Do we need more Monty's then?

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Re: Do we need more Monty's then?

Postby Amy » Mon Apr 28, 2008 5:02 pm

[quote="-Adam-"][quote="Amy"]*half wheeling - this is when two people ride side by side with one continually edging half a wheel in front of the other resulting in an increase in speed as the half-wheelee keeps trying to catch up and the half-wheeler keeps edging half a wheel in front..."


Is it?

I was under the impression that half wheeling is when you allow your front wheel to half overlap with the rear wheel of the rider in front, a la Paul Tunnel.


Well, isn't Paul then half-wheeling anyone riding alongside him? It's his lookout if he rides into the person in front!
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Re: Do we need more Monty's then?

Postby Duncan T » Mon Apr 28, 2008 5:15 pm

Am I being a bit slow when I ask :- "when was the club run about competition? isn't it meant do be a nice morning out?"
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Re: Do we need more Monty's then?

Postby adrian » Mon Apr 28, 2008 5:16 pm

[quote="-Adam-"][quote="Amy"]*half wheeling - this is when two people ride side by side with one continually edging half a wheel in front of the other resulting in an increase in speed as the half-wheelee keeps trying to catch up and the half-wheeler keeps edging half a wheel in front..."


Is it?

I was under the impression that half wheeling is when you allow your front wheel to half overlap with the rear wheel of the rider in front, a la Paul Tunnel.

Me too - the problem being that the rider in front will only know they're being half-wheeled when they move an inch left or right and come crashing down, bringing the half-wheeler and everyone immediately behind down with them.
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Re: Do we need more Monty's then?

Postby -Adam- » Mon Apr 28, 2008 5:26 pm

[quote="adrian"][quote="-Adam-"][quote="Amy"]*half wheeling - this is when two people ride side by side with one continually edging half a wheel in front of the other resulting in an increase in speed as the half-wheelee keeps trying to catch up and the half-wheeler keeps edging half a wheel in front..."


Is it?

I was under the impression that half wheeling is when you allow your front wheel to half overlap with the rear wheel of the rider in front, a la Paul Tunnel.

Me too - the problem being that the rider in front will only know they're being half-wheeled when they move an inch left or right and come crashing down, bringing the half-wheeler and everyone immediately behind down with them.



Exactly, it happens all the time in racing, but the level of experience is generally high enough that most people are quite competent at riding in a straight line. Having said that, there are those that don't and they get spoken too. I don't think Paul does it when in a normal ''noah'' style group, so no issue there. I just thought that was what the term half-wheeling meant.
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Re: Do we need more Monty's then?

Postby Marky Mark » Mon Apr 28, 2008 5:34 pm

I went out on my first ride without an induction and common sense took over to work out our complicated communications. It is very strange to ride in a pack for the first time and someone with a lack of common sense could be a serious danger to the entire group.

It's not rocket science but I DO agree with you putting it in writing for newbies to read.

Well what can I say about the need for more Monty's. They broke the mould when Monty was created by a mad man in a garden shed full old bike parts and frames. There can only be one Monty. Hail Monty. :lol:

I have been whiteness to the odd person being dropped on a climb and the golden rule of 'waiting at the top' is rarely adhered to. Its too tempting after hilly push to reap the rewards of downhill section and chance to free wheel and feel the wind through your Lycra.
:?: Who slows down and waits for the slowest one to finish their climb? Most of the time you can't even see if someone has been dropped.

I'll keep my limited comments about being in the right groups and sticking to the average speed for now as I'm up and down groups like a fiddlers elbow at the moment. But I'm with the 'what's on the tin' side at the moment, at least you know what you're letting yourself in for at the start of the run.

It can destroy the moral of a group if a free for all takes over. I'm not talking about the real fast ones or training groups as I don't have a scooby doo what goes on in them.

I'm going to drop a name now just as an example of how to dent someone's riding skills and give em a big kick in the shins. I think Tim was the VC on that day going down to the cafe, a rotate had been called about a 2 minutes before a hill and Bridget took the front of the pack and was setting a good and steady pace up at the front, as soon as we hit the incline the pace dropped off like always has and always will. Then everybody rode round her as if she was a pothole. I just got the impression that it upset her.

Moving on....... The club runs to me are fun and the choice to go up or down a group is your own to make.

It's an Agreeable club and comes across like that to people like me, I'm always boasting to family and friend how I've landed on my feet with the ACC, so stop your bitching and have a little thought for others and most of all.......enjoy it.

This has been Marky Mark, News at 5, Addiscombe

(second try at posting this, god know's where the last one went to :shock: )
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Re: Do we need more Monty's then?

Postby -Adam- » Mon Apr 28, 2008 5:38 pm

[quote="Marky Mark"]It's not rocket science


Exactly, common sense...

