The Official Sir Bradley of Wiggo's Hour World Record attempt - Sunday 6pm, thread.

Gregory2Smith1 · Jun 7, 2015

Good Luck Wiggo :thumbsup:

Stat Brother · Jun 7, 2015

Just in case anyone doubts quite what a nail biting, edge of the seat, spectacle they are setting themselves up for.
Here is the current record being set:-

I'm sure you'll agree at makes F1 look like paint drying :lol:

Stat Brother · Jun 7, 2015

Cheshire Cat said:
It would be FAR more interesting if he tried it on one of these

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Damn straight

Stat Brother · Jun 7, 2015

Hopefully they'll remember to remove the bike stand:-

Anyone care to guess what I'm doing this morning, before going for a ride? :facepalm:

Horton's halftime iceberg · Jun 7, 2015

This is epic, the hour record is an unbelievable difficult and dangerous thing.

Wiggo has a lot going for him (bar the air pressure over us at the moment)

It's so big - even I couldn't get a ticket

Will be watching on You Tube - wonder if likes Jens he will have a musical background...

Stat Brother · Jun 7, 2015

Horton's halftime iceberg said:
This is epic, the hour record is an unbelievable difficult and dangerous thing.

Wiggo has a lot going for him (bar the air pressure over us at the moment)

It's so big - even I couldn't get a ticket

Will be watching on You Tube - wonder if likes Jens he will have a musical background...

[MENTION=23986]Glanders[/MENTION] is going.

He should be easy enough to spot as he's likely to be the only one in the crowd pointing out how slow BW is going. :lol:

1066familyman · Jun 7, 2015

Point proved.
This event is SO dull that the bloke trying to sell it is reduced to posting crash videos :lol:

Stat Brother · Jun 7, 2015

1066familyman said:
Point proved.
This event is SO dull that the bloke trying to sell it is reduced to posting crash videos

But you can't keep away!
I've never not said it wasn't dull 'hardly a spectator sport'.

But it is an event, and Sir Bradley of Wigginshire is 'box office'.

Plus crash videos can't do any harm, can they?

1066familyman · Jun 7, 2015

Stat Brother said:
But you can't keep away!
I've never not said it wasn't dull 'hardly a spectator sport'.

But it is an event, and Sir Bradley of Wigginshire is 'box office'.

Plus crash videos can't do any harm, can they?

Blimey SB, now you've moved onto competing with Ipswich fans for banner writing rights :lol:

The boards have hypnotised you

Brighton Mod · Jun 7, 2015

Herr Tubthumper said:
Good luck to the fella. As for it being a "hard watch" Wiggins seems to know how to market this judging by his thoughts in The Guardian today.

Ah, but I don't read the Guardian mein Herr,

desprateseagull · Jun 7, 2015

Stat Brother said:
Hopefully they'll remember to remove the bike stand:-

Anyone care to guess what I'm doing this morning, before going for a ride?

Crikey. Hope he sued those twassocks.

Here's some more crashes..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNcw8d2cyrg

Lord Bracknell · Jun 7, 2015

Stat Brother said:
Just in case anyone doubts quite what a nail biting, edge of the seat, spectacle they are setting themselves up for.
Here is the current record being set:-

I'm sure you'll agree at makes F1 look like paint drying

The thing about paint is that it doesn't take an hour to dry.

strings · Jun 7, 2015

Really looking forward to this. The other half promised earlier in the week to take on all child looking after responsibilities do I could watch it... but is now denying all knowledge. I've set it to record and will avoid social media and my phone if I don't get to watch it live, so I can watch when the little man is tucked up in bed.

Love the #myhour social aspect of it too! I completed my first strava challenge by doing that!

Hampster Gull · Jun 7, 2015

Stat Brother said:
In what is the nicheiest of niche events, BW will be attempting to break the record for distance covered around the velodrome in one hour, it currently stands at 52.937km and is held by Alex Dowsett.

I'm not going to lie to you, it's hardly a spectator sport.
Although the metronomic way it's ridden can be a little hypnotising.

BW is hoping to 'put the record out of reach' which will hurt like hell.

Some might remember Chris Boardman and Graeme Obree dueling over this record in the 90's.

If anyone wants understand more there's a very good podcast here, that covers the event in it's entirety.

http://thecyclingpodcast.com/

Like watching a barge travel down a canal in real time, quite cathartic.

pb21 · Jun 7, 2015

HIGH (~1,040 mb) pressure in London is unfortunately going to equate to around 1 kilometer less distance, bit annoying!

Triggaaar · Jun 7, 2015

It's not supposed to be fun. For one hour I get to suffer with Sir Bradley.

Stat Brother · Jun 7, 2015

Hampster Gull said:
Like watching a barge travel down a canal in real time, quite cathartic.

Did you watch any of that on BBC4 a few weeks ago.

All it was, was a camera on the front of a Kennet and Avon barge.
Occasionally facts about passing landmarks came towards 'you' in the water.

Completely mesmerising.

Guinness Boy · Jun 7, 2015

Stat Brother said:
Did you watch any of that on BBC4 a few weeks ago.

All it was, was a camera on the front of a Kennet and Avon barge.
Occasionally facts about passing landmarks came towards 'you' in the water.

Completely mesmerising.

Like Sir Wiggo's Desert Island Discs (which was indeed excellent) I heard about this on Radio 4. Really made me want to watch it.

Next time I'm stoned.

Stat Brother · Jun 7, 2015

Guinness Boy said:
I heard about this on Radio 4. Really made me want to watch it.

Next time I'm stoned.

I was really bizarre, esp on a big screen.
Very much an old skool programme that looked great.
I got an appreciation for the joke news stories about 'the most popular programme in Finland is a log fire'.

Clearly nothing was happening, just water lapping the side of the boat, and bird song.
All it did was make me realise just how irritating TV is, and I loves TV I does.

SIMMO SAYS · Jun 7, 2015

Stat Brother said:
I was really bizarre

I always thought this and now you have confirmed it

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