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cobble wobble 2012Video: Cobble Wobble 2012
The Cobble Wobble is an institution these days, now in its fourth year. It's an eclectic blend of professional bikers, have-a-go tryers and fancy dress lunatics all trying to be fastest up a 179-yard cobbled climb through the centre of Frome. If you haven't tried it, you should. It's ace.
This year's race was wone by MTB 4X racer Michal Prokop in a time of 22.966 seconds, astonishingly quick since it was wet and slippery on the cobbles for the final this year. Last year's winner Lewis Lacey was second, while Martyn Ashton – who was fastest in qualifying on the same Pinarello Dogma he used for the Road Bike Party vid – slipped a gear in his final run.
Anyway, it's not really about the winning, is it? each year the fancy dress gets better and better. Top marks to the chap pictured at the top who did the climb with an entire christmas tree starapped to his back. Big shouts to the CobbleBots too, and the guy who did it on a unicycle. Ace filmster Alex Rankin was there to capture the action, so take the phone off the hook for five minutes and have a watch. It is Christmas, after all.
Dave is a founding father of road.cc, having previously worked on Cycling Plus and What Mountain Bike magazines back in the day. He also writes about e-bikes for our sister publication ebiketips. He's won three mountain bike bog snorkelling World Championships, and races at the back of the third cats.
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- ktache 46 min 50 sec ago
Or lezyne tubeless pro plugs. I've got a set, but had no chance to try them out. I want to use those mushrooms.
- chrisonabike 1 hour 28 min ago
That's a bit forward! But yes; pop up any time you like. Except when the buses have been at the bridges.
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If we can only build enough 2nd homes / buy-to-lets maybe that will ease the rental market, assure future housing for the children of the...
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If businesses are suffering on Linthorpe Road it is entirely their own fault, most of the destination type shops moved out long before the cycle...
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So where is the entitlement of wanting to get from A to B in relative safety? The city centre is dire regarding cycling infrastructure and while...
- whosatthewheel 3 hours 53 min ago
I live in a mostly flat town and can maintain 22-25mph. Makes no difference to drivers who still overtake frantically even only to slow down to my...
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👍🏼 IMHO, one of the main things to look out for is butted tubes, double or even tripple butted. ride safe and have a great Christmas
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And we can be sure that Police Scotland would be similarly disinterested...
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I'll do it!
But I probably wont win.
Ah, Raleigh! Just the man for the job. We'll even let you wear your new skinsuit and an aero helmet!
^lol
With full disc wheels, and they're not allowed off the tri-bars...
Brilliant! I dare someone to do this on a low profile road bike!
Worth mentioning Prokop is a legend of the sport, owns 3 rainbow jerseys and did Beijing OG on BMX. How come he turned up in Frome anyway?
Anyone done it on an Ordinary?
I had better get practising then. I wonder if I could make a sandwich style board with people who have helped written on it. Then style it to cover a big ass hub motor.....Power up the hill and win a bike to auction off for a charity....
Is that called cheating?
brilliant idea - dig out your climbing legs Keith!
@Gkam84 - I think you need to have a go and carry the banner for your sponsors! What could be easier than hill climbing on a trike?!?!
Excellent, you just gotta bloody love cycling, I do!
The cueball whoobul race
Props to everyone who took part, but the guy with no shoes on and the person on the unicycle.......Could 2013 be the year for a guy on a trike
