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Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

09-01-21, 03:06 PM

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Posted By queerpunk

Bike looks great! One of my favorite...

Bike looks great!

One of my favorite feelings at TTown is being completely spun out at 145rpm and just holding on to the draft and the cadence for dear life as the uci giants in front of me rip it...

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

10-01-19, 08:30 AM

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i think it's to make welding the connection...

i think it's to make welding the connection easier. and i can't help but wonder if over at Specialized, D'Alusio stared at that and thought "i wonder if we can do this for headtubes and bottom...

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

01-29-19, 08:56 AM

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Posted By queerpunk

it's still an embarrassment of riches. here...

it's still an embarrassment of riches.

here in NYC, we have two 3 hours away from each other, and the next closest 3 are all about a 10+ hour drive away.

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

01-28-19, 10:03 AM

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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."

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

05-30-18, 07:41 AM

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My first night at TTown this season - really, really happy to race...

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

05-25-18, 07:27 AM

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Posted By queerpunk

that. looks. terrific.

that.
looks.
terrific.

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

12-06-17, 12:16 PM

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yes possibly but they'd still be exerting force...

yes possibly but they'd still be exerting force on the strong areas.

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

11-18-17, 10:42 AM

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Those TC1s seem like great, affordable bikes....

Those TC1s seem like great, affordable bikes. Like if it were racing season and I damaged my bike today, I'd order one of those tomorrow.

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

11-04-17, 09:45 AM

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Interesting. Doesn't look it from the pics, but...

Interesting. Doesn't look it from the pics, but it sounds like it has a pretty solid revamp... Even though it looks the same.

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

11-04-17, 08:35 AM

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Cool - hope it works for you! Yeah those...

Cool - hope it works for you!

Yeah those things are tanks. Even the small ones are. The conventional fork is lighter - the big block of metal that makes up the bayonet attachment is a real anchor....

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

11-04-17, 07:32 AM

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I thought you didn't like your tk1. Why'd you go...

I thought you didn't like your tk1. Why'd you go back?

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

09-27-17, 06:23 PM

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Posted By queerpunk

i think i found my forever bike ...

i think i found my forever bike

https://i.imgur.com/pmg8rXE.jpg

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

07-26-17, 05:01 PM

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wait... i have something for this! ...

wait... i have something for this!

http://i.imgur.com/rfSz9TP.png

I've actually seen head-on collisions fk up frames but leave front wheels intact several times.

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

07-26-17, 08:27 AM

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Posted By queerpunk

Heh. I definitely noticed somebody at DLV who had...

Heh. I definitely noticed somebody at DLV who had Mavic decals on a chinabron wheel.

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

07-25-17, 06:08 AM

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Posted By queerpunk

there is NO WAY your dining room is that clean...

there is NO WAY your dining room is that clean right now

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

05-06-17, 01:23 PM

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Posted By queerpunk

Chad Come on meow You were too fast already ...

Chad
Come on meow
You were too fast already
Be fair

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

03-31-17, 06:19 AM

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Thanks Divebrian :) ...

Thanks Divebrian :)

http://i.imgur.com/JKw2y1E.jpg

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

02-18-17, 07:02 AM

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Posted By queerpunk

*morphological exemption. an...

*morphological exemption.

an anthropomorphic exemption for your saddle would be when you, like, give your saddle a name and a personality.

;)

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

01-24-17, 01:57 PM

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Posted By queerpunk

i can report that it makes a cool noise and if i...

i can report that it makes a cool noise and if i found a 4-spoke track rear i'd use that in a hurry cause it looks cool.

that said, i am looking forward to using aerolab to measure differences in...

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

01-19-17, 07:42 AM

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Posted By queerpunk

even just spinning the front wheel in my hands I...

even just spinning the front wheel in my hands I can hear the whoosh of the spokes. i'm pretty excited.

yeah, i think i'll like it ... fit trumps everything and a lot of small bikes still had long...

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

01-18-17, 07:56 AM

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Posted By queerpunk

Evil robot 2017. I was looking for a frame...

Evil robot 2017.

I was looking for a frame that had a hair less reach than my Langster Pro and after making a spreadsheet and checking it twice, there were a lot that fit the bill but a Planet-X...

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

12-18-16, 05:57 PM

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Posted By queerpunk

I think people are still gonna like bikes with...

I think people are still gonna like bikes with short HTs. It leads to a flexible build. And, plenty of people want to keep the TT position available to them on the bike - there are probably more...

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

11-29-16, 09:12 AM

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Posted By queerpunk

Those look so cool - borderline perfect to me....

Those look so cool - borderline perfect to me. especially since you're doing what few do, tinkering with geo to really test differences and nail down something that works well.

I also really like...

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

10-26-16, 06:46 AM

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Posted By queerpunk

Different strokes for different folks, I guess -...

