from BÖIKZMÖIND on Vimeo.
Let me thank the 79 riders who turned up to take part in the fun, it
was so overwhelming to see so many faces, new and old. I did not expect
that many people so it meant an awful lot to me that they came to race!
Lastly, let me thank everyone who helped out with the event, there’s
too many to name because so many awesome people gave me their time. In
particular thank you to Jason for being my right-hand man, thank you to
the checkpoint chaps Jake, Julien, Liam, Merlin & Kieran and to
Jonny and his filming crew for capturing the action on film!
SPONSORS
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State Bicycle Co. / Knog / Artcrank / Freshtripe / Fixed Shit Up / Il Soigneur / Bristol Dropouts / Restrap / Fruitmachine / Deafpigeon / Milltag
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State Bicycle Co. / Knog / Artcrank / Freshtripe / Fixed Shit Up / Il Soigneur / Bristol Dropouts / Restrap / Fruitmachine / Deafpigeon / Milltag
PRINTERS
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Ripe Digital / Whiteduck Screenprint
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Ripe Digital / Whiteduck Screenprint
Look out for FIXED 'n' CHIPS 2 - BIGGER & BATTER coming Summer 2013, stay tuned using the links below:
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