maybolezx12r
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RE: Running the TT course
The question i ask would be would you run on a main road at home?There is lots of sctions of teh TT course where there is no pavements and even slower areas like Glen Helen would be a nightmare due to the lack of vision on some of the corners.
Wouldnt be me!
As far as riding the course is concerned i just love it and is a big part of my overall TT experience.There is times when the course gets very busy and you do need your wits about you and keep an eye on your mirrors.Theres nothing quite like getting up at 6am and going for a lap just amazing,the roads are quite and with the sun just coming up its awesome
Just my opinion
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17-09-2015, 12:31 PM |
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HammerHead
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RE: Running the TT course
Would it even be allowed?
I thought I'd read somewhere that pushbikes are banned on the mountain section of the course during TT fortnight. I tried to Google it but couldn't find what I thought I'd read, so maybe I'm wrong.
What I did find was this account of cycling the course during practice week - gives some impression of what you'd be up against.
http://my-tt-lap-2007.blogspot.co.uk/
I quite fancy cycling around but wouldn't attempt it during TT or MGP.
"There is nothing so momentary as a sporting achievement, and nothing so lasting as the memory of it."
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17-09-2015, 02:48 PM |
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Nasher
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RE: Running the TT course
(17-09-2015, 01:35 PM)Kursaal Flyer Wrote: Nasher . Do unicycle do hills ! If they do thats some challenge.
Hi Keith, congratulations on your MGP success - a good job well done
No only do we go up hills, we go mountain unicycling
Down hill is difficult as there is no free-wheeling - you have to keep pedalling. Some unicyclist put disc or rim brakes on, but I prefer to use my legs.
I did the Gower bike ride a couple of years back & whilst overtaking a bicycle going up a steep hill the rider commented "it's all right for you, I'm over forty" my reply was a simple "I'm not sixty until next year"
Many years before, I did the London to Brighton ride on a unicycle.
But your achievements in the MGP this year far outweigh anything I could do on a Unicycle
Nasher
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17-09-2015, 07:11 PM |
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Ted1200
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RE: Running the TT course
Definitely would not be allowed now, either running or cycling. I believe this years TT program states that this is prohibited during TT fortnight. I think its been the case for a few years now.
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17-06-2019, 04:31 PM |
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