Author Topic: Guy Martin makes a Mountain Bike  (Read 36781 times)

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Re: Guy Martin makes a Mountain Bike
« Reply #175 on: 09 October, 2016, 02:11:45 pm »
Perzackerly!
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Re: Guy Martin makes a Mountain Bike
« Reply #176 on: 09 October, 2016, 02:14:20 pm »
I believe that an effective propeller drive can be garnered from an old school hand drill - like what was maded in Vicktoryan Tymes . . .
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Re: Guy Martin makes a Mountain Bike
« Reply #177 on: 09 October, 2016, 11:19:40 pm »
Curiously, pretty much the same failure on the motorbike in tonight's ep.
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Re: Guy Martin makes a Mountain Bike
« Reply #178 on: 10 October, 2016, 08:19:02 am »
I believe that an effective propeller drive can be garnered from an old school hand drill - like what was maded in Vicktoryan Tymes . . .

Right then - this is all sounding like a plan.

An old drill, a bit of welding from wobbly john and a river. What else do we need?
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Re: Guy Martin makes a Mountain Bike
« Reply #179 on: 10 October, 2016, 08:38:39 am »
about 1000W to get up on the plane.

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Re: Guy Martin makes a Mountain Bike
« Reply #180 on: 10 October, 2016, 09:49:15 am »
The kayakers make it look easy - and those kayaks only do about 14kph even propelled by superman (atleast until they are up on the hydrofoil).
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Re: Guy Martin makes a Mountain Bike
« Reply #181 on: 11 October, 2016, 07:22:45 pm »
Doubtless everfink wus computer analysed beforehand but I'm wondering about the prop design. The unit appeared to have a rather coarse pitch to me and perhaps the boat would have accelerated better using a finer pitch propeller spinning a bit faster.
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Re: Guy Martin makes a Mountain Bike
« Reply #182 on: 06 December, 2016, 09:57:37 pm »
Missed the start of this Our Guy In China, but is there a reason why Guy is doing a 350mi ride across a desert on a tatty old flat barred single speed hybrid and wearing civvies rather than, y'know, something more suitable?

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Re: Guy Martin makes a Mountain Bike
« Reply #183 on: 07 December, 2016, 08:35:15 am »
Because he can?

This is Guy Martin we are talking about. Suitability is a state of mind.......

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Re: Guy Martin makes a Mountain Bike
« Reply #184 on: 07 December, 2016, 08:45:17 am »
Could I also add, with reference to Guy Martin, I wish they'd put subtitles on the screen whenever he's speaking. I've lost count the amount of times I've asked my wife: "What'd he say!?"

He's like a roving modern Fred Dibnah isn't he.
Certainly never seen cycling south of Sussex

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Re: Guy Martin makes a Mountain Bike
« Reply #185 on: 07 December, 2016, 09:18:02 am »
By Jove Riggers, you've nailed it. Guy Martin is Fred Dibnah on steroids :thumbsup:

Re: Guy Martin makes a Mountain Bike
« Reply #186 on: 07 December, 2016, 01:45:43 pm »
More like a surfeit of caffeine, rather than steroids?
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Re: Guy Martin makes a Mountain Bike
« Reply #187 on: 07 December, 2016, 01:47:06 pm »
Could I also add, with reference to Guy Martin, I wish they'd put subtitles on the screen whenever he's speaking. I've lost count the amount of times I've asked my wife: "What'd he say!?"

Perhaps surprisingly, there is a button (or at least a menu item) for that.  It's quite useful.

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Re: Guy Martin makes a Mountain Bike
« Reply #188 on: 07 December, 2016, 01:57:31 pm »
Because he can?

This is Guy Martin we are talking about. Suitability is a state of mind.......

Although he did appear to be wearing Lycra when he stripped down half way along the ride.

(I see he's on a hopefully record breaking jaunt round the UK coast line right now. Linky to Cycling Weakly)
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Re: Guy Martin makes a Mountain Bike
« Reply #189 on: 07 December, 2016, 03:13:00 pm »
Missed the start of this Our Guy In China, but is there a reason why Guy is doing a 350mi ride across a desert on a tatty old flat barred single speed hybrid and wearing civvies rather than, y'know, something more suitable?

