2011-09-22 Cycling Night - How to Break a World Track Record talk by Graham Obree

Hello all, thought I'd share this night with you. Its aimed at engineers but Grame Obree will be talking as well as one of the designers of the 2012 Velodrome. Its open to everyone, you can sign up at the link below. Blurb follows

http://www.engineeringclub.org.uk/talks.asp

Cycling Night: How to break a world track record
Thursday 22 September 2011, 6.30pm

New world records will be the icing on the cake of a successful Olympic games in 2012. To break a world record requires supreme physical effort from the athletes but in cycling this can be also be influenced by technology and engineering. The bicycles, the track and the environment will all contribute to being “the fastest ever”.

Join us for the first in the new season of Engineering Club talks to hear Graeme Obree 'The Flying Scotsman', bicycle innovator and twice holder of the 1 hour world record explain what it takes for both bodies and bikes. Mike Taylor of Hopkins Architects, designers of the 2012 Velodrome, will look at the history of cycling tracks and how they have influenced world records. Klaus Bode of BDSP, also part of the Velodrome design team will explain how they are creating the optimum track environment for record-breaking.

The event is free of charge but booking is essential.

Just booked a ticket, looks great

**The Engineering Club: Cycling Night - How to Break a World Track Record **

Thursday 22 September 2011, 6.30pm
New world records will be the icing on the cake of a successful Olympic games in 2012. To break a world record requires supreme physical effort from the athletes but in cycling this can be also be influenced by technology and engineering. The bicycles, the track and the environment will all contribute to being “the fastest ever”.
Join us for the first in the new season of Engineering Club talks to hear Graeme Obree 'The Flying Scotsman', bicycle innovator and twice holder of the 1 hour world record explain what it takes for both bodies and bikes. Mike Taylor of Hopkins Architects, designers of the 2012 Velodrome, will look at the history of cycling tracks and how they have influenced world records. Klaus Bode of BDSP, also part of the Velodrome design team will explain how they are creating the optimum track environment for record-breaking.
The event is free of charge but booking is essential.

Book Online

The Building Centre Store Street London WC1E 7BT

Groovy.

awesome. booked. thanks

Ooooooh Im all excited, booked as well

I made a thread about this a few hours ago. Somebody feel free to merge!

Great stuff. Booked myself in too.

Already fully booked! Somebody sneak in a camera and film the whole thing for me.

I might see if I can find my copy of The Flying Scotsman book for him to sign.
Not the DVD obviously as Dammit still has that.. cough

fuck

Hi all,
I work for The Building Centre and will be filming the event so I'll post the video up to our Vimeo channel when done and provide the link.
Hope that helps.

That would be triffic. Thanks

Anyone else go? It was a brilliant talk with the Architect and mechanical engineer for the Stratford Velodrome also talking.

Jackson, you uploaded the video anywhere?

Yeah, great event. Very interesting.

Hi
I've not uploaded the video yet but will do so and when its done I'll post the link here. It'll be on our Vimeo channel. If you want PM me your addresses and I'll send you the url when available.
Hope those that did go enjoyed it, we were a bit overrun!
Cheers, Jackson

Wish I could have made this.

Here's the link...

http://www.vimeo.com/29653260

That video is riddled with errors and I'm trying to update it. Hold on for another day or so and a better quality version should go online at the same link.

Sorry Jackson, jumped the gun slightly - obviously haven't watched it, but thought others might like to see it, so when I got sent it earlier today... thought I was doing the right thing, sorry if I trod on your toes!?

Ta,

Simon

Sorry Jackson, jumped the gun slightly - obviously haven't watched it, but thought others might like to see it, so when I got sent it earlier today... thought I was doing the right thing, sorry if I trod on your toes!?

Ta,

Simon

No worries and happy that people are interested enough to share the link and that you put it up - I'm just struggling to get a version up that I'm happy with. I thought and I had it cracked but came in this morning to see last night's QT export failed. Oh well....

Hi
Just to say the video has been updated. Still not perfect and a couple of short drops in sound but I don't think I'll be able to get it better than this.
Hope its useful and sorry its taken so long.
http://www.vimeo.com/29653260

Very cool - liked that, thanks !

+1

Watched v1 of the vid and enjoyed it. Thanks for posting.