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KeithD 
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 Topic: Hour Attempt in BordeauxPosted: 20 May 2012 at 3:37pm |
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Some of you may know Aurélien Bonneteau from the World Championship last year at Monza, or from Jersey the year before - this friday he's making an attempt to set a new unfaired hour record at the velodrome in Bordeaux. He'll be aiming to better the the current WRRA record of 52.074km by using this very slick looking & minimal bike:
 This bike looks faster than the M5 High Racer he set the WRRA record with - but will it and the rider be fast enough to beat the UCI's best effort record (56.375km) set by Chris Boardman? If this happened, would it be a recumbent beating and upright, or a Frenchman beating an Englishman? Edited by KeithD - 20 May 2012 at 10:15pm |
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AlanGoodman
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Posted: 20 May 2012 at 9:13pm |
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Oooooooh that looks nice!!
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KevinJ
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Posted: 20 May 2012 at 9:41pm |
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In the lax rules that BHPC have - I'd like to point out that it doesn't even have a brake as pictured - therefore would not be allowed to compete!
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graydog
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Posted: 20 May 2012 at 9:45pm |
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fixie :-)
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Yanto
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Posted: 20 May 2012 at 9:59pm |
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strange shaped chain ring! I wonder if the shape causes a an acceleration/deceleration as it's a fixie with no dereailleur to take up thetension/ slack, unless there is a tensioning device under the front of the seat out of view?
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LeeW
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Posted: 20 May 2012 at 10:15pm |
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It's not a fixie, it's singlespeed.
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Current fleet: Milan SL MK2 #027, Fujin SL II, Beany!
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graydog
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Posted: 20 May 2012 at 10:15pm |
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Strang shape round ???
That chain is tensioned either way..... But might nit be. Fixie.... Sorry Check the poss brake blocks in frame back of the seat... |
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KevinJ
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Posted: 20 May 2012 at 10:20pm |
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There might be brake blocks (I can't see them) - Where are the levers?
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SteveArmstrong
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Posted: 20 May 2012 at 10:35pm |
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There's a side image of the chain ring here,
and here's a vid of a more extreme truncated ring, you can see the derailleur moving.
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When you pull the cats tail, you get the whole cat.
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LeeW
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Posted: 20 May 2012 at 11:04pm |
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I asked the maker, it has no brakes but as it's for a record attempt where he is the only one on the track, it don't matter, I asked how he will stop, he said just coast and then grab the gaurdrail on the inside
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