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Yes, of course, forum record holders must be forum users.
'Staggy' is fairly well qualified with a count of 325 comments - so why did he ask me to post on his behalf, considering this is not normal forum practice? There are two reasons:
I am my club's press officer, so I think he thought (correctly) that it was my job to do this. In fact he originally only thought of his ride as a Hounslow record and the forum record is my suggestion. I believe it is a worthwhile idea so far as the forum itself is concerned.
When you have something good to report, it's better to have it reported by a third party. This is because even the most genuine achievements can sound like boasting if you report them yourself: this seems to me to be one of the functions of a press officer.
While we're here, are there any claims for the 25 M.G. record?
Another question: for the purpose of these records, are abnormally short cranks (say less than 165 mm) acceptable ?