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  • HDW 100 – Fixed Wheel Report.

    Andrew Phipps (Royal Navy & Royal Marines CA) took the £25 Best on Fixed prize with a time of 4.18.51. Probably more significant to him was that the ride also gave hive the Navy 100 championship.

    Andrew told me that this was his first attempt on fixed at any time trial longer than 10 miles (p.b. 21.36), and that the offer of a prize did influence his choice of machines to some extent.
     His current best time for a 100 is 4.14.38, but this was done on the U47 course (Cirencester) which is generally thought to have a better speed potential than Farnham – Alton. Apart from the course he thought the weather conditions were better that day, and this seems likely as everyone found the wind difficult in the Hounslow event.
    

    So he thought that a future 100 personal best on fixed was a distinct possibility.

    Phipps told me he used a 97” gear. I did not check what the sprockets were used, and comparing the photo (above) with the gear table I’d say they are probably 48 x 13 giving 98.1”. I picked up the machine to judge its weight and it struck me as being quite heavy – heavier than my own Ancient British fixed TT bike.

    There was at least one other fixed wheel rider: Peter Harridge (Icknield RC) who recorded a creditable 4.28. In addition David Eccles (Redmon CC) got round using a Sturmey Archer. At the time it didn’t occur to me to ask David if his gear was fixed but, knowing him, it could well have been. Mr. Eccles did not have a great day on Sunday, so instead of reporting his time I’ll just mention that he has, in recent years, managed a 59 minute twenty five on fixed, without the benefit of clip on bars.
    
    Just as a footnote, Aran Stanton (2nd overall, see above) told me he often rides fixed, both for hack work and for racing. His fixed TT bike is geared to 128 inches…..
    
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