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  • cyclingprop
    cyclingprop Posts: 2,426
    Sketchley wrote:
    We should run a Richmond Park handicap, where everyone has to strap on weights until we all weigh the same as the heaviest person then do a lap. My guess is that JZed would win and I wouldn't come last.... Would be interesting to see if I could beat Jon Ginge up dark will if he has 7 stone strapped to his back....

    Great minds. I think ours will be an interesting contest, Sketchley!
    What do you mean you think 64cm is a big frame?
  • okgo
    okgo Posts: 4,368
    How heavy are you jzed?

    And there is a lot of technical data out there as to how much difference weight makes to speed, its a lot less than you think in terms of a few kg (so buying an expensive bike ;) ) but obviously 2+ stone is a lot of KG.
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  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    Sketchley wrote:
    We should run a Richmond Park handicap, where everyone has to strap on weights until we all weigh the same as the heaviest person then do a lap. My guess is that JZed would win and I wouldn't come last.... Would be interesting to see if I could beat Jon Ginge up dark will if he has 7 stone strapped to his back....


    Nah, we'd all break our lovely carbon fames! :lol:

    Quit your whining and sort out your Power/Weight ratio...
  • okgo
    okgo Posts: 4,368
    Also, Strava does rank by weight if you have premium...
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  • sketchley
    sketchley Posts: 4,238
    okgo wrote:
    Also, Strava does rank by weight if you have premium...

    Yes.
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  • okgo
    okgo Posts: 4,368
    Anyone got a free promo code for it?

    I remember being in the top 10 of most of the stuff around surrey hill wise for my weight, which was pleasing, but obviously makes no difference in the real world as races are not done no weight category.
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  • iPete
    iPete Posts: 6,076
    okgo wrote:
    Anyone got a free promo code for it?

    I remember being in the top 10 of most of the stuff around surrey hill wise for my weight, which was pleasing, but obviously makes no difference in the real world as races are not done no weight category.

    Not sure if it's still valid..

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  • mr_ribble
    mr_ribble Posts: 1,068
    Unlike Boxing.... One lap of the park head to head followed by 3 x 3mins bareknuckle lets say?
  • cyclingprop
    cyclingprop Posts: 2,426
    Mr_Ribble wrote:
    Unlike Boxing.... One lap of the park head to head followed by 3 x 3mins bareknuckle lets say?

    +1
    What do you mean you think 64cm is a big frame?
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,821
    cyclingprop wrote:
    Sketchley wrote:
    We should run a Richmond Park handicap, where everyone has to strap on weights until we all weigh the same as the heaviest person then do a lap. My guess is that JZed would win and I wouldn't come last.... Would be interesting to see if I could beat Jon Ginge up dark will if he has 7 stone strapped to his back....

    Great minds. I think ours will be an interesting contest, Sketchley!

    Ridiculous idea. Would be slightly better if you talk combined bike and rider. But still not sufficiently in my favour to make it work.
    Unless you added a puny thigh size corrector.
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  • sketchley
    sketchley Posts: 4,238
    Happy for it to be total weight including the bike.....

    Would be interesting to see how many carbon rider still trust the bike going down bloomfiled hill once they are up to 18stone....
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  • dhope
    dhope Posts: 6,699
    cyclingprop wrote:
    Sketchley wrote:
    We should run a Richmond Park handicap, where everyone has to strap on weights until we all weigh the same as the heaviest person then do a lap. My guess is that JZed would win and I wouldn't come last.... Would be interesting to see if I could beat Jon Ginge up dark will if he has 7 stone strapped to his back....

    Great minds. I think ours will be an interesting contest, Sketchley!
    Fine, I'll strap another 5 stone to my back but we need to amputate your legs from the knee to match our heights in the name of fairness.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Sketchley wrote:
    Happy for it to be total weight including the bike.....

    Would be interesting to see how many carbon rider still trust the bike going down bloomfiled hill once they are up to 18stone....


    Should be the other way around. The bike weight should be proportional to your body weight.
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  • UndercoverElephant
    UndercoverElephant Posts: 5,796
    First time using Strava this year, the wind wasn't as helpful as the headline figures made it look. Not in as bad form as I thought I was, it seems. Still, much work to do.
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  • Gussio
    Gussio Posts: 2,452
    Strava is a good reminder that there is always much work to do!
  • okgo
    okgo Posts: 4,368
    And even when you think you're one of the quickest, you quickly get reminded about all the fast riders that don't use it and are much faster haha!
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  • cyclingprop
    cyclingprop Posts: 2,426
    Sketchley wrote:
    Happy for it to be total weight including the bike.....

    Would be interesting to see how many carbon rider still trust the bike going down bloomfiled hill once they are up to 18stone....

    That would be me then. Top speed this year on carbon = 46mph. So far.
    What do you mean you think 64cm is a big frame?
  • Gussio
    Gussio Posts: 2,452
    cyclingprop wrote:
    Sketchley wrote:
    Happy for it to be total weight including the bike.....

