Author Topic: [HAMR] A new women's HAM'R challenger- Amanda Coker  (Read 119931 times)

Re: A new women's HAM'R challenger- Amanda Coker
« Reply #250 on: 24 September, 2016, 12:20:36 pm »
Pale Rider, yes technology has moved on, but that has not changed the *fact* that records are only records when run under the (arbitrary) rules of a body (HAMR, Guiness, etc).
A record is set when and only when that body says so.

Since I'm one of the people who congratulated Amanda on her Facebook page when she passed Billie's mileage, I don't think I'm a 'sad, sour Little Englanders'. Grow up and stop throwing insults.
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Re: A new women's HAM'R challenger- Amanda Coker
« Reply #251 on: 24 September, 2016, 12:30:49 pm »
You couldn't be more wrong PR in your assessment of 'Little Englanders' though we do lack the arrogance to mouth off about what we achieve because we like to do things properly.   

As it stands Amanda does not hold a ratified record and no matter how rude you might wish to be, this fact will remain until Amanda finishes her year and seeks ratification of what should be a totally awesome and spectacular new record.

Little England will applaud Amanda's achievements as to do anything else would simply not be cricket.





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Re: A new women's HAM'R challenger- Amanda Coker
« Reply #252 on: 24 September, 2016, 12:35:07 pm »
Amanda has already broken Billie's record. The question is by how much.
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Re: A new women's HAM'R challenger- Amanda Coker
« Reply #253 on: 24 September, 2016, 04:09:21 pm »
What colour valve caps does she use?
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Re: A new women's HAM'R challenger- Amanda Coker
« Reply #254 on: 24 September, 2016, 04:59:38 pm »
I don't doubt amanda, kaysa or kurt, either. That's mostly because they are meticulous about recording their rides. They are upstanding people. And they are meticulous about recording their rides.

Ratification of records is important. It isn't irrelevant.
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Rather a mixed message - saying you trust Amanda's mileages but then linking to someone who cheated!
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Re: A new women's HAM'R challenger- Amanda Coker
« Reply #255 on: 24 September, 2016, 05:08:03 pm »
I don't doubt amanda, kaysa or kurt, either. That's mostly because they are meticulous about recording their rides. They are upstanding people. And they are meticulous about recording their rides.

Ratification of records is important. It isn't irrelevant.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Crowhurst

Rather a mixed message - saying you trust Amanda's mileages but then linking to someone who cheated!
I'm saying that's why ratification is important.
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Re: A new women's HAM'R challenger- Amanda Coker
« Reply #256 on: 25 September, 2016, 12:16:56 am »
Ratification doesn't break the record, it only confirms it to be broken. 

Any adjustments to the distance are likely to be trivial compared to how far ahead of Billie Fleming Amanda already is. Each day the record she is setting increases.

Re: A new women's HAM'R challenger- Amanda Coker
« Reply #257 on: 25 September, 2016, 03:43:46 am »
Via UMCA-

"Amanda Coker's stats have been verified up to and including this week by Drew Clark, UMCA Records Chairman.

Some significant milestones:

On September 13, Amanda completed one-third of her year.

On September 21, Amanda surpassed the legendary Billie Dovey Fleming (29,603.7 miles).

On September 23, Amanda went over 30,000 miles.

Daily average is 229.1 miles per day.

Re: A new women's HAM'R challenger- Amanda Coker
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Re: A new women's HAM'R challenger- Amanda Coker
« Reply #259 on: 30 September, 2016, 02:51:21 pm »
I've read in another place that Kurt Searvogel has joined the board of the UMCA in order to change the rules on drafting and tailwind assisted riding in order to stop Amanda claiming his record(when she beats it) >:(.
No idea how truthful this information is.

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Re: A new women's HAM'R challenger- Amanda Coker
« Reply #260 on: 30 September, 2016, 04:15:26 pm »
Doesn't sound likely to me.
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Re: A new women's HAM'R challenger- Amanda Coker
« Reply #261 on: 30 September, 2016, 04:37:16 pm »
Doesn't sound likely to me.
Especially without any sort of citation.

Not sure I'm keen on this sort of gossip ...
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Re: A new women's HAM'R challenger- Amanda Coker
« Reply #262 on: 30 September, 2016, 05:24:07 pm »
Doesn't sound likely to me.
Especially without any sort of citation.

Not sure I'm keen on this sort of gossip ...

The first claim should be easy enough to verify.  Has Tarzan joined the board of UMCA?

Re: A new women's HAM'R challenger- Amanda Coker
« Reply #263 on: 30 September, 2016, 05:59:23 pm »

The first claim should be easy enough to verify.  Has Tarzan joined the board of UMCA?

Isn't Hoppo a member here? He's on the UMCA Board of Directors and could confirm/deny.

