WOOOOOO!!

[Joe24]

Got my P.B in the evening 10 tonight Last year my fastest time on my Giant(gears) was 26.36 in what was classed as perfect conditions.
Tonight on my fixed with a 79.8 gear, i did 25:53, my PB for the course.
Its not a fast one, its pretty bumpy with some short sharp hills on it, but thats my fastest time for fixed, and i beat my time with gears And many other people on gears aswell
Im being given some clip on tri bars aswell, so that will be good to see how i do with that.

 

[Dayvo]

With your legs, Joe, that was a great effort!

Only jesting! Good stuff - keep at it!

 

[Aperitif]

Well done joejoejoejoejoejoejoe. (That's Joe,two,four). I feel you would do better with a shaft drive bike though...less oily.

Well done.

 

[Joe24]

Thanks
Theres nothing wrong with these legs
I think was would work better would be if i put my chain in white spirit to get rid of all the oil, then use it like that.
It will be more light weight because there is no oil there

 

[stoatsngroats]

Good stuff Joe...well done mate..!
That's an awesome time.....I couldn't get near it (yet!)

 

[fossyant]

Good riding......

 

[peanut]

With your legs, Joe, that was a great effort!

wots wrong wiv is legs ?

well done Joe thats impressive on a fixed

 

[Joe24]

Thank you

They say my legs are like chickens, but they are just jealous

 

[Fab Foodie]

Jeez Joe, that's impressive... without tribars
Also says a lot about the capabilities of fixed gear too. People don't want to believe how effective one good direct drive cog can be.
Wish I could ride that fast! Chapeau young turk!

 

[Joe24]

Jeez Joe, that's impressive... without tribars
Also says a lot about the capabilities of fixed gear too. People don't want to believe how effective one good direct drive cog can be.
Wish I could ride that fast! Chapeau young turk!

Yep. Before i went off, many of the people on gears were saying about me being on fixed and how i wil be spinning too much. They are normally the people with lots of gears and very new kit.
The older people that were there asked about the gear and thought i would do alright, but would be abit spinny.
I was fastest person without tri bars, beat some people with tri bars, and the person after me got 26:26, he didnt have tri bars. Everyone that did better was either on a TT bike or had tri bars. Most on TT bikes, only a few with tri bars, and they werent far ahead.
I think fixed ridden right can be fast. You just have to know when to push that bit harder to get the momentum from it to use on the uphill bits.

 

[Young Un]

I'll jump on this thread aswell

Did my PB for a 10 tonight aswell with a time of 25.29 which I am well happy with, I again was not using TT clip-on bars, just me and my brute strength Watch out Joe, i'm catching you

 

[Joe24]

I'll jump on this thread aswell

Did my PB for a 10 tonight aswell with a time of 25.29 which I am well happy with, I again was not using TT clip-on bars, just me and my brute strength Watch out Joe, i'm catching you

Not as much of a hilly course though is it
Get over to Nottingham and come ride my course, then ill get over and do your course, see how it goes. Be good to see the times.
You just need to start riding fixed now YC

 

[Auntie Helen]

Aran20 must be looking over his shoulder with a certain amount of trepidation now!

 

[Scoosh]

Aran20 must be looking over his shoulder with a certain amount of trepidation now!

Nope ! He's head down, keeping aero, giving it laldy

 

[MacB]

Aran20 must be looking over his shoulder with a certain amount of trepidation now!

oh, he is indeed, I'm sure he's aware that I'm very close to breaching the 40 minute barrier for 10 miles