Sun Sept 21st, High-noon - LFGSS Track Day 2 at Herne Hill Velodrome

If you have a flip-flop hub then you can stick another sprocket and flip the wheel over or change sprockets when you get there. You should aim for mid 80s GI. I assume your charge has drops and you can easily remove the front brake? In that case you should be fine

1.teenslain (if his knees/spine are in working order)

1. andyp
   
2. Mini..Cooper (I'm all for the B group)
   
3. dulwichrider
   
4. J-D-S-H
   
5. Buffalo Bill
   
6. hillbilly (I want to beaten by MikeC)
   8.GrowUp (Mrs says yes )
   
7. Sainsburys Ed (I will have a 'proper' track bike by september)
   
8. claus
   11.eyebrows
   
9. jonny
   
10. fruitbat (I'm all for the over 45, slow, C group)
    
11. Shoot
    
12. runtime
    
13. fatboyralph
    
14. Shinscar... if i have the energy, which i will
    
15. mashton
    
16. Cornelius "Apone" Blackfoot
    
17. Tom. (hopefully have the Kiyo all tracked up by then) - assuming that the missus lets me
    
18. babydinotrackboy
    
19. pajamas
    
20. ilovesteel
    
21. Jacqui
    
    

Actually fuck yeah quite excited now.

If you have a flip-flop hub then you can stick another sprocket and flip the wheel over or change sprockets when you get there. You should aim for mid 80s GI. I assume your charge has drops and you can easily remove the front brake? In that case you should be fine

ah great stuff, yep it's got drops and i can remove the front brake no problem

thanks mike

1.teenslain (if his knees/spine are in working order)

1. andyp
   
2. Mini..Cooper (I'm all for the B group)
   
3. dulwichrider
   
4. J-D-S-H
   
5. Buffalo Bill
   
6. hillbilly (I want to beaten by MikeC)
   8.GrowUp (Mrs says yes )
   
7. Sainsburys Ed (I will have a 'proper' track bike by september)
   
8. claus
   11.eyebrows
   
9. jonny
   
10. fruitbat (I'm all for the over 45, slow, C group)
    
11. Shoot
    
12. runtime
    
13. fatboyralph
    
14. Shinscar... if i have the energy, which i will
    
15. mashton
    
16. Cornelius "Apone" Blackfoot
    
17. Tom. (hopefully have the Kiyo all tracked up by then) - assuming that the missus lets me
    
18. babydinotrackboy
    
19. pajamas
    
20. ilovesteel
    
21. Jacqui
    
22. a1astair
    

1.teenslain (if his knees/spine are in working order)

1. andyp
   
2. Mini..Cooper (I'm all for the B group)
   
3. dulwichrider
   
4. J-D-S-H
   
5. Buffalo Bill
   
6. hillbilly (I want to beaten by MikeC)
   8.GrowUp (Mrs says yes )
   
7. Sainsburys Ed (I will have a 'proper' track bike by september)
   
8. claus
   11.eyebrows
   
9. jonny
   
10. fruitbat (I'm all for the over 45, slow, C group)
    
11. Shoot
    
12. runtime
    
13. fatboyralph
    
14. Shinscar... if i have the energy, which i will
    
15. mashton
    
16. Cornelius "Apone" Blackfoot
    
17. Tom. (hopefully have the Kiyo all tracked up by then) - assuming that the missus lets me
    
18. babydinotrackboy
    
19. pajamas
    
20. ilovesteel
    
21. Jacqui
    
22. a1astair
    
23. Ved
    
    

looking forward to the madison, been practicing in the back yard...

ah great stuff, yep it's got drops and i can remove the front brake no problem

thanks mike

a1astair go for a 13tooth sproket.Thats what I run on my Plug for the track. Although not sure if I'll be on my Plug for this one;-).

more bad news..

first babydinotrackboy puts his name down, then hillbs confesses to getting a proper track bike.

it'll probably rain anyway eh?

bloody hope so :^]

apparently some scottish lad called Chris said he was coming down for a spin, just got back off holidays or something, far east…

I wouldn't be surprised!

anyway, I've met him, he was a bit slow on the rollers ;)

I'm coming to watch the carnage unfold, but before you ask, no I'm not racing!

more bad news..

first babydinotrackboy puts his name down, then hillbs confesses to getting a proper track bike.

it'll probably rain anyway eh?

Hey! You never know, I could be on my DH bike.

My bike's perfect for this event. Its got bullhorns. And a front brake. And spin-to-win gearing. And creaking BB. But apart from that its ok.

I'm going to see if I'm too lazy to do the induction and sort out a hire bike for the day. Otherwise I'll come down and get photos of the rain / carnarge

This is probably a really stupid question and i know it says High noon in the title so please feel free to abuse me but it does start at 12 right?

Just to be clear

cant do the 21...but are you planning to redo it?

Ooh - I've never ridden on a track, but was planning to do the induction that weekend anyway. And you should get some comedy falls if I come along...

that's ok if you do all your falling OFF the track!

crashes scare me :(

OK on this forum we have faster and slower riders.
Everyone who has ever been on an FGSS day out/event kinda knows where most people fit in the scheme of things, so we could easily get a healthy amateur A and B cats going.

