The return of the bent

[kitchenman]

Having been whooped on the HPVelo Spirit by the local A2B man last year I have been hoping for an encounter with someone so as to show off the speed of my HP Velo Street Machine. This is a 2 mile stretch at the end of this mornings ride. I spotted the competition in my rear view after which .. welll .. I floored it! However, my excitement and pride was short lived as I was subsequently floored by the security man!

STREET MACHINE/STOKE MONKEY v man on a racing bike - YouTube

 

[oigoi]

Good race the speed you reach is frankly for me terrifying!

 

[eddieo]

Blimey! That was very dramatic and exciting!lol Much better then most of the drab footage we tend to see.

Out of interest what kind of speed were you doing, as I agree with oigoi looked a bit scary in the wet

 

[rog_london]

Blimey! That was very dramatic and exciting!lol Much better then most of the drab footage we tend to see.

Out of interest what kind of speed were you doing, as I agree with oigoi looked a bit scary in the wet

It certainly put the wind up that roadie rider - if you missed it, take another look at him going round that left-hander within the last minute.

He might not have been chasing, of course - just trying to see what the hell he was following!

Rog.

 

[Scottyf]

Suprised he kept up with you. Good footage though!

An you do travel at some speed Mr Alan. Just try avoid those tree's !

 

[kitchenman]

Hi eddieo, thanks. The downhill stretch which is a bit dark in the video is the fastest bit. This morning I clocked 41 mph (this is the hill where I have previously crashed at 45 mph) ... its taken me a while to get my confidence back! .. the rest of the ride was between 20 - 25 mph. It was a bit damp and there was some drizzle about ...

 

[kitchenman]

Yes. I re-attached my "side table" last night so must of looked really interesting! ...

 

[kitchenman]

Suprised he kept up with you. Good footage though!

An you do travel at some speed Mr Alan. Just try avoid those tree's !

Thanks scottyf, It was mainly downhill so the assist did not really give me the advantage. The times that I am logging for my commute now are about 5 mins longer then when I was on the Cannondale CX700 ..so ..if I was him then I think I would have caught me! >.. if you follow! - actually thats rubbish .... the reason the CX700 is quicker is because of the uphills ....