Re: One hour Guinness distance record attempt


David_Stone wrote:
If I recall, the record was not set on a 26. The original Guiness record
was done on a 24" and was quite impressive. Last year, the record was
broken by someone who simply followed the Guiness rules and regs and
rode a geared Coker fairly quick. But the record that he set was
something several of us had already accomplished earlier-- just not
officially. I've ridden over 16 miles in an hour on an ungeared Coker,
and I could easily break that record now on my 29" Schlumpf guni. But
taking the time and organization (and finding the velodrome) to break
the record is sth I simply can't do now and don't care enough about.

I think the realistic goal for this record will be set by a fully
recovered Ken Looi when he gets on his updated Schlumpf and rides 20
miles in an hour. That's my guess for now.




unisk8r wrote:

And David S. you can bite me - I don't see you attempting it under
controlled conditions as required by Guinness!





I read this as David Stone saying that many people could easily beat
the record set by Pete but that Pete went to the required time and
trouble to do it officially. It is true, everyone knows it, and I sense
no animosity in his words at all. He knows that most of the effort is
in setting up the event and few would do that. Why are you jumping down
his throat, Pete? Perhaps you misread his post.

By the way, in a race, the only biting being done would be you biting
David Stone's dust as he ate sushi and talked on his cell-phone while
easily trouncing you on a standard Coker. He might stop, idle, and
pirouette occassionally to let you catch up but just as a teaser.


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