Protips for a new track racer
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This is Awesome!! Even if I`m not racing ( or in the condition to race anytime soon lol) this was good info!
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Get cogs first. They’re cheaper and the steps in gearing are a more meaningful change. A single tooth on a chainring is a difference of only a few rpm at speed and generally you can get multiple cogs for the price of a single chainring.
Don't be afraid to go big either. Unless you’re a genetically gifted spinner, you can literally waste years of development chasing your tail with
earning how to spin at high ~160+rpm
Don't be afraid to go big either. Unless you’re a genetically gifted spinner, you can literally waste years of development chasing your tail with
earning how to spin at high ~160+rpm
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Get cogs first. They’re cheaper and the steps in gearing are a more meaningful change. A single tooth on a chainring is a difference of only a few rpm at speed and generally you can get multiple cogs for the price of a single chainring.
Don't be afraid to go big either. Unless you’re a genetically gifted spinner, you can literally waste years of development chasing your tail with
earning how to spin at high ~160+rpm
Don't be afraid to go big either. Unless you’re a genetically gifted spinner, you can literally waste years of development chasing your tail with
earning how to spin at high ~160+rpm
Thanks for the response. I am doing this by myself becauae there is an outdoor velodrome near my house.
usually its empty and i just bike for an hour increasing my effort every 15 mins.
i got some good info from tejano on the forum and am moving to london next week were i can partake in velodrome clasea.
I dont even know how to measure rpm on a bike lol.
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if from your other post you are moving to London and going to be using the track there you will want an 84’ gear so buy either a 15 tooth for 47x15 a 50t chainring for 50x16.
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Unless your already race fit and skilled can contend for podium
If the pack ever slows down enough for you to get in front go for it. Don't blow up or try to breakaway but take advantage of the fact that you don't have to chase down someone else's effort. Naturally the pack will pass by and you can slot in.
If the pack ever slows down enough for you to get in front go for it. Don't blow up or try to breakaway but take advantage of the fact that you don't have to chase down someone else's effort. Naturally the pack will pass by and you can slot in.
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Unless your already race fit and skilled can contend for podium
If the pack ever slows down enough for you to get in front go for it. Don't blow up or try to breakaway but take advantage of the fact that you don't have to chase down someone else's effort. Naturally the pack will pass by and you can slot in.
If the pack ever slows down enough for you to get in front go for it. Don't blow up or try to breakaway but take advantage of the fact that you don't have to chase down someone else's effort. Naturally the pack will pass by and you can slot in.
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Hi all, I've been lurking here for a while and while I still haven't raced, I did attend the "try the track" clinic at Northeast Velodrome today and had a blast. More here, and sorry for the left side shot of my bike. Sugino road cranks and ring.
Racing today was an Omnium format which felt a little overwhelming as a first experience for me. I'm nearly 56 and have no racing experience at all. In the event, the other three newbies did compete and were able to do their own thing as it's a big track and the B level field got long and thin quickly. The youngest noob actually won a race by probably a quarter lap.
Hoping to be back for sprint night on Thursday, job permitting. Anyway, thanks, this thread has been invaluable for putting the bike together over the winter. The frame is from a 2005 Van Dessel triathlon/TT bike that for some reason has track ends, built up with mostly vintage parts from ads here, Craigslist, Facebook, ebay... Pinched pennies everywhere I could but still came to almost $600 with all the shipping. Fun though. One of the grizzled NEV regulars on a Tiemeyer pronounced it cool, that felt pretty good.
Racing today was an Omnium format which felt a little overwhelming as a first experience for me. I'm nearly 56 and have no racing experience at all. In the event, the other three newbies did compete and were able to do their own thing as it's a big track and the B level field got long and thin quickly. The youngest noob actually won a race by probably a quarter lap.
Hoping to be back for sprint night on Thursday, job permitting. Anyway, thanks, this thread has been invaluable for putting the bike together over the winter. The frame is from a 2005 Van Dessel triathlon/TT bike that for some reason has track ends, built up with mostly vintage parts from ads here, Craigslist, Facebook, ebay... Pinched pennies everywhere I could but still came to almost $600 with all the shipping. Fun though. One of the grizzled NEV regulars on a Tiemeyer pronounced it cool, that felt pretty good.
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Hi all, I've been lurking here for a while and while I still haven't raced, I did attend the "try the track" clinic at Northeast Velodrome today and had a blast. More here, and sorry for the left side shot of my bike. Sugino road cranks and ring.
Racing today was an Omnium format which felt a little overwhelming as a first experience for me. I'm nearly 56 and have no racing experience at all. In the event, the other three newbies did compete and were able to do their own thing as it's a big track and the B level field got long and thin quickly. The youngest noob actually won a race by probably a quarter lap.
Hoping to be back for sprint night on Thursday, job permitting. Anyway, thanks, this thread has been invaluable for putting the bike together over the winter. The frame is from a 2005 Van Dessel triathlon/TT bike that for some reason has track ends, built up with mostly vintage parts from ads here, Craigslist, Facebook, ebay... Pinched pennies everywhere I could but still came to almost $600 with all the shipping. Fun though. One of the grizzled NEV regulars on a Tiemeyer pronounced it cool, that felt pretty good.
Racing today was an Omnium format which felt a little overwhelming as a first experience for me. I'm nearly 56 and have no racing experience at all. In the event, the other three newbies did compete and were able to do their own thing as it's a big track and the B level field got long and thin quickly. The youngest noob actually won a race by probably a quarter lap.
Hoping to be back for sprint night on Thursday, job permitting. Anyway, thanks, this thread has been invaluable for putting the bike together over the winter. The frame is from a 2005 Van Dessel triathlon/TT bike that for some reason has track ends, built up with mostly vintage parts from ads here, Craigslist, Facebook, ebay... Pinched pennies everywhere I could but still came to almost $600 with all the shipping. Fun though. One of the grizzled NEV regulars on a Tiemeyer pronounced it cool, that felt pretty good.
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"...during the Lance years, being fit became the No. 1 thing. Totally the only thing. It’s a big part of what we do, but fitness is not the only thing. There’s skills, there’s tactics … there’s all kinds of stuff..." Tim Johnson
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