Comments on: 2016 Rockwell Relay Race Report, Part 7: No, You Go On Without Me.

By: rb

rb — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 03:12:20 +0000

How do you have a picture of this at all? Did you actually pause and think “hey, this needs to be on fatcyclist.com” or were you already in video mode, so this is a screen cap, or perhaps someone passing by took a picture?

By: GenghisKhan

GenghisKhan — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 18:36:38 +0000

Am I the only one hoping for a special Friday episode?! Geesh, I gotta know -but not so much as to listen the Podcast… :o)

By: John Dunn

John Dunn — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 14:32:07 +0000

I listened to he Podcast, got the spoiler but the picture is waaaaay more crazy than I expected. Too many skinny bike riders to provide the proper counterweight on the end it appears.

By: Jeff Dieffenbach

Jeff Dieffenbach — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 12:58:36 +0000

SO many unanswered questions:

1. Just how many minutes was the van there before it started rolling?
2. Manual or automatic transmission?
3. Status of the parking brake before the van started rolling?
4. Grade where the van started rolling?
5. Grade where the van stopped rolling?
6. Fatty’s average heart rate from van start to van stop?
7. Lindsey’s average heart rate from van start to van stop?
8. Ben’s average heart rate from van start to van stop?

These are all good questions. I’ll do my best to answer the ones I can.

1. I would say between eight and ten.
2. Automatic.
3. Not engaged. More on this in a future post.
4. I would say it was facing about 0.5% uphill.
5. I would say the front-right wheel was on an about 35% downhill slope. Rear left wheel was of course in the air, but the uphill slope it was above was about 0.5% still.
6 – 8. Guessing the leap was from 75 to 130. I’d say after the van stop it continued to climb, pegging probably at around 150 and staying there for a while. More on this soon.

- FC

By: Tom in Albany

Tom in Albany — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 11:57:21 +0000

If it wasn’t for Fatty’s post, Leroy’s dog would’ve won the internet…

By: Shugg McGraw

Shugg McGraw — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 08:33:12 +0000

I thought this was going to happen.

I wish you would have warned me, could’ve saved me a lot of anguish. – FC

By: J

Fri, 08 Jul 2016 02:58:39 +0000

…..I’ve done worse…..

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 01:29:58 +0000

Seriously! Do you have no regard for my download limits that will be exceeded simply through the compulsive pavlov’s (leroys) dog clicking of my refresh button.

Now I am really hoping you do not make us wait until Tuesday (AEST)

By: walter

walter — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 00:21:29 +0000

Leroy’s dog cracks me up!

Lindsey deserves the team award for heroism/bravery; jumping into a moving van that was headed down a steep embankment is simply incredible. And the fact that she also saved the van from certain destruction (well, as far as we know right now – more please!) is just amazing. Bravo!

By: Corrine

Corrine — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 00:02:37 +0000

I too wanted to know Leroy’s Dog’s take. Thanks for asking him, Leroy. I can’t believe the van didn’t go over. I’m assuming it didn’t go over otherwise Lisa wouldn’t have just been mad when she saw them, she would have been very concerned. I still can’t figure out how the helmets got smashed unless you used them as chocks?! I hope you don’t make us wait until Monday for more of the story. ARRRGGGHH!!!!!