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Re: Ride the Lobster Teams- place your bets!

GizmoDuck · 2008-05-16T06:26:35+00:00

I'll comment for you then. Team Goonies looks awesome. 😄 Team NZuni will win first place. That was my original prediction, but now that I found out that Sam will be on the same team as Chuck (geared 36) I am starting to wonder how it will work out. I am hoping that Team Goonies finishes top 10, but it is going to be tough to finish in the top third of the teams since so many of the teams look strong. And I realised I haven't commented on your team, except to say I expect you in the top 10. Something the faster teams should take note of....Team Goonies need to be on everyones watchlist, particularly the faster teams. They have James Amon and Joe Marshall on the team. I don't think I've ridded with Spencer Owen (maybe at Unicon?), but both Joe and James have done lot's of long distance events and touring. In particular, James is probably one of the strongest riders in RTL. There are faster riders out there, but that doesn't mean squat if you are going into a 100km/hr headwind. James rode away from Tony Melton and myself on the SINZ Unitour (www.sinzuni.org), during one of the really windy days along the central Otago rail trail. If we end up heading into a strong headwind, put on long cranks and strongest rider and don't let James out of your sight. Sit behind him but don't let him get away. He could quite easily take 1/2hr to 1hr from the fastest teams before you know it. I don't know if this team has a 36" Sclumpf, but if they do, the fast spinning teams will need to watch out for him on the flats also. Joe is a familiar on the forums and we know he's done lot's of long distance 24hr events (even held the 24hr solo off-road record for a while). He's also got a Schlumpf, and should be able to maintain somewhere between 22-25km/hr speed on that. -- GizmoDuck The Uninam Tour 2008.....Hanoi to Saigon!!! www.uninam.net The SINZ Unicycle Tour 2007....South Island, New Zealand www.sinzuni.org The Induni Unicycle Tour 2009. Unicycle Tour of India. Email me for details. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ GizmoDuck's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/794 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/69918 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com

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GizmoDuck
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16 May 2008, 06:26 UTC #1

siafirede said:
I'll comment for you then. Team Goonies looks awesome. 😄
Team NZuni will win first place. That was my original prediction, but
now that I found out that Sam will be on the same team as Chuck (geared
36) I am starting to wonder how it will work out.
I am hoping that Team Goonies finishes top 10, but it is going to be
tough to finish in the top third of the teams since so many of the
teams look strong.
And I realised I haven't commented on your team, except to say I expect
you in the top 10.
Something the faster teams should take note of....Team Goonies need to
be on everyones watchlist, particularly the faster teams.
They have James Amon and Joe Marshall on the team. I don't think I've
ridded with Spencer Owen (maybe at Unicon?), but both Joe and James
have done lot's of long distance events and touring.
In particular, James is probably one of the strongest riders in RTL.
There are faster riders out there, but that doesn't mean squat if you
are going into a 100km/hr headwind. James rode away from Tony Melton
and myself on the SINZ Unitour (www.sinzuni.org), during one of the
really windy days along the central Otago rail trail. If we end up
heading into a strong headwind, put on long cranks and strongest rider
and don't let James out of your sight. Sit behind him but don't let
him get away. He could quite easily take 1/2hr to 1hr from the fastest
teams before you know it. I don't know if this team has a 36" Sclumpf,
but if they do, the fast spinning teams will need to watch out for him
on the flats also.
Joe is a familiar on the forums and we know he's done lot's of long
distance 24hr events (even held the 24hr solo off-road record for a
while). He's also got a Schlumpf, and should be able to maintain
somewhere between 22-25km/hr speed on that.
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The Uninam Tour 2008.....Hanoi to Saigon!!! www.uninam.net
The SINZ Unicycle Tour 2007....South Island, New Zealand
www.sinzuni.org
The Induni Unicycle Tour 2009. Unicycle Tour of India. Email me for
details.
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semach.the.monkey
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16 May 2008, 08:31 UTC #2

GizmoDuck said:

Something the faster teams should take note of....Team Goonies need to
be on everyones watchlist, particularly the faster teams.
They have James Amon and Joe Marshall on the team. I don't think I've
ridded with Spencer Owen (maybe at Unicon?), but both Joe and James
have done lot's of long distance events and touring.
No, you've not ridden with me, but don't worry... I'm not one of those
dark horse types. Honest. 😉
STM
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unicycle6869
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16 May 2008, 15:08 UTC #3

Anyone know why Roger Davis isn't racing? He's an animal...
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steve.colligan
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19 May 2008, 07:16 UTC #4

unicycle6869 said:
Anyone know why Roger Davis isn't racing?
Roger will be severely missed at RTL - especially by the UK teams. 🙁
I should think most people taking part in RTL have met Roger and have
also ridden with him. I'm sure you'll all agree that Roger is one of
the top all-round unicyclist in the World and would have been a
favorite to win this race, especially as he was teamed up with Sam
Wakeling.
As far as the UK teams are concerned - we're particularly sad he won't
be taking part. Roger is the one that usually pulls everyone together,
sorts us out when we have problems (especially mechanical ones) and
gives tons of support and encouragement. Sorry you can't make it Roger
- we'll miss you. At least us 'Lost Wheelers' will have a better chance
of winning 🙄 - ha ha!
I'm sure he'll be monitoring the race as it unfolds via the Internet
though.
Steve
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siafirede
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19 May 2008, 14:15 UTC #5

GizmoDuck said:
And I realised I haven't commented on your team, except to say I expect
you in the top 10.
Something the faster teams should take note of....Team Goonies need to
be on everyones watchlist, particularly the faster teams.
They have James Amon and Joe Marshall on the team. I don't think I've
ridded with Spencer Owen (maybe at Unicon?), but both Joe and James
have done lot's of long distance events and touring.
In particular, James is probably one of the strongest riders in RTL.
There are faster riders out there, but that doesn't mean squat if you
are going into a 100km/hr headwind. James rode away from Tony Melton
and myself on the SINZ Unitour (www.sinzuni.org), during one of the
really windy days along the central Otago rail trail. If we end up
heading into a strong headwind, put on long cranks and strongest rider
and don't let James out of your sight. Sit behind him but don't let
him get away. He could quite easily take 1/2hr to 1hr from the fastest
teams before you know it. I don't know if this team has a 36" Sclumpf,
but if they do, the fast spinning teams will need to watch out for him
on the flats also.
Joe is a familiar on the forums and we know he's done lot's of long
distance 24hr events (even held the 24hr solo off-road record for a
while). He's also got a Schlumpf, and should be able to maintain
somewhere between 22-25km/hr speed on that.
As I said, that is because I trained for SINZ in a wind tunnel
🙄
Riding in the rain wasn't part of my training though, so those days
destroyed me.
We don't have a 36" schlumpf, but we do all have 29er Schlumpfs. Part
of the reason we went with the name "Goonies", although I haven't been
able to get much riding in on mine(due to injuries) so I will probably
use my new 36er most of the time.
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mscalisi
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19 May 2008, 16:55 UTC #6

Team yellow line just got bumped up a few notches.
Beau Hoover now has a geared 36er, and he knows how to use it!
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19 May 2008, 17:04 UTC #7

Team German Speeders
3 people, 3 geared 36" and they know how to use it.
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