Author Topic: [HAMR] Tarzan (Kurt Searvogel)  (Read 450587 times)

Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1050 on: 09 February, 2015, 04:01:06 pm »
He seems to be suffering from punctures again.
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Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1051 on: 09 February, 2015, 04:04:54 pm »
He's sent out a plea for Conti GP4000s.  A year's worth of those will cost him a fair bit, hasn't he discovered Vittoria Rubinos yet?

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Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1052 on: 09 February, 2015, 04:17:56 pm »
Contis? Good man!

Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1053 on: 09 February, 2015, 04:26:37 pm »
The challenge isn't just about athleticism; it is also about preparation. Steve put years into the planning, including evaluating kit.

That is one area that Tarzan (surprisingly) is behind on. USAnians have a general reputation for being gear-freaks, but in this case Steve has the more high-tech (and tested) approach.
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Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1054 on: 09 February, 2015, 04:27:17 pm »
Contis - no surprise he's being trailed by the Fairy.
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Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1055 on: 09 February, 2015, 05:49:42 pm »
I think there was a picture of 3 riders and his lady on faceache the other day, showing her (Alicia?) with her foot in a pot!
If that's the case all credit to her for her support, wonder if she is on sick leave  :o

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Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1056 on: 09 February, 2015, 05:54:01 pm »
That same foot in an aircast boot was visible in one of the photos inside the support vehicle.

I found it impossible to drive when wearing one of those things.
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Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1057 on: 09 February, 2015, 05:54:48 pm »
That same foot in an aircast boot was visible in one of the photos inside the support vehicle.

I found it impossible to drive when wearing one of those things.

it usually voids your insurance as well

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Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1058 on: 09 February, 2015, 06:01:23 pm »
The challenge isn't just about athleticism; it is also about preparation. Steve put years into the planning, including evaluating kit.

That is one area that Tarzan (surprisingly) is behind on. USAnians have a general reputation for being gear-freaks, but in this case Steve has the more high-tech (and tested) approach.
He may be a gear-freak with hi-tech gear - but with a setup tested on fully-supported 12H races. And optimised for those events.
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Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1059 on: 09 February, 2015, 06:02:42 pm »
That same foot in an aircast boot was visible in one of the photos inside the support vehicle.

I found it impossible to drive when wearing one of those things.

it usually voids your insurance as well

You only need one foot for a USAnian Veehickle.
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Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1060 on: 09 February, 2015, 06:07:28 pm »
That same foot in an aircast boot was visible in one of the photos inside the support vehicle.

I found it impossible to drive when wearing one of those things.

it usually voids your insurance as well

You only need one foot for a USAnian Veehickle.

You pretty much need only one foot for my vehicle. There just wasn't room for me to get in the car and get my left leg under the steering wheel when wearing the boot.

Given that in our car the left foot's only job is to operate the parking brake, I simply took the boot off to drive.
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Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1061 on: 09 February, 2015, 06:35:39 pm »
That same foot in an aircast boot was visible in one of the photos inside the support vehicle.

I found it impossible to drive when wearing one of those things.

it usually voids your insurance as well

Really? I can see it if you've been told not to drive by your medic, or if it can be shown that the pot/boot makes it impossible to do so safely, but in the absence of such an instruction, I reckon a citation's needed.

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Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1062 on: 09 February, 2015, 06:54:36 pm »
I think there was a picture of 3 riders and his lady on faceache the other day, showing her (Alicia?) with her foot in a pot!
If that's the case all credit to her for her support, wonder if she is on sick leave  :o

Read on one of Tarzan's webby presences that she'd b0rked her ankle back in the tail end of last year
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Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1063 on: 09 February, 2015, 07:46:12 pm »
There was some mention of him doing a race at Sebring at the weekend. He's a 12 Hour rider.
The CTT record stands at just over 317 miles.
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/wilkinson-smashes-12-hour-time-trial-record-40174

Wilko probably didn't do many miles the next day.  I saw your video of him being helped off his bike at the end of his 541mile 24-hour.

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Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1064 on: 09 February, 2015, 07:48:05 pm »
http://www.bikesebring.org/

It will be interesting to see how  he approaches it and if it has any after effects. Isn't Hoppo riding it as well?

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Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1065 on: 09 February, 2015, 08:09:48 pm »
http://www.bikesebring.org/

It will be interesting to see how  he approaches it and if it has any after effects. Isn't Hoppo riding it as well?

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Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1066 on: 09 February, 2015, 08:10:46 pm »
Hoppo said he was doing the 24, and wanting to break 500, he was second last year, albeit to a HPV, with 468.1 miles. http://www.racesmith.com/results/2014results/BikeSebring24Hours021514.html
He outlined the course at the end of the Mere 200. I included that in the longer version of a film examining PBP, at 3mins 53. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV3vIO12P1w&index=2&list=UUYNT2G0DWGA3uIjxK-nEwVg

Kurt was 3rd in the 12 hour, with 257, behind a Slovenian and a bloke on a recumbent.
http://www.racesmith.com/results/2014results/BikeSebring12Hours021514.html

I'd go with 240 for Kurt in the 12.

Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1067 on: 09 February, 2015, 09:17:33 pm »

I'd go with 240 for Kurt in the 12.

He will probably exceed 240 miles as the Sebring 12hr race is not a true TT. It's really more of a 12hr road race (drafting allowed). Also, with the cold weather that is forecast, many of the strong 24hr racers will most likely end up racing the 12hr instead, giving him more fast drafting partners.

Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1068 on: 09 February, 2015, 10:34:37 pm »
I doubt the Sebring will have ever been watched so closely on this side of the pond!

Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1069 on: 10 February, 2015, 12:30:34 am »
Pete Goodfellow won the 12 hour in 2010. He's the son of our own Blackburnrod. They hold the 24 hour tandem record that Guy Martin and his mate dodged in that TV programme, also under the auspices of the UMCA. Here's a description of the event.

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It was with some trepidation that I stood on the start line of this uniquely American 12 hour event, along with 180 fellow cyclists.  I’d heard about the heat, the strong winds, and the fact that Chris Hopkinson had come to ride this event 5 years ago and finished 5th.  All in all I’d started to doubt the reasonableness of the idea of coming to Florida in February (not traditionally our racing season) to visit my father and get some miles in by way of a “quick 12hour event”.

It was some 17 years since I last finished a 12 hour, but I did have the advantage of my supporting team (my father) having ridden and won many 12 and 24 hour events – so he was ready with plenty of bottles, food, and sensible advice.

The event began at 06:30 on Saturday 13th February. Unlike British races it is a bunch start with three laps of the 3.7 mile Sebring racing circuit first. This was mayhem, at 25mph plus lined out in the semi light, as day began, but we were soon off the circuit and onto the 100 mile loop up north into central Florida.

The wind didn’t disappoint with a steady 20 to 25mph wind all day, but the warmth did – at around 10 degrees centigrade most of the morning it was tights and gloves weather. The first 100 miles shot by with attacks going off here and there and being chased down.  By the 110 mile point where we rejoined the “pit area” at the track the group was whittled down to 5 riders, with just two of us working hard to get away.

The next 5 or 6 hours were on an 11 mile loop, which meant two stretches with hard cross headwinds, the second with a series of climbs, and a fast return straight with a tailwind. I was drinking a 750ml bottle every 45mins or so, and during the day eating an energy bar every 2 hours, and also had 3 ham sandwiches handed to me, which made a nice change. In addition chocolate and peanut butter cakes also made a tasty appearance twice. 

The race was quickly whittled down to myself and my nemesis, a big fellow (like me) from Arkansas. After trailing him for almost an hour, when the gap went up to over a minute I gradually hauled him back in. At about 195 miles I passed him and got away to find myself alone with no other bikes other than the ones I was lapping who would sit in for a while if they could. The long headwind stretches were hard, and the tailwind stretches flat out.

Finally at just over 11 hours we were guided back onto the motor racing circuit for a final few laps of pain. With about 20 minutes to go I caught my nemesis who was now a lap behind and thus 3.7 miles behind me and the final 2 laps were an absolute pleasure, to finish just short of 12 hours with a total of 247 miles.

I had ridden the event on my Planet X road bike, and was as such the only rider in the top few who rode without tri bars which caused some comment in the results hall. Anyway I got to hold up the pride of Britain, and came back with a  winners medal and quite some Kudos with the Americans.

http://petegoodfellow.weebly.com/race-blog.html

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Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1070 on: 10 February, 2015, 06:42:57 am »
I doubt the Sebring will have ever been watched so closely on this side of the pond!

+1

Pete Goodfellow won the 12 hour in 2010.

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my nemesis, a big fellow (like me) from Arkansas.

That'll be Kurt then! http://www.racesmith.com/results/2010results/BikeSebring12Hours021310.html

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MALE SOLO 12 HR AGE GROUP:  40 - 44
Place No.   Name                    Age Laps Time     Miles
===== ===== ======================= === ==== ======== =====
    1   166 Peter Goodfellow         40   17 11:59:37 246.8
    2   172 Anthony Parsells         40   12 11:57:31 196.7
    3   109 Andrew Holton            43   11 11:54:41 192.9
    4   191 Milton Behrens           44    6 09:22:36 158.4
    5   187 James Russell            40    3 10:46:52 123.6
    6   102 Julian Schafer           44    1 05:18:37 100.4
    7   162 Tom Everett              41    1 08:58:47 100.4
MALE SOLO 12 HR AGE GROUP:  45 - 49
Place No.   Name                    Age Laps Time     Miles
===== ===== ======================= === ==== ======== =====
    1   179 Kurt Searvogel           47   16 12:00:16 243.1
    2   194 Darin Crowley            48   10 11:49:59 197.0
    3   111 James Young              45   12 11:50:16 196.7
    4   156 Steve Bereheiko          49    9 11:39:35 185.4
    5   192 Andy Dignam              46   10 11:53:36 181.3
    6   181 Duane Ball               49    4 07:25:06 135.2
    7   206 Andrea Tosolini          48    2 05:22:06 112.0
    8   186 Daniel Christesen        48    1 06:48:06 100.4
    9   168 Scott Handley            47    1 10:36:26 100.4 

Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1071 on: 10 February, 2015, 08:18:30 am »
I like his latest Facebook vid - testicular fortitude is what he needs  ;D

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Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1072 on: 10 February, 2015, 08:49:18 am »
Another benefit of his faster schedule, that he seems to have some chill out time. Wonder if their will be as much attention to the beer in the shot as Steve was given earlier.

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Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1073 on: 10 February, 2015, 09:02:44 am »
A reasonable position would be a beer in the evening is fine, of course.

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Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1074 on: 10 February, 2015, 03:16:14 pm »
He's a bit slow this morning.  "Only" averaging 27 km/h according to Ivan's SCIENCE.  More Visitations?
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