So you'r impressed with LIT's GI...

roger_merriman
roger_merriman Posts: 6,165
edited May 2009 in Commuting chat

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  • gtvlusso
    gtvlusso Posts: 5,112
    Hmmmm - No hills then! I can see knees popping out with that thing!
  • Rockbuddy
    Rockbuddy Posts: 243
    It's only a 67 / 13 ratio, now if that was a 67 / 12 or 11 I would be impressed :wink:

    Seriously though how does he set off on that thing, let alone do a 2hrs+ training session on it :shock:
  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    You have to bear in mind the Graeme Obree is the cycling equivalent of:

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  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    You have to bear in mind the Graeme Obree is the cycling equivalent of:

    doc-brown.jpg

    :lol::lol:

    1.21 gigawatts?

    138 gear inches?

    Mad as a box of frogs. He must have thighs like tree-trunks!
  • Rockbuddy
    Rockbuddy Posts: 243
    You have to bear in mind the Graeme Obree is the cycling equivalent of:

    doc-brown.jpg

    When he turns the crank, does the bike move or does the earth just get dragged around by the force :D

    I expect a scientific answer :wink: [Yes I know it's a stupid question :) ]
  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    A little of both, but a lot less of one than the other.

    If the entire population of China got on a bike made by G.O., however, and started off in the same direction, today would become yesterday and we'd start falling into the sun.
  • Feltup
    Feltup Posts: 1,340
    Chuck Norris scoffs at Graemes little G.I.
    Short hairy legged roadie FCN 4 or 5 in my baggies.

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  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    Feltup wrote:
    Chuck Norris scoffs at Graemes little G.I.
    Chuck Norris is a pseudo hard guy with an overly quaffeured beard and a penchant for blithe cable TV action series. What would HE know about gear inches?
  • biondino
    biondino Posts: 5,990
    It's an internet meme, AT - look it up :)
  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    I was doing some reading on the 'superman' position, and came across this page

    I agreed with its author that this 'superwoman' position looked best, but man it must be scary riding around like that, you must have barely any control over the bike's direction!

    at12g.jpg
  • always_tyred
    always_tyred Posts: 4,965
    biondino wrote:
    It's an internet meme, AT - look it up :)
    What the hell is a meme?

    Okay, I'm being out foxed.....now what would Brian Boitano do?
  • lost_in_thought
    lost_in_thought Posts: 10,563
    biondino wrote:
    It's an internet meme, AT - look it up :)
    What the hell is a meme?

    Okay, I'm being out foxed.....now what would Brian Boitano do?

    He'd make a plan and he'd follow through, that's what Brian Boitano'd do.
  • edhornby
    edhornby Posts: 1,780
    You have to bear in mind the Graeme Obree is the cycling equivalent of:

    doc-brown.jpg


    Great Scot !
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  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    biondino wrote:
    It's an internet meme, AT - look it up :)
    What the hell is a meme?

    Okay, I'm being out foxed.....now what would Brian Boitano do?

    The term Internet meme (pronounced /miːm/ - or "meem") is a phrase used to describe a catchphrase or concept that spreads quickly from person to person via the Internet, much like an inside joke.[1] The term is a reference to the concept of memes, although this concept refers to a much broader category of cultural information.

    from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_meme
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  • jamesco
    jamesco Posts: 687
    ..and you have to check out Chuck Norris Facts

    "When the Boogeyman goes to sleep every night, he checks his closet for Chuck Norris." :)
  • I was doing some reading on the 'superman' position, and came across this page

    I agreed with its author that this 'superwoman' position looked best, but man it must be scary riding around like that, you must have barely any control over the bike's direction!

    at12g.jpg

    On a closed track it aint a problem.
    Use weight distribution to steer the bike 8)
    Volition & freedom is within the remit of a democratic society.

    Not everybody agrees with your point of view though.
  • Retch
    Retch Posts: 78
    I'm getting one. Embankment Peloton, eat my dust (until a red light, then things get interesting)
    FCN 5ish. Unless hungover.
  • AllTheGear
    AllTheGear Posts: 248
    Rockbuddy wrote:
    ...
    Seriously though how does he set off on that thing...

    I think they do a few hundred metres run-up before crossing the line and starting the 1 hour clock, or starting rolling down a ramp.

    Looks a bugger to pull away at the lights though. How do you train for 2+ hours without having to stop? Maybe he rides round a disused airfield? It's not road legal either, no brakes! Even if it's a fixie that must be terrifying on public roads at 32mph+...
    ... and no idea ...

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  • Bassjunkieuk
    Bassjunkieuk Posts: 4,232
    :shock: I'm not even sure if I could get that thing moving if I stood on one pedal!!!!
    I guess tho once it's up to speed it does get a whole lot easier and he's not going to have to deal with RL etc on a closed track. One other thing........it's gonna be interesting to see him stopping at the end, imagine trying to leg brake a 138GI :-(

    I did some checking over on Sheldon's GI calc, at that GI he "only" needs 80RPM to hit 33mph!
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