The Richmond Park, 2007, 3-Lap challenge!

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  • snakehips
    snakehips Posts: 2,272
    GreenLake wrote:
    Sorry to give excuses but a headwind going toward Richmond Gate really slowed me down. Maybe if I had better luck with the wind I could have done it.
    I see you are an anticlockwise man , like most people.
    With the wind like it is at the moment would it be better to try clockwise?

    Snake
    'Follow Me' the wise man said, but he walked behind!
  • GreenLake
    GreenLake Posts: 80
    Yea, I'm an anti-clockwise man. It would feel strange going clock. The headwind actually wasn't so bad for my first lap, it seemed to pick up. I'm disappointed to have not broken the hour mark...another day.
  • Aperitif 51
    Aperitif 51 Posts: 181
    urrrrrrrrrs wrote:
    nope, i'm still here greenlake,you most probably overtook me this morning(wearing st ettienne top) :(
    now although i am near the bottom i am getting better and better and today i managed to get my PB, last time it was 1hr 25m 07s at an avg of 13.9mph

    today i clocked 1hr 23m 49s at an avg of 14.3mph also managed my top speed on the downhill section of 32.2mph,not bad for a 18 and a bit stone lump with some fat tyres :(

    one last thing,thanks very much London Dynamo nearly sending me crashing off the side,not clever !!! :x

    Ah - well done! I wondered where you were urrrrrrrrrs - I did something like a minute and a bit better than June - I seem to be putting on weight every time I breathe in.
    Bloody cycling! :P
    106kg - kg361 255characters have read this so far...I believe
  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    GreenLake wrote:
    Yea, I'm an anti-clockwise man. It would feel strange going clock. The headwind actually wasn't so bad for my first lap, it seemed to pick up. I'm disappointed to have not broken the hour mark...another day.

    GreenLake - go clockwise every so often. The steeper hill up from Robn Hood Gate will build strength in your legs and should make you a bit faster going anti-c and give it some stick on the approach to it from the roundabout.

    BrixtonFixed - good luck with the move. Won't you have something called "fresh air" up there too?
    FCN 2-4.

    "What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
    "It stays down, Daddy."
    "Exactly."
  • GreenLake
    GreenLake Posts: 80
    Thanks CJ, I'll try it
  • Greenbank
    Greenbank Posts: 731
    Hopefully will get a go either Sunday evening (if I'm not too knackered from the 100km Audax earlier in the day) or midweek next week sometime.
    --
    If I had a baby elephant signature, I\'d use that.
  • laertes
    laertes Posts: 68
    urrrrrrrrrs wrote:
    today i clocked 1hr 23m 49s at an avg of 14.3mph also managed my top speed on the downhill section of 32.2mph,not bad for a 18 and a bit stone lump with some fat tyres :(

    :x

    Well done sir.

    I have not been out recently due to hols, busy-ness, knackered-ness and a first "off" in the wet weather last week but I shall be having several goes before the end of August.
  • cookiemonster
    cookiemonster Posts: 668
    Right - only my third time out on a road bike in 15 years, so wasnt expecting too much (done a bit of mtb'ing though). So, Im:

    cookiemonster
    fitness----Anti---77kg--01:03:05--Jul


    Pretty happy given how new I am to this cycling lark - i used to swim a lot so my fitness is ok, but my legs are a bit weedy. Reckon this almost justifies my purchase of a carbon bike thats way way too good for a newby :)

    I also had a 7 mile ride to the park which i took fairly quick, so I reckon I should be able to crack the hour with a bit of effort....

    jon
  • Chirg
    Chirg Posts: 141
    Really pleased. I was seriously unfit so took up cycling five months ago, mostly commuting and this was my first to Richmond Park...

    Chirg
    fitness----Anti---75kg--01:06:15--Jul

    I think I will struggle to get below a minute though.
  • expatbore
    expatbore Posts: 53
    Mate, we are all going to struggle to get under a minute :wink: Maybe Rasmussen has a special formula EPO for us!!!

