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Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
01-13-23, 10:03 PM
Replies: 2,806
Views: 525,297
Posted By carpediemracing

I appreciate the responses. I'm definitely...

I appreciate the responses. I'm definitely someone that likes to tinker and see what does what. It's hard for me to get to a track though, so that's a tricky bit. For example, I never got to do a 500...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
01-11-23, 07:10 PM
Replies: 2,806
Views: 525,297
Posted By carpediemracing

I was thinking that having the bars lower helps...

I was thinking that having the bars lower helps me, but that may not be the case. I'll need to experiment. On my road bike I had tremendous control issues sprinting when my drops were 3 cm higher. I...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
01-11-23, 07:06 AM
Replies: 2,806
Views: 525,297
Posted By carpediemracing

Heh makes sense. If I got them the primary...

Heh makes sense.

If I got them the primary function would be as a sprint bar. I'll have to check my set up and measure things out.

*edit somehow missed everything above it. Thanks for pictures,...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
01-10-23, 04:35 PM
Replies: 2,806
Views: 525,297
Posted By carpediemracing

I haven't tried a standing start with a flatter...

I haven't tried a standing start with a flatter base bar but if I wanted to replicate the height of my drops (or the drop of my drops) I'd need a much lower base bar. Hence the appeal of a non-TT bar...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
01-09-23, 10:33 PM
Replies: 2,806
Views: 525,297
Posted By carpediemracing

Can you post a picture? Also, in a different...

Can you post a picture?

Also, in a different line of thought, do you think if a narrow stem is used, there is a chance of putting aero bars on it?

I'm interested in both the sprint bar but also...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
08-18-21, 07:30 AM
Replies: 2,806
Views: 525,297
Posted By carpediemracing

wow. If I didn't have my frame already this would...

wow. If I didn't have my frame already this would be the one for me to get. long version.
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
12-18-19, 11:09 PM
Replies: 2,806
Views: 525,297
Posted By carpediemracing

I'd go one step further, as someone that worked...

I'd go one step further, as someone that worked in a True Value and spent time organizing and stocking those little drawers of nuts and bolts. The little drawers of nuts and bolts should be much...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
12-08-19, 01:09 PM
Replies: 2,806
Views: 525,297
Posted By carpediemracing

I watched the 2019 Masters stuff while I was on...

I watched the 2019 Masters stuff while I was on the trainer last night. Some of those 50-54 guys are really fast. 34.5s 500m.

One thing I noticed is that almost none of them used aero bars. They...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
12-05-19, 09:11 AM
Replies: 2,806
Views: 525,297
Posted By carpediemracing

That's cool looking.

That's cool looking.
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
12-05-19, 09:08 AM
Replies: 2,806
Views: 525,297
Posted By carpediemracing

Heard that the 2019 World M45-49 Women's winner...

Heard that the 2019 World M45-49 Women's winner (in 500m?) has tested positive. It promotes the US rider into Gold, if the rumor is true. I can't find anything in English that confirms this.
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
10-26-19, 08:49 PM
Replies: 2,806
Views: 525,297
Posted By carpediemracing

https://video.eurosport.nl/baanwielrennen/zesdaags...

https://video.eurosport.nl/baanwielrennen/zesdaagse-londen-obara-de-snelste-in-de-keirinfinale_vid1254478/video.shtml

Video of the keirin bit, you can see the various bikes.

The race looks...
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