The Richmond Park 3-Lap Challenge

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Good to meet you James, and thanks for the cake and coffee! Was fun out there, nice and mellow. Scobles facial expressions were quite magnificent.

Will go for a timed effort in a couple days hopefully.

Fairly chuffed given how slow the first two laps were. Seems I've split the scobles, will bad things happen now? Determined to get under an hour.

Anti-Clockwise___________

• 6pt - 53:20 (F - 84")
  
• 6pt - 53:30 (G)
  
• Bouncy - 56:21 (G)
  
• Bainbridge - 58:58 (G)
  
• FixedCheese - 59:24 (G)
  
• T-V - 59.30 (G)
  
• adoubletap - 59.30 (G)
  
• Damo - 59:39 (G)
  
• FixedCheese - 59:42 (F - 74")
  
• Pharoahsanders - 1:00.15 (G)
  
• dancing james - 1:00:34 (G)
  
• Hovis - 1:00:43 (G)
  
• Bouncy - 1:00:54 (F - 72")
  
• Olly398 - 1:01:00 (G)
  
• smiff - 1:01:27 (G)
  
• william1984 - 1:02:30 (G)
  
• toby.d - 1:02:45 (G)
  
• edscoble - 1:03:45 (G)
  
• willski - 1:04:30 (F - 76")
  
• edscoble - 1:04:50 (SS)
  
• Dan - 1:05:07 (G)
  
• smiff - 1:06:15 (F)
  
• Sam - 1:07:06 (G) - pootle, chatting for 90% of it
  
• Damo - 1:07:06 (F) - pootle, chatting for 90% of it
  
• vunugu - 1:09:11 (F - 75.6")
  
• Sparky - 1:10:23 (G)
  
• Sparky - 1:12:05 (F - 48:18)
  
  
  

Clockwise________________

• HÏnáta - 00:59:21 (G)
  
• muleboy - 1:00:57
  
• jimmyjazz - 1:03:00
  
• webof - 1:13:15
  <- Trispok of Regret award for inappropriate wheel choice
  <- the FixedCheese Babybel of Speed award for fastest fixed rider
  <- the EdScoble Brompton of Insanity award for fastest time on a foldable bike
  

I noticed that 6pt hardly able to go completely flat (fastest I notice is 33mph), what give?

Especially when most of the others who managed more than 35mph (Bainbridge's at 40mph for example)

You gain more time with 500+ watt efforts uphill than freewheeling downhill.

Is it not just a case of keeping the effort/HR steady?

What's your secret 6pt?

I'm sure he dealt with this somewhere in the thread, but isn't he just a cautious descender?

^ I think actually it's sustained effort over chaining the hills which reaps the most rewards unless you can take it to 11 without any recovery dip.

Then again I know f*ck all as my only attempt cost me 1k in damages...

Look to see my 2nd attempt on this in the spring http://t.co/iesfBDN0

Ah - nice frame. Does that replace the BMC then? Did you get it from the Canyon site?

Yup and yup. BMC will be turned into a workstool :)

anyone up for a few laps on Friday?

metrocammell and myself are contemplating it

Tomorrow?

yep, friday

I have things to sort, but legs to stretch also. Time?

not yet defined, when would you consider?

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Is Monday an option for anyone? 12.30 pm may also work well for me, but would need to squeeze it into lunch.

how does mid day sound?

Morning or nothing for me; half ten? Monday a sound prospect also.

need metrocammell's input too

Make arrangements to suit yourselves first; if they align with my availability all's the better but don't let me compromise an otherwise simple plan.

i have suggested 10.30 to him

think he may either be at work or asleep right now

damnit, working tomorrow, was eager to take my roadie as I finally dialled in the position nicely.

I hear back on my engagements, or otherwise, in the morning. It will be a last minute confirmation but I shall check thread and update as appropriate. Knowing before half 9 would be handy (though probably unfeasible), but I will have some leeway so something should work out.