Any of you Tossers ride a pushbike?
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Aurelius
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Just had a look at the most recent results of the time trial races held in my area. Judging by the numbers posted, I'm fast enough now to at least win the silver medal.
Curiously enough, the fastest racer in the group is also the fattest.
Bonus points were likely awarded for wearing the ugliest racing attire on the planet.
Curiously enough, the fastest racer in the group is also the fattest.
Bonus points were likely awarded for wearing the ugliest racing attire on the planet.
Aurelius
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26mph avg wouldn't even get you in the top 40 in my league
Not very good, is it. I think my first race will result in an easy win, but I'm trying not to be overconfident.
Aurelius
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26mph avg wouldn't even get you in the top 40 in my league
I was wondering what a decent average speed would be, and it appears that 26mph isn't too shabby, according to this website:
http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/255/timetrials/training-for-a-10-mile-time-trial/
"A Ten Mile time trial can taken anything between 17.57 minutes (over 33mph) and 40 minutes.
The current fastest time for a ten mile time trial is:
•Michael Hutchinson – 17.57 – Course: V718 – 24/07/2010
A good target for a fit club cyclist is to break 24 minutes. This requires an average speed of 25mph."
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24 Mins would be a good time but not top class, I think (but am unsure) that the scene is more 25 and 50 miles where averages will get a bit higher, for 25 anyway.
I was doing 25+seconds Mins as a 16 year old, a long time ago...
In a recent run I did the first 40 miles at 20MPH and dropped to 18.5 by the end of 80 plus miles, this is in hilly Ireland by the way, I was delighted.
25mph for 10 miles is respectable indeed. In fact when I started nearly 20 years ago 25-26 mph would get you top 25 in our weeklyUlster league.
Now people are managing 21mins for a 10 which is 28.5mph avg and even that might not get you top 10
Advances in technology and a boom in the popularity of the sport in general in the uk have inevitably raised the bar.
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This is all new to me because I've never raced. So far I have been able to maintain an average speed of 28.9 mph over a two mile distance on my TT bike, but this is hugely dependent on having a perfectly flat road; the slightest incline slows me down considerably. Even on a perfectly flat road, I don't know how long I could maintain that kind of speed because there just are no roads like that in my area to practice on.
You need to get your avg over both ways. I once had 32 mph avg to the turn in a 10 mile tt owing to a stonking tailwind
Aurelius
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25mph for 10 miles is respectable indeed. In fact when I started nearly 20 years ago 25-26 mph would get you top 25 in our weeklyUlster league.
Now people are managing 21mins for a 10 which is 28.5mph avg and even that might not get you top 10
Advances in technology and a boom in the popularity of the sport in general in the uk have inevitably raised the bar.
The local record holder for 10 miles posted an average speed of just over 29 mph, as I recall. I think the fastest speed I'm currently able to maintain without experiencing lactic acid buildup is 26 mph. Unfortunately I have yet to find a road flat enough and long enough to really test myself on.
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I have just interrogated my cycle computer, my average seems to be 9.7 mph which is up from 7.7 but my maximum speed is now 29.6, my new headlight is a belter and made my ride home from the pub quiz a lot better (3rd place but only 3 points behind the winners, damn those celebrity and football questions)
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Here I am after completing Sunday's RideLondon-Surrey 100 mile ride (plus another 10 miles cycling to the start).
nice one
Aurelius
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Here I am after completing Sunday's RideLondon-Surrey 100 mile ride (plus another 10 miles cycling to the start).
What happened to yer beard?
Here I am after completing Sunday's RideLondon-Surrey 100 mile ride (plus another 10 miles cycling to the start).
well done you
my mate did it. he said Lieth Hill had him down to about 6mph.
his time was 4h.47m.
We hired bikes during our camping trip to Tries Karden last year and spent the day meandering along the side of the Mosel. We loved it.
I'd reckon its a great way to spend a week or so. Designated tracks keep you safely away from traffic and there are Imbiss every few kms where you can stop for a drink.
I've agreed to give him his asking price considering its like new and he's throwing in a lot of extras including a gizmo recording speed, distance etc, shoes and waterproofs.
I'll need to go somewhere quiet to begin with as there are no pedals as such, just wee metal stumps that attach to metal clips on the sole of the shoes (as you can tell, I'm well up with the terminology)
Edit: seems they're SPD pedals, having read y2Blades earlier posts
I've agreed to give him his asking price considering its like new and he's throwing in a lot of extras including a gizmo recording speed, distance etc, shoes and waterproofs.
I'll need to go somewhere quiet to begin with as there are no pedals as such, just wee metal stumps that attach to metal clips on the sole of the shoes (as you can tell, I'm well up with the terminology)
Edit: seems they're SPD pedals, having read y2Blades earlier posts
Prepare to topple over. We've all done it.
Aurelius
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I've agreed to give him his asking price considering its like new and he's throwing in a lot of extras including a gizmo recording speed, distance etc, shoes and waterproofs.
I'll need to go somewhere quiet to begin with as there are no pedals as such, just wee metal stumps that attach to metal clips on the sole of the shoes (as you can tell, I'm well up with the terminology)
Edit: seems they're SPD pedals, having read y2Blades earlier posts
Don't even think about going out riding with those pedals until you're completely comfortable clipping in and out of them. And by 'comfortable', I don't just mean knowing how to get out of them when you plan to, but more importantly, doing it in an emergency situation which you didn't anticipate. The consequences of not being able to get your foot out during a fall can be severe: in my case, it resulted in a broken femur that nearly necessitated a partial hip replacement.
Don't even think about going out riding with those pedals until you're completely comfortable clipping in and out of them. And by 'comfortable', I don't just mean knowing how to get out of them when you plan to, but more importantly, doing it in an emergency situation which you didn't anticipate. The consequences of not being able to get your foot out during a fall can be severe: in my case, it resulted in a broken femur that nearly necessitated a partial hip replacement.
Cheers for the heads up. I'm unbalanced at the best of times. I might replace them with standard pedals
