Zane Smith, Christchurch (photo is from Port Hills looking west to Southern Alps). Transition TransAM
Bernd Emmert from Australia: Jabberwocky 29er.
Yuval Kashtan from Israel, it is a choice between custom Ti...
or black Corratec - Yuval was literally first-in, first-served at midnight, New Year and received an organizer freebie...
Aussie Rob Parberry: Baum Espresso...
Doug Charnock from Ohio, USA - Dagobah
Dom Plume - Englishman, now living in Auckland - Singular.
Oliver Whalley, NZ: Ventana.
Lee-Anne Willis from Rotorua will be on Wicked One
Kiwi Stef Sewell - Cove Stiffee. Fill in own joke!
Matt Lemen, Cyclezone, Rotorua, Spot
The Nzo Singleton breaks cover (though in 42 Traverse camo-mud). The RSSS President Gaz will ride this in October...
Agu Paiso from The Philippines may ride this stylish Voodoo CXS bike - or maybe not.
Another entry from Aotearoa/New Zealand - Graeme Johnston: gold singlespeed Specialized Epic
Grant Nicoll: custard yellow Cotic with a Surly single speed kit.
Kel Melvin: SEBikes Stout has had the singlespeed TLC!
Another sweet, sweet Singular - Kiwi Roscoe McCulloch - pride and joy...will smash up the forest in October...
Steve Wallace, riding and drinking for Ireland - DMR Trailstar or Merida TFS
S.I.R Niner is the ride of James Service
Brad Beddek: beloved DMR trailstar
Ritchie Williams (NZL) IBIS Tranny...
Cam Mak McIntyre, Melbourne, Australia - Bike: Gellie Custom
Andrew Francis, Tauranga, rode this camo rig in NZSSC08 and 09 in Rotorua.
Gregg Rouse, USA: sweet new Niner...
Kath Bicknell from Sydney - Avanti. Great pic.
Geoffrey Lenat and Surly Karate Monkey from Northern New Jersey
Dave Donaldson? Maybe, maybe not.
Braised by Ewen Gellie and painted by Damo from Cog. Rider: Loren Beaber (AUS)
Erica Hofstee from Rotorua and Girona in Spain: Rocky Mountain
Trevor Bell from Australia has a choice: Carver Killer B Titanium 650 B or....
Doc Paul Current from Christchurch will ride this beautiful Jeffson, hand-crafted in Rotorua
...or maybe the Spot Rocker 29er? Decisions decisions!
Massimo Sapore Sesso: My Little Pony, design by Mike Breen from Auckland who will also be racing.
Conrad Donkin: Vintage Ritchey P-21 with Carbon Fork.
Chris Medich: beautiful 1989 Yeti ProFro...
Dave Livesey from Wellington will be hammering this GT Avalanche.
Cove Handjob - Oli Brooke-White, Wellington
A special 1: Juz Bagge - custom-paint Surly 1x1 aka mintyspeeder.
Damian Pootjes will be rocking his trusty Vassago Jabberwocky.
Dayle McLauchlan: Titanium 29er Singular Pegasus - the only one in NZ
Andrew Durno from Auckland is in two minds - GT Peace (dude) or...
tricked out NINER with a SRAM rear D to tension the chain.
Patrick Gutierrez, Philippines: Salsa Juan Solo and his father very gentle water buffalo, Damulag.
Jeff Lyall from Wellington will be riding his trusty 1996 DiamondBack Apex. Last worlds duty, Cairns in 96
P T Wood: drop dead gorgeous McClung #49! Grizzly Lake, Colorado near Salida.
Kel Travers from Nitelights: Ibis Mojo SL converted to SS
From the rolling Bombay Hills (about 1/2 an hour south of Auckland the GT Peace of Peter Birse...
Aucklander Robert Campbell: Specialized Rockhoppe
Antoine Pethers: Pugsley - from Auckland. Heavy!
Scot Mark Penrice is thinking green this year
The Jones, based in Auckland, but it has been all over the planet it seems.....Rider: Fenton Hazelwood...
Brendyn White, Napier: mid 90s Diamond Back Ascent.
For Mike Breen it is Bad News, a titanium creation of his own design or...
Kris Grom Withington Rotorua and Girona, Spain. Pro Tour bike wrench...
Andy Gowan is from Pontarddulais, Wales and will be riding this Ragley TD-1. Maybe...
or Giant MCN...
Mike Dodd from Sydney Australia. A bike...
ean-Philippe Garancher - French singlespeeder living in Rotorua: Giant Xtc
Steve Cook, England, will be riding this beast..