    Talking of minutes/hours - just reading Mark Hutchinson's book about the hour record called 'The Hour" - absolutely brilliant read. Writes exceptionally well (ex academic, very funny)

    just back after hols, during which I travelled up the list temorarily in error - so back out this evening to try to improve placing 'the harder way'.....
  • expatbore
    expatbore Posts: 53
    Phew - just got back beautiful evening, little wind, so I improved by 3 minutes! I think I may have gone up a kilo given all that Croatian beer I drank over the last two weeks. Roght - I am REALLY going to try to get this down now. And the meet up in september is a v.g. idea....

    --Expatbore
    fitness--Anti---83kg--01:07:35--Jul

    Not sure how to edit the list - sorry.
  • Billios
    Billios Posts: 96
    Lovely weather this morning....perfect for a new personal best..... got a 1:06:40, almost died after it though.

    Billios
    fitness--Anti---83kg--01:06:40--Jul
  • expatbore
    expatbore Posts: 53
    Right Billios, that's it, the gauntlet is laid! We 83kg-ers have our own mini league!
  • Billios
    Billios Posts: 96
    Oooops my weight is wrong......

    Billios
    fitness--Anti---76.5kg--01:06:40--Jul

    Sorry bout that.....I copied and pasted your post changed the name and time. Instead by weight people should say how long theyve been riding for.......just over 4 months personally.

    If ya still up for a wee bit of competition...Bring it on!!! ;-)

    Will
  • expatbore
    expatbore Posts: 53
    Righto. No worries you skinny bugger :wink: I think showing weight is still very helpful - it incentivises me anyway. But yes I agree we should add experience - I got bitten by the road bug in June after doing the L2B, was doing fatboy slow MTBing before then.

    definitely on to see who can break 1.05 first!

    Cheers
  • galwayraces
    galwayraces Posts: 4
    Took over 20 mins on the second lap, a good chunk of which was spent weighing up the chances of my dinner making a reappearance.

    How long do people leave after eating before exercise? Two hours obviously isn't enough for me.