Different strokes for different folks, I guess - I think they look cool as hell. I have a Corima disc and have been on the lookout for a 4-spoke for a while, but there aren't a whole lot in the...

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

10-25-16, 07:10 PM

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Posted By queerpunk

do they still sell the 4 spoke?

do they still sell the 4 spoke?

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

09-22-16, 06:19 AM

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Posted By queerpunk

Schuermann tracks tend to have great transitions...

Schuermann tracks tend to have great transitions and very natural speed designs.

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

08-29-16, 06:52 AM

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Posted By queerpunk

I think Carleton interpreted it as 44mm in HT...

I think Carleton interpreted it as 44mm in HT length, which would be craaaaaaaaaazy.

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

08-26-16, 08:23 PM

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Posted By queerpunk

those look AWESOME. uh if you need another...

those look AWESOME.

uh if you need another tester... ;)

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

01-28-16, 08:45 AM

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Posted By queerpunk

^that looks killer. yeah, pull the stickers....

^that looks killer. yeah, pull the stickers. everyone will still know they're mavics.

i spent some cold weekend hours in the basement tweaking my bike for 2016. here's what it's looking like so...

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

11-17-15, 05:40 PM

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Posted By queerpunk

plenty of enduros use 3/32nd chains, even at the...

plenty of enduros use 3/32nd chains, even at the highest level of the sport.

hell, every single road racer at the highest level of the sport, including top sprinters, use chains that are narrower...

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

11-15-15, 10:03 AM

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A few points though: Rainstar might not be...

A few points though:
Rainstar might not be racing UCI events, so the UCI illegality of the Sphinx bars might be a moot point.

And secondly, though the Sphinx bars were all but banned, they never...

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

11-14-15, 10:45 AM

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aero bars are for time trials (on the track, the...

aero bars are for time trials (on the track, the 500m or kilo, the individual pursuit, and the team pursuit). if you intend to do mass start racing, you will use drop bars and only drop bars.

the...

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

11-13-15, 05:03 PM

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Posted By queerpunk

no, the difference between 110 and 144 is that...

no, the difference between 110 and 144 is that for 144, there is a high-quality chainring in ever size from 42 on up, which lets you make the smallest possible gear changes.

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

11-13-15, 10:50 AM

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Posted By queerpunk

If you used a track crank, you'd have a bit more...

If you used a track crank, you'd have a bit more flexibility with gear changes - 1-tooth changes in chainrings don't take up much more chain, so you might be able to find a chain length that works...

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

06-16-15, 08:00 AM

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Thanks! No secret sauce here. I was on a 93...

Thanks! No secret sauce here. I was on a 93 (48x14) for the scratch and points races, and a 92 (51x15) for the madison and elimination. That's within a range of being pretty similar to each other,...

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

06-15-15, 07:31 AM

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Posted By queerpunk

http://i.imgur.com/0f83g2o.png My Langster...

http://i.imgur.com/0f83g2o.png

My Langster Pro in race trim at the Major Taylor Velodrome's Midwest Challenge this past weekend, where I got to throw down against theblackbullet and his crew,...

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

03-05-15, 08:33 AM

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Posted By queerpunk

I think the flaw here is assuming that some of...

I think the flaw here is assuming that some of those bikes get designed. I'd guess that a lot are opportunistic. "Let's slap track ends on something, sell a few hundred, and that way we'll have a...

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

01-03-15, 03:31 PM

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Posted By queerpunk

That is an SRM head unit - a cyclometer that is...

That is an SRM head unit - a cyclometer that is connected to the power-measuring SRM crankset.

you're right, computers aren't allowed to be visible to the rider, so most riders mount their head...

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

10-27-14, 11:22 AM

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Posted By queerpunk

Suggestions - compact bend drops like FSA give...

Suggestions -
compact bend drops like FSA give some more wrist clearance
so do old criterium handlebars,
and the Shimano Pro Vibe 7S round.

But there's also position and form.

I bruise my...

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

10-27-14, 07:35 AM

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Posted By queerpunk

Unless you're focusing on standing starts, sprint...

Unless you're focusing on standing starts, sprint bars are probably unnecessary.

I see them being most applicable for very big, very fit, very flexible sprinters. Most people need to set them up...

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

10-17-14, 07:50 AM

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Posted By queerpunk

Yeah, more or less. I can never decide whether...

Yeah, more or less.
I can never decide whether it's increased demands from equipment, stodgy traditionalism, or innovations coming late (due to small market) that keeps track from adopting new...

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

05-21-14, 10:48 AM

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Posted By queerpunk

Opening night tomorrow. Much excite. 381840

Opening night tomorrow. Much excite.

381840

Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area

02-20-14, 04:19 PM

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Posted By queerpunk

My bike in training mode, in training weather... ...

My bike in training mode, in training weather...

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