    Would be interesting to see how many carbon rider still trust the bike going down bloomfiled hill once they are up to 18stone....

    That would be me then. Top speed this year on carbon = 46mph. So far.

    Wow - that is fast. I hit 37mph down Broomfield in the dark last night and that was quite quick enough.
  • okgo
    okgo Posts: 4,368
    Without trning it into a pissing contest, I did 49.9 (annoying I know) down Leith Hill and when I got to the bottom I thought how mental I was, the surface is terrible!!!
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  • iPete
    iPete Posts: 6,076
    I don't trust the top speeds on my iPhone, quite often its random glitches.

    Did manage to hit 50mph descending the Alps though, on a roadie, with two panniers and a tent on the back. Unstable isn't the word.

    In hindsight I should have packed the tent.
  • il_principe
    il_principe Posts: 9,155
    okgo wrote:
    Without trning it into a pissing contest, I did 49.9 (annoying I know) down Leith Hill and when I got to the bottom I thought how mental I was, the surface is terrible!!!

    I wimp out badly in Surrey, so many descents there have terrible surface. Mind you I'm a bit of pu$$y descending Alpine roads as well, even with lovely smooth French tarmac. :oops:
  • cyclingprop
    cyclingprop Posts: 2,426
    Il Principe wrote:
    okgo wrote:
    Without trning it into a pissing contest, I did 49.9 (annoying I know) down Leith Hill and when I got to the bottom I thought how mental I was, the surface is terrible!!!

    I wimp out badly in Surrey, so many descents there have terrible surface. Mind you I'm a bit of pu$$y descending Alpine roads as well, even with lovely smooth French tarmac. :oops:

    Yeah all time top was 49.9 on the way down Ditchling into Brighton a couple of years ago ... when I realised how much grit was on the surface it was all I could do to remember not to jam the anchors on at that speed.

    And annoying doesn't cover it!
    What do you mean you think 64cm is a big frame?
  • roger_merriman
    roger_merriman Posts: 6,165
    Il Principe wrote:
    okgo wrote:
    Without trning it into a pissing contest, I did 49.9 (annoying I know) down Leith Hill and when I got to the bottom I thought how mental I was, the surface is terrible!!!

    I wimp out badly in Surrey, so many descents there have terrible surface. Mind you I'm a bit of pu$$y descending Alpine roads as well, even with lovely smooth French tarmac. :oops:

    I struggle think of any decent in Surrey that doesn't have a blind courner or something that makes taking it fairly easy wise. Lovely riding but no swooping decents really.
  • okgo
    okgo Posts: 4,368
    There are a couple.

    The safe decsent from Ranmore is quite nice, you DO have to slow if you are turning left at the bottom though. Or Boar Hill.

    Newlands Corner is great too. That's a 50 mph one if you want it.
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  • roger_merriman
    roger_merriman Posts: 6,165
    okgo wrote:
    There are a couple.

    The safe decsent from Ranmore is quite nice, you DO have to slow if you are turning left at the bottom though. Or Boar Hill.

    Newlands Corner is great too. That's a 50 mph one if you want it.

    Yup Newlands corner is fine, Ranmore I like but it does have a farm with a fairly blind entrance and after that point the courners are blind, at least for fast riding.
  • jzed
    jzed Posts: 2,926
    okgo wrote:
    How heavy are you jzed?

    And there is a lot of technical data out there as to how much difference weight makes to speed, its a lot less than you think in terms of a few kg (so buying an expensive bike ;) ) but obviously 2+ stone is a lot of KG.

    95kg. It makes a big difference when there's an incline. Also At 6'4" I have a lot of air to shift. Really need to work on getting aero.
  • willy b
    willy b Posts: 4,125
    Edit. wrong thread :lol:
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  • okgo
    okgo Posts: 4,368
    JZed wrote:
    okgo wrote:
    How heavy are you jzed?

    And there is a lot of technical data out there as to how much difference weight makes to speed, its a lot less than you think in terms of a few kg (so buying an expensive bike ;) ) but obviously 2+ stone is a lot of KG.

    95kg. It makes a big difference when there's an incline. Also At 6'4" I have a lot of air to shift. Really need to work on getting aero.


    Yep I used to be that weight and it's sodding hard work. We ride with a tall guy on Tuesday's and sometimes thurs too. Has a storck. He's maybe taller than that and weighs similar. Aero must be hard haha!

    Might be out tomorrow night, you game?
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  • cyclingprop
    cyclingprop Posts: 2,426
    I wonder how my riding would change if I was 23kg lighter.
    What do you mean you think 64cm is a big frame?
  • okgo
    okgo Posts: 4,368
    You'd likely be slower due to loss of power, assuming you're fairly well
    Built not just a fatty.
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