    Pos--Name
    ToR*
    Dir----Wt----Time
    Mth

    1----Shavedlegs
    racer----Anti---70kg--00:49:58--Jun
    2----KingstonWheeler---all
    Anti---65kg--00:51:38--Apr
    3----halfords-WK
    tba
    Clock--74kg--00:53:02--May
    4----naked_ollie
    fitness--Anti---75kg--00:53:25--Jun
    5----geetee
    racer----Anti---60kg--00:54:01--Jun
    6----SeaBadger
    tba
    Anti---80kg--00:54:08--May
    7----demongrinder
    all
    Anti---85kg--00:54:09--Apr
    8----rjeffroy
    racer----Anti---72kg--00:54:12--Apr
    9----m4rk
    tba
    Anti---64kg--00:54:32--Apr
    10---SOW's
    tba
    Anti---84kg--00:54:33--Apr
    11---Superlightweight--tba
    Anti---82kg--00:54:40--Apr
    12---cj
    all
    Anti---82kg--00:55:27--Jun
    13---jashburnham
    fitness--Anti---70kg--00:55:32--Jun
    14---Toks
    racer----Anti---74kg--00:56:00--Jun
    15---Brixtonfixed
    fitness--Anti---81kg--00:56:34--Jul
    16---ASRitcheson
    all
    Anti---66kg--00:56:50--Apr
    17---Grazer
    tba
    Anti---80kg--00:56:52--Jul
    18---the jackal
    fitness--Anti---75kg--00:57:20--Jun
    19---Kap
    fitness--Anti---74kg--00:57:25--Jun
    20---galwayraces
    tba
    Anti---76kg--00:57:57--Aug
    21---statts
    fitness--Anti---75kg--00:58:13--May
    22---Sylvanus
    racer----Anti---89kg--00:58:31--Jun
    23---markpbeaumont
    fitness--Anti---78kg--00:58:34--May
    24---samwell
    fitness--Anti---79kg--00:58:48--Jun
    25---Kamoshikasan
    tba
    Anti---tba---00:58:57--Jun
    26---BearJ
    fitness--Anti---70kg--00:59:37--Jun
    27---GreenLake
    fitness--Anti---88kg--01:00:37--May
    28---London-Red
    fitness--Anti---85kg--01:01:22--Jul
    29---RichA
    tba
    Anti---86kg--01:01:35--Apr
    30---Timeless
    tba
    Anti---75kg--01:02:24--Mar
    31---cookiemonster
    fitness----Anti---77kg--01:03:05--Jul
    32---mingsta
    tba
    Anti---tba---01:04:00--May
    33---ian_oli
    fitness--Clock--90kg--01:06:00--Jun
    34---Sidster691
    fitness--Anti---82kg--01:06:00--Jun
    35---toontra
    touring--Anti---74kg--01:06:38--Apr
    36---bretty77
    fitness--Anti---81kg--01:06:55--Jun
    37---Billios
    tba
    Anti---76.5kg-01:06:40--Jul
    38---Expatbore
    fitness--Anti---83kg--01:07:35--Jul
    39---KMahony
    fitness--Anti---97kg--01:08:07--Jul
    40---Aperitif 51
    fun
    Anti---106kg-01:08:42--Jul
    41---Chocolateboy
    tba
    Anti---92kg--01:09:50--Apr
    42---DTs
    tba
    Anti---90kg--01:14:00--Mar
    43---Snakehips
    tba
    Anti---76kg--01:14:18--Jun
    44---Greenbank
    fit/AudaxAnti---83kg--01:14:43--Jun
    45---urrrrrrrrrs
    fitness--Anti---119kg-01:23:49--Jul
    46---Laertes
    fitness--Anti---94kg--01:36:00--Jul
    47---Jonathan-Ellis----tba
    Anti---72kg--3 months--Apr

    *Type of Rider - racer/club/fitness/touring
  • rolotumazi
    rolotumazi Posts: 7
    rolo
    3 laps/Anti
    75.5kg
    1:04:01
    Aug

    no excuses. it was just plain hard. i'm gonna break the 60min barrier before the end of the month and then there's no stopping me... yippie ki yay
  • Greenbank
    Greenbank Posts: 731
    1:10:59 tonight (23:49, 23:32, 23:38) on 71" fixed. Getting there.

