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Posted By 2500W

Endless efforts and experience in building a...

Endless efforts and experience in building a decent bicycle! Two years ago I looked for a stiff enough frame with brake holes. I was about to buy a Look Madison 875 F, then some 1200-1400 EUR.

I...
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Too impressive feedback. N.B. however some...

Too impressive feedback. N.B. however some manufacturers put a rider weight limit e.g. "100 kg" or "250 lb" (the later means for me a lean, 110-kg guy plus 3 kg winter apparel).

Below are some...
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* Engineers in bike design are well aware of the...

* Engineers in bike design are well aware of the properties of different aluminum alloys.
-- Buyers are not, indeed. So engineers could offer 7075-t6, 6011-t6, 6061-t6 or even the inferior "6061."...
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Posted By 2500W

The purpose of a frame should be prioritised in...

The purpose of a frame should be prioritised in solving the popular dilemma. Top sprinters need to perform at speeds over 74 kmh or accelerate an over 100-kg load to 71-72 kmh in some 20 sec. So the...
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Posted By 2500W

Measuring the clearance between the outermost...

Measuring the clearance between the outermost pedal point of given bike and the floor is the easiest way to compare different bike settings from this perspective.

However, except crank length and...
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Posted By 2500W

As to Hoogland's performances in the Sprint...

As to Hoogland's performances in the Sprint event, it is likely about some centimeters for him to be overshadowed by Lavreisen. Sprint final at the Tokyo Olympics was the very Clash of the Titans.
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Posted By 2500W

Jeffrey Hoogland

On 31st Oct 2023, Jeff Hoogland set both the new 500 m flying and Kilo records on the Aguascalientes Velodrome.

The 500m flying now is 24.564. The previous was 24.758, set by Chris Hoy in 2007 on...
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Posted By 2500W

Bjorn Andersen, an unknown rider from Norway,...

Bjorn Andersen, an unknown rider from Norway, made a very impressive debut in his age category, 60-64. He finished unexpectedly third in the sprint, eight in the time trial and third in the scratch....
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Posted By 2500W

A new chapter in the history of track cycling,...

A new chapter in the history of track cycling, set to elevate the sport to a new level of global prestige, was unveiled recently with the launch of the UCI Track Champions League. Details of the...
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Posted By 2500W

Thank you brawlo and 1incpa for this fresh...

Thank you brawlo and 1incpa for this fresh suggestion and the encouragement!
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Posted By 2500W

I understood you mean track frame w/o rear brake...

I understood you mean track frame w/o rear brake hole + track sprocket + front brake on a drilled fork.
Except track sprocket, I considered the use of a track bike with only front brake hundreds of...
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Posted By 2500W

Thanks 1incpa. Note that there is some new...

Thanks 1incpa.
Note that there is some new trend in track steering that consists of some 72.5 degree head tube angle and 43 mm fork offset. It produces about 61 mm trail. All that is pretty track...
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Posted By 2500W

Nicholas Paul rode 9.500 s in Keirin...

Nicholas Paul rode 9.500 s in Keirin Quarterfinals. However, he was disqualified in semifinals after passing through Cote d'Azur,
Kenny 9.569 in a Repechage.
Probably a dozen others were able to...
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Posted By 2500W

Choosing a new frame with brake holes

Hello! Recently I became unwilling to ride anymore my flexible Tommasini edition ca. 1980, except rollers use. Its rear triangle is fine but TT and DT remain just 25.4 and 28.6mm, respectively. After...
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Yes, Kiwis reached the Team Sprint podium at...

Yes, Kiwis reached the Team Sprint podium at World Championships in six years in a row (2012-2017); and the silver in the 2016 Olympics. That were Ethan Mitchel, Sam Webster, and Eddie Dawkins. Great...
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Posted By 2500W

Gears and cadence cannot predict the career span...

Gears and cadence cannot predict the career span of a sprinter. Hesslich taken his first medal of Worlds at age of 18; and his last at age of 28. His closest teammate -- Huebner -- was just of a...
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Proven online shops -- Bike24 and BikeDiscount --...

Proven online shops -- Bike24 and BikeDiscount -- even offer these at a price of 226 Euro (+E10 for shipping). These, however, are completed with 16 Nm blades, too. The only visible difference...
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Posted By 2500W

Keo Blade Carbon pedals were regularly supplied...

