205 miles in a day (Tommy Godwin Challenge) - the Progress thread

[Saluki]

Wouldn't using a Ti bike make sense? They are not known for falling apart at the drop of a hat. Reliability being the name of the game and all.

 

[totallyfixed]

If he's hit a pothole or holes hard enough to crack the frame wouldn't he have knackered the wheel too?

Edit: Actually not crack, snap.

Wouldn't using a Ti bike make sense? They are not known for falling apart at the drop of a hat. Reliability being the name of the game and all.

The straight answer is no. Wheels are incredibly tough, three cross build with 32 / 36 spokes are bomb proof, so much so that [this is why I quoted your post @Saluki ] many years ago I hit an immovable object whilst riding a Ti bike at considerable speed, it bent the bike frame but the front wheel was untouched, the carbon forks were also cracked.

 

[mcshroom]

if you watch the video above, he's got access to another five bikes. Including titanium.

And boy he is Cheerful!

Thanks. Facebook is blocked at work so I've just seen the video. Sounds like he's going to have to ship more bikes in that are not with him. If I had a Ti lovely hanging around I think I'd switch straight to that anyway - our riding styles may be rather different though

 

[tommaguzzi]

What is Kurt up to today his track on the android application looks like a tangled ball of string

 

[ianrauk]

Seems to be doing loops

 

[ianrauk]

Kurt has now given up on the loops and is heading east.
Steve is currently on 172 miles and not far from home

 

[totallyfixed]

Kurt has now given up on the loops and is heading east.
Steve is currently on 172 miles and not fat from home

No surprise there .

 

[ianrauk]

No surprise there .

ooops

 

[ianrauk]

Teethgrinder the Mighty knocks out another 190 miler today. Another day of tough conditions. And a fair bit of up and down thrown in.

 

[Mugshot]

Is there a record for the most climbing in one year?

 

[Scoosh]

Just getting his climbing legs tuned !

 

[13 rider]

Anybody noticed milage total on website has jumped to 6100 that's 600 miles today .thought today started at 5400 seems today's milage has been duplicated

 

[ianrauk]

Anybody noticed milage total on website has jumped to 6100 that's 600 miles today .thought today started at 5400 seems today's milage has been duplicated

It happened before. He is logging on a few Garmins so must have uploaded them all by mistake. It was rectified before and will be again.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Anybody noticed milage total on website has jumped to 6100 that's 600 miles today .thought today started at 5400 seems today's milage has been duplicated

Odd, yes. I think it should be 5,593.8. (Adding 190.4 to yesterday's total on here)

 

[ianrauk]

Odd, yes. I think it should be 5,593.8. (Adding 190.4 to yesterday's total on here)

Not odd. As I posted above. It's happened before and was rectified.