when is it ok to give friendly advice?

[Metro Commuter]

I too seem to have the problem of having to tough my brakes alot even when i coast way before the rider before me coasts, must be a byproduct of my low drag

Can I, politely, suggest it is a function of being uncertain and not looking far enough ahead?  If I get nervous - a rare event but often associated with being around a couple of people who I know to be dangerous riders, I find I tend to bring my focus in closer and then start to react to things one or two wheels ahead.

However, I agree you would have relatively low drag, but you also have relatively low inertia compared with someone like me - high drag but high inertia.  If I weighed twice what you weigh - and I probably exceed that - then if all things other than your aerodynamic profile were equal then you would need to have twice the aerodynamic profile that I have, and as fat as I am and as skinny you are I doubt that would be the case.


You will notice when you ride with me, on track or road, that I will often lay off quite early simply because I know I will maintain my momentum for longer than pretty much everyone else except for Gav Vickers.  On the track I tend to enter a corner with a bit of a gap because I will carry speed through the bank slightly better than a lighter rider. 

[The Ferret]

Spandy,

Dreams do come true!! "Timing and tone", that has many applications when making reference to me, thank you. Listen up bunters, there is one way to give advice...........give it to the bunter and be firm. Don't roll over a wheel if they swing the wrong way. Don't fill gaps, particularly if you have just accelerated and made it, then drop into second wheel and effectively remove what little pressure you just created. Don't chase everything. Don't expect ADF riders or any rider from a club with Paradise Hills as a base (HD only uses this venue in summer) to know where the wind is blowing from. For reference points, please observe Team Windsock riders who all have tiny condoms swinging on their handlebars acting as windsocks. So far none of them has won a race or got pregnant, so the jury is out. Shalom

Your friend

The Ferret

[spandexcstacy]

Its a Christmas miracle!

Welcome back ....

Spandy.

[Metro Commuter]

Spandy,

Yes - it is a christmas miracle, involving a person who (if my memory serves me correctly) has said he does not celebrate christmas.  Shalom indeed.

MC

[The Ferret]

Aah Metor,

I have stated that I do respect the faith of others. True, I don't celebrate Christmas, but I turn up at a local club race close to Christmas, and every bunter has a face longer than a thoroughbred and is morose. I would hate to see them when it is not a festive time for them.........


Your friend

The Ferret