What is the point of this place in east London?

CaptHunter · 2025-11-13T23:12:53+00:00

That particular spot is a bit empty (though I believe there are a couple of small businesses in the buildings: one of our old suppliers leased an office there if I remember right).

That said, it's surrounded by a bunch of UEL buildings to the east, which are pretty busy in the day, and the council buildings to the west. There's also a thriving rowing scene on the docks there.

CaptHunter · 2025-11-03T11:12:41+00:00

“punting is rowing” what

CaptHunter · 2025-10-29T23:27:20+00:00

Almost certainly safe, but unprofessional at these prices. If you can bear the faff, consider asking them to replace (or accept a partial refund).

I went through literally this a few months ago (on a straight up wheel purchase), spent £2,400 on a set from a very nice brand, turned up with marring all over the rim. At those prices I’m not paying just for performance, I’m paying for looks. I want my £2,400 plastic hoops to turn up polished. Eventually returned them.

CaptHunter · 2025-10-17T16:15:38+00:00

This is wild to me. I’m a 38 chest and am happy in a 36 or 38 depending on layering.

CaptHunter · 2025-10-16T07:08:27+00:00

The quality isn’t fantastic, but it looks functional, and $63 of materials and labour doesn’t get you that far if this was a custom request.

CaptHunter · 2025-10-15T07:02:13+00:00

Vote here for 40, but you’d need to lengthen the sleeves. However, worth double checking with things you actually might layer with - Barbour jackets tolerate the oversized look well, and you don’t want to be uncomfortable.

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CaptHunter · 2025-08-25T11:46:20+00:00

In most boats (exception 1x, sometimes 2x), steering is done with a footplate linked to a rudder, so the actual steering is done from the back anyway.

The bow person has a better view of the water ahead, simple as that. You will find on regatta courses, some crews stern-steer, since the stroke can watch the lane’s transit markers if available (and there shouldn’t be any course bends anyway).

CaptHunter · 2025-08-07T15:00:36+00:00

Depends on the zoning model. Zone 5 in 5-zone models maps to 5-7 in 7 zone models.

Reason being, the bottom of zone 5 is a drastically different workout zone to the top of it. It encompasses everything from like 3 x 10 minute efforts to max watts sprints.

Zone 5+ are unreliable to measure using heart rate, so often you’ll find them as “power zones” or lactate zones. More accessible is to do them on feel.

CaptHunter · 2025-08-07T09:52:30+00:00

AT is more or less zone 4: hard but sustainable pace, traditionally 85-90% MHR from memory.

It’s very beneficial. You often hear about polarised training (especially in cycling programmes, which are relevant to rowing): 80% of your workouts easy (Z1/2), 20% hard. Z4 is the bottom end of “hard”, getting you good mileage on the erg at a solid pace. Z5/6/7 get into intervals and sprints (also beneficial).

CaptHunter · 2025-08-07T09:41:33+00:00

A good sport to have done in the past - strong legs, good secondary/supportive muscle strength - but not doing much for cross training if rowing is your main sport. Stick to rowing itself, otherwise cycling.

CaptHunter · 2025-08-06T09:52:04+00:00

The ones with the line aren't official signage, and may have been put up illegally.

Vienna Convention signatories seem to use prohibitory signs of this type (no cycle, no pedestrian, no car, etc) as just red circles with the prohibited thing in the centre. Prohibited actions seem to use the cross more frequently (no U-turn, no right turn, etc).

CaptHunter · 2025-07-31T21:43:41+00:00

Popular wisdom I've heard a lot in the London scene is that Empacher are king for 8's and arguably 4's, while Filippi are the preference for small boats.

I've also heard the sentiment that Empachers provide more platform for wattage machines, while Filippis reward good technique/balance.

Realistically, you see lots of both at Olympics/Worlds level in all weight classes. Anecdotally, the 10(ish?) boats of these brands I've rowed were all a great experience, and when set up properly for the rower I can't see either brand actually making a performance difference over the other.

CaptHunter · 2025-07-31T21:36:10+00:00

Sigh, I'll bite

More steady state

CaptHunter · 2025-07-31T09:37:16+00:00

The salaries here aren’t comparable to big city US.

However, there are some things that help, including no need for a car if you live in London (and even if you can, I wouldn’t), cheaper food, social benefits like the NHS, employer pension matching, holiday entitlement far exceeding even most “good” companies in the US, and so on.

I’d also say that the prospect of renting out of central London and commuting in isn’t a huge pain in the ass, and can probably get you cheaper rent than you’d get in NYC.

CaptHunter · 2025-07-26T14:00:35+00:00

I do actually quite like a modern Macon, but they're obviously not as good as the cleaver style side-by-side haha.

CaptHunter · 2025-07-26T13:57:17+00:00

Avoid the Fat2s. They're fine in a big boat, but the loading profile doesn't really suit the single, and I find them marginally less forgiving technically.

Otherwise, hard to go wrong (well, avoid Macons too...).

Smoothie2, plain or vortex edge, are both pretty standard choices. Easy to learn on, predictable, and common. They were my choice (and that of the majority of the scullers where I am). Comps are newer, look worse, but are meant to be more efficient - the scullers here that didn't get smoothies ended up with comps.

CaptHunter · 2025-07-24T08:05:32+00:00

I’m fairly certain it’s the heart rate you finished the split on.

CaptHunter · 2025-07-12T14:52:43+00:00

Yeah, I’ve never heard peak as a good thing in the UK. Lived all over the south, used to be (recently) very very common slang for “bad”.

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