    Pos--Name
    ToR*
    Dir----Wt----Time
    Mth

    1----Shavedlegs
    racer----Anti---70kg--00:49:58--Jun
    2----KingstonWheeler---all
    Anti---65kg--00:51:38--Apr
    3----halfords-WK
    tba
    Clock--74kg--00:53:02--May
    4----naked_ollie
    fitness--Anti---75kg--00:53:25--Jun
    5----geetee
    racer----Anti---60kg--00:54:01--Jun
    6----SeaBadger
    tba
    Anti---80kg--00:54:08--May
    7----demongrinder
    all
    Anti---85kg--00:54:09--Apr
    8----rjeffroy
    racer----Anti---72kg--00:54:12--Apr
    9----m4rk
    tba
    Anti---64kg--00:54:32--Apr
    10---SOW's
    tba
    Anti---84kg--00:54:33--Apr
    11---Superlightweight--tba
    Anti---82kg--00:54:40--Apr
    12---cj
    all
    Anti---82kg--00:55:27--Jun
    13---jashburnham
    fitness--Anti---70kg--00:55:32--Jun
    14---Toks
    racer----Anti---74kg--00:56:00--Jun
    15---Brixtonfixed
    fitness--Anti---81kg--00:56:34--Jul
    16---ASRitcheson
    all
    Anti---66kg--00:56:50--Apr
    17---Grazer
    tba
    Anti---80kg--00:56:52--Jul
    18---the jackal
    fitness--Anti---75kg--00:57:20--Jun
    19---Kap
    fitness--Anti---74kg--00:57:25--Jun
    20---galwayraces
    tba
    Anti---76kg--00:57:57--Aug
    21---statts
    fitness--Anti---75kg--00:58:13--May
    22---Sylvanus
    racer----Anti---89kg--00:58:31--Jun
    23---markpbeaumont
    fitness--Anti---78kg--00:58:34--May
    24---samwell
    fitness--Anti---79kg--00:58:48--Jun
    25---Kamoshikasan
    tba
    Anti---tba---00:58:57--Jun
    26---BearJ
    fitness--Anti---70kg--00:59:37--Jun
    27---GreenLake
    fitness--Anti---88kg--01:00:37--May
    28---London-Red
    fitness--Anti---85kg--01:01:22--Jul
    29---RichA
    tba
    Anti---86kg--01:01:35--Apr
    30---Timeless
    tba
    Anti---75kg--01:02:24--Mar
    31---cookiemonster
    fitness----Anti---77kg--01:03:05--Jul
    32---mingsta
    tba
    Anti---tba---01:04:00--May
    33---rolo
    tba
    Anti--75.5kg---1:04:01--Aug
    34---ian_oli
    fitness--Clock--90kg--01:06:00--Jun
    35---Sidster691
    fitness--Anti---82kg--01:06:00--Jun
    36---toontra
    touring--Anti---74kg--01:06:38--Apr
    37---bretty77
    fitness--Anti---81kg--01:06:55--Jun
    38---Billios
    tba
    Anti---76.5kg-01:06:40--Jul
    39---Expatbore
    fitness--Anti---83kg--01:07:35--Jul
    40---KMahony
    fitness--Anti---97kg--01:08:07--Jul
    41---Aperitif 51
    fun
    Anti---106kg-01:08:42--Jul
    42---Chocolateboy
    tba
    Anti---92kg--01:09:50--Apr
    43---Greenbank
    Audax--Anti---80kg--01:10:59--Aug
    44---DTs
    tba
    Anti---90kg--01:14:00--Mar
    45---Snakehips
    tba
    Anti---76kg--01:14:18--Jun
    46---urrrrrrrrrs
    fitness--Anti---119kg-01:23:49--Jul
    47---Laertes
    fitness--Anti---94kg--01:36:00--Jul
    48---Jonathan-Ellis----tba
    Anti---72kg--3 months--Apr
    --
    If I had a baby elephant signature, I\'d use that.
  • wackyjack
    wackyjack Posts: 6
    OK, nowhere close to the "serious cyclists" (as my daughter would call them), but at a first attempt of 1:15:38 I managed to get into the top 50 so can I join the party ?

