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Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
09-23-17, 12:28 AM
Replies: 5,944
Views: 779,830
Posted By bitingduck

I bought a bunch of them (mostly pretty cheap)...

I bought a bunch of them (mostly pretty cheap) when they were still floating around. I have a shoebox full of them,
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
09-22-17, 06:20 PM
Replies: 5,944
Views: 779,830
Posted By bitingduck

I'm still using SPD-R on the track. Eventually...

I'm still using SPD-R on the track. Eventually I'll have to change when I need new shoes...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
09-10-17, 11:40 PM
Replies: 5,944
Views: 779,830
Posted By bitingduck

Roues Artisinales...

Roues Artisinales (http://www.rouesartisanales.com/studies?lang=en) also has done some detailed studies on wheel performance (aerodynamics, stiffness). IIRC they don't do any track-only wheels, but...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
09-04-17, 02:12 PM
Replies: 5,944
Views: 779,830
Posted By bitingduck

Not just aero benefits - they fit through smaller...

Not just aero benefits - they fit through smaller spaces.
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
08-16-17, 10:03 PM
Replies: 5,944
Views: 779,830
Posted By bitingduck

Anybody in a P/1/2 race will have evaluated her...

Anybody in a P/1/2 race will have evaluated her within a couple laps, if not earlier (part of why VSC race day accelerated class puts new riders on the track for 20 laps right before racing starts)...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
08-16-17, 09:53 PM
Replies: 5,944
Views: 779,830
Posted By bitingduck

I've essentially let women do exactly that (there...

I've essentially let women do exactly that (there was one fewer category at the time) after giving someone a 35 minute intro talk and watching them ride solo for 20 laps. I have no idea who she is,...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
08-16-17, 09:45 PM
Replies: 5,944
Views: 779,830
Posted By bitingduck

Women's Track fields limited to 1/2 are still...

Women's Track fields limited to 1/2 are still pretty rare. For the most part it's still true that if you're a woman and can afford a license you're racing with the 1s or will be after a few races. ...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
08-11-17, 05:56 PM
Replies: 5,944
Views: 779,830
Posted By bitingduck

To get the best mass start experience you can,...

To get the best mass start experience you can, race with the men. The fields will be bigger and more consistent in skill level, so you'll get more direct experience in close quarters. The ones to...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
08-11-17, 05:50 PM
Replies: 5,944
Views: 779,830
Posted By bitingduck

It used to be an issue for Elite Nats, too, where...

It used to be an issue for Elite Nats, too, where people at smaller tracks would get an upgrade (sometimes with no track time at all) so they could go to nats. That was part of why they introduced...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
08-11-17, 05:38 PM
Replies: 5,944
Views: 779,830
Posted By bitingduck

There used to be a secret protocol for this at...

There used to be a secret protocol for this at VSC that was used when roadies with no track experience got pulled onto track world cup teams. There would be invitation-only sessions that were...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
08-07-17, 08:43 AM
Replies: 5,944
Views: 779,830
Posted By bitingduck

If you live in a place with winter, you can use...

If you live in a place with winter, you can use the rollers and broadcast TV to develop your cadence over the winter. When I lived in Minneapolis we'd do "star trek intervals" during the winter. You...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
07-06-17, 10:13 PM
Replies: 5,944
Views: 779,830
Posted By bitingduck

After elite nats one year we were racing at...

After elite nats one year we were racing at Encino and one of the roadies who also does track was talking about how his mass start races at nats went "I felt like I was always in the wrong place, and...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
07-06-17, 09:21 PM
Replies: 5,944
Views: 779,830
Posted By bitingduck

The track is a lot smoother, so you get better...

The track is a lot smoother, so you get better power transfer to the surface, among other things.

One of the local announcers here timed the last 6 or 8 laps of a world cup madison at over 40 mph....
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
04-21-16, 01:46 AM
Replies: 5,944
Views: 779,830
Posted By bitingduck

I had one fail very abruptly while I was at the...

I had one fail very abruptly while I was at the rail getting ready to start a motorpace race, right after doing a bunch of intervals. A few minutes earlier or later would have been very unpleasant. ...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
04-21-16, 01:28 AM
Replies: 5,944
Views: 779,830
Posted By bitingduck

I have a spreadsheet that was the precursor to...

I have a spreadsheet that was the precursor to this site: Bike Calculator (http://bikecalculator.com/)

I like the spreadsheet better than the app because it's got a bunch of columns (and you can...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
02-12-16, 11:44 PM
Replies: 5,944
Views: 779,830
Posted By bitingduck

I always use Mastik I now, but even with Conti...

I always use Mastik I now, but even with Conti cement I use this recipe:

0) prestretch tire (with cotton tape it helps to wet it, install on a rim, and let it dry)
1) thin layer on rim
2) thin...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
02-01-16, 09:58 PM
Replies: 5,944
Views: 779,830
Posted By bitingduck

there are roads where you can climb for 60 miles...

there are roads where you can climb for 60 miles more or less steady with not too bad of traffic if you ride at the right time. The harder time I have is finding rides that don't have 5000' of...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
02-01-16, 09:55 PM
Replies: 5,944
Views: 779,830
Posted By bitingduck

They'll fit in your locker at the LA velodrome if...

They'll fit in your locker at the LA velodrome if you can get someone to rent you space.
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
04-06-15, 05:18 PM
Replies: 5,944
Views: 779,830
Posted By bitingduck

You're aware of Rory O'Reilly's 2-gear kilo setup?

You're aware of Rory O'Reilly's 2-gear kilo setup?
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
04-06-15, 04:39 PM
Replies: 5,944
Views: 779,830
Posted By bitingduck

If you're bridging, go with someone else and take...

If you're bridging, go with someone else and take half-lap turns, setting them up for the windy side.
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
02-02-15, 06:03 PM
Replies: 5,944
Views: 779,830
Posted By bitingduck

I've seen a front hub bolt cut a nice spiral in a...

I've seen a front hub bolt cut a nice spiral in a disk wheel. A spoked wheel would almost certainly have opened a QR. In this case neither rider went down.

I've had my feet clipped by front tires...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
09-20-14, 10:05 PM
Replies: 5,944
Views: 779,830
Posted By bitingduck

Adding some comments because most so far are...

Adding some comments because most so far are sprint oriented...

If you're mostly an endurance rider (which might include someone who's a road sprinter), road bars are generally fine, but you might...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
12-09-13, 04:29 AM
Replies: 5,944
Views: 779,830
Posted By bitingduck

If you're a pure sprinter it's an endurance...

If you're a pure sprinter it's an endurance event. If you're anybody else it's that time when you take a break while they drive a motor around the track and then sweep up crashes.
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