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Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

01-26-22, 03:30 PM

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Posted By brawlo

Unless you're running the longest TT you could...

Unless you're running the longest TT you could find at the time and budget (63cm FWIW) :thumb:

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

09-01-21, 03:48 PM

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Posted By brawlo

On the contrary from my experience, I've seen a...

On the contrary from my experience, I've seen a lot of those style of saddle around. There were quite a few in Rio and locally, the Spec Sitero is quite popular as it's easier to get and you can go...

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

08-31-21, 06:00 PM

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Posted By brawlo

Guessing you've never used an Adamo? The Adamo...

Guessing you've never used an Adamo? The Adamo has a wider fat nose for that exact reason. So you can be perched out on the nose of the saddle and still retain some modicum of comfort. There are long...

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

08-19-20, 09:47 PM

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Posted By brawlo

But it's SOOOOOOOO much more aero! You must be...

But it's SOOOOOOOO much more aero! You must be 0.00001s faster now :lol:

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

05-10-18, 06:30 PM

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Posted By brawlo

Nothing wrong with those frames. Purported to the...

Nothing wrong with those frames. Purported to the one of the best of the best of China carbon. There are some very fast sprinters pushing the limits of those frames and they appear to be holding up...

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

07-27-17, 11:19 PM

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Posted By brawlo

It feels unbelievable. I had also been saving up...

It feels unbelievable. I had also been saving up for a new road bike for years and stars aligned such that I got both the new track frame and road bike within a couple of months of each other. I also...

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

07-27-17, 11:10 PM

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Posted By brawlo

I've lost the specs on this :( But the TT is 645...

I've lost the specs on this :( But the TT is 645 with a seat tube of 75°. You can see the seat sits all the way back in the clamps as a result. Original plan was 74° but the required TT length was...

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

07-11-17, 12:41 AM

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Posted By brawlo

I think you're looking in the wrong direction...

I think you're looking in the wrong direction with the weight saving attitude. Is it not a sprint bike? For my own custom Duratec, going from 1.6mm tubing (alloy) to 2mm for added stiffness/strength...

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

07-10-17, 06:11 PM

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Posted By brawlo

The dropped top tube would make for a less stiff...

The dropped top tube would make for a less stiff frame actually given materials are the same. Consider the strongest stiffest frames of the cycling world being MTB trials to dirt jump and BMX...

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

09-15-16, 12:41 AM

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Posted By brawlo

Koogar I only know 2 people that have them. As...

Koogar I only know 2 people that have them. As for getting one, there are a number of different manufacturers making rings on a regular basis up to 70T that I hear of on the grapevine. For more local...

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

09-14-16, 09:28 PM

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Posted By brawlo

I think I know who you are talking about here,...

I think I know who you are talking about here, and if it is that person, he has unfortunately had to retire due to injury.

You can ignore emerging trends at your peril. If you put your ear to...

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

06-06-16, 04:00 PM

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Posted By brawlo

Fred? :lol: Anything with big in front of it...

Fred? :lol: Anything with big in front of it works. Unsually it's big (a variety of words that aren't appropriate for here)

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

06-06-16, 12:28 AM

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Posted By brawlo

It's as big/long as they can/will go. We wanted...

It's as big/long as they can/will go. We wanted the TT 15mm longer, but their jig wouldn't take it so we had to opt for steepening up the seat tube and a longer stem to achieve the same fit

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

06-05-16, 08:30 PM

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Posted By brawlo

My new custom Duratec. I'm thinking of calling it...

My new custom Duratec. I'm thinking of calling it Goliath :thumb: (those aren't 650c wheels)

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Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

03-14-16, 08:29 PM

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Posted By brawlo

Those frames are widely regarded as the best...

Those frames are widely regarded as the best thing coming out of China ATM. I have seen mention of a rider doing a 10.1 F200 on one. They are really quite good and a whole lot better than some much...

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

08-03-14, 09:30 PM

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Posted By brawlo

Is that a Calfee Bamboo track frame cammo'd into...

Is that a Calfee Bamboo track frame cammo'd into the floor?

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

02-09-14, 03:26 PM

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Posted By brawlo

363577 Pic from the weekend track racing...

363577

Pic from the weekend track racing rocking my new wheels. Racing in 41°C was not a lot of fun!

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