God he's fast...

[Sh4rkyBloke]

Could have been nasty at about 2.44 if he was on fixed - just seemed to pop out his left foot from the pedal!

So, what sort of speed were you doing then? Commented similar on the vid - looked like a heck of a pace, but then it seemed that many others were doing not much slower... which is not usually the case... so I'm assuming the camera position (closer to the ground) made it look so fast.

I did like the way you overtook the Blue Trek guy again at the end... just because you could.

 

[BrumJim]

No one on my Birmingham commute to make me look so slow. Glad about that. I think........

 

[Origamist]

Could have been nasty at about 2.44 if he was on fixed - just seemed to pop out his left foot from the pedal!

So, what sort of speed were you doing then? Commented similar on the vid - looked like a heck of a pace, but then it seemed that many others were doing not much slower... which is not usually the case... so I'm assuming the camera position (closer to the ground) made it look so fast.

I did like the way you overtook the Blue Trek guy again at the end... just because you could.

I asked if he was OK, but it seems that he had just not clipped in properly. Could have been a gouged shin if was riding fixed (which reminds me, probably time I invested in new cleats).

I guess the speed was in the high 20s - prob 28mph or so.

Yeah, with Trek guy it's a battle of attrition - he sprints away from the lights and holds a good pace, but it starts to hurt him after 3-4 miles (and me too, mind), but I can usually wear him down. He's a good chap though.

 

[PaulG]

That looks so much fun, so many people on bikes to overtake and race. So impressed I had to stop lurking and register. My commute I only see one other guy and he goes the opposite way

 

[potsy]

That looks so much fun, so many people on bikes to overtake and race. So impressed I had to stop lurking and register. My commute I only see one other guy and he goes the opposite way

It is so different to my commute too,my only scalps are a guy whose bike I can hear squealing for mercy about 1/4 mile before i see him,and a fellow workmate who is called 'slow steve' so not much to gloat about there

Oh and Fossy but he don't count as he has paniers now cause he's getting old

 

[Jezston]

Man, really need to move back to London!

I only ever see a handful of cyclists on my route between Nottingham and Derby and they generally come in two types:

1. 'Casual' cyclists - riding the pavements on full sus BSOs or regular folk tootling at 5mph on the granny ring.

2. Speedy McSpeedbastards in full lycra and £1k+ bikes having a quick little ride on a short stretch of my 25 mile route who either tear me to pieces because they've only been doing a few miles or get pissed off with this bloke in cheap gear and a hokey bike beating them and have to cheat through lights to stay ahead!

Never seem to get a nice gentlemanly bit of competition. I even had a ride back with a friend from work and he got in a huff after I overtook him and buggered off!

 

[HaloJ]

Love the video origamist. Don't really have a road like that to fly down commuting in from North London. Farringdon is my best stretch and that's plauged by poor road surface, road works and disappearing buslanes into single carriageway pinch points. I haven't as yet tried the A1 down through Holloway though so that could be the road mekka (sp?) I'm looking for.

Abs

 

[addictfreak]

Just watched one of the videos, I have never seen so many cyclists in such a short space of time. Wish it was like that up here, always nice to have company.

 

[gaz]

[QUOTE 1144602"]
Nice to meet you Gaz.

Well done for recognising me!

Nice orange bike! [/quote]

Ta, nice to meet you as well.

 

[karlos_the_jackal]

Orgamist, what time of the morning was the vid taken? I ride in later so not as many targets (commuters) and also easy ride in as not great shower facilities at work.

The ride back though is fun. I turn off at tooting bec station.

I'll offer my services as part of a train if anybody wants to take him on.

 

[dellzeqq]

I too can vouch for the Speed of O. What's really annoying is that he's never ever out of breath.

O: 'morning Simon'

DZ 'grooh, gerk, uurghh'

 

[Origamist]

Orgamist, what time of the morning was the vid taken? I ride in later so not as many targets (commuters) and also easy ride in as not great shower facilities at work.

The ride back though is fun. I turn off at tooting bec station.

I'll offer my services as part of a train if anybody wants to take him on.

I'd guess at around 8.15ish.

I live in the Heaver Estate at Tooting Bec.

I'm easy to spot - blue Charge plug, Carradice saddle bag, large torch strapped to my stem and a big, bald head.

 

[clarion]

I too can vouch for the Speed of O. What's really annoying is that he's never ever out of breath.

O: 'morning Simon'

DZ 'grooh, gerk, uurghh'

Yup.

O: Hi Clarion

C: *wheeze*

What's weird is that sometimes I come up behind him, which doesn't seem plausible. Then he's off. I can stay on his tail from Clapham to Oval, but then my lungs burst, even on the best of days.

 

[arallsopp]

[QUOTE 1144608"]
What do you look like Clarion?
[/quote]

Yes he does. Exactly like Clarion. Its uncanny.

 

[clarion]

Yes he does. Exactly like Clarion. Its uncanny.

That's precisely it!

I usually wear a yacf or Clarion 1895 jersey. I ride (normally) a Ridgeback Solo fixed with a rack & a Carradice Super C saddlebag. The Solo has a load of stickers on it. Otherwise, I ride a blue Orbit (it's a Silver Medal, but it doesn't say so). It has the Clarion CC logo on the top tube. I ride CS7 from Tooting Broadway to E&C.

What do you look like, CoG?