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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Race (riders ready, pedals ready... GO!!) => Topic started by: Glen on April 27, 2009, 11:30 PM
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Here are the videos from the southern regional round 2 at Peckham, 26 April 09
Kev, your slam in the final looks fookin harsh! Neil good job dude, glad you made it and took some points! Just take it easy with that knee
Videos here:
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v512/cython3/riding/Peckham%2026April09-Rnd2%20South%20Regional/
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Kev "Stem Bolt" Carlin Strikes again.......
And how many people came down on that berm, me, glen, Gary72, QuadPaul - and thats just from Daggers!!!
Still can hear Matt Oaten shouting that 'you cant park it there' as i sat on me arse in the dust! :2funny:
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You still riding with that fat tyre on the front Glen?
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you get less grip with a thin Tyre Zippy.... Fat Tyre more surface contact, more grip.... and Glens right - its a nightmare on the second loop...
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Disagree with you there Si. If the surface is loose and slippy then a thinner tyre is far grippier.
Just look at rally cars in the snow and they're tyres are as thin as possible. I think it's a big misconception that fatter means grippier.
Riding style is also a big factor as well to front end washouts.
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agree 100% a fatty will always let go before a thin one.....only ever once tried a fatty on front and that was hersden on the freeagent cruiser, and front end was just going where-ever in the corners...
bitd we all had a stint on 1 3/8's cos better grip and less friction in the straights....
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Still can hear Matt Oaten shouting that 'you cant park it there' as i sat on me arse in the dust! :2funny:
You just looked so dejected sitting there in the dirt. ;D
Matt
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nice pics mrs glen bit cut up over it tho :LolLolLolLol: looking for new stem now
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Who was racing os anyway ?
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Neil?????
With his Knee. :idiot2: The loon. :LolLolLolLol:
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agree 100% a fatty will always let go before a thin one.....only ever once tried a fatty on front and that was hersden on the freeagent cruiser, and front end was just going where-ever in the corners...
bitd we all had a stint on 1 3/8's cos better grip and less friction in the straights....
wouldnt put a fatty on a cruiser.... mind you i suppose what you both say makes sense... got the same size on the cruiser and that handles better than anything ive ever ridden.
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Neil?????
With his Knee. :idiot2: The loon. :LolLolLolLol:
Yep - he did roll round stating that it was the best physio.... but if you look at the vids - he was gating full on... so fook knows what damage that is doing... but Neil knows best!
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As has been mentioned on this site before, a fatty at the front is not necessarily a bad thing but you don't want a fat one up the rear.
Glen, the corners are the bits where you need to turn the handlebars. ::)
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i can't watch the vids, my wireless dongle is too slow.....
but gates, yes full effect for first push on good leg, then rolled the first straight and just pedalled the berms......know my limits
even thought it did take popping my Hamstring at Hersden the previous week outta the gate that made me realise them.
if i listen to physio and surgeon, i wouldn't go near a bike for a year......now that is loon.....but do understand i'm not gonna be racing
fit until at least a year.......if i don't lose the love for it first...dwindling fast.
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I had a serious loss of love for racing during the off season and decided for various reasons not to race this year with the possible exception of Herne Bay regional later this year.
However just going up to the Bay on a Wednesday night has really invigorated me and my love for riding is being rekindled. I'm still not going to race the season but I'm looking forward to the winter series where I'll get back into proper racing again.
Have to say my Dialled cruiser is seriously making me want to just get out on it and ride.
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week gone past bruising now out ribs and legs black and blue shade of yellow in there too cant recover as quick now days :LolLolLolLol: