RRK in the neighbourhood
Alleywood turns out great. Fresh new faces to win both under 18 and the open categories alleycat race. We kick off goldsprint soon after the race ended. Ghafari, Faz Adhili and Minzi were all the past winner of RoRollKidul, they made it to the semi-final but didn’t make the podium! Faz record the fastest time. 200m @9.033sec. Congratulations to Anindito Wibowoputro who took the first prize for the first time. Watch out for more RoRollKidul action and Tales from the Crit Edt III in 2013.
All these great shots are by Chee BP. Contact cheebp@gmail.com if you like to hire him.
Alleywood!
FixUpYourGear presents “ALLEYWOOD”
Alleywood in the neighborhood + RoRollKidul Goldsprint
Its Time for another round of Goldsprints, lets see who will be champion today!
DATE: 23rd OF DECEMBER 2012
VENUE: WOODLANDS (FixUpYourGear)
FLAG OFF TIME: 1.30PM
RoRollKidul Does Jakarta
Now Book your flight and get your ass down to Jakarta Fixed Fest. Join us for RoRollKidul Goldsprint-X. Not 1 or 2 rollers but 4 head to head sprint. The race is ont only on the rollers but there are other elements and obstructions to complete the race. More details be out soon. Join us for this different kind of goldsprint cross. More details of the festival here
THE RULES:
- Sit your ass on the saddle at all time during the sprint
- Do not back pedal. Slow down and stop gradually
- In the event of false start, race will stop and re-start. Should the same rider false start 2nd time, the rider shall be disqualify
- In the event of technical failure, race will stop. Will re-start after repair.
- If rider’s name is call up for race and no where to be found, the rider is disqualify.
The organizer reserve the right to re-run races and disqualify riders at organizer’s discretion. Rider’s are responsible of their own health and safety. Wear whatever you like….Costumes, pyjamas, jeans, trousers or pants (you’ll need to cuff the right side of your pant). Distance of race is determine at organizer’s discretion, sprint or die!
Our heartfelt thank you to all sponsors, co-sponsors, the fast and brave riders, supporters, volunteers, the crowd, the crew, medical team and last not least the superb TFTC committee members whom have made these 2 day event a success. In the spirit and love of cycling, every single one of us who were out there to experience the criterium are a champion, We all made this event possible. We’ve close yet another edition, Look out for Edition3 coming year.
More photos HERE
Prizes
Criterium:
Champion:
- Trohpy
- Colossi Columbus Zona – Custom paint TFTC edition
- Cykling Bike Bag, TFTC Edt2 Limited Edition
- Sag Airforce One
- DZR Shoes
- PEONFX munsun jacket
- 247Bigtime team kit
- Power Balance
- Flwrider T-shirt
Runner-up :
- Trophy
- Willier Velodromo – frameset
- Cykling Bike Bag, TFTC Edt2 Limited Edition
- DZR Shoes
- PEONFX T-shirt
- Flwrider T-shirt
- Power Balance
- Trohpy
- PIAS track - frameset
- Cykling Bike Bag, TFTC Edt2 Limited Edition
- DZR Shoes
- PEONFX T-shirt
- Flwrider T-shirt
- Power Balance
These are some of the prizes to be won for raffle, RRK Goldprint winner and Crit podium winners. We will upload more pictures once its made available. Extra raffle tix cost $2 per tix. You are encourage to buy more, available at door on RRK Goldpsprint night.
Official Rider’s only T-shirt
The official TFTC rider’s only tees are proudly sponsored by UNKL347
TFTC Edition 2
The TFTC – Criterium wraps up a weekend of riveting competition the following day. An unsanctioned race held in the night, the fixed gear criterium covers an undisclosed race distance, over multiple laps of an undisclosed technical circuit, the veil of secrecy adds to its appeal in the underground sub-culture of fixed gear events.
A field of cycling enthusiasts featuring; professionals, amateurs, messengers, and urban cyclists from the region and as far a field as Australia and the United Kingdom. With only 40 slots for this year, there will not be any reservation of slots, entry submissions are on a first come first served, whilst slots lasts basis.
As always, event T-shirt available for purchase at $25 on PEONFX web store.
Date of Registration: 6 May 2012
Time : 1200hrs Singapore Time.
ONLY ONLINE REGISTRATION, no other means.
Payment & Registration made before the stated date and time, will NOT be accepted.
All interested participants to do the following :
- Make payment to our PAYPAL account, please ensure your email information is provided in the transaction.
- We ONLY accept 3 names per PAYPAL transactions.
- We will then email the indemnity form to you after payment is made.
- Please return back the indemnity forms within 3 days. Failing to do so, your money will be forfeited and the slot will be re-open.
