Alpine Singlespeed Society

30/07/2012

Bradley Wiggins - I think he'd fit right in on Team ASS.

Le vainqueur du Tour de Romandie 2012 avait déjà créé le buzz après la première étape, voici le "show" de Bradley Wiggins à La Chaux-de-Fonds. Un bêtisier à ...

24/04/2012

get your chain on!

The K910 is a bigger version of the K710 Kool chain with a tensile strength of a whopping 1,500 Kg

11/04/2012

Naseby 12hr this weekend! Can't wait!

04/03/2012

So who's riding the Motatapu on Saturday? I'm thinking a bit of an informal SInglespeed race within the race - who's keen?

24/02/2012

hey guys - check our wall for some cool info about being in a mountain biking mag in the Philippines showing of singlespeeds and Queenstown - the shoot is tomorrow (sunday) - here is the details, "Hey Guys, the editor of Mountain Bike Philippines is doing an article on biking in NZ, he's doing a Helibike on Saturday and wants to interview and photograph singlespeeders from Queenstown on Sunday 26th. If you're interested in being in the magazine, please text your name to 021 HELIBIKE so he knows numbers and can arrange the best shoot and interview. Bring your bike to the Wharf by the Earnslaw at 12pm. Let's show off singlespeeders in Queenstown! Thanx. Sara" get into it team!

24/02/2012

this just in - Monteith's is giving us 20 cases of beer to give away at the Naseby 12hr. Yes, I just said that.

13/02/2012

great work Andy! ASS original Andy McDonald is heading up the efforts in Te Anau to get bikes on parts of The Kepler Track. Awesome singlespeed terrain! Do your bit and help Andy out - spread the word and let DOC know you're super keen for this to happen!

We received some fantastic news from Andy Mcdonald the other week. Andy lives in Te Anau where there is currently not much legal singletrack to ride but there are hundreds of km's of prime beech forest singletrack...to walk...including the epic Kelper Track which is a 60km loop from the shores of La...

05/02/2012

speaking of The Naseby 12hr - who's in? who's on the wait list? Who wants to come support (aka: drink beer, man the BBQ and party)?

05/02/2012

just heard from our friends at Monteith's - sounds like they are keen to join up with us for The Naseby 12hr!

31/01/2012

if you haven't seen it yet, be sure to check this out. In the latest issue of NZ Mountain biker ASS Co-Founder Scott Kennedy wrote a story about ASS and the Wanaka 10hr from last year. Look out for some familiar faces and some mostly true stories from an awesome day out!

31/01/2012

It's on! Naseby 12hr entries open TONIGHT at midnight - who's keen? So far Scott, Sophie, Mark, Greg and Di are keen. Let's do it like Wanaka, everyone enter Ss solo. Entries will be done by tomorrow night, so get after it!

30/11/2011

brilliant!

Hate 29ers? You’ll love this clip. Love 29er’s? if you cant laugh at this clip then you shouldn’t be riding a bike.

22/11/2011

Otago SS champs - December 3rd in Naseby - it's on!

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21/11/2011

hey, umm, watch out for that tree eh.

A bike crash in the Victorian Downhill State Series at Long Gully. The man that crashed was not injured but it was a decent crash!

19/11/2011

The Finbox Canoe Club has challenged ASS to bring their A-Game to the Otago SS champs in Nasby. Challenge accepted and this is what we think of you canoeheads! it's on kids!

This is the first episode of Mr. Canoehead, Canada's greatest aluminum crimefighter, as featured on the 1986 CBC comedy series 4 On The Floor, starring The F...

15/11/2011

exciting ideas afoot....

15/11/2011

some visual stoke this morning - check out the finalists in the mountain bike photo of the year contest!

After 5+ hours of deliberating by our six judges (that's over 30 man hours!), they narrowed down the 6000+ nominations to 32 finalists. Without further adieu, here are the photos vying for the $20,000+ in prizes.