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  1. Just been riding in the 'Warwick town centre unicycle races'
    (http://www.unicyclist.com/forums/showthread.php?t=52979)

    Such a good race that it deserves a new thread to talk about it.

    What a fantastic pair of races. Cokers from round the country,
    including two of the fastest in the world, bombing round a town centre
    track.

    [image:
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    Followed by a super fun fun race, in which I rode very slowly on a
    silly unicycle with a super fat Schwinn tyre and rim, which was okay on
    the straights but didn't like road camber and didn't like turning
    corners. However, I can officially say that I not only beat Roger
    Davies world champion unicyclist in a race, I actually lapped him*.

    Followed by beer, then a very civilized tea.

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    Oh and there was some rather fast bike racing.
    [image:
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    Thanks to John + Nuneaton Jugglers for organising it fantastically, and
    bring on the next one.

    Joe

    * Admittedly he was riding a two wheeled unicycle, but lets not talk
    about that.

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  2. Definitely fun. I think I was lucky as the course was actually quite
    bumpy and had a hill in it so my long 110 cranks helped keep me on the
    unicycle. Sam though had 102s and took a tumble on the first lap and
    never got to catch me, although I have heard he was flying along - it
    is him at the back of the bunch on the first photo with his broom
    sticks (I will let him explain!)

    I must say that we got a fantastic reception from the Bike guys. They
    really made us really welcome and made it a great day.

    Thanks again to John for organising it, great job.

    Roger

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  3. Beer followed by tea :o
    I feel ill thinking about it.

    Sounds like a fun race though. Did Roger win?

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  4. GizmoDuck said:


    Sounds like a fun race though. Did Roger win?

    Comfortably! - It's a shame Sam crashed on the first lap because it
    would have been VERY close between him and Roger otherwise.

    To give an idea of how fast Sam was going AFTER the crash, I passed him
    while he was remounting at the end of lap 1 when I was in 6th place
    about 150m behind the leader, Sam passed me about halfway round lap 2,
    the race was 5 laps of just under 1KM and Sam came in second.

    I don't know if there'll be official times posted anywhere, my cycle
    computer reckoned an average speed of 19.8km/h and riding time of about
    12minutes - it was a very bendy course with lots of tight corners so it
    was difficult to maintain a very fast speed.

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  5. Sounds like you all enjoyed yourselves, wish I could of been there.

    BTW how did the crowd respond?

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  6. This was a really fun event.

    There was a pretty big crowd around the start/finish area, and all
    around the course. There were hundreds of lycra clad people with tiny
    pieces of carbon fibre claiming to be bikes, and a decent number of
    unicyclists. There was a really good atmosphere among the riders -
    there were trke races as well (proper skinny racing trikes..!)

    We did a pre-mounted standing start, holding hands on the line. Roger
    got away first, and we started to spread out around the first lap. I
    think (it was all a blur really) I overtook on the back straight, but
    then on the slight gradient back up to the finish Roger came past me.

    I was on the 102s, and with my new and little-experienced extention
    handles (yes, made from a broomstick and a few bolts... will post about
    them later), I got too far forward and ran off the front. Picking up
    broken bits of wood and tying the computer cable out of the way wasted
    some time, but luckily no injury.

    The rest for me was catch-up, as everyone passed me before I got back
    on. It took a few laps to catch Joe and John H, as they were going
    pretty fast, but I never saw Roger again until the last finish line!

    My computer said riding time of 9.44, avg. speed 15.5mph (24.9km/h).

    Moral of the story - control is better than flat out speed - it's far
    worse to fall than to ease off or have longer cranks! Still fun
    though! 🙂

    10km next year, with 20+ riders? Let's hope so...

    Sam

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  7. What a cool event, well done to all the riders!

    This is definitely an event that I would love to take part in next
    year, by which time I will hopefully have a coker.

    Anyone got any pics of the trophies?

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  8. A few pics here http://picasaweb.google.com/muni.pete/WarwickUniRacing -
    there are a couple of the presentations and trophies. Apologies for the
    quality, I only had a tiny camera with me (easier to carry on a
    unicycle).

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  9. A great event, I shall have to ride in the Coker race next year, and it
    did feel great to lap Roger (even if he was on a two-wheeler). The
    gladiators, genreal practise area and crazy bikes were a nice addition
    too.

    Just for you domesticated ape.

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  10. GizmoDuck said:

    Beer followed by tea :o
    I feel ill thinking about it.

    Tea as in afternoon tea complete with scones(or skons as some people
    persist in calling them) and jam and cream (which we scientifically
    decided the correct order for was cream, then jam, assuming there is no
    butter) . It was 3 o'clock. It would have been uncivilised not to.

    Was a fantastic race, personally not having ridden the coker for over
    six months wasn't a good thing, I just couldn't take the tight corners
    as fast as the riders in front of me, I clawed back a little bit each
    straight, only to lose it on the corner. I certainly didn't have the
    skill of any of the riders who were in front of me.

    If you look very carefully on the pictures, you might see the new
    Nimbus Coker by the way. Roger was riding it.

    Joe

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  11. joemarshall said:

    the new Nimbus Coker by the way. Roger was riding it

    So is that Hunter/Rowing-style frame going to be standard on the
    Nimbus? Looks nice.

    That looked like a good race. I've just bought a coker (well, a
    Qu-ax/UDC/KH hybrid - thanks DarkTom 🙂) so I may join you next year if
    I can get any good at riding the thing.

    Rob

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  12. Cheers Kington, I think trophies are generally horrible but that one is
    ace!

    Mmmm Nimbus coker... "It will be mine. Oh yes, it will be mine"🙂.

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  13. The 36" trophy is really cool as well, it even looks like a 36"!

    Roger

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  14. Oh I wish I could have made it! Damn work! (although I did get to spend
    the day giggling at cyclists at a big bike sale my sports centre was
    holding). I'd have lost the coker race no doubt but it would have been
    such fun! Is the person on the coker with the blue rim and number 2 on
    him Rupert?

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  15. Yep that's Rupert, he held 2nd initially but then he UPD'd and i think
    finished 5th. Did we meet you at Crawley? That looks like Hasselhof the
    second in your avatar, of course if I'm wrong this is going to sound
    really bizzare.

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  16. Well done guys - sounds as though it was a big success. I'll be there
    for it next year. Incidentally, how many riders were there in the Coker
    race?

    Steve

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  17. Congratualtions to all who took part, it sounds like it was a great day
    out.

    Hopefully I will be there next year with something fun to ride and
    maybe even a 36er (if the wife lets me)

    Who won in the fun race?

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  18. 10 Cokeurs in total. Of course Im far too modest to mention who won the
    fun race.....

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  19. kington99 said:

    Yep that's Rupert, he held 2nd initially but then he UPD'd and i think
    finished 5th. Did we meet you at Crawley? That looks like Hasselhof the
    second in your avatar, of course if I'm wrong this is going to sound
    really bizzare.

    You probably did meet me in Crawley. That is indeed Hasselhoff II. Glad
    to hear Rupert did well. Next year....

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