- Once the indemnity form is completed and emailed back to us, we will then email the rule book. (email: talescrit@gmail.com)
- The registration fees is at $26SGD.(inclusive of, 1 exclusive rider’s T-Shirt + 1 raffle tix + entry ticket to the RRK-Goldsprints).We dont want your money but this is to cover your party, t-shirt, logistics and medical support.
Paypal: peonfx@gmail.com
We do not accept any other forms of payment. FIRST COME FIRST SERVE, no reservations.
To all foreign riders, here’s a list of hostels for your stay during the TFTC weekend.
- http://www.the-inncrowd.com/
- http://www.bugisbackpackers.com/
- http://www.footprintshostel.com.sg/
- http://www.sleepysams.com/
- http://www.abearygoodhostel.com/
- http://www.mitraa.com.sg/
- http://www.rucksackinn.com/
- http://www.fernloft.com/
- http://www.betelbox.com/
- http://www.feelathome.com.sg/
- http://www.abchostel.com.sg/
- http://www.cozycornerguest.com/
- http://thechancellorhostel.com.sg/
Obey Presents: RoRollKidul Goldsprint
Following on from the successful inaugural Tales from the Crit in 2011, we are proud to present, Tales from the Crit Edition 2 (TFTC), a two day event slated for 25th & 26th May 2012.
We will kickstart the enthralling TFTC weekend with RoRoll Kidul Goldsprints (RRK-Goldsprints) at Home Club, presented by OBEY. RRK-Goldsprints is a one vs. one stationary sprint contest between two riders on identical fixed gear bicycles on rollers over a predetermined distance.
Competition is gritty, testosterone charged, electrifying & filled with dramatics for riders and spectators.
A raffle draw with a delectable selection of merchandise from our international sponsors will follow, a chance to take home highly sought after cycling related lifestyle products.
On the turntables will be DJs from DubskankHifi and Knives throughout the event and after-party will continue with BEAT!! till late.
Date: 25th May 2012
Time: 7pm till late
Venue: Home Club
Entry: Ticketed at the door.$12.00 (inclusive of, 1 drink/1 raffle ticket/option to participate in the Goldsprints)
Age restricted to 18 years and above.
Conditions: Goldsprints slots limited to 40 participants, first come first served, registration upon ticket purchase.
TFTC EDT.2: Announcements
This is a heads up. Registration will open on the following date.
Date of Registration: 6 May 2012
Time : 1200hrs Singapore Time.
ONLY ONLINE REGISTRATION, no other means.
Payment & Registration made before the stated date and time, will NOT be accepted.
All interested participants to do the following :
- Make payment to our PAYPAL account, please ensure your email information is provided in the transaction.
- We ONLY accept 3 names per PAYPAL transactions.
- We will then email the indemnity form to you after payment is made.
- Please return back the indemnity forms within 3 days. Failing to do so, your money will be forfeited and the slot will be re-open.
- Once the indemnity form is completed and emailed back to us, we will then email the rule book. (email: talescrit@gmail.com)
- The registration fees is at $26SGD.(inclusive of, 1 exclusive rider’s T-Shirt + 1 raffle tix + entry ticket to the RRK-Goldsprints).We dont want your money but this is to cover your party, t-shirt, logistics and medical support.
Paypal: peonfx@gmail.com
We do not accept any other forms of payment. FIRST COME FIRST SERVE, no reservations.
coming up
Routes have been planned and dates are fixed. get ready for the night. more infos will be out soon
RRK Does KL : recap
RRK 1st night winner: Hakiem ZulBahrin
RRK 2nd night winner: Hanafi Bar
Another crazy night. Mix of Dubstep,DrumNBass and Electro Pop keep us on our feet. Ak49, Wasabi Shots and shit loads of vodkas kills us all. Party put up by a collaborative effort from Grafa x TFTC x Deer Society x Macbeth. Freebies and prizes sponsored by Lee Jeans, Obey, Macbeth, LifeCycle, UNKL347 and PEONFX. Big thanks to Daikanyama for the space!
For those who missed it, Dont cry… heres some photo recap.
Ippe Vs Jason Clary
Ro-Roll Kidul Does Kuala Lumpur
RRK is crossing over the waters… 2 nights of goldsprint chaos. We are doing Kuala Lumpur. In conjuction to the upcoming Kuala Lumpur International Fixed Gear Tournament and Grafa‘s first year anniversary, Tales from The Crit will be holding 2 RoRollKidul goldsprints events there. TFTC will be heading up to the capital city of Malaysia this 11 – 13 November. 1st goldsprint night will be held at Grafa and 2nd night will be our first time for Goldsprint X. The format of the sprint will only be annouced on that night, we like to suprise you. Hint: Vomit!.. and of course many prizes to be won, from the likes of Obey, Macbeth, Peonfx, Lee etc. Peonfx will launch their latest range at Grafa + Boinkzmoind screening. Be there!!
