Who is Steve Hill?

He's a coach, but also a multi time national masters champ in the kilo -- with times that would have him placing well in elite events too --- He's an outspoken , opinionated guy, but its tough to argue with results

If by "placing well" you mean- winning the Kilo at Elite Nats in 2006, while in his 40's.. Then yes

yes --- my memory is not photographic , --- i recall him saying he was away from the sport for a decade , maybe more -- then came back with a vengeance -- didnt realize he did the elite natz

He's sorta like a mix of Quinn's maniacal obsession with being strong as **** and training hard enough to kill most hooved creatures, Carleton's ever-present attention to detail, and Walt Kowalski's gnarly, yet strangely loveable, demeanor.
He's a bit of a legend amongst internet track dweebs (most of our current company; yours truly very much included). Steve is extremely knowledgeable and can be quite helpful and generous, though he's not known for tolerating fools, wimps, or slackers (at all. Like, at all). I think of him as the hard-nosed adoptive-father character from many a western novel, who's primary literary responsibility is showing the young greenhorn the path to manliness and honor. "I am Bear Claw Chris Lapp; bloodkin to the grizzly that bit Jim Bridger's ass! You are molesting my hunt!"

No ho mo.

-TC

So is it true that this is Steve Hill? - thats what i heard (but he may have started the rumor himself)


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Thanks for the clarification...

Not sure if posted elsewhere in the forums yet, but UCI is discussing revising the weight limit regulations for races:

UCI's "outdated" 6.8kg minimum bike weight rule to be replaced? | BikeRadar

I used to be proud of jumping on to a 60cm box.

...not anymore :(

Plyo box jumps are an interesting and insightful exercise. I think they are as mentally as they are a physically intense activity. As you progress through your sets, you get to see how the combination of mental focus and warm muscles can make efforts progressively better.

new shape for the Corima 4 spoke, maybe to distinguish from the new FFWD 4 spoke? Also it seems there's more material at the center of the wheel.

4 Spoke carbon wheel: The original monocoque wheel model - Carbon Wheels - CORIMA


http://s3.corima.com/tl_files/roues/...nt-arriere.jpg

Those are hot. I have to admit, in the absence of any convincing data, I went with 4-spoke because I like how they look better than 3 or 5.

Nice interview. I really like watching and racing keirin... but I can do without the aggro nascar stuff at 5:57.

That is japanese keirin

thats not bad former or out of line- its how the race is raced there.

in the words of my Moto Driver, a 60+ year old who attended Keirin School 45yrs ago and raced a season:
"Japanese Keirin is a combination of Sprinting and Roller Derby- Olympic Keirin is a Short Scratch Race"

IMO, Corima somewhat copied Fast Forward's graphic color scheme. I like the FF 4 spoke but I do not need any more wheelsets.

I do like that the blades on the FFWD are shaped like an airfoil (and therefore unidirectional). I would like it even more if there were some wind tunnel data!

It sounds like the Corima blades are as well: "The profile of the rim with the 2D concept and the shape of the spokes like a drop of water (leading edge and trailing edge) make it very aerodynamic."

Regarding the speed suits on the winter olympics: Report: Yep, Under Armour's Suits Did Slow U.S. Speedskaters Down

For anyone looking to buy a high end sprint frame, it doesn't get any better/cheaper than this

Brand New Koga Kimera Track Frameset Fixie BT Single Speed Velodrome | eBay

it is a steal

I can't believe the guy hasn't sold out of them yet! They've been on the cheap for quite a while now.

Only size 57cm left - 547mm TT...

if that's your size, what an awesome bike. (Dalai, how's the shoulder?)

Good price and I need a new bike, but too small. Also just got slugged a surprise additional $5,000 bill from the hospital so will be a while before I'll be getting a new frameset...

Still in the sling for just under 4 more weeks before I see the surgeon again. Hopefully will then get the okay to ride the bike without being bolted to the trainer!

There used to be a better article on Campa Freak, but the site seems to have been taken down. I find the little story about Hubner snapping an NJS stem in front of organizers in an effort to let him use his custom setup really interesting; wish there was a photo/video.

TEXTIMA track bike: All Killer, No Filler - Bike Hugger

This is reckless and terrifying....but thrilling too!

Funny little bit of evidence on how crappy USAC is. This is from their official guide on how to submit results


http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=384125

Maybe it's a database thing as opposed to a willful oversight of track racing. Like:

- MTB and CX results are put into the MTB database system.
- Road and Track results are put in the Road database system.
- Collegiate road, track, cx, mtb, are all put into the Collegiate database system.

* (Collegiate is very different. They even have their own Category system ("A" through "E" as opposed to "1" through "5"))

I've spent a lot of time using that database as an end-user and I have a LONG list of gripes about it.

Just found this fun english-language guide to Japanese keirin:
What is Keirin??keirin.jp ? A Guide to Keirin

hehehe

looks like fun! me and a teammate caught the wheel of a dump truck a couple of weeks ago

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don't get to contribute to this thread with content very often, but here's one-
A guy on another forum was photographer for an even in Spain, asked if anyone had heard of a few Spanish ex-pros... among them some dude named Joan?

I mentioned that yeah, I'd probably heard about him before.
He gets back to me (much) later after the event with a couple "where are they now" photos here.

Seems like all but the most famous ex-pros mostly drop out of view pretty quickly, especially trackies what with no TdF promo appearances and such.
Looks like J-L is still lean and has reasonable taste in retro kit.