    Pos--Name
    ToR*
    Dir----Wt----Time
    Mth

    1----Shavedlegs
    racer----Anti---70kg--00:49:58--Jun
    2----KingstonWheeler---all
    Anti---65kg--00:51:38--Apr
    3----halfords-WK
    tba
    Clock--74kg--00:53:02--May
    4----naked_ollie
    fitness--Anti---75kg--00:53:25--Jun
    5----geetee
    racer----Anti---60kg--00:54:01--Jun
    6----SeaBadger
    tba
    Anti---80kg--00:54:08--May
    7----demongrinder
    all
    Anti---85kg--00:54:09--Apr
    8----rjeffroy
    racer----Anti---72kg--00:54:12--Apr
    9----m4rk
    tba
    Anti---64kg--00:54:32--Apr
    10---SOW's
    tba
    Anti---84kg--00:54:33--Apr
    11---Superlightweight--tba
    Anti---82kg--00:54:40--Apr
    12---cj
    all
    Anti---82kg--00:55:27--Jun
    13---jashburnham
    fitness--Anti---70kg--00:55:32--Jun
    14---Toks
    racer----Anti---74kg--00:56:00--Jun
    15---Brixtonfixed
    fitness--Anti---81kg--00:56:34--Jul
    16---ASRitcheson
    all
    Anti---66kg--00:56:50--Apr
    17---Grazer
    tba
    Anti---80kg--00:56:52--Jul
    18---the jackal
    fitness--Anti---75kg--00:57:20--Jun
    19---Kap
    fitness--Anti---74kg--00:57:25--Jun
    20---galwayraces
    tba
    Anti---76kg--00:57:57--Aug
    21---statts
    fitness--Anti---75kg--00:58:13--May
    22---Sylvanus
    racer----Anti---89kg--00:58:31--Jun
    23---markpbeaumont
    fitness--Anti---78kg--00:58:34--May
    24---samwell
    fitness--Anti---79kg--00:58:48--Jun
    25---Kamoshikasan
    tba
    Anti---tba---00:58:57--Jun
    26---BearJ
    fitness--Anti---70kg--00:59:37--Jun
    27---GreenLake
    fitness--Anti---88kg--01:00:37--May
    28---London-Red
    fitness--Anti---85kg--01:01:22--Jul
    29---RichA
    tba
    Anti---86kg--01:01:35--Apr
    30---Timeless
    tba
    Anti---75kg--01:02:24--Mar
    31---cookiemonster
    fitness----Anti---77kg--01:03:05--Jul
    32---mingsta
    tba
    Anti---tba---01:04:00--May
    33---rolo
    tba
    Anti--75.5kg---1:04:01--Aug
    34---ian_oli
    fitness--Clock--90kg--01:06:00--Jun
    35---Sidster691
    fitness--Anti---82kg--01:06:00--Jun
    36---toontra
    touring--Anti---74kg--01:06:38--Apr
    37---bretty77
    fitness--Anti---81kg--01:06:55--Jun
    38---Billios
    tba
    Anti---76.5kg-01:06:40--Jul
    39---Expatbore
    fitness--Anti---83kg--01:07:35--Jul
    40---KMahony
    fitness--Anti---97kg--01:08:07--Jul
    41---Aperitif 51
    fun
    Anti---106kg-01:08:42--Jul
    42---Chocolateboy
    tba
    Anti---92kg--01:09:50--Apr
    43---Greenbank
    Audax--Anti---80kg--01:10:59--Aug
    44---DTs
    tba
    Anti---90kg--01:14:00--Mar
    45---Snakehips
    tba
    Anti---76kg--01:14:18--Jun
    46---WackyJack
    fitness----Anti---90kg--01:15:38--Aug
    47---urrrrrrrrrs
    fitness--Anti---119kg-01:23:49--Jul
    48---Laertes
    fitness--Anti---94kg--01:36:00--Jul
    49---Jonathan-Ellis----tba
    Anti---72kg--3 months--Apr
  • andy roo
    andy roo Posts: 8
    Here's my effort

    andy roo
    fitness
    3 laps/Anti
    85kg
    59.55mins
    August

    Only the third time I've been under the hour in my 8 years of Richmond Park cycling.
    Best ever single lap 19.05min.
    As I get older I find I can't go as fast for a single lap, but can go for more laps at a decent speed. It probably doesn't help that the only cycling I do these days is round the Park at the weekend.
    Any handicap allowance for the aged? (just turned 48 and feeling it)
    If you see me I'm on a red and white Look 386 in a Saeco jersey
  • Michuel
    Michuel Posts: 269
    andy roo wrote:
    Here's my effort

    andy roo
    fitness
    3 laps/Anti
    85kg
    59.55mins
    August

    As I get older I find I can't go as fast for a single lap...Any handicap allowance for the aged?

    Hi Andy

    I'd guess that age is a stronger influence on 3lap RP times than rider weight. I did a statistical regression which showed there was only a very slight relation of weight to these times. It would be far better to publish age on the RP and BH rider times.

