Ulitimate Fixie coming soon. Guy Martin Speed

Excellent. Brilliant build too rourkie. Is your paint done in house?

That made for pretty good viewing. Props to Rourkie for the build, the constant face of apprehension I found quite amusing especially when trying to common sense Guy into wider tyres. I would have thought a seasoned two wheel man would have immediately agreed with the suggestion of wider tyres. He was shitting a brick though.

Loved watching the program...so much so I watched it on +1 again!!!

Could we get some indication for the price of the build? Just out of interest

really, really enjoyed that.

Could we get some indication for the price of the build? Just out of interest

If you're thinking of having a go the cost of the racing truck might be more of an obstacle than the bike.

I'm trying to watch this, but am struggling not to scream "go and get a f**king haircut and get rid of those ridiculous face caterpillars while you're at it!" at the TV.

Seriously, ironic '70s hair is fine in November, for charity, but when will this trend pass? Totally blaming the hipsters.

Besides, it's not very aero-dynamic, is it?

Nothing to do with hipsters, he's a TT racer, look at Ron Haslam or Joey Dunlop...

^^ I never said his image was more important.

But you did say you were struggling to watch the programme because of his hair, so effectively the same thing.

^^ Road=beach in this case. Have a read about Pendine's history, it's fascinating.

(3) There was the whole thing about his fitness and I'm sure he needed to be fit to do it... but how much was down to fitness and how much simply down to how fast the truck was going? To what extent is the record anything to do with being able to pedal and to what extent is it simply preparation and team and balls of steel?

To get the record they did was more about preparation and balls of steel as Guy is not the strongest cyclist in the country, I doubt he would even be the strongest cyclist in his town.

For the record to be beaten under the same circumstances it would take a stronger rider as it appeared the limit was with the rider.

im down. get me the truck. the bike. and a kilo of columbian sherbert.

Great stuff. Big thanks to Rourkie for giving us the heads-up, great project to get involved in. Guy Martin is made for telly and should be sponsored by Yorkshire Tea. (Even though he's not from Yorkshire.)

(3) There was the whole thing about his fitness and I'm sure he needed to be fit to do it... but how much was down to fitness and how much simply down to how fast the truck was going? To what extent is the record anything to do with being able to pedal and to what extent is it simply preparation and team and balls of steel?

I know they had a lot to fit in and you can't expect them to get too nerdy about any particular angle but I was hoping there would be a bit more on this as well. What were his fitness stats (VO2 max etc.) before and after the 6 month training regime, for example? Everyone loves a before and after, preferably with a Rocky-style training montage in between.

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/speed-with-guy-martin/4od

a link for anybody who missed it.

Reynolds 853 according to my grass (the photos on their site).

That's what I saw on the programme too, thought it was 953 when they started talking about the super-steel qualities it had

laura 'cyclists should wear helmets and if they get knocked off it's probably their fault' trott? yeah she's a fucking peach.

This also came from her

“I can understand going down the outside of traffic but you should obey the rules of the road because we’re all road users.”

“It shows show we’re becoming a cycling nation and the scheme is needed now. If you don’t do it then London’s roads are going to be filled with cyclists. We need more bike lanes in central London.”

Just some thoughts on some of the above:

853=super awesome.

Guy Martin=Yorkshireman. Even if Grimsby's in Lincolnshire. That bit is basically Yorkshire.

Programme episode 1 = Great stuff.

@Rourkie: About the geometry people are wondering about: Considering traditional track stayer bikes, did you consider reverse-rake forks? What other geometry decisions were paramount? Did you do anything to anticipate 'speed wobble'?

Cheers

If you're thinking of having a go the cost of the racing truck might be more of an obstacle than the bike.
And paying for the space, on-site medics, safety stewards and/or insurance...?

Excellent. Brilliant build too rourkie. Is your paint done in house?

Yes, all painting is done by Myself and Phil.

That made for pretty good viewing. Props to Rourkie for the build, the constant face of apprehension I found quite amusing especially when trying to common sense Guy into wider tyres. I would have thought a seasoned two wheel man would have immediately agreed with the suggestion of wider tyres. He was shitting a brick though.

Think Guy wasn't thinking straight at that point, he wanted to just beat the record and have done with, it was very scary on sand. (after first run he thought he would come down at some stage) On tarmac he did 111mph and never flinched he loved it.

Could we get some indication for the price of the build? Just out of interest

Few 1 off parts from Hope that they made just for us and Guy so unsure if or how much they would cost. Perhaps 5-6K total total guess.

Great programme and an amazing presenter as I already knew. He is fucking nuts.

I did have a few problems / issues with the programme (please forgive me if I missed something) -

(1) I am astonished that they did not say more about cycling on sand, and I am astonished that anywhere near that speed was possible on sand. I fucked my feet once jumping onto hard flat sand so I know how rock hard it can be but even so.

(2) Presumably the bike was built for sand not tarmac - but I thought that they said something about the steel absorbing bumps in the road - what is the truth? Was the plan sand all along?
(3) There was the whole thing about his fitness and I'm sure he needed to be fit to do it... but how much was down to fitness and how much simply down to how fast the truck was going? To what extent is the record anything to do with being able to pedal and to what extent is it simply preparation and team and balls of steel?

No sand was after thought as we Bruntingthorpe was too short and another venue chaged their minds, and wouldn't let us use it.

Pendine is special but only place long enough, not ideal had it been tarmac he could have done 130 140 or even 150mph bike could do it and Guy had the nuts.

It was all about Guy he is FIT! and very capable cyclist if not racer. In testing he lost trucj got out of saddle came past me in a flat out car and caught truck! I was stunned.

Reynolds 853 according to my grass (the photos on their site).

Yep 853 although think stays were Columbus fork blades corverted into rear chainstays. 853 is mega strong and ultra durable.

Any questions or if any of my other ramblings make no sense, feel free to ask. :)

Just rocked. You made if happen. Well done

Are there any roads it could be done on? Airfields perhaps?

I was looking at one of the cycling power models and seeing what happens if you drop the aero drag to zero (or negative?) drag like that CFD model said he was in. Its suggested 112mph was something like 600 watts? If you get dragged up to speed and then dump 1000w+ for 10 seconds??

Easy. Now, when do I get a go?

Fantastic viewing. Hats off to Guy Martin and all the team. More bottle than a Coca Cola factory. Stunning bike build by Jason too. Love Rourke frames!

Just saw this. Amazing. In true geek style preferred to computer models and frame building bits to the actual attempt though... Thanks for the photos/infos Mr Rourke. Tell me, was that bit Guy welded actually on the final frame?

Would be astounded to see what speeds are achievable with the best rider, longer/flatter/harder surface and so on. Presumably just shaving all that hair would have got it up to 115!