http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Vintage style bicycle record? en Wed, 13 May 2026 03:28:36 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4794#post-50980 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:20:44 +0000 Uberuce 50980@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Tweed? Ghastly modern fabric. I cycle in wolf pelt and mud. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4794#post-50971 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:56:36 +0000 Smudge 50971@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ahh that one, I had thought you had found one for vintage machines, a record on a 1900's safety or track bike would have been classy ;-)</p> <p>@Anth, not unless you can find one that requires tweeds a flat cap and a determined expression. All this Lycra and plastic is just not sporting ;-)) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4794#post-50967 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:40:23 +0000 kaputnik 50967@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It was the hour record, with the UCI technology clock frozen at Mercx's 1972 record. From pikiwedia;</p> <p><em><br /> With the increasing gap between modern bicycles and what was available at the time of Merckx's record, the UCI established two records:</p> <p>■the UCI Hour Record (which restricts competitors to roughly the same equipment as Merckx, disallowing time trial helmets, disc or tri-spoke wheels, aerodynamic bars and monocoque frames) and<br /> ■the Best Human Effort - sometimes termed the UCI "Absolute" Record.<br /> All records since 1972, including Boardman's 56.375 km (35.030 mi) in 1996 were downgraded to Best Human Effort. In 2000, Boardman attempted the UCI record on a traditional bike, and rode 49.441 km (30.721 mi), topping Merckx by 10 m (32.8 ft) - an improvement of 0.02%. In 2005 Ondřej Sosenka improved Boardman's performance at 49.700 km (30.882 mi) using a 54×13 gear. At 200 cm (6 ft 6¾ in) tall, Sosenka used an unusual saddle position and a small vertical frame height to stay within UCI regulations.<br /> </em> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4794#post-50966 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:37:00 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 50966@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>You aiming for a record? I wasn't down that end of the table so I have no idea at all what was being discussed! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=4794#post-50965 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:35:59 +0000 Smudge 50965@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>At PY this morning someone mentioned a class of cycle record where the type of bicycle used must be <em>exactly</em> the same as the first ones used (i.e vintage/archaic)so that all the competitors times are directly comparable regardless of era.<br /> I have tried a google, but not really knowing what I am looking for have failed to identify any detail. Is anyone able to enlighten me?<br /> Thanks :)<br /> Smudge </p>