    Most cycling/athletic events - apart from key competitiobn events - have age related categories for results.
  • Airmiles
    Airmiles Posts: 101
    ..and here's mine

    Airmiles
    fitness/sportive
    3laps/Anti
    68kg
    1:04:13
    July

    Disturbingly, my g/f was only 5 or 6 minutes slower..on her s/s.... with rack and guards!
    I'm not saying pedestrians in Hackney are stupid.. but a fixed bayonet would be more use than a fixed gear...
  • naked_ollie
    naked_ollie Posts: 123
    Well done everyone who's had a first go or improved their PB over the last few weeks!

    Here's the latest classification:
    Pos--Name--------------ToR*-----Dir----Wt----Time------Mth

1----Shavedlegs--------racer----Anti---70kg--00:49:58--Jun
2----KingstonWheeler---all------Anti---65kg--00:51:38--Apr
3----halfords-WK-------tba------Clock--74kg--00:53:02--May
4----naked_ollie-------fitness--Anti---75kg--00:53:25--Jun
5----geetee------------racer----Anti---60kg--00:54:01--Jun
6----SeaBadger---------tba------Anti---80kg--00:54:08--May
7----demongrinder------all------Anti---85kg--00:54:09--Apr
8----rjeffroy----------racer----Anti---72kg--00:54:12--Apr
9----m4rk--------------tba------Anti---64kg--00:54:32--Apr
10---SOW's-------------tba------Anti---84kg--00:54:33--Apr
11---Superlightweight--tba------Anti---82kg--00:54:40--Apr
12---cj----------------all------Anti---82kg--00:55:27--Jun
13---jashburnham-------fitness--Anti---70kg--00:55:32--Jun
14---Toks--------------racer----Anti---74kg--00:56:00--Jun
15---Brixtonfixed------fitness--Anti---81kg--00:56:34--Jul
16---ASRitcheson-------all------Anti---66kg--00:56:50--Apr
17---Grazer------------tba------Anti---80kg--00:56:52--Jul
18---the jackal--------fitness--Anti---75kg--00:57:20--Jun
19---Kap---------------fitness--Anti---74kg--00:57:25--Jun
20---galwayraces-------tba------Anti---76kg--00:57:57--Aug
21---statts------------fitness--Anti---75kg--00:58:13--May
22---Sylvanus----------racer----Anti---89kg--00:58:31--Jun
23---markpbeaumont-----fitness--Anti---78kg--00:58:34--May
24---samwell-----------fitness--Anti---79kg--00:58:48--Jun
25---Kamoshikasan------tba------Anti---tba---00:58:57--Jun
26---BearJ-------------fitness--Anti---70kg--00:59:37--Jun
27---andy roo----------fitness--Anti---85kg--00:59:55--Aug
28---GreenLake---------fitness--Anti---88kg--01:00:37--May
29---London-Red--------fitness--Anti---85kg--01:01:22--Jul
30---RichA-------------tba------Anti---86kg--01:01:35--Apr
31---Timeless----------tba------Anti---75kg--01:02:24--Mar
32---cookiemonster-----fitness--Anti---77kg--01:03:05--Jul
33---mingsta-----------tba------Anti---tba---01:04:00--May
34---rolo--------------tba------Anti---75.5kg01:04:01--Aug
35---Airmiles----------fitness--Anti---68kg--01:04:13--Aug
36---ian_oli-----------fitness--Clock--90kg--01:06:00--Jun
36---Sidster691--------fitness--Anti---82kg--01:06:00--Jun
37---Chirg-------------fitness--Anti---75kg--01:06:15--Jul
38---toontra-----------touring--Anti---74kg--01:06:38--Apr
39---Billios-----------fitness--Anti---76.5kg01:06:40--Jul
40---bretty77----------fitness--Anti---81kg--01:06:55--Jun
41---Expatbore---------fitness--Anti---83kg--01:07:35--Jul
42---KMahony-----------fitness--Anti---97kg--01:08:07--Jul
43---Aperitif 51-------fun------Anti---106kg-01:08:42--Jul
44---Chocolateboy------tba------Anti---92kg--01:09:50--Apr
45---Greenbank---------fit/AudaxAnti---80kg--01:10:59--Aug
46---DTs---------------tba------Anti---90kg--01:14:00--Mar
47---Snakehips---------tba------Anti---76kg--01:14:18--Jun
48---WackyJack---------fitness--Anti---90kg--01:15:38--Aug
49---urrrrrrrrrs-------fitness--Anti---119kg-01:23:49--Jun
50---Laertes-----------fitness--Anti---94kg--01:36:00--Jul
51---Jonathan-Ellis----tba------Anti---72kg--3 months--Apr

*Type of Rider - racer/club/fitness/touring
    --
    o~\o
    starterbikes.co.uk
    --
  • Brixtonfixed
    Brixtonfixed Posts: 127
    Belated (post-holiday) thanks to CJ for the 'good luck with the move' shout. I'm temporarily back in London, between houses and with all but my fixed-gear bike in a storage depot in Hull, which feels mightily insecure. Had a first trip for a while to RP on Monday, failed to crack any personal bests and completely bonked by the end of lap 3 having been comprehensively out-descended by a Sigma Sport chap running a fixed gear 10 inches smaller than mine. I didn't know it was physically possible for legs to go round so fast!

    Was also overtaken by another Sigma Sport geezer in a skinsuit doing some utterly unfeasible speed. That's what I like about RP -- there's always something to keep you motivated...
  • PhilPub
    PhilPub Posts: 229
    Hello all,

    Not done this challenge yet but likely to in the near future - to do a reccy for the London Duathlon, which takes place in the park on Sunday Sept 9th. Is anyone else doing this?

    I've never cycled in the park apart from trundling around the outside sandy track with my nephew. Looking at the course map, the (20k) ride section is in a clockwise direction - how severe is the climb at Broomfield Hill in this direction? Can I get round in my big chain ring? BTW we're talking old-school 6-speed gearing - so that would go down to 52-24.

    Cheers.
  • Brixtonfixed
    Brixtonfixed Posts: 127
    Yep, you'll get up Broomfield Hill in the big ring with a bit of a grind. I can struggle up it on a 72 inch gear and according to a gear calculator I found lying around on the web you've got 58 inches with 52/24. I hope you have a good day in the duathlon!
  • PhilPub
    PhilPub Posts: 229
    Cheers, I'll let you know how I get on (with the duathlon and 3x round, if I do both!)
  • Toks
    Toks Posts: 1,143
    edited August 2007
    Here's the latest classification:
    Code:
Pos--Name--------------ToR*-----Dir----Wt----Time------Mth 

