Speed with guy Martin

buckles

tim wand wrote:

Heard him interviewed on BBC Radio Five live earlier this week and he said it was Fixed (Hub). Don't know if having double bottom brackets and front chain rings (To get the gearing) affected which driveside the final drive chain ran down, but Guy Martin definitely said it was Fixed < So even bigger kudos in my eyes.

It's on the left

Either a custom made LSD fixed hub (IIRC they are Hope wheels) or he's confusing fixed gear with singlespeed...

Beave

I watched the prog and it was fixed , during one of the practice runs he came unclipped at high speed and had somewhat of an issue trying to get clipped in again after having abit of a moment

buckles

Yes just seen a photo of the hub, looks like the sprocket is bolted onto the disc brake mount

I wonder if it's a standard MTB hub with the cassette carrier removed and a cover to replace it... Seems a hell of a faff. On the other hand using a normal hub and swapping the cranks over would mean either using LSD specific BMX cranks or risking the pedals coming loose...

tim_wand

Deffo Fixed,

Although the training showed him mainly on the Orange CarbO , He said during the radio interview that he d been lent a fixed to train on to get used to the idea of continuous pedalling and to smooth his action out.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/dailybacon

interview is here , with the Gryff Rhys Jones one / Guy starts at 35:10

mrbrightside

Where can we catch this show online? Will watch on the rollers in the ga-ra-ge.

Ber Nard

tim wand wrote:

He said during the radio interview that he d been lent a fixed to train on to get used to the idea of continuous pedalling and to smooth his action out.

Presumably this one:

http://www.lfgss.com/thread102560.html

Rob

tim_wand

I would imagine that's the one.

Gorgeous, He's done some rite advertising for Rourke and Hope there (not that either needs it)
Don't think it will have the same effect for Orange though!

As for the original programme I should Imagine its on 4 On Demand, I m sure they must have an I player sort of thing.

buckles

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/spee ... martin/4od

I've seen fixed hubs like that before... can't remember the name of the company but when fixed wheel bikes became really popular around 2007ish they were drilling sprockets and bolting them onto disc hubs as per the above photo

Edit: Aha! http://www.velosolo.co.uk/shopdisc.html



Some were front hubs with spacers to fit rear dropouts, others were rear hubs converted into a ss/fixed flip flip hub

blackpoolkev

blackpoolkev wrote:

I was watching the 2011 TT about 200 metres from his back breaking crash.So pleased to see him making a full recovery.

Proper geezer, and a half decent roadie too.

P.S. If you like your motorsport and biking, buy a foot passenger ferry ticket during TT week (the pedal bike is free). Take a small tent and a sleeping bag and sit on a grassy bank one metre away from the likes of Guy Martin doing 180+mph right in front of you.
I've travelled abroad to see Grand Prix,WRC and Le Mans, none have come close to the thrill of the TT. Cycling on the Isle of Man is pretty good too.

Rourkie

BelgianBeerGeek wrote:

Here's a question I can't seem to find the answer to - why was the bike fitted with brakes? Aren't they sort of redundant for this kind of riding, or is it in the rules? Would they even be effective at 100+mph?

Hi I originally was not going to fit brakes for fear anything that doesn't need to be on there shouldn't or didn't want failures. We slow it down mostly by running into rear of truck. I fitted a brake as I rode it down Upper Hulme to 60mph to test it. It then proved useful when testing at low speeds so we left it on.

Not sure how much Guy really used it at fast speeds, but as it was made by Hope so I'm sure it would have been fine.

bianchimoon

Rourkie wrote:

BelgianBeerGeek wrote:

Here's a question I can't seem to find the answer to - why was the bike fitted with brakes? Aren't they sort of redundant for this kind of riding, or is it in the rules? Would they even be effective at 100+mph?

Hi I originally was not going to fit brakes for fear anything that doesn't need to be on there shouldn't or didn't want failures. We slow it down mostly by running into rear of truck. I fitted a brake as I rode it down Upper Hulme to 60mph to test it. It then proved useful when testing at low speeds so we left it on.

Not sure how much Guy really used it at fast speeds, but as it was made by Hope so I'm sure it would have been fine.

Hi Rourkie, good of you to come on and explain, the question i had was why flat bars? I know he obviously didn't need drops for aero reasons, but his training was done using drop bars and would have thought they would have suited his riding position better?

Rourkie

bianchimoon wrote:

Rourkie wrote:

BelgianBeerGeek wrote:

Here's a question I can't seem to find the answer to - why was the bike fitted with brakes? Aren't they sort of redundant for this kind of riding, or is it in the rules? Would they even be effective at 100+mph?

Hi I originally was not going to fit brakes for fear anything that doesn't need to be on there shouldn't or didn't want failures. We slow it down mostly by running into rear of truck. I fitted a brake as I rode it down Upper Hulme to 60mph to test it. It then proved useful when testing at low speeds so we left it on.

Not sure how much Guy really used it at fast speeds, but as it was made by Hope so I'm sure it would have been fine.

Hi Rourkie, good of you to come on and explain, the question i had was why flat bars? I know he obviously didn't need drops for aero reasons, but his training was done using drop bars and would have thought they would have suited his riding position better?

Hi, we (particuarly my dad) think that flat bars are best for mauling the big gear, as you say din't have to have a low position. Guy was comfy which either to be fair.