LondonSkaters Speed Team - Speed Skating & Rollerblading Club in London

tanya g · Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:48 pm Subject: Engadin 28th June 2008

Your confirmed flights
Outbound Friday Jun 27, 2008
17:05
27 Jun 19:40 BA2754 Gatwick (London)Zurich

17:10
29 Jun 18:00
BA0717 Switzerland Heathrow (London)

Edit (Nats): put full date in title/

ed! · Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 5:21 pm Subject:

If you're renting a car:
- Bear in mind there might be a 6th gear
- Make sure you allow enough time for a meal + shared pizza on the way home.
- Don't assume the person at the car park works for the car rental company

andyman · Joined: 05 Apr 2006 Posts: 1945 Location: Suffolk

And if you share the driving.....share the driving Laughing

tanya g · Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 5:48 pm Subject:

sol · Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 6:18 pm Subject:

Would you share a car and a pizza with me? Very Happy

andyman · Joined: 05 Apr 2006 Posts: 1945 Location: Suffolk

Oh my God! I never thought I would see the day - No, not Sol and T sharing cars and pizza's, but Sol going to the 'downhill' marathon Razz

sol · Posted: Wed Mar 12, 2008 7:19 pm Subject:

Shhhh! Don't mention the downhill too often or I'll rethink Shocked

Rick · Joined: 25 Feb 2004 Posts: 5888

Take many sets of wheels. Hard ones if it's hot soft ones if it's cold and ones with lots of roll. Parabolic rather than round for the soft round rathar than parabolic for the hard. Have on decent bearings and you will go very fast. Seriously practice your tuck if you want to get a good speed on the downhill and be stable. Chant to yourself "Relax! Relax! Relax! Let them run! Let them run! Let them run!" if you are prone to speed wobble and you'll do fine. It's only really got one hill.

tanya g · Posted: Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:18 am Subject:

danceskater · Joined: 22 Aug 2006 Posts: 47

For a fact I know that Swiss Ceramic Bearings accelerate faster and have a higher top speed than Swiss Metal Bearings.

After doing this hill last year with metal bearings I was disappointed with my top speed.

Barrie · Joined: 21 May 2006 Posts: 1338 Location: Putney

Good luck to everyone doing this too!

andyman · Joined: 05 Apr 2006 Posts: 1945 Location: Suffolk

Yes seconded, have a great time and good luck Cool

peterc · Joined: 10 Mar 2004 Posts: 1269 Location: M3 somewhere

I want records damn it, records (or at least a PB)

Go girls! (and any boys that may also be playing)

Natasha · Joined: 09 Jul 2004 Posts: 2973 Location: Basingstoke

Bonne chance!

Glenn · Joined: 05 Feb 2005 Posts: 1082 Location: ST Pauls

Good luck guys. I expect to hear about some new British records: boys and girls.

G