RRK2 Vid recap
This video explains it that we had a awesome time. Video by Ride and Yeah!
RRK Nº2
We are somehow glad the week is over, 3 days of goldsprint madness, aerosol inhaling at the festival for the youth. Congratulations to Faz Adhili, RRK 2 Champion with fastest time of the event. Won himself a complete bike from Airwalk SG. The nano rocket man does it again! Leon Lim takes the runner up, takes home a Limar helmet courtesy of LifeCycle. We like to thank The Eplanade Co. for inviting us to be part of the Youth Festival. Now enjoy this set of pic shot by MrBoBEEP.
Even more pictures here
Ro-Roll Kidul Goldsprint Nº2
In-conjunction with Youth Fest 2011, TFTC was invited by the Esplanade to run Ro RollKidul Goldsprint for 3 consecutive days between 12-14 of August. There will be a competitive sprint on the 13th(saturday) where the winner will take home a complete bike and other good stuff to be announced soon. We will be running demo goldsprint on the 12th and 14th, we would like to invite all walks of life to give it a run on the rollers. Have a experience, have fun and feel of goldsprint. The best thing is… Its free! Open to all, there is no entry fee for saturday’s Goldsprint comp.
The Goldsprint stage will be located along the Esplanade bay (next to MakanSutra). We will be there 6pm-10pm every night. Sprint starts at 7pm. TFTC have merchandise booth, PEONFX, WeekendWarriors tees, Airwalk assesories, Bike helmets and safety gear from LifeCycle. So don’t stay home, Come out and play with us!!! There are more going on during the festival, Music, dance, arts… live graffiti by Clogtwo & collective. You’ll be entertain by Dj Ddrrff who rock it on our first RRK night.
SWAP MEET!! dig up all those unwanted bike parts/components, clothes or what knot. swap it for something for good use. There will be a shopping cart style swap meet near our booth. Come out and Play!!!! come one come all!
Nite Crit Nº1
Planned as a two-day event, Tales From The Crit kicked off with a goldsprint competition called Ro Roll Kidul on Friday June 17th 2011 held at LifeCycles Singapore. Ro Roll Kidul saw an attendance of about 200 people which quickly turned into a riot. Djs Ritz, Dub Skank’in Hifi and Ddrrff dropped heavy beats throughout the night. The crowd was not only hyped up by the Redbull, Steinlager Pure Beer (sponsor: 6 Drunk Men) and the super competitive race but also a raffle which saw the giving out of a whole lot of fantastic prizes graciously provided by our kind sponsors. The race came to an end when a 15 year-old Muhd. Ghaffari, surprised everyone with his energetic outbursts to overcome the competition and walked away Champion for the night with prize money, a T Level bag(sponsor: This Is Alley), an event poster and a customized TFTC Trophy!
Day two, Saturday June 18th 2011. As the sun set and the night be cooled, the organizers busied themselves setting up stations on the route and volunteers helped to sweep the road of debris and gravel. By midnight, all riders have reported and they were brought around the circuit before the 2 rolling star laps. Tension was high that night as the 45 riders sought to do whatever they could to calm their nerves in anticipation of the race. The first ever Fixed Gear Criterium in Singapore attracted riders from Johore Bahru, Kuala Lumpur and even as far as Hong Kong. Attended by more than 200 enthusiasts the event was over in a flash, with an intense race where the lead pack dominated the race by a 2min lead.
The night ended in a happy prize presentation with the 2nd runner-up, Faz Adhili (KL, Malaysia) winning a Soma saddle and handlebar, a pair of DZR shoes, a Timbuktu bag, a Gear Brisbane T-shirt, a Peonfx T-shirt, a Fixpatrix T-shirt, a Crank Arm Steady T-shirt, an event poster and our very own customized trophy. 1st Runner-up, Ahmad Adhli Ikram (JB, Malaysia) winning a set of
H Plus Son rims from Ghee Hin Chan, a pair of DZR shoes, a Timbuktu bag, a Kinfolk T-shirt, a Peonfx T-shirt, a Fixpatrix T-shirt and a Crank Arm Steady T-shirt, an event poster and our very own customized trophy. The grand champion, Syed Amir Hariq a Singaporean rider for Airwalk won a Cinelli Gazetta from Fabs Cycle, a bike bag from Cyckling, a pair of DZR shoes, a Fred Perry
Laurel bicycle jersey, a Peonfx T-shirt, a Fixpatrix T-shirt, a Crank Arm Steady T-shirt, an event poster and our own customized trophy. An impressive finish to an awesome series of events!
TFTCRIT Official Tees
We are sold out on the official Tales From The Crit t-shirt. If there is a strong demand for the t-shirt, we will consider re-printing it.
