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the windup at DLV is a little bit weird because...

the windup at DLV is a little bit weird because the homestraight is a little bit uphill, but you're probably going to get as much speed as you can there and come down through turns 1 and 2 to hit the...
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Posted By queerpunk

Will a stiff, aero aluminum or carbon frame be...

Will a stiff, aero aluminum or carbon frame be faster than a lugged steel bike? Absolutely.
Will the extent to which it's faster make a difference to you as a Cat 4? Probably not.
Will building...
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Posted By queerpunk

The Dolan DF4 and the Fuji Track Elite both have...

The Dolan DF4 and the Fuji Track Elite both have a rep as being bikes that can be bought off the peg and ridden to the top tiers of the sport.
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Views: 3,663
Posted By queerpunk

A lot of pursuiters ride this line. I've heard it...

A lot of pursuiters ride this line. I've heard it called "Lucy Lines" after the person who pioneered it, but I forget her name...

Basically, if you're on a straight, on the black line, looking...
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Posted By queerpunk

...and rightly so.

...and rightly so.
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Posted By queerpunk

I've been doing emergency response work 55 hours...

I've been doing emergency response work 55 hours a week with no days off in over two months, so, i'm not doing anything to stay fit frankly. i'm down almost 10 lbs for some reason.
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Posted By queerpunk

both helmets are super common.

both helmets are super common.
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Posted By queerpunk

you might want to doublecheck what you wrote, and...

you might want to doublecheck what you wrote, and what i wrote.
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Posted By queerpunk

It's against the rules: look for the rule that...

It's against the rules: look for the rule that covers "collusion." It's written so broadly that one could argue that working in a breakaway with somebody else is against the rules.

Teamwork is...
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Posted By queerpunk

If your son is 13, in a growth spurt, and has...

If your son is 13, in a growth spurt, and has outgrown his current bike, then he'll outgrow the next one pretty soon, too - a well-fitting bike is important. No need to spend top dollar for something...
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Posted By queerpunk

Nope, they're on the new-as-of-2016 Felt TA FRD. ...

Nope, they're on the new-as-of-2016 Felt TA FRD.

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Really interesting men's keirin - Kazak Sergey Ponomaryov surfed through to the finals by pouncing on an amazing move in the semis by Yuta...
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Posted By queerpunk

You heard it here first - not a single person...

You heard it here first - not a single person will use pedal toe straps for the IP at the Olympics.
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Posted By queerpunk

A few things - So, first off, if you want to...

A few things -

So, first off, if you want to compare the relative sizes of two different bikes, you should be looking at stack and reach measurements, which normalize bike geo without the effects...
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Views: 1,397
Posted By queerpunk

Lee's dominance in the past few years really...

Lee's dominance in the past few years really makes me wish things had turned out differently for Kristina Vogel - the two of them could have had an absolutely amazing rivalry.
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Posted By queerpunk

clicking through on aliexpress, i'm seeing a...

clicking through on aliexpress, i'm seeing a number of 'new' open mold track frames out there, including a bunch with bayonets, recessed stem mounts, stem hinges, and other stuff getting increasingly...
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Posted By queerpunk

the Felt probably is a step forward - the TK1 was...

the Felt probably is a step forward - the TK1 was designed in 2007 and I'm sure that Felt's engineers had a long list of things they could improve that they noticed over time. It's just interesting...
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Posted By queerpunk

i wouldn't recommend practicing standing starts...

i wouldn't recommend practicing standing starts into a hill. you want to train application of power through a range of cadences, and that means that you need to practice rolling that gear up, topping...
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Views: 3,518
Posted By queerpunk

from a quick look at your data i agree that...

from a quick look at your data i agree that you've got to improve your max speed and your first lap time - doing that will save you seconds on your opening lap and a second (or more) per subsequent...
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Posted By queerpunk

re BP's comment, one of the helpful things...

re BP's comment, one of the helpful things somebody taught me is that strength is base training for power. so the progression goes: strength -> power (strength fast) -> speed (using power to go fast)...
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Posted By queerpunk

madison? 88.

madison?
88.
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Posted By queerpunk

wow. that seems like a strange move. maybe they...

wow. that seems like a strange move. maybe they have something else on the way in time for the olympics?
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Views: 15,745
Posted By queerpunk

now that's some interesting inside baseball. so...

now that's some interesting inside baseball. so GB sent a drawing of a Katsanis to Cervelo and said "make it more aerodynamic," and Cervelo added some thicker wavey lines around it and sent it to...
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Views: 520,290
Posted By queerpunk

Sixes aren't "rigged" or "fixed" but they are,...

Sixes aren't "rigged" or "fixed" but they are, uh, "choreographed." Typically, for sprinters, each will be offered an opportunity to shine (in a keirin or similar), but the sprints will be pretty...
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Views: 15,212
Posted By queerpunk

love 2 have someone who's not a member of this...

love 2 have someone who's not a member of this community come on in and stir up **** with dumb arguments. can we all agree to ignore the troll?
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Posted By queerpunk

i mean in the occasional defense of americans, we...

i mean in the occasional defense of americans, we just don't have many tax dollars once we account for a regressive tax policy and after the military industrial complex gets their hands on it
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Views: 15,212
Posted By queerpunk

and we live in a society where the default...

and we live in a society where the default assumption is that value is the final matter, and everything must pay for itself - rather than having a functional society that supports things that benefit...
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Views: 15,212
Posted By queerpunk

No. Track racing isn't dying. Tracks are...

No.
Track racing isn't dying.
Tracks are dying, and that death is taking track racing with it.

They're not dying because of a lack of thriving racing community. Each of those places is leaving...
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Views: 6,030
Posted By queerpunk

worth noting that the amount of watts you make...

worth noting that the amount of watts you make from 10-15 seconds of an effort (or from 15 to 20 seconds into the effort) is a lot lower than your peak power, but determines your max speed a whole...
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Posted By queerpunk

eight tracks is quite a feat in the USA. but in...

eight tracks is quite a feat in the USA. but in australia that's "within a 45 min drive."
Replies: 5,940
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Posted By queerpunk

I don't think you need to go lower, but I think...

I don't think you need to go lower, but I think you can go substantially longer. Pick up a 120mm stem. Don't worry about the angle - a 6 or a 10-degree will be fine. . Try it pointed both up and...
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Views: 45,447
Posted By queerpunk

From a quick look, your fit looks good. You look...

From a quick look, your fit looks good. You look pretty comfortable, well-stretched and aero. Comfortable neck position, nice bend in the elbow with room for more.

When you rev up a little bit,...
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