The bike may well be a Flying Pigeon, the most mass produced item of transport ever. And he always wears baggies (usually Hope branded ones) over lycra, with a teeshirt and some make of skater/board shoes. And because he was in China, and because it's there to be done. He likes a challeng and motorcycle racing no longer floats his boat.
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Re: Guy Martin makes a Mountain Bike
« Reply #190 on: 07 December, 2016, 03:14:38 pm »
By Jove Riggers, you've nailed it. Guy Martin is Fred Dibnah on steroids :thumbsup:

In fairness.. that was my initial point on the OP.
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Re: Guy Martin makes a Mountain Bike
« Reply #191 on: 07 December, 2016, 03:16:31 pm »
It was actually his single-speed commuter bike from home. That's why he had to walk some of the hills.

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Re: Guy Martin makes a Mountain Bike
« Reply #192 on: 07 December, 2016, 03:17:26 pm »
It was actually his single-speed commuter bike from home. That's why he had to walk some of the hills.

Bloody Lincolnshire wuss.

As for not understanding everything he says, that's why he repeats everything, I say that's why he repeats everything boy.
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Re: Guy Martin makes a Mountain Bike
« Reply #193 on: 07 December, 2016, 03:33:51 pm »
Because he can?

This is Guy Martin we are talking about. Suitability is a state of mind.......

Although he did appear to be wearing Lycra when he stripped down half way along the ride.

(I see he's on a hopefully record breaking jaunt round the UK coast line right now. Linky to Cycling Weakly)
Better than 240 miles a day, for 20 days

That's a tough target in winter.  Bloody daft time to tackle it. I'd like to see what sort of bike he's riding - and if he's wearing baggy shorts to try that.
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Re: Guy Martin makes a Mountain Bike
« Reply #194 on: 07 December, 2016, 07:43:37 pm »
Because he can?

This is Guy Martin we are talking about. Suitability is a state of mind.......

Although he did appear to be wearing Lycra when he stripped down half way along the ride.

(I see he's on a hopefully record breaking jaunt round the UK coast line right now. Linky to Cycling Weakly)
Better than 240 miles a day, for 20 days

That's a tough target in winter.  Bloody daft time to tackle it. I'd like to see what sort of bike he's riding - and if he's wearing baggy shorts to try that.

FTFY

Much of Britain's coastline is "sub-optimal" for cycling long distances in a day and 240 miles is a long way even on optimal roads.

I'd be interested in Teethgrinder's view on it.
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Re: Guy Martin makes a Mountain Bike
« Reply #195 on: 07 December, 2016, 08:03:45 pm »
Was part of a team effort that did it in the summer of 1983. Ten days, thirteen hours, IIRC.
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Re: Guy Martin makes a Mountain Bike
« Reply #196 on: 08 December, 2016, 04:09:49 pm »
By Jove Riggers, you've nailed it. Guy Martin is Fred Dibnah on steroids :thumbsup:

In fairness.. that was my initial point on the OP.


Christ! Really? I'm glad you have reminded us Lee-ers, because, after 8 pages in, I'm blowed if I'm starting in from page one before I start making a comment! And to young Kimmy – you're absolutely right! I'd forgotten about the televisual sub-titles one can have working. One time, for some reason (I think the cat pressed the wrong button quite honestly) but we were watching programmes, and moaning about the blasted sub-titles, thinking it was a new 'addition' for our viewing delight. It wasn't of course, and it took us a while before realising our error (or the cats!).
Certainly never seen cycling south of Sussex

Re: Guy Martin makes a Mountain Bike
« Reply #197 on: 08 December, 2016, 04:37:04 pm »
By Jove Riggers, you've nailed it. Guy Martin is Fred Dibnah on steroids :thumbsup:

In fairness.. that was my initial point on the OP.

You probably typed it with a Northern intonation. It takes so long for Southerners to understand, that they think it's their own idea.

Re: Guy Martin makes a Mountain Bike
« Reply #198 on: 08 December, 2016, 04:50:21 pm »
Could I also add, with reference to Guy Martin, I wish they'd put subtitles on the screen whenever he's speaking. I've lost count the amount of times I've asked my wife: "What'd he say!?"

He's like a roving modern Fred Dibnah isn't he.

At least he does seem to say everything twice, which gives us a bit of a chance to catch up with what he's saying!

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Re: Guy Martin makes a Mountain Bike
« Reply #199 on: 08 December, 2016, 05:20:13 pm »
Could I also add, with reference to Guy Martin, I wish they'd put subtitles on the screen whenever he's speaking. I've lost count the amount of times I've asked my wife: "What'd he say!?"

He's like a roving modern Fred Dibnah isn't he.

At least he does seem to say everything twice, which gives us a bit of a chance to catch up with what he's saying!

Good point.
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