Author Topic: [HAMR] Tarzan (Kurt Searvogel)  (Read 450667 times)

Mr Larrington

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Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1175 on: 15 February, 2015, 11:10:04 am »
Think it's just him showing off that he had a Corvette as a hire car. 2:16pm would be before the start I think

Except that's a Camaro.  They offered me one in Denver last year but I took the Mudstang instead on the grounds that I already knew where the headlight switch was.
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Psychler

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Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1176 on: 15 February, 2015, 12:16:44 pm »
Awesome mileage.

Go Tarzan.


Quite right!  Go Tarzan!



Go further, Steve!
I'm gonna limp to the pub and drink 'til the rest of me is as numb as my arse.

Mr Larrington

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Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1177 on: 15 February, 2015, 02:23:21 pm »
Awesome mileage.

Go Tarzan.

Though average out Friday & Saturday and it's "only" 300-odd km per day...
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Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1178 on: 15 February, 2015, 02:24:42 pm »
You have to admire the pair of 'em.
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Jack_P

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Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1179 on: 15 February, 2015, 03:21:02 pm »
But on like for like days Kurt is still 513 miles ahead of Steve.
Hes off again today and on the near 20mph avg again, growing in admiration for this machine.

Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1180 on: 15 February, 2015, 10:10:06 pm »
167 miles so far and still rolling along at 20 mph. And after yesterday!

I tink da guy cud be a contenda

Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1181 on: 15 February, 2015, 11:50:27 pm »
211 miles so far now. The day after a punishing 12hr, that is quite something.


Mmm..just hit "refresh" and it dropped to 187???

hillbilly

Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1182 on: 16 February, 2015, 06:18:09 am »
200 miles. Hardcore.

Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1183 on: 16 February, 2015, 06:53:20 am »
Tarzan - looking pretty lean an' mean on the Sebring 12hr
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Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1184 on: 16 February, 2015, 06:56:43 am »
Impressive saturday for Kurt. But in reality it gave him hardly any advantage over Steve. When you check the week results he gained only 14km.

hillbilly

Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1185 on: 16 February, 2015, 07:36:46 am »
Silver linings.

Although tbh Kurt's efforts this weekend have impressed me the most so far in this crazy contest.  Steve is monotonous, sensible and organised.  Kurt adds the frisson of excitement that comes with throwing a grenade in the room.  Will it blow up or is the pin still in? 

Alex Higgins vs Steve Davis.

Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1186 on: 16 February, 2015, 08:57:27 am »
Just seen KS' Sebring Strava, 423km at an average of ~34.5km/h...   Good grief.
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Jack_P

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Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1187 on: 16 February, 2015, 09:08:29 am »
I think Kurt is more organised than it appears. Someone who stops so little whilst out on the bike has to be.

Yes he has the Florida advantage but for me Kurt is a daunting challenger, take yesterday for example; Kurt traveled more miles than Steve in 3 hours less elapsed time. He regularly has 12 hrs downtime compared to Steves 8 hrs and it appears still rides within his comfort zone.

Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1188 on: 16 February, 2015, 09:26:57 am »
Kurt has been reading Coggan.  ;)

Exercise at 85% and your muscles will be stimulated to develop, making future rides of the same speed less taxing.
Ride at considerably less than 50% and your muscles will deteriorate. Florida has no hills to get up to 85%, so a few 85% sessions is for muscle maintenance.

Steve is riding hills resulting in a slower overall pace for the day. He’s getting his 85% muscle maintenance every day without purposefully planning intervals on the flat.

Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1189 on: 16 February, 2015, 10:01:49 am »
Just seen KS' Sebring Strava, 423km at an average of ~34.5km/h...   Good grief.

I think the really impressive thing is that he went out and boshed off another 200 miles the following day!  (at 19.5mph av.)

Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1190 on: 16 February, 2015, 10:28:38 am »
Looking at the powercurve for my Specialized Shiv, 19.5 mph is 125 Watts.

If I double the power, the speed increases to 25 mph.

Such is aerodynamics.

LMT

Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1191 on: 16 February, 2015, 12:10:20 pm »
Kurt got beaten by a girl on a recumbent, he should hang his head in shame. ;)


Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1192 on: 16 February, 2015, 12:18:31 pm »
I'm intrigued to what Tarzan eats. If he's eating on the bike, I expect it will be his sponsors' nutrition bars, and his FB says he eats a large pizza when off the bike. A year of nutrition bars and pizza, vs a year of fry ups and home cooked meals/sausages.

Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1193 on: 16 February, 2015, 01:28:29 pm »
I'm intrigued to what Tarzan eats. If he's eating on the bike, I expect it will be his sponsors' nutrition bars, and his FB says he eats a large pizza when off the bike. A year of nutrition bars and pizza, vs a year of fry ups and home cooked meals/sausages.

Aha,, Pizza ia an all round meal.

Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1194 on: 16 February, 2015, 01:47:36 pm »
I'm intrigued to what Tarzan eats. If he's eating on the bike, I expect it will be his sponsors' nutrition bars, and his FB says he eats a large pizza when off the bike. A year of nutrition bars and pizza, vs a year of fry ups and home cooked meals/sausages.

Spiz, McDonald's, and Pizza are his main staples.

Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1195 on: 16 February, 2015, 02:21:28 pm »
I'm intrigued to what Tarzan eats. If he's eating on the bike, I expect it will be his sponsors' nutrition bars, and his FB says he eats a large pizza when off the bike. A year of nutrition bars and pizza, vs a year of fry ups and home cooked meals/sausages.

Aha,, Pizza ia an all round meal.


Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1196 on: 16 February, 2015, 02:25:43 pm »
Some have tried to make it a square meal.

( goes searching for photo of Scicilian pizza )

Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1197 on: 16 February, 2015, 02:29:00 pm »
Our local Snappy Pizza do square pizzas.   You get soooo much more junk food for your money.    :D

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Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1198 on: 16 February, 2015, 04:35:48 pm »
Tarte flambée (pizza-like speciality of Alsace) is usually rectangular.
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hillbilly

Re: Tarzan.
« Reply #1199 on: 16 February, 2015, 05:30:17 pm »
He needs to get himself to Scotland, where he can pick up a deep fried pizza with chips.  Particularly if he washes it down with a litre of Irn Bru.