Clinton Jackson- 2003 SSWC winner...
...and tattoo recipient...
• Words: Bruce Wilson
New Zealand Mountain Biker magazine archive - 2004...
• Photos: Graeme Murray
Singlespeed riders are supposed to be unconventional, maybe eccentric,
definitely strange...freaks even...
After all they’ve shunned the modern mountain bike with its 27 speeds, a gear for every situation (sometimes several gears for the same situation!).
With that in mind, I went off to meet Clinton Jackson, an Auckland singlespeeder, for a coffee.
Clinton just happens to have won the World Singlespeed Champs in Australia, last year, so surely that would make him the most rebellious of this bunch of misfits.
After all these World Champs are not your average race. Normally held in the USA, in 2003 they ventured to Castlemaine, Australia.
The emphasis is on having a good time, so there were a couple of big nights getting to know fellow entrants over a few drinks before race day...