We're the Rotorua Singlespeed Society

The team included many people involved in mountain biking in Rotorua for a long time. Most were also part of the management team for the 2006 UCI MTB & Trials World Championships - from heads of department to volunteers in the trenches.

The 2008 NZ champs were a great way to kick off three top years, starting with an Anzac Day ride to the dawn service at Ohinemutu Marae on the shores of Lake Rotorua.

Later in 2008, the RSSS ran a very successful fund-raiser - a Big Night at the Pig - and got our two champs, Garth Weinberg and Annika Smail - both from Rotorua - to the 2008 Singlespeed Worlds in Napa, California. 

A support team also went to Napa on their own dime, including Dean Watson (NZSSC and SSWC event director), Carolyn Scherger, Graeme Simpson, Gregg Brown (main NZSSC sponsor), Heidie Verhagen and Marcello Ojerio. They were joined by Sandy Sherwin from San Francisco and Marianne O'Driscoll from Cork in Ireland.

The RSSS ran the 2009 New Zealand Champs - another great event.

Then, in September that year, two RSSS members, Vicki Butterworth from Hawkes Bay and John McCartney from Queenstown represented the Society at the 2009 Worlds in Durango in Colorado and secured the hosting rights for the 2010 event.

The SSWC10 was sharp at the sharp end - with winning woman and man's tattoos up for grabs - and local hero, Garth Weinberg is 2010 men's champion.

For the 1st time the women's title also came down under with Heather Logie from Australia, the champion.