Re: A new women's HAM'R challenger- Amanda Coker
« Reply #264 on: 30 September, 2016, 07:01:05 pm »
Doesn't sound likely to me.
Especially without any sort of citation.

Not sure I'm keen on this sort of gossip ...

The first claim should be easy enough to verify.  Has Tarzan joined the board of UMCA?
According to the UMCA website he is not on the board of directors.

Re: A new women's HAM'R challenger- Amanda Coker
« Reply #265 on: 30 September, 2016, 07:56:36 pm »
I've read in another place that Kurt Searvogel has joined the board of the UMCA in order to change the rules on drafting and tailwind assisted riding in order to stop Amanda claiming his record(when she beats it) >:(.
No idea how truthful this information is.

I would have to strongly suspect that this is no more than the lower half of the internet doing what it does best.   I have never met Kurt but given how he is / has supported Amanda in a very public way it would be nothing short of a major surprise.   


Re: A new women's HAM'R challenger- Amanda Coker
« Reply #266 on: 01 October, 2016, 09:38:56 am »
I've read in another place that Kurt Searvogel has joined the board of the UMCA in order to change the rules on drafting and tailwind assisted riding in order to stop Amanda claiming his record(when she beats it) >:(.
No idea how truthful this information is.
Sounds like complete and utter cobblers, seeing as his wife is riding to claim a UMCA record and occasionally rides with a tailwind.

Amanda is riding in a loop. How is that tailwind assisted riding?
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Re: A new women's HAM'R challenger- Amanda Coker
« Reply #267 on: 01 October, 2016, 03:41:12 pm »
I've read in another place that Kurt Searvogel has joined the board of the UMCA in order to change the rules on drafting and tailwind assisted riding in order to stop Amanda claiming his record(when she beats it) >:(.
No idea how truthful this information is.
Sounds like complete and utter cobblers, seeing as his wife is riding to claim a UMCA record and occasionally rides with a tailwind.

Amanda is riding in a loop. How is that tailwind assisted riding?
Lower half of the internet talking with a clear farting sound.

I think the only raspberry is (possibly) being blown by Kurt.

It seems he is keen to hold on to his record and all was fine until Amanda proved herself capable of riding consecutive 220mile+ days, thereby eclipsing Kurt's wife's efforts and, very likely, his own.

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Re: A new women's HAM'R challenger- Amanda Coker
« Reply #268 on: 01 October, 2016, 05:39:19 pm »
What's the evidence for this?

(everything I've seen recently from Kurt has been about the Trump-vs-Clinton show, but I might have missed something!)
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Re: A new women's HAM'R challenger- Amanda Coker
« Reply #269 on: 01 October, 2016, 10:05:34 pm »
AFAICT one unsupported post from someone who Stop Forum Spam have pegged as a known wrong'un.
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Re: A new women's HAM'R challenger- Amanda Coker
« Reply #270 on: 02 October, 2016, 10:29:21 am »
Stop Forum Spam have pegged as a known wrong'un.
No it doesn't.

It was not stated it was fact, it was clearly stated it was information from another forum and that it's truthfulness was unknown.

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Re: A new women's HAM'R challenger- Amanda Coker
« Reply #271 on: 02 October, 2016, 02:41:20 pm »
Stop Forum Spam have pegged as a known wrong'un.
No it doesn't.

I have it on impeccable authority that, in fact, it does.

It was not stated it was fact, it was clearly stated it was information from another forum and that it's truthfulness was unknown.

Didn't I say:
[...]one unsupported post[...]

Why, yes!  Yes, I did.  Presumably this post:

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Kurt Searvogel, likely upset that a woman (Amanda Coker) is currently kicking his arse and will probably take his HAMR (Highest Annual Mileage Record) from him, has joined the UMCA Board to have the rules changed on her! He has proposed changes that would restrict drafting and tailwind assisted riding to protect his record and those changes will be going to a vote very soon!

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Re: A new women's HAM'R challenger- Amanda Coker
« Reply #272 on: 02 October, 2016, 03:02:47 pm »

According to the UMCA website he is not on the board of directors.

You may want to go back and take another look.

http://www.ultracycling.com/sections/contact/

Re: A new women's HAM'R challenger- Amanda Coker
« Reply #273 on: 02 October, 2016, 03:39:01 pm »

According to the UMCA website he is not on the board of directors.

You may want to go back and take another look.

http://www.ultracycling.com/sections/contact/
Thanks for the correction.

Re: A new women's HAM'R challenger- Amanda Coker
« Reply #274 on: 02 October, 2016, 03:41:45 pm »

According to the UMCA website he is not on the board of directors.

You may want to go back and take another look.

http://www.ultracycling.com/sections/contact/
Thanks for the correction.

You were right at the time. They just updated the site to reflect the current make up of the Board.