Lifting rear wheel in sprint
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my natural sprinting position is very much like mark cavendish's (and for you dip****s out there, please note that i'm in no way comparing myself to mark cavendish, only that we're about same size and look similar in sprint position), so i've got my head out over the front of my bike kind of far and low. i notice that when i jump really hard i have a tendency to invoke rear wheel skip, particularly when i've got the deep section rims on and even moreso when sprinting up a hill. if i immediately focus on