Chris Hoy World Record Attempt - Part 2

[toddistic]

not a kilo...

[anubis520]

two things, I think he could have ridden a larger gear and go faster, and he should make another attempt at the Kilo record in the new tracks in mexico, its not the same height but it is a wood and some what indoor track.

[mikeyburger1]

amazing, average speed of 46 mph :D

[Staff777]

everytime i see Chris Hoy i think its amazing he can actually ride a bike, his legs are wider than my waist...

[AJ94Acura]

You might think 12,000 ft elevation would slow the times.

[edbowassrdon]

@AJ94Acura It would make them faster.. thinner air of course

[theyouuser]

at 12,000 feet the air in thinner yes, however the o2 in the air is less, so for every breath there is less uptake of oxygen which will mean the muscles will suffer, but over 500m it may not matter, as 500m is more anaerobic(without oxgen)

[pittsn]

A disk wheel in the front makes it very hard to steer, and on an outdoor track there is more wind than an indoor and that adds to the difficulty in steering.

[arepepe]

hey why do they always put a disc in the rear wheel instead of the front?

[rolodexroulette]

also i think certain Leagues/associations limit the use of Disk wheels to strictly the rear wheel. the disk wheels are purely for aerodynamics, and they weight heavier than spoked wheels.

[Xavierthegreat666]

@recon455 Check analytic cycling, aerodynamics on the front wheel are much more important than on the rear wheel. The only reason a lot of cyclists don't use a front disc is handling problems.

[GodblessScotland]

Apparently at the midway stage he was travelling at a speed quicker than anyone else has ever done.

He beat the world record by 1 and a half seconds

[JediTimbob]

Wow! That's pretty impressive legspeed he has.

[cookkoo]

Boy! That looked beautiful!!

[nik78391]

24.758? that´s 72,7 km/h avg speed!!! lol

[Apollys]

Or for those who like miles per hour (like me), he averaged a little over 45 miles per hour.

[hgf430]

ha thats really fast, i can only do a 29.542

[tabletopheadthrow]

oh wooow he rawkks =]

xlaura on her bro's site x

[DoomGhost]

stand still start or flying?

[G08208]

Dead Start

[teaboy1981]

Incorrect - this was the flying 500m record.

[Dubwise4u]

I hope you come back to bolivia. Great ride Chriss!!!

[wullebulle123]

why did he not go for the 200m?

[teaboy1981]

Theo Bos set the 200m record at sea level (in Moscow). He felt the altitude of Bolivia gave too much of an advantage. The 500m record was set at the same track as Hoy's ride.

[jkrs01]

@teaboy1981 ummmm, no. theo bos did not set the 200m record at sea level because he thought the altitude of bolivia was too much of an adavantage. he did so because moscow is the fastest track in the world for flying 200s because when you come off the banks there you pretty much dive off a two storey building.... thats why the new 200 record by kevin sireau was also set there... moscow is just simply the fastest by a long shot for flying 200s