who's had a go at Rollapaluza?

Been asked to have a go at Rollapaluza at the end of the month in bristol. Heard it’s 500 metres of balls out pedalling against an opponent on a fixed bike. I had a go on a watt bike a while ago at the track championships and that was fun taking on a couple of roadies.

Anyone here had a go?

most of the folk at SSEC had a go …. im riding a bike not crimping one out

deke made it look so easy for 22.2 /500m

got put out in the semi final by phil glowinski of this parish !

great fun! I generally prefer to drink beer and watch but have been known to dabble as trail rat found out 8)

speak of the devil

i dont think you can link from facebook phil – or maybe its just my work that blocks me

I think it may be your work. It’s an atmosphere shot anyway, rather than one of me dead on arrival!

Yup. You can see me and Donk of this Parish at SSUK09 chucking our lungs up.

23.53 is my best 500m

i love it. 🙂

I did a 24.3 I think at the Smithfield Nocterne this year. I was pretty dissapointed with that but blamed wearing overly restrictive jeans!

do it. its really good fun! they recommend getting drunk as drunk people seem to perform better.

Is it mandatory to roll no my jeans and wear a bright cycle cap?

23.53? Wow! .. I did 17secs for 250m on my first go at a velodrome

Is it mandatory to roll no my jeans and wear a bright cycle cap?

it’s mandatory to have fun. the first time i did it i went in with a limp from a bivvy ride the night before – just went along for a look – within 10 minutes i had registered!

drinking beer helps; but not just before the ride, holding down beer does not help one spin hard!

22.67/500 for me , sandals and shorts for me no caps and rolled up sisters jeans 😉

i suppose if you want get good at it then do some serious sprint interval training

standing start and high cadence work.

not that i’m admitting training for it 😳

i just did lots of high cadence on my commute that month!

I have, at Cliffhanger in Sheffield in the summer

We’ve got one tonight in Plymouth actually! Is it more a case of spinning or can you go big gears?!

seems the gearing is 44×14

Current Rollapaluza competition gear is 44×14 (84.9?) Rollapaluza Records are based on this gear only.

spin your nuts off! nothing to do with strength, it’s all about whether you can spin at well over 200rpm for 20+ seconds 😯

Sounds fun.

EDIT Is it a standing start?

“they recommend getting drunk as drunk people seem to perform better” not sure my SSWC (AVIEMORE 08?) attempt bears that out!

Been asked to have a go at Rollapaluza at the end of the month in bristol

when and where? No details on their website yet for Bristol.

Be ready to feel like throwing up, also it’s not always who you think will be quick so it’s worth while everyone having a go. There was a larger gent at ssuk 09 who had an amazing spin, just lost out in the final I think. Excellent fun.

when and where? No details on their website yet for Bristol.

Dunno.. Guy from VC Bristol told me about it last night. maybe it’s their own local type competition?

Holy thread ressurrection!

Trail Snail Racing / Yogi Cycling muscleman Neil Vingoe (‘Vings’ on here when he posts once in a blue moon) gurned his way to victory in Plymouth the other day.

By his own admission Neil is not the fastest rider even on his local weekly club rides let alone xc racing, but somehow he excels at roller racing on his first ever try. He won over quite a few local heroes who are well faster than him in xc and cx, and posted the fastest time each round and overall for the night. How does that work?

I’m off to practice my gurns now. 😀

Having a good gurn is the secret to winning..

This bloke kicks ass!

It’s definitely all about spinning fast, does not equate to general riding ability (unless you are a trackie). I seem to recall 21 something at SSWC in Aviemore. Ollie Pepper won it in under 20.

I missed registration of it at SSUK09, although perhaps it would’ve been fairer to everyone else present if he’d missed registration too…

Looks like pure torture but at the same time strangely fun.

fatty wilson!

honestly, that’s his name, and he’s a man-mountain, a legend.

(nicest bloke you could ever wish to meet)

COME ON DOWN BRISTOLIANS!

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fatty wilson!

honestly, that’s his name, and he’s a man-mountain, a legend.

(nicest bloke you could ever wish to meet)

Yep, legend, although too many roadie tendencies for my liking at the moment – haven’t seen him on a MTB for months. Possibly because I bought one of his MTBs

I seem to recall the seatpost on that Rollapaluza bike wasn’t really dealing with Andy’s weight too well…

21 something ( i think )at SSUK09 after 30 odd Km’s of Dalby with matty page and GB pre-race racing each other and trying to keep up, which ruined me…. ;o) and a few bottled of Stella….