113mph cyclist

[ColinJ]

If you see how the riders in motorsport sit up at the end of the straights to scrub speed off, or ridden flat out and tried it yourself on the track, you would certainly appreciate how much difference it makes Sitting upright on a 600 supersport, max indicated is about 140, tuck in, and the bike starts to accelerate to the top of its gearing (indicated 170)

I used the sitting up air brake style all the time on the track when braking off the long straights, it dropped the speed from 140 to 70 much quicker than if I just used the brakes.

I do it on my bicycle round here! There are descents that I have hit 55 mph on in a tucked position and I sit up to slow down to 40-odd mph. It saves wear on the brakes ...

 

[Linford]

I do it on my bicycle round here! There are descents that I have hit 55 mph on in a tucked position and I sit up to slow down to 40-odd mph. It saves wear on the brakes ...

Best I've clocked is just under 50, and that felt plenty twitchy...even on a good road surface.

 

[ColinJ]

Best I've clocked is just under 50, and that felt plenty twitchy...even on a good road surface.

I don't like descending fast on damp roads, or when there are gusting crosswinds!

I am a bit more careful now that I am back on Warfarin - a heavy fall would be much more unpleasant and potentially dangerous for me than before I was on the drug. (Actually, I was probably unknowingly at risk of trauma-induced clotting before, but the risk has now been pushed more towards bleeding.)

 

[Norry1]

Just watched this online - brilliant

 

[nickyboy]

I don't like descending fast on damp roads, or when there are gusting crosswinds!

I am a bit more careful now that I am back on Warfarin - a heavy fall would be much more unpleasant and potentially dangerous for me than before I was on the drug. (Actually, I was probably unknowingly at risk of trauma-induced clotting before, but the risk has now been pushed more towards bleeding.)

I suspect an off doing 50+ would be bad news, warfarin or not. Like you I only do this speed in optimal conditions; dry, warm, road I know well. 56 is my max off the N side of Holme Moss (there's even a strava segment for it called "Max Speed"). But it felt a bit scary so goodness knows what double that would feel like

 

[ColinJ]

I suspect an off doing 50+ would be bad news, warfarin or not. Like you I only do this speed in optimal conditions; dry, warm, road I know well. 56 is my max off the N side of Holme Moss (there's even a strava segment for it called "Max Speed"). But it felt a bit scary so goodness knows what double that would feel like

I definitely would never want to come off at any great speed. My worst ever crash was at less than 20 mph as a teenager and it was messy and painful! (I still bear the scars ...)

56 mph is the fastest that I have clocked myself at too. I nearly crashed that time when I hit a raised manhole cover!

I had a scary moment once doing the southern descent off Holme Moss when a gust of crosswind pushed me over to the RHS of the road. A friend got a speed wobble on the same descent 2 years on the trot on the Brian Robinson Challenge!

 

[steveindenmark]

I like Guy Martin. He is as insane on a bicycle as he is on a motorbike.

Steve

 

[Venod]

Has he created a Strava segment ?

 

[GetAGrip]

Has he created a Strava segment ?

He'll be king of that segment for the foreseeable also I reckon

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Another damned good progamme last night

Okay, he didn't break the World Record, but well worth watching!!

'Tea-trays on ice' sould be fun next week!

 

[F70100]

Must be bizarre to be pedalling along for all you're worth and then find yourself 5 feet off the deck. Shame he didn't get the record but I think he was always going to be too heavy for this one. Fewer kilos for the wing to lift means that it can be smaller, will create less induced and profile drag and mean that more of the "engine's" power can be converted into excess thrust for acceleration.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Must be bizarre to be pedalling along for all you're worth and then find yourself 5 feet off the deck. Shame he didn't get the record but I think he was always going to be too heavy for this one. Fewer kilos for the wing to lift means that it can be smaller, will create less induced and profile drag and mean that more of the "engine's" power can be converted into excess thrust for acceleration.

Agreed!!
What did that German lad in 'Musculair' weigh?? 43 KG?, that's about 7 stone????

 

[y2blade]

Another damned good progamme last night

Okay, he didn't break the World Record, but well worth watching!!

'Tea-trays on ice' sould be fun next week!

He's a very watchable chap isn't he.

 

[Melonfish]

the thought of a speed wobble at anything higher than 30mph is simply frightning. 113mph? all i can say is that my colon would be so clean it would sparkle.

 

[Linford]

the thought of a speed wobble at anything higher than 30mph is simply frightning. 113mph? all i can say is that my colon would be so clean it would sparkle.

The hill (1:8 maybe) which I've managed to knock on the door of 50mph descending on my roadie, I had a big headshake going up about 8 or 9 years ago on my motorbike. Hit a dip in the road which compressed the forks, and as they rebounded, the front end went very light and gave a big waggle (not lock to lock tankslapper, but scary all the same) ....I'm not ashamed to say that I nearly pooped my pants. I was probably indicating 80 or 90 ish in 3rd or 4th gear so nowhere near the power ...gives you a bit of respect for that bit of the hill for sure.