SCCU 25

[quote="Andrew G"][quote]that bl00dy hill

[Snoop Doug]

[quote="marco"]Do they still do a 50 over 2 laps of it?

[Dominic]

I really like the course. I don't find Tollgate Hill too bad, it's the drags at the end I find really hard. Might have to try your suggestion on them Marco

[Snoop Doug]

[quote="Tamar"]A firm foundation for retention of the Rawson Shield.

[Tamar]

I miscounted - hadn't spotted PVT - so that's FIFTEEN ACC riders (inc Steve Hehir who's riding as 2nd claim ACC). Pretty much a fifth of the field.

[adrian]

I counted 16 - but that was quite early this morning.

Kieran and I are your friendly pusher-offers. What's the protocol - does the pusher hang on to - and push away on - the saddle only, or does he/she get to grips with any part of the rider?

[Jon H]

Most pushers stand by the left side of the rider and hold the bike by the seatpost and top-tube or stem. Let go with the left hand and give a shove with the right hand as the timekeeper says GO.

A few stand astride the rear wheel, hold the saddle and just let go.

And a very few start rocking you back on 5, forward on 4, back on 3, forward on 2, back on 1, and launch you into orbit on zero.

Adrian, Kieran - I'd bring some cycling gloves/mitts with you, at least for your right hand. These TT bikes like to have an aero seatpost/seat tube with a nice point at the back where you push. Normally as Jon says the pusher just gives a little shove, but after about 10 aero seatpins it can start to hurt you hand a bit without a glove. Maybe I'm just a wuss but there are 75 riders to push off .
[quote]A few stand astride the rear wheel, hold the saddle and just let go.

[Ivor]

[quote="Andrew G"]Adrian, Kieran - I'd bring some cycling gloves/mitts with you, at least for your right hand. These TT bikes like to have an aero seatpost/seat tube with a nice point at the back where you push. Normally as Jon says the pusher just gives a little shove, but after about 10 aero seatpins it can start to hurt you hand a bit without a glove. Maybe I'm just a wuss but there are 75 riders to push off .

[George]

Heres a map of the course so we all know where we are going
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=863432

[kieran]

Hi Adrian, I've done the pushing off lark before for a TT, I did the rocking thing, counting down from 5 and then last big push on 0, but I got tired doing this (maybe we push the ACCer's and just hold the others??), we need to decide how to take turns. 80 riders down, and one a minute gaps roughly, so can do in groups of 5 or 10, 10 riders better as 10min rest allows you to relax a bit.


How are people getting down?, thinking of cycling down - approx 2 hours to get there from SE london by bike. I need to be there at the start

[Ivor]

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