I'm starting to plan a fun day to coincide with the last day of the Tour de France.
The idea is to have some fun events in and around the SE London area. Teams of four will ride between the events. Things I've thought of so far are: Fastest round the Dome Slow race (but I'd have to ban fixed wheels there! How easy are track stands on non-fixed?) King of the Hills in Greenwich Park.
Does anyone know what the TV schedules are for the finish and highlights of the Tour that Sunday, as the idea is to find a big screen to watch them on.
I'm starting to plan a fun day to coincide with the last day of the Tour de France.
Sounds a good idea.
Unicycle races Obstacle course If there's a decent slope about how about a freewheel - down the slope & then see who freewheels the furthest up the other side
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I'm starting to plan a fun day to coincide with the last day of the Tour de France.
Sounds a good idea.
Unicycle races Obstacle course If there's a decent slope about how about a freewheel - down the slope & then see who freewheels the furthest up the other side
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Slow race (but I'd have to ban fixed wheels there! How easy are track stands on non-fixed?)
For a slow race, I reckon you're not allowed to stop (which think would also forbid going backwards) - thus banning track stands. Fixed would be ok though. Definition of stop? hmm - either wheel stopping? Requires careful judging!
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Slow race (but I'd have to ban fixed wheels there! How easy are track stands on non-fixed?)
For a slow race, I reckon you're not allowed to stop (which think would
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forbid going backwards) - thus banning track stands. Fixed would be ok though. Definition of stop? hmm - either wheel stopping? Requires careful judging!
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Slow race (but I'd have to ban fixed wheels there! How easy are track stands on non-fixed?)
They are possible, especially if facing into the slope. I usually manage not to roll more than about 2 or 3 feet even at a very long traffic light. If the road is uphill or there's a decent camber I can roll gently backwards and forwards more or less indefinitely.
Running the slow race on level ground and insisting that brakes are disconnected might work.
If you want to run unicycle races, I'll publicise the event on rec.sport.unicycling and the uk_unicyclists mailing list. It's probably a bit late to get it into the UUU[1] newsletter.
I'd probably try to come along myself (especially if there's likely to be hockey, perhaps it'd be worth contacting the Lunis[2] to see if they're interested in organising anything). I'm not about to commit to helping to organise anything, but I can always ask if there are any local unicyclists who'd be willing to lend a hand.
[1] <URL:http://www.unicycle.org.uk/> [2] I don't have contact details, but I can probably get them easily enough.
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On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 07:55:51 +0100, John Hearns <[email hidden]>
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I'm starting to plan a fun day to coincide with the last day of the Tour de France.
The idea is to have some fun events in and around the SE London area. Teams of four will ride between the events. Things I've thought of so far are: Fastest round the Dome Slow race (but I'd have to ban fixed wheels there! How easy are track stands on non-fixed?) King of the Hills in Greenwich Park.
Does anyone know what the TV schedules are for the finish and highlights of the Tour that Sunday, as the idea is to find a big screen to watch them on.
Ideas for fun stages welcome.
Stage 1: Cutty Sark to the Millennium Dome Stage 2: Millennium Dome to Thames Barrier Stage 3: Thames Barrier to Woolwich Ferry Cross the Thames via the Ferry (free) Stage 4: North Woolwich to The Royal Victoria Dock Stage 5: The Royal Victoria Dock to Island Gardens Cross the Thames via the foot tunnel. Final Stage: From the bottom gates of Greenwich Park to the wooden gates at the top of the hill.
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Ideas for fun stages welcome.
Tyre changing/puncture fixing.
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On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 07:55:51 +0100, John Hearns <[email hidden]>
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I'm starting to plan a fun day to coincide with the last day of the Tour de France.
The idea is to have some fun events in and around the SE London area. Teams of four will ride between the events. Things I've thought of so far are: Fastest round the Dome Slow race (but I'd have to ban fixed wheels there! How easy are track stands on non-fixed?) King of the Hills in Greenwich Park.
Does anyone know what the TV schedules are for the finish and highlights of the Tour that Sunday, as the idea is to find a big screen to watch them on.
Ideas for fun stages welcome.
Stage 1: Cutty Sark to the Millennium Dome
Sorry. I should have been a bit more clear here. I realise massed start racing on the public roads is verboten. I'm looking for fun things to do as stages. The suggestion of disconnecting the brakes for a slow race is excellent.
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If the road is uphill or there's a decent camber I can roll gently backwards and forwards more or less indefinitely.
I used to be able to do the backwards bit by locking the front brake then using my body weight to throw me and the bike backwards. I could never do it for more than about 30-40 seconds though.
