August 11th, 2008

Foam-Cored 4mm Carbon Fibre Panel from carbonmods.co.uk

SteveintheUK in Manufacturers, Products, carbonmods.co.uk

Product Description
This specially developed Foam-Cored Carbon Fibre Panel 4mm uses a combination of genuine 2/2 twill, 3k carbon fibre (to match our full range of carbon fibre products) with an ultra light weight foam core and either black glass top surface.
To ensure great bond strength and minimum resin content the panel is laminated and cured [...]

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August 11th, 2008

Carbon Fibre NACA Vent from carbonmods.co.uk

SteveintheUK in Cooling, Manufacturers, Products, carbonmods.co.uk

Product description
NACA ducts were originally designed by NASA as a very low drag air-intake. When properly installed they allow air to be drawn in through vehicle body panels with minimal disturbance to the air flow. NACA ducts are usually used to provide air for engine, brake and cabin cooling and are commonly installed in bonnets [...]

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August 10th, 2008

HPV Cooling – NACA Duct Rational and Construction by Warren Beauchamp

SteveintheUK in Cooling, Design Aids, Products, Tech Info

A major issue with well sealed, fully faired HPVs is overheating. Racing during a typical 85 degree and 90 percent humidity Midwestern afternoon can generate in-fairing temperatures in excess of 110 degrees fairly rapidly. At that point it’s only a matter of a short period of time [...]

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August 10th, 2008

Aerodynamics of Road Vehicles – book review by Nick Demma

SteveintheUK in Books, High Speed Cycling, Tech Info

Words by the “Lone Danger” Nick Demma
I will proceed with this book review by presenting a totally unorganized mess of comments. There is a section on drafting where the relative coefficient of drag is presented for both the leading and the following cars [...]

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August 10th, 2008

Bike Geek, Graeme Obree and the World Hour Record by John Stesney

SteveintheUK in Books, Cyclist, Graeme Obree, High Speed Cycling, Hour Record

Most Americans’ knowledge of cycling begins and ends with Lance Armstrong and the Tour de France. But in Europe—where fan interest is high and press coverage extensive—cyclists are household names. And while the Tour de France is the sport’s most famous and lucrative race, the World Hour Record (WHR) might be its most coveted record. [...]

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August 10th, 2008

Chronic of the hour record by wolfgang-menn.de

Chronic of the hour record

Distcance
(km)
Rider

Date
Gearing
Bike Weight (Kg)
Crank Arm
Cadence (rpm)

35.325
Henri Desgrange

18930511

38.220
Jules Dubois

18941031

39.240
Marcel Van den Eynde

18970730

40.781
Willie Hamilton

18980709

41.110
Lucien Petit-Breton

19050824

41.520
Marcel Berthet

19070620

42.122
Oscar Egg

19120826
34×7= 7,22m(2)
8.5

97,2

42.306 0
Richard Weise

19130727

42.741
Marcel Berthet

19130807

43.525
Oscar Egg

19130821

43.775
Marcel Berthet

19130921

44.247
Oscar Egg

19140618
24×7= 7,22m

102,1

44.588
Jan Van Hout

19330825

44.777
Maurice Richard

19330829
24×7= 7,32m
8.5

101,9

45.090
Giuseppe Olmo

19351031
24×7= 7,32m
8

102,7

45.398
Maurice Richard

19361014
24×7= 7,32m
8
172
103,4

45.558
Frans Slaats

19370929
24×7= 7,32m
8

103,7

45.840
Maurice Archambaud

19371104
24×7= 7,32m

171
104,4

45.871
Fausto Coppi

19421107
52×15= 7,40m
9.5
171
103,3

46.159
Jacques Anquetil

19560629
52×15= 7,40m
7.3

104,0

46.393
Ercole Baldini

19560919

6.45

46.924
Roger Riviere

19570918
52×15= 7,40m
6.45
171
105,7

47.346
Roger Riviere

19580923
53×15= 7,54m
6.85
175
104,7

47.493 1
Jaques Anquetil

19670927
52×13= 8,54m
6.69
175
92,7

48.093
Ferdinand [...]

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August 10th, 2008

Graeme Obree – The Flying Scotsman speaks

SteveintheUK in Cyclist, Documentry, Graeme Obree, Video

From: Scottishsport
YouTube Direct Link: Graeme Obree – The Flying Scotsman speaks

Scottish cycling hero Graeme Obree discusses ‘The Flying Scotsman’, the film based upon his early life and record-breaking career. The biopic stars Johnny Lee Miller as Obree while Laura Fraser portrays Graeme’s wife Anne.

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August 10th, 2008

Graeme Obree – ‘The Flying Scotsman’ review by David J. Anderson

SteveintheUK in Books, Cyclist, Film, Graeme Obree

This is a short review by David J. Anderson from AgileManagement.net of the film ‘The Flying Scotsman‘ about the life of Graeme Obree.
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For a while I’ve been thinking of doing a series on some my favorite management inspiration figures – my heroes of management, if you will. Well this first post isn’t about management, rather [...]

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August 10th, 2008

Blatchford Vs Barczewski – 2007 Elite Nationals, Men’s Sprint Final

SteveintheUK in 200meter Sprint, Ben Barczewski, Cyclist, Michael Blatchford, Sporting Events, Video

Michael Blatchford (Cypress, Calif./Cody Racing) Vs Ben Barczewski (Breinigsville, Pa./T-Town Express) in a a winning time of 18.470 seconds at the 2007 USA Cycling Elite Track National Championships
From: zenboyfilms
YouTube Direct Link: 2007 Elite Nationals – Men’s Sprint Gold Final

For more info on this race have a look at this article at USACycling.org
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August 10th, 2008