I thought there was a 'code of conduct' on the website anyway? When I first rode with Addiscombe way back when, I had something similar emailed to me before I even attended a CR. So I guess perhaps this doesn't happen anymore then?
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Re: Do we need more Monty's then?

Postby Marky Mark » Mon Apr 28, 2008 5:43 pm

Most poeple don't join until they have done a few CR's, so a code of conduct could reach them after the damage has been done.

Maybe have a few printed to hand out for the newbies as they turn up for their first ride, Hide them in the station somwhere :lol:
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Re: Do we need more Monty's then?

Postby -Adam- » Mon Apr 28, 2008 5:58 pm

I hadn't joined then, I'm sure when I first came out with ACC there were no details on the website about CR's, but an email address to enquire to.

So I did, and was told I should introduce myself to Monty or whoever, and that I should ride in a group no quicker than 17s etc. And I'm sure there was a code of conduct to read before I even got on my bike...

I actually ended up riding off with a group of hardcore racers (all of which have now moved on) that day about halfway to the cafe, and just about hung on for dear life! But the group behind stayed intact as there was an expectation that the group would split at some point along the lines described, and so it was not a problem.

All comes back to common sense really.
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Re: Do we need more Monty's then?

Postby djembi » Mon Apr 28, 2008 6:04 pm

Amy, are you a vice captain as if not you should be. That code of conduct you drafted is spot on, bravo.
Maybe the question that should be asked is 'Do we need more Amys?' (is that the plural i'm not sure maybe someone could help :? )
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Re: Do we need more Monty's then?

Postby Duncan T » Mon Apr 28, 2008 6:09 pm

Ok, ok, maybe I didn’t iterate my point enough. If you’ve got what it takes to be in the training group then go for it, if you havn’t, don’t! There are many different speeds of rider out there, and you have a group to fit into. Don’t take the pi** by showing off in a lesser group. You might be faster up the hills, but that’s not what riding’s about. If you want a nice morning out with people of your ability, then you ride with that group…
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Re: Do we need more Monty's then?

Postby John the old'un » Mon Apr 28, 2008 7:57 pm

For those who have got it wrong, let me repeat what Amy wrote regarding the term "half-wheeling."
It is nothing to do with riders in front or behind. That is known as an overlap when you allow your front wheel to overlap the back wheel of the rider in front of you. This is stupid and dangerous. If the rider in front moves sideways then you are off, so NEVER OVERLAP.
Half-wheeling is, as Amy says, when two riders are riding side by side the aggressive one will always try to keep his front wheel ahead of the guy beside him. This is acceptable when in a training group or racing, but NEVER on a clubrun. It is anti-social, so DON'T DO IT.
Rant over.
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Re: Do we need more Monty's then?

Postby Marky Mark » Mon Apr 28, 2008 8:12 pm

Top rant John. I second that in motion. You are also a star a setting a pace. This club is full of great VC's and long established riders.

1 Amy + The 'Monty' + Graham + John + Tim + everybody else = The ACC THAT WORKS

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Re: Do we need more Monty's then?

Postby Tony » Mon Apr 28, 2008 9:04 pm

There's way too many discussions going on in this thread. Picking up on a few points:

[quote="Adam"][re. half-wheeling / overlapping] Exactly, it happens all the time in racing, but the level of experience is generally high enough that most people are quite competent at riding in a straight line

"Overlapping" in the bunch in a race is not the greatest form either. A number of riders do it as they don't know better. Of course, as the bunch is quite dynamic, "overlapping" will occur quite often - you have to overlap someone to try to move past them after all. However, make a habit of overlapping unnecessarily and you will increase your chances of winding up on the deck.

As for groups on the ACC clubrun, I'm not at all convinced that a steady, even-paced, two-by-two rythm is what all the riders want from a clubrun. Afterall, we wouldn't be having the discussion now if everyone rode like that. Mixing the pace up is surely as much a part of cycling as tapping through at a consistent, steady pace? If people want to mix the pace up a bit let them. They just need to be catered for too - they need to be in maybe the 16/17mph 'Vindaloo' group. There can also be a 16/17mph 'Korma' group for riders who want to be in more-structured, even-paced group. VC's simply need to be clear on what the groundrules are for that group.
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Re: Do we need more Monty's then?

Postby Michelle » Mon Apr 28, 2008 10:07 pm

Hang on, you can't just throw your curry analogies into the pan here (sic).

It is now accepted that 'full fat' is the fast version, and 'lite' is the slower version (see posts in Training on Chaingang Lite).

Hmm, yours may be funnier though, Tony... :lol:
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Re: Do we need more Monty's then?

Postby sonic909 » Mon Apr 28, 2008 11:45 pm

Well, i'm a newbie... and now i am more petrified than ever about my first club run with the ACC... hoping to make next saturday however its all hinged on if my frame turns up tomorow so it will be on my new shiny bike too... !
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