1----Shavedlegs--------racer----Anti---70kg--00:49:58--Jun 
2----KingstonWheeler---all------Anti---65kg--00:51:38--Apr 
3----halfords-WK-------tba------Clock--74kg--00:53:02--May 
4----naked_ollie-------fitness--Anti---75kg--00:53:25--Jun 
5----geetee------------racer----Anti---60kg--00:54:01--Jun 
6----SeaBadger---------tba------Anti---80kg--00:54:08--May 
7----demongrinder------all------Anti---85kg--00:54:09--Apr 
8----rjeffroy----------racer----Anti---72kg--00:54:12--Apr 
9----m4rk--------------tba------Anti---64kg--00:54:32--Apr 
10---SOW's-------------tba------Anti---84kg--00:54:33--Apr 
11---Superlightweight--tba------Anti---82kg--00:54:40--Apr 
12---cj----------------all------Anti---82kg--00:55:27--Jun 
13---jashburnham-------fitness--Anti---70kg--00:55:32--Jun 
14---Toks--------------racer----Anti---74kg--00:56:00--Jun 
15---Nasz ------------racer ----Anti---73kg--00:56.23--Jun
16---Brixtonfixed-----fitness---Anti---81kg--00:56:34--Jul 
17---ASRitcheson-------all------Anti---66kg--00:56:50--Apr 
18---Grazer------------tba------Anti---80kg--00:56:52--Jul 
19---the jackal--------fitness--Anti---75kg--00:57:20--Jun 
20---Kap---------------fitness--Anti---74kg--00:57:25--Jun 
21---galwayraces-------tba------Anti---76kg--00:57:57--Aug 
22---statts------------fitness--Anti---75kg--00:58:13--May 
23---Sylvanus----------racer----Anti---89kg--00:58:31--Jun 
24---markpbeaumont-----fitness--Anti---78kg--00:58:34--May 
25---samwell-----------fitness--Anti---79kg--00:58:48--Jun 
26---Kamoshikasan------tba------Anti---tba---00:58:57--Jun 
27---BearJ-------------fitness--Anti---70kg--00:59:37--Jun 
28---andy roo----------fitness--Anti---85kg--00:59:55--Aug 
29---GreenLake---------fitness--Anti---88kg--01:00:37--May 
30---London-Red--------fitness--Anti---85kg--01:01:22--Jul 
31---RichA-------------tba------Anti---86kg--01:01:35--Apr 
32---Timeless----------tba------Anti---75kg--01:02:24--Mar 
33---cookiemonster-----fitness--Anti---77kg--01:03:05--Jul 
34---mingsta-----------tba------Anti---tba---01:04:00--May 
35---rolo--------------tba------Anti---75.5kg01:04:01--Aug 
36---Airmiles----------fitness--Anti---68kg--01:04:13--Aug 
37---ian_oli-----------fitness--Clock--90kg--01:06:00--Jun 
38---Sidster691--------fitness--Anti---82kg--01:06:00--Jun 
39---Chirg-------------fitness--Anti---75kg--01:06:15--Jul 
40---toontra-----------touring--Anti---74kg--01:06:38--Apr 
41---Billios-----------fitness--Anti---76.5kg01:06:40--Jul 
42---bretty77----------fitness--Anti---81kg--01:06:55--Jun 
43---Expatbore---------fitness--Anti---83kg--01:07:35--Jul 
44---KMahony-----------fitness--Anti---97kg--01:08:07--Jul 
44---Aperitif 51-------fun------Anti---106kg-01:08:42--Jul 
45---Chocolateboy------tba------Anti---92kg--01:09:50--Apr 
46---Joslow------------fitness--Anti---85kg--01:10:19--Aug
47---Greenbank---------fit/AudaxAnti---80kg--01:10:59--Aug 
48---DTs---------------tba------Anti---90kg--01:14:00--Mar 
49---Snakehips---------tba------Anti---76kg--01:14:18--Jun 
50---WackyJack---------fitness--Anti---90kg--01:15:38--Aug 
51---urrrrrrrrrs-------fitness--Anti---119kg-01:23:49--Jun 
52---Laertes-----------fitness--Anti---94kg--01:36:00--Jul 
53---Jonathan-Ellis----tba------Anti---72kg--3 months--Apr 

*Type of Rider - racer/club/fitness/touring
    Well done every one! Still five to six weeks to get in a PB, move into the top 30, 20, 15, 10 or even 5. When I've got time I'll scroll through the entire thread and give a summary in early october. The thread offically closes end of September but PB chasers can continue of course :D
  • joslow
    joslow Posts: 1
    First attempt. This is a great challenge. Looking forward to going a little quicker.

    Joslow
    fitness
    3laps/Anti
    85kg
    1:10:19
    Aug
  • snakehips
    snakehips Posts: 2,272
    andy roo wrote:

    Any handicap allowance for the aged? (just turned 48 and feeling it)

    You young boy , no chance !

    Snake
    'Follow Me' the wise man said, but he walked behind!

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