Chris Lenth (from Iowa, USA, now Rotorua): one-one inbred 29er
Kiwi Chris Dufton will be rockin The Green Machine in October....
Roger Whitefield (NZ): GT idrive 4
Phil Etheridge (Palmie North): Gary Fisher Ferrou
John Peterson: 2010 S-Works Stumpjumper 29er Single Speed at 24hrs of Pats Peak, Henniker, NH USA.
Ian Warren (USA): NOS Tange Prestige, externally ribbed, ultimate ultrastron
Ross Abercrombie from Hamilton- shiny Avanti
Kellsey Johannes: Monkey on the Flume Trail - Lake Tahoe NV (Nevada USA).
Russ Stark will be on his 09 Surly Karate Monkey.
Rotorua local Jonathan Dodd: Avanti converted to singlespeed by Jeff at Kiwibikes)...
From Singapore, Abdul Raza and his Jones.
Erin Eggleston from Rotorua: stunningly beautiful Jeffson.
Chris Southwood, editor of Australian Mountain Bike magazine: Justice Madison
Tim Elsmore, formerly of Rotorua, now Orstraylya has got himself a Giant...looking for a hammer!
Brett Kennedy from SPOKE mag will be riding a Specialized Tricross
Koh Kitazawa from Japan: OS Bikes Blackbuck 29er
Doug Grenall is from Melbourne: Trek Y33 c.1995
Beau Lowrie, Whangamata MTB Club: Kona Stuff jump bike.
Sean Couley from Australia: Surly Karate Monkey 29er
Shameem Khan, Australia is looking forward to introducing his NINER to the Rotorua trails...
A second option for Tim Elsmore from Rotorua...the Brodie
Introducing from Aotearoa Mr Nik Andre and Rock Lobster!
Vicki Butterworth from Napier: Victoria, best bike NZSSC09...
Alistair Smart is from Over the Edge Sports in Melrose, South Australia
Kiwi Jeff Lyall is thinking about riding this elegant Giant..
Craig Murray, Auckland either 2000 Specialized Stump jumper S-Works or one of Mike Breen's Ti frames.
Mike Kennedy (NZ): Johnny Foster custom SS made out of Columbus MAX tubing.
Kiwi, Ross McGarva, will be on this golden GT Peace...Shiny...
Ashley Gardner from Tauranga - Photo: Tauranga Bay in Westport after riding the Motutapu in Wanaka.
Chris La Frenais from England: On-One Inbred 853 SS, overlooking Lake Tahoe CA, USA during 2008 SSWC awesome road trip...
Alastair Sweeney will be on frame 51 by Don McClung
Cam Wells: Jamis Dragon, Surly drop-outs by Gellie Custom, Melbourne.
Aucklander Brent Neighbour: company vehicle (check out Speedy Signs logo on top tube). Kona Unit with authentic Rotorua mud-pack...
There will quite a few Jeffson bikes on the start line. Wiill builder, Jeff Anderson from our main partner. Kiwibikes, ride his 36er??
Dave Donaldson from Rotorua: Snakebite Ti
Rick Zawodny: furbike, The Body Bag, Worseleys Track, Port Hills, Christchurch with classic Canterbury North West arch
Another Kiwi, Michael Molony will also.ride a Gary Fish
Dave Shackleford (AUS): steel frame KHS Tucson with ENO eccentric rear hub.
Don Johnson from Wellington: Gary Fisher and hard to beat Wellington on a good day...
Paul Larkin from Rotorua: Soulcraft Holy Roller
Shane Easton: Specialized Hardrock
Chris Sulfrian USA: custom Generic Cycle.s flagship single speed.
Adam Bird, UK: on-one coming down-under..
Craig Davies - NZONE (now Nzo) Slacker... Mt Maunganui
Max Houtzager (USA) will be on this Custom PVD special
His & Hers. Craig Pullen and Kim McFadden (AUS) - Titus Fireline 29ers, Lake Tahoe.
John Carman, Taupo: his Avanti on W2K overlooking Lake Taupo.
anta Cruz Chameleon. Rider: James Oliver (NZ).
Richard Waldron, Pukekohe, south of Auckland: GT Peace.
Dan van Asch: 87 Specialized Street Stomper (dumpster rescue) Poplar Beach, Clutha River, Wanaka
Trek 69er at Mammoth Mtn, USA just after SSWC2008 - Lee Gollop, UK
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