TD 2014 Facts and Figures

[Bearbonesnorm]

I know we can all be a little geeky so thought this might keep some of you amused for a while, lots of interesting stuff when you start to look properly.

https://public.tableausoftware.com/prof ... /ZNWPCPHPY

[Alpinum]

When are you going to ride it?

[Bearbonesnorm]

When are you going to ride it?

2016 is likely ... same year as Ian I believe, well I'll see him at the start no doubt

[Dave42w]

When are you going to ride it?

2016 is likely ... same year as Ian I believe, well I'll see him at the start no doubt

I don't think the data can cope with a Shopper bike ;-)

[Ian]

Whatever you do, don't do it on a Salsa Fargo as you're almost twice as likely to scratch. So say the statistics.

What's that saying - “Statistics are like a bikini. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital.”

[Dave42w]

No Shands have crashed or scratched. Got to be a great option in 2016 ;-)

[Alpinum]

When are you going to ride it?

2016 is likely ... same year as Ian I believe, well I'll see him at the start no doubt

What's that saying - “Statistics are like a bikini. What they reveal is suggestive, but what they conceal is vital.”

The dissertation of a friend on his way to becoming a doctor in maths was about the standard deviation of statistics (of the Swiss departement of statistics). He figured out, that the statistics have a deviation of (roughly) 30 %. Now... he measured and calculated this with statistic methods. So his statement about the accuracy of the statistics also had a deviation of 30 %...

[Zippy]

67% of statistics are made up

[Ian]

67% of statistics are made up

+/- 30%

[mountainbaker]

67% of statistics are made up

+/- 30%

Up to 87.1% of statistics are made up then.

[drain]

Gotta love Tableau! Looks like my new build up of a 2nd hand El Mariachi might bode well for my 2016 attempt! Maybe...

[johnnystorm]

Whatever you do, don't do it on a Salsa Fargo as you're almost twice as likely to scratch. So say the statistics.

I'm not surprised, after two days on the WRT 2013 I was thoroughly bored of being jabbed in the groin by bar-end shifters at every gate and stile. The thought of that repeated for a month fills me with dread.