Simpson, Bob ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) writes:
> This is one of those silly records.
>.... snip ...
> Gee since there is very little friction on the
> rollers, I could have used a 72:11 perhaps and......well you do the math.
> Of course at that point I would have had to construct a solid frame etc,
> etc.
I read in an old version of Cycling Plus that Bruce Burford planned to
break the roller record by being hoisted in a harness to reduce the
friction on the rollers to the bare minimum (and presumably to steady
rider and bike as Bob has said is needed). Don't know if he ever did
it. He was run down and killed while riding his bike on one of Britain's A
roads last year.
>
> But more seriously, if you can reach 120 RPM on the rollers, you are doing
> well. 160 to 180 ridden smoothly is what I would expect a good sprinter to
> get easily and 200 RPM without any steadying brace is perhaps superhuman,
> but then, I am too modest to call myself that. Don't forget that these
> numbers are without any friction devices.
>
> Bob Simpson
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron & Michelle Barton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 10:14 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [obc] speed record on rollers
>
>
> I read the latest newsletter regarding the speed record of 164.1 km/h
> on rollers. What is the speed that some of the racers in the club can
> reach? I got up to 65km/h before I chickened out. I think I'll move the
> fan from the front before I try again.
> Ron
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