looks like a float day tomorrow

[Cuchilo]

Enjoy your extra speed

 

[snorri]

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[deptfordmarmoset]

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Maybe he has a milk round.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

The continents have been drifting for aeons. In fact, the world continues to spin, then it's revolving around the sun, the sun is revolving around the galaxy, which itself is moving away from the Big Bang. Now that I think about it: I wonder what the actual trajectory of any point on Earth looks like, when all those movements are combined? I'm feeling dizzy just thinking about it...

 

[Sharky]

Yep, shame it's not the day for our evening 10. It would be perfect for my fixed bike, although a gentle easterly wind would be even better on our course which has an uphill grind to the turn.

 

[Cuchilo]

Under 20 minutes for a lap of Richmond park this morning . Only managed that a handful of times

 

[screenman]

Under 20 minutes for a lap of Richmond park this morning . Only managed that a handful of times

How does that compare to the TT route, great place to cycle I used to do a lot there in the seventies.

 

[Smokin Joe]

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A "Float" is time trialist speak for an exceptionally calm day. No wind to battle in any direction it is what everyone chasing a fast time dreams of. Most personal best's and records are set in those conditions, which unfortunately are few and far between.

 

[cosmicbike]

Well it wasn't a float day here, headwind on the way back from my ride today.

 

[Sharky]

A "Float" is time trialist speak for an exceptionally calm day. No wind to battle in any direction it is what everyone chasing a fast time dreams of. Most personal best's and records are set in those conditions, which unfortunately are few and far between.

Yep, my pb 10 was set on the pancake flat d10/1 on such a float day, just after some rain so it was not too muggy either. In 1969, still waiting for my next float day.

 

[Smokin Joe]

Yep, my pb 10 was set on the pancake flat d10/1 on such a float day, just after some rain so it was not too muggy either. In 1969, still waiting for my next float day.

One of only two float days I can remember was in 1970 on the E31 Southend road when I set my 25 mile PB. The other was a year later in an evening 25 on a revised version of the E72 when virtually the whole field set personals and I went off course and did a bum time I was the one laughing a week later when the course was remeasured and found to be about 300 yards short, rendering all times null and void

 

[snorri]

A "Float" is time trialist speak for an exceptionally calm day.

Thank you Smokin Joe, I have never entered the world of TT, so new terminology for me.

 

[Cuchilo]

How does that compare to the TT route, great place to cycle I used to do a lot there in the seventies.

London Dynamo run the TT now but if the route is the same then add ten minutes to my time . They have added speed bumps and strips of cobbles across the road plus the deer are getting braver .

 

[Cuchilo]

Thank you Smokin Joe, I have never entered the world of TT, so new terminology for me.

Sorry . I didn't realise it was a TT term Its even better with low pressure so if there is no wind and it looks like rain go and get your PB's

 

[pawl]

Well it wasn't a float day here, headwind on the way back from my ride today.

Me to,sank without a trace