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[quote=mitre_tester;738733]I saw P.Holdsworth (great cycling name) this afternoon, as he caught me for a minute just inside 9 miles in the Maidenhead Sunday afternoon 25, looking stylish on 86" fixed. Possibly slightly undergeared, as he romped past on an upslope but had been chasing me all the way up the fast part of the Drift Road while I made hay on my 93" gearing. We ended up first and second with 1:2:03 and 1:4:24 on the slightly sporting HCC001 course. West of Windsor 25 course.
So now we have a current fixed wheel benchmark for this sporting West London course.
It’s worth mentioning that Paul Holdsworth’s fixed wheel TT bike is an ‘old school’ machine based on a conventional steel frame. It has no go faster gizmos and no clip on bars.
Paul tells me he has an ambition to get under the hour on this bike and course, and wind permitting, he’ll have another go next Sunday (21st June) in the Hounslow’s Midsummer Cup club 25, perhaps with slightly higher gearing – 93” (49x14) instead of 86.8” (49x15) used last time.
I think he might do it, but it’s a tough challenge.
lfgss members are invited to ride this event and entry on the line should be possible unless a really exceptional number turn up. For more information look at the Hounslow’s website, or try my mobile (see Clubman’s details). http://www.hounslowanddistrictwheelers.co.uk/