Wide boys are faster

Capt. Jon
Capt. Jon Posts: 2,202
edited June 2007 in MTB general
Yes, it's been proved my scientific geeks that fat blokes ride faster. Something to do with gravity i believe. More details here.

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  • I would imagine momentum has a large factor in this.

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  • Hehe thats gotta hurt [:o]

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  • BoingBoing
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    oof [B)][:I][:0]

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  • Aux1
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    I got a video from around here! It's just hillarious what they talk... too bad you won't understand but give it a look! [:D]

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCta3-CbpnQ

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  • ED209
    ED209 Posts: 174
    Linked from that page is the Croatian Who wants to be a Millionaire clip where the guy gets the first question wrong - he doesn't know that the ashtray on a car is not part of an MOT - love his face at the end, he doesn't even seem all that surprised [:D]

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P37xaUB ... ed&search=

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  • He's not fat, he's in shape. Round is a shape. Besides which, I'm bigger than him lol. Mind you, I havent fallen on my arse lol



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  • Bloody hell, his legs are like middle aged oak trunks! Think his bike seems a little small on him.

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  • Aux1
    Aux1 Posts: 865
    Well at least he's riding!

    He shouldn't have tried jumping though... Have you seen me jump? I did it so conservatively, taking no risks, low and slow, after watching all the crash videos on youtube! [:D]

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  • ratty2k
    ratty2k Posts: 3,872
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhUqVlvW ... ed&search= Only me that prefered this one then?[:p]

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  • Aux1
    Aux1 Posts: 865
    <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by ratty2k</i>

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhUqVlvW ... ed&search= Only me that prefered this one then?[:p]

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    Yes, I preferred that one too. Sometimes I wonder, what the hell am I doing up in the hills with a bunch of sweaty guys in tight clothes each weekend, instead of going out at night meeting girls and stuff [:I]

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  • ratty2k
    ratty2k Posts: 3,872
    LMAO!!!

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    <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by ratty2k</i>

    LMAO!!!

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    Got a new development... I went for a ride alone, and suddenly I had more contacts with girls! Saying hi to all of them passing by hiking, smiling, winking, waving, it all worked [:D]

    I met two girls practicing rock climbing and watched a bit, wondering how the hell can they be so strong and agile, and then they said to ME, "whoa man we could never pedal that bike up to the top, good job!" lol like I was the tough guy [:D]

    Alone is pretty good... When you're in a group of 10 guys high on adrenaline and testosterone, it's much harder to make first contact with the other species [:D]. Alone, you can climb at your own pace (I'm actually faster alone than in group!), stop and talk with anyone you want, clear your head, it's really good to do from time to time!

    However, I did team up with one rider for the descent, don't like to do that all alone...

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  • tinytjf
    tinytjf Posts: 743
    Everytime I see this thread title, I keep reading it as "White boys are faster". God, I'm racist.*

    *And blasphemous too.

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