The Hour Record

From: http://www.trekfactoryracing.com/news/hour-record-twitter-qa

17 SEP 2014 - 18:09

HOUR RECORD TWITTER Q&A

YOU ASKED US QUESTIONS ABOUT JENS' HOUR RECORD ATTEMPT ON TWITTER, AND WE'VE COMPILED ANSWERS TO THE MOST ASKED QUESTIONS.

For the basics, and historical perspective on the Hour Record check out Velonews’ 11-point article on Jens’ Hour Record attempt.

Q:@JoeyCycle: Has he achieved the record unofficially yet?

A: Jens has not attempted it, as the true, full effort will take a lot out of him. He has done benchmarking tests of shorter times to know what his pacing will need to be.

Q: @Mike_ABK6: What average wattage will Jens target?

A:  370 watts average will likely be the result, but his goal is based on distance, not power.

Q: @Nickd39: What if he falls or suffers a mechanical?

A: He may choose to continue, after a bike change, or to stop the attempt. Whether he chooses to continue depends on how far into the ride he is.

Q: @ZacharyAllison: Is Jens' bike a true track bike, or a modified road bike?

A: While it is based on the Trek Speed Concept, there are many modifications to the bike, including a different rear end. We had to have it approved by the UCI as a unique design. 

Q: Many people asked - What does the bike weigh?

A: 8,150g (just under 18 lbs)

Q: @sufferfest: Can he see his wattage? Q:@JHLudlum: How about using an earpiece? 

A: He cannot see live power data, per UCI-standard track-racing rules, but he can record it for later analysis. We've worked closely with SRM to keep his 55-tooth crank setup freshly calibrated so we can get a lot of information from this attempt. He cannot have an earpiece, but is allowed one person on the side of the track to give him verbal coaching.

Q: @BWSimons: What’s on Jens’ 60-minute playlist?

A: We asked him, and this is what he said:

Warmup:

• REO Speedwagon "Keep on loving you"
• Brian Adams "Summer of 69"
• Journey "Wheel in the sky"
• Air supply "Making Love out of Nothing at All“
• Metallica "Turn the page"

Hour Record:

• Republica "Ready to go"
• P.O.D. "Feel so alive"
• Metallica "One"
• AC/DC "Hells Bells"
• AC/DC "Highway to hell"
• Farmerboys "Here comes the pain"
• Ugly Kid Joe "Goddam Devil"
• AC/DC "Thunderstruck"
• Black Sabbath "Paranoid"
• Metallica “Frayed ends of sanity"
• Europe "Final Countdown"

Cooldown:

• Metallica "Nothing else matters"
• Cranberries "Zombie"
• Kansas "Dust in the wind"
• Air Supply "All out of love"
• Lita Ford/ Ozzy Osbourne "Close my eyes forever"

Q: @dcblam: For those of us in the US who can't get Eurosport, is there a stream we can watch?

A: Yes, Trek will stream it live in the US on their website. If you're in a Eurosport country, you can watch it live, or get a one-month streaming subscription. For everywhere else, you can watch on the UCI Youtube channel.

Q: How far will he ride?

A: We hope at least 49.7k, but what do you think? How far will Jens go in the Hour Record attempt? Tell us on Twitter and tag it #HourRecord