UCI World Cup Downhill round 1: Pietermaritzburg

[DavidT]

I'll judge them on what I struggle with most - technical, steep stuff. Not sure they'll help much there.
To paraphrase Charlton Heston, they'll take my 26" Epic "from my cold dead hands"

[DavidF]

how they would be any good at twisty technical climbing

Fecks sake Conway, and I thought you were good at physics!

I also rode a wagon wheeler in the 6hr race at Bellurgan park last year. I rode 4 or 5 laps i think - the last one on the 29er. There was a particularly nasty tight uphill switchback - the only time I got around it was.....you guessed it on the 29er!

Why? Well its obvious (if you listened to Mick Dalton in Physics class that is) - with the larger wheel there is more rubber in contact with the ground. more contact = more grip. on uphill tight switchbacks the issue is often keeping enough traction on your front wheel. Not so with the 29er..

[DavidT]

I rode 4 or 5 laps i think - the last one on the 29er. There was a particularly nasty tight uphill switchback - the only time I got around it was.....you guessed it on the 29er!

Why?

Practice

[DavidF]

jaysus you're as bad as conway. obviously didn't listen to Mick either. Or maybe you did BizOrg

Its the PHYSICS

[don]

Don't know whether it will be my legs or my head that will be wrecked on Sunday morning..... Physics you say

[DavidC]

Don't know whether it will be my legs or my head that will be wrecked on Sunday morning..... Physics you say

Definitely the head Don, you don't know the half of it! See you Sunday

[BarryB]

Why? Well its obvious (if you listened to Mick Dalton in Physics class that is) - with the larger wheel there is more rubber in contact with the ground. more contact = more grip.

Ah sure now I get it! So I'll just hang on for the 67er to come along then looaads of grip. Simples

[DavidF]

I have a great joke for Sunday.

[DavidF]

Why? Well its obvious (if you listened to Mick Dalton in Physics class that is) - with the larger wheel there is more rubber in contact with the ground. more contact = more grip.

Ah sure now I get it! So I'll just hang on for the 67er to come along then looaads of g
rip. Simples

Sure you're full of physics. Although a little birdie told me you forgot what a fulcrum is ...

[DavidT]

jaysus you're as bad as conway. obviously didn't listen to Mick either. Or maybe you did BizOrg

Its the PHYSICS

So which bike salesperson gave you a physics lecture on clown wheels?