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Yeah we got Neil upto 135mph. The runway is really too short to push it much further. With a more powerful car we might be able to accelerate harder over the 1st km but it gets few scetch in the braking zone. The timing traps are right on the end of the good surface. As Neil exits the last gate he’s onto a very rough surface under heavy breaking.
Here is a video of the record run:
https://youtu.be/pL1YU89ob_0
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Testing went really well yesterday. The car was the limiting factor but factor but we knew that would be the case. A few tweaks to the bike and car during the day and we are in a good place. :-)
Follow the progress on Facebook today:
https://www.facebook.com/operationpacemaker/Pic from yesterday:
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Cross over drive so that we can get a gear ratios big enough.
64t on the front, that drives a 15t which drives a 58t on the opposite side of the bottom bracket. That then drives a 13t on the rear wheel.
Would be the same as having a 245t x 14t on a standard bike... about 460 inch gear in old money.
We can increase that gear by changing the combination, some this line there for instance:
68t x 14t x 64t x 13t would give an even bigger gear of about 580 inch which would be needed for World Record speed. That's something like 255t x 12t on a normal road bike. -
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While the pace car is punching a hole in the air it still takes a significant amount of effort to achieve those speeds. Just try pacing behind a fast wagon on an A road at 50mph. It's not like riding on the rollers. :-)
The reason for the shape of the bike being "unconventional" is that to keep the bike stable at that speed they've gone for a long wheelbase. It does not need to turn fast... just needs to be stable in a straight line. They've also gone for motorcycle technology (wheels and front end) as bicycle tech, especially the wheels and tyres, is just not designed for those speeds. So that also influences the design of the bike.
Not having to be "aero", much like a stayer or derny racer, also influences the position.
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This might be of interest to some of you. I’ve been working with Neil “Soupy” Campbell for a few years now on his quest to become the worlds fastest cyclist.
His aim is to break the long standing Absolute World Speed Record of 268.831km/h (167.044 mph) set by Fred Rompelberg in 1995. This is a motor paced record.
He’s already broken Guy Martin’s British record back in 2016 on an old tandem behind a VW Passat and next week aims to break the European record of 127mph.
The new bike is built by MOSS Bikes who also build bikes for the Redhook Crits.
You can follow his progress on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/operationpacemaker/) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/operationpacemaker/).
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As @jogger said, the BB-5500 would work and is weather sealed. The BB-7710 NJS BB is obviously not weather sealed as it's for track use. :-)
Happy to sell without the BB. PM me if you are interested.
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I’ve change pedal system so have 2 sets of Time Xpresso Pedals up for grabs.
Time Xpresso 10 Carbon Pedals
Used on my summer/racebike. Bearing still nice and smooth.Time Xpresso 4 Pedals
Used on my winter/training/commuter bike. Bearings are a bit rough. Probably usable on a winter/commuter bike.One set of used cleats. Might have the screws in the shed. Will look tonight.
£50 posted
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I have a Dura Ace FC-7710 Track Crankset for sale.
172.5mm length
BB is 109.5mm in BSC thread
Includes Dura Ace Chainring bolts
No chainringI bought them when I was testing different length cranks for the kilo TT. Only ever been used indoors and, as you can see from the pics, they have had limited use (I only rode the Kilo and the 3km Pursuit with them).
Perfect for the TT or Pursuit.
Crankset retails for around £270 and the BB for around £50.
Crankset SOLD
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Anyone have a pair of 2.5mm Rotor spacers for 30mm axel?
Can't seem to find a shot that has stock. :-(
Adam