What do we do with the serious trained athletes amongst us who ride regularly in organised "proper" races, can they be put in an A++ group or in the interests of sportsmanship forgo their prizes for a round of beer and general awe from the rest of us?

After-all, the most training some of us get is racing nodders.

What do we do with the serious trained athletes amongst us who ride regularly in organised "proper" races, can they be put in an A++ group or in the interests of sportsmanship forgo their prizes for a round of beer and general awe from the rest of us?

we can put Lee, Jim and Mike in their own race ;)

This is probably a really stupid question and i know it says High noon in the title so please feel free to abuse me but it does start at 12 right?

Just to be clear

bangs head against wall, tongue dangling from foaming mouth
Yes, yes it is...

1.teenslain (if his knees/spine are in working order)

1. andyp
   
2. Mini..Cooper (I'm all for the B group)
   
3. dulwichrider
   
4. J-D-S-H
   
5. Buffalo Bill
   
6. hillbilly (I want to beaten by MikeC)
   8.GrowUp (Mrs says yes )
   
7. Sainsburys Ed (I will have a 'proper' track bike by september)
   
8. claus
   11.eyebrows
   
9. jonny
   
10. fruitbat (I'm all for the over 45, slow, C group)
    
11. Shoot
    
12. runtime
    
13. fatboyralph
    
14. Shinscar... if i have the energy, which i will
    
15. mashton
    
16. Cornelius "Apone" Blackfoot
    
17. Tom. (hopefully have the Kiyo all tracked up by then) - assuming that the missus lets me
    
18. babydinotrackboy
    
19. pajamas
    
20. ilovesteel
    
21. Jacqui
    
22. a1astair
    
23. Ved
    
24. gizmond
    
    

I'm so in

1.teenslain (if his knees/spine are in working order)

1. andyp
   
2. Mini..Cooper (I'm all for the B group)
   
3. dulwichrider
   
4. J-D-S-H
   
5. Buffalo Bill
   
6. hillbilly (I want to beaten by MikeC)
   8.GrowUp (Mrs says yes )
   
7. Sainsburys Ed (I will have a 'proper' track bike by september)
   
8. claus
   11.eyebrows
   
9. jonny
   
10. fruitbat (I'm all for the over 45, slow, C group)
    
11. Shoot
    
12. runtime
    
13. fatboyralph
    
14. Shinscar... if i have the energy, which i will
    
15. mashton
    
16. Cornelius "Apone" Blackfoot
    
17. Tom. (hopefully have the Kiyo all tracked up by then) - assuming that the missus lets me
    
18. babydinotrackboy
    
19. pajamas
    
20. ilovesteel
    
21. Jacqui
    
22. a1astair
    
23. Ved
    
24. gizmond
    
25. stevo_com
    
    

no track bike but I'll bring my pom poms and unitard

1.teenslain (if his knees/spine are in working order)

1. andyp
   
2. Mini..Cooper (I'm all for the B group)
   
3. dulwichrider
   
4. J-D-S-H
   
5. Buffalo Bill
   
6. hillbilly (I want to beaten by MikeC)
   8.GrowUp (Mrs says yes )
   
7. Sainsburys Ed (I will have a 'proper' track bike by september)
   
8. claus
   11.eyebrows
   
9. jonny
   
10. fruitbat (I'm all for the over 45, slow, C group)
    
11. Shoot
    
12. runtime
    
13. fatboyralph
    
14. Shinscar... if i have the energy, which i will
    
15. mashton
    
16. Cornelius "Apone" Blackfoot
    
17. Tom. (hopefully have the Kiyo all tracked up by then) - assuming that the missus lets me
    
18. babydinotrackboy
    
19. pajamas
    
20. ilovesteel
    
21. Jacqui
    
22. a1astair
    
23. Ved
    
24. gizmond
    
25. stevo_com
    
    

no track bike but I'll bring my pom poms and unitard

You WILL be racing... End of... :)

SHEESH! alright alright, but I don't think you could call what I'll be doing 'racing' :)

1.teenslain (if his knees/spine are in working order)

1. andyp
   
2. Mini..Cooper (I'm all for the B group)
   
3. dulwichrider
   
4. J-D-S-H
   
5. Buffalo Bill
   
6. hillbilly (I want to beaten by MikeC)
   8.GrowUp (Mrs says yes )
   
7. Sainsburys Ed (I will have a 'proper' track bike by september)
   
8. claus
   11.eyebrows
   
9. jonny
   
10. fruitbat (I'm all for the over 45, slow, C group)
    
11. Shoot
    
12. runtime
    
13. fatboyralph
    
14. Shinscar... if i have the energy, which i will
    
15. mashton
    
16. Cornelius "Apone" Blackfoot
    
17. Tom. (hopefully have the Kiyo all tracked up by then) - assuming that the missus lets me
    
18. babydinotrackboy
    
19. pajamas
    
20. ilovesteel
    
21. Jacqui
    
22. a1astair
    
23. Ved
    
24. gizmond
    
25. stevo_com
    
26. Texas
    
    

great idea - better than saturday morning which has been flooded by post-olympic hype (which is not a bad thing in general as more people cycling...just reduces the quality of the experience for the individual. very selfish i know.).

great idea - better than saturday morning which has been flooded by post-olympic hype

it was just as busy last year on sunny days

although I reckon there's less training and more inducting this year, busier early on for sessions 1 and 2