sne Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 It took me a second or two to twig that the caption about the USA womens eight saying WB was referring to world's best time rather than would bang. VT's corrupting influence. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunRickyRun Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 I swear the beeb's athletics coverage gets worse. Why show live action when you can cut away from it and show 3 people in a studio talking or a showreel/interview recorded 3 months ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardiffGreens Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 56 minutes ago, RunRickyRun said: I swear the beeb's athletics coverage gets worse. Why show live action when you can cut away from it and show 3 people in a studio talking or a showreel/interview recorded 3 months ago? I've not strayed from the red button channels - made the mistake of switching over to BBC2 for the mens gymnastics finals then having to swtich between that and BBC1 about 15 times in the next 20 minutes. I much prefer it, no cut aways to studio nonsense, no 15 minute soft-focus pre-made VT talking to one of the athlete's hairdressers, and even some action sans commentary at times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 yep, avoid the main channels, watch what you want on interweb and red button there's far less John Inverdale touching himself and getting grease on everything 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisagg75 Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 apparently 18 yr old Chinese female swimmer chen xinyi failed a drugs test after the 100m butterfly on thurs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 destroyed the US in the women's team pursuit final, and broke the world record as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 Big girl that Elis Ligtlee. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 That dutch girl is a big unit 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 Power to weight ratio not important in track cycling, you just need power output so bigger units will always be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan. Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 12 minutes ago, darrenm said: Power to weight ratio not important in track cycling, you just need power output so bigger units will always be better. The heavier the load the more power required to perform the work. They don't make these bikes out of carbon fibre and remove the brakes and gears for the fun of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 5 minutes ago, Ryan. said: The heavier the load the more power required to perform the work. They don't make these bikes out of carbon fibre and remove the brakes and gears for the fun of it They're made out of carbon fibre because it's the best overall material for a variety of reasons, weight isn't high on the list compared to strength and aerodynamics. Do you really think track bikes need brakes and gears? Power to weight only becomes a factor during acceleration. To maintain speed, the weight doesn't really come into it. Therefore, as I said, power to weight not important in track cycling. See the low weight of road climbers vs the build of Chris Hoy / Robert Forstemann etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 George north looks like a beat up nicholas hoult 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 11 minutes ago, Meath_Villan said: George north looks like a beat up nicholas hoult Well, a beat up two Nicholas Hoults. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan. Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 8 minutes ago, darrenm said: They're made out of carbon fibre because it's the best overall material for a variety of reasons, weight isn't high on the list compared to strength and aerodynamics. Do you really think track bikes need brakes and gears? Power to weight only becomes a factor during acceleration. To maintain speed, the weight doesn't really come into it. Therefore, as I said, power to weight not important in track cycling. See the low weight of road climbers vs the build of Chris Hoy / Robert Forstemann etc. Which is absolutely critical in track cycling. These guys are very rarely at top speed. It's all about maximum power and minimum weight. How can you even argue this? It's basic physics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 I'm sorry we'll have to agree to disagree. In certain track disciplines acceleration will be important but the majority of cases are still more dependant on max power output. I'm not sure how you can argue against the basic physics of weight not being a significant factor when up to speed. Weight makes next to no difference when travelling at a constant speed. It will provide greater contact friction from more tyre deflection but this isn't significant. E.g. in the team pursuit, the majority of the time is spent at a constant speed. The initial acceleration is out of the way quickly. Once at speed, the vast majority of power is used pushing air out of the way. Taking greater contact friction out of it, if I was 200kg and you were 100kg yet I was pushing 500w and you 250w, I would be twice as fast. Hence, power to weight ratio isn't important in track cycling, it's all about power. This is the basic physics, have a read up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakotaDakota Posted August 13, 2016 Share Posted August 13, 2016 some biggies up in the next 4 hours in a repeat of london 2012's super saturday. Ennis in heptathlon javelin from 1 o clock (KJT is in group one starting at midnight but her javelin isn't much better than her shot put) Greg Rutherford long jump final starts just before 1 & Mo Farah goes for the 10,000 at 1.27 Womens 100m final is at 2.37 (mens final is at the same time in 24 hours) and if you're staying up for the heptathlon conclusion the final 800m race is due off at 3.18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Mo time! Come on. Good luck, Mr Farah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phumfeinz Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 (edited) https://i.imgur.com/M41MKV9.gifv Edited August 14, 2016 by Phumfeinz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardiffGreens Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Mo starting the opening lap by staying at the back of the pack and waving to the crowd, Worth staying up late just to see something as ridiculous as that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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