Keo Blade Carbon pedals were regularly supplied with 12 & 16 Nm blades. The retention can be improved by replacing these with a kit of the strongest 20 Nm blades.
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Lutz Hesslich, his son and his winning Textima of 1980s. He once rode a match...
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French sprinters such as Gregory Bauge (181cm)...

French sprinters such as Gregory Bauge (181cm) and Quentin Lafargue (183cm), generally do well on frames of size M. The older model L96 had a reach/stack 405mm/559mm. Current frames Look R96 & T20 of...
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Posted By 2500W

Great discount on Look 875 Madison framesets at...

Great discount on Look 875 Madison framesets at Ciclimattio (https://ciclimattio.com/s/look/875-madison-frame-set-2019/?id=27646&dl=catalog&m=44396&d=278387). Various colours, drilled or undrilled,...
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Posted By 2500W

Hi Jacek, 55cm does not mean much. For a...

Hi Jacek, 55cm does not mean much. For a long-legged rider it must take into account the measure named "stack (height)." 55cm at 75 degree and 57cm at 73 deg may produce the same stack, indeed.

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Posted By 2500W

Raw speed is the crucial component in producing...

Raw speed is the crucial component in producing certain time, at least in 200m indeed.

An easy way to find the average speed in km/h is to divide 200 by 9.75 and multiple by 3.6.

Alternatively,...
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Posted By 2500W

Top speeds at the 2020 Asian Track Championships

Keirin final 1-6:
-- 1st, Wakimoto, 9.75
-- 2nd, Awang, 9.81
-- 3rd, Nitta, 9.85

Keirin final 7-12: 1st, Kawabata, 9.77

Sprint final race 2: Awang, 9.82; Wakimoto, 9.83

All results...
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Posted By 2500W

The Germans, especially Emma Hinze, marked the...

The Germans, especially Emma Hinze, marked the other notable absence. However, the only participating German rider -- Max Levy -- and the coach Michael Huebner were in the mood for double gold while...
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Posted By 2500W

No velodrome?: Track Cycling - No Velodrome? No...

No velodrome?: Track Cycling - No Velodrome? No Problem.... (http://www.trackcyclingnews.com/novelodrome.html)

Our local velodrome in Sofia is left unmaintained so I use it just several times a...
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Posted By 2500W

Hi hannhann00, 1. LOOK, probably manufacturer...

Hi hannhann00,
1. LOOK, probably manufacturer of the referent track frames, offer T20 Speed Version with sprint/keirin bars; T20 TT Version ie the same frame with pursuit bars for 1 km and pursuit;...
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Posted By 2500W

Carl Lewis even switched to vegan diet since...

Carl Lewis even switched to vegan diet since 1990. Next year he achieved 100m PB of 9.86; and 8.87 in Long Jump, all-time 3th best. Edit:However, I believe any vegan diet should be supplemented with...
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Posted By 2500W

I rely for years upon large amounts of lean meat...

I rely for years upon large amounts of lean meat and decent amounts of eggs, yogurt, tomatoes, vegetable oil and sugar (coffee, sour yoghurt). However, it was often complemented with heavy amounts of...
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Posted By 2500W

Where do your calories come from (sprinters)?

So what do all you sprinters eat to become and remain faster and stronger?


(1) Some version of Paleolithic diet based on lean meat, eggs and fish i.e. one that would resemble the game of our...
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Posted By 2500W

2020 British Masters Track Championships were...

2020 British Masters Track Championships were scheduled for 3-6 December while World Masters Track Championships in October are still valid.
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Posted By 2500W

Argon 18 Electron C Frameset; 2000 GB Pounds;...

Argon 18 Electron C Frameset; 2000 GB Pounds; Stack/Reach (M): 515/418mm; weight (M): 2175g; max tyre clearance: 22mm.
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Posted By 2500W

You could get TR01 plus Ribble Eliminator AL as...

You could get TR01 plus Ribble Eliminator AL as an unexpected substitute of T4 for under 500 Euro, international shipping included.


Eliminator appears as a twin of T4 at least in terms of...
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Posted By 2500W

A tangible difference between the carbon and...

A tangible difference between the carbon and aluminium frame builds is likely the typical geometry they offer rather than their stiffness.

Carbon frames are generally longer in reach and...
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Posted By 2500W

So lets talk about these guys of Kory York: ...

So lets talk about these guys of Kory York:

Primo SC Frameset, Columbus oversize steel, some 1000 Euro basic price, just 100 Euro more for customisation...
Forum: Introductions
03-27-20, 09:41 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 476
Posted By 2500W

Hello itturriko, This is it, track cycling...

Hello itturriko,
This is it, track cycling sprint disciplines are closer to 400m hurdles. It is much power and some lactate. Road cycling is endurance like the long-distance running.
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Posted By 2500W

For example, here is comparison between two top...

For example, here is comparison between two top frames of the nominal size M:

Look T20: Stack 520mm; and Reach 427mm (Look T20 Geometry Chart...
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Posted By 2500W

itturriko, Size does not mean much. Just use some...

itturriko, Size does not mean much. Just use some bike geometry calculator (also called Stack and Reach Calculator), for instance bikegeo.net (http://bikegeo.net) . Find the exact stack and reach of...
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Posted By 2500W

It would be not so hard to take such an info, for...

It would be not so hard to take such an info, for instance by sending questionnaires to relevant teams. All sprint golds were even divided amongst just two teams on two sets of components and...
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Posted By 2500W

It is a relatively new road chain width standard....

It is a relatively new road chain width standard. 11/128 means a width of 11/128 inch as popular single-speed widths are 3/32 and 1/8. Initially, it is invention for road bikes with multy-speed...
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Posted By 2500W

Hy Clythio, I agree, Velodrome Shop Straps listed...

Hy Clythio, I agree, Velodrome Shop Straps listed as used by several world champions sounds very obsessively, indeed.

Finally, I could post pics and links. Here is Hoogland after Berlin 2020 Team...
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Posted By 2500W

Finally, Velodrome Shop published its lists of...

Finally, Velodrome Shop published its lists of equipment used by the gold medalists at the 2020 UCI Worlds (sorry, I am still not allowed by admins to post URLs).
...
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Posted By 2500W

Thank you 700wheel, I just now became aware of...

Thank you 700wheel, I just now became aware of the availability of 1 inch threadless headsets. Recently, I even considered the possibility of replacing current threaded steerer with a longer threaded...
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Views: 2,522
Posted By 2500W

Well, currently it is the only weak point of my...

Well, currently it is the only weak point of my track bike. Initially, that were the cheap spokes and rear tubular tyre used without sealant until I solved all that successfully.

My bike is steel...
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Views: 5,225
Posted By 2500W

They listed both T9R and T8R. Huh, Awang left...

They listed both T9R and T8R. Huh, Awang left Look. Just now I saw his new WX-R, an unknown thing for me.
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Posted By 2500W

bscycle.co.jp/global/common/pdf/T9R_FRAME.pdf --...

bscycle.co.jp/global/common/pdf/T9R_FRAME.pdf -- is this it? Oops, 408mm reach in size L, but it may be still short for riders like Buchli and Glaetzer.
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Posted By 2500W

There is also a good option to buy certain frame...

There is also a good option to buy certain frame for certain time and complete it with some premium ("eternal") components such as Mavic tubular rims (used in tandems), Sugino 75 BB & cranks, Nitto...
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Posted By 2500W

Koga Kinsei should take many of the medals in...

Koga Kinsei should take many of the medals in sprint events.

Lafargue, Rudyk and Awang and relevant teammates should ride Look T20/R96.

Glaetzer & Co. on Argon 18 Pro.

Brits either on...
Forum: Introductions
03-15-20, 11:30 AM
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Views: 341
Posted By 2500W

Hello from Sofia, Bulgaria

Hi, I was very excited by 2020 UCI World Track Berlin, so I already joined this alive forum some days ago.

Since 1990, I was interested in track cycling, particularly sprint events. Some old guys...
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Posted By 2500W

200m flying results: Harrie Lavreisen - 9.253...

200m flying results:
Harrie Lavreisen - 9.253 - probably the new sea-level world record
Jeffrey Hoogland - 9.322
Mateusz Rudyk - 9.434
Denis Dmitriev - 9.522
Azizulhasni Awang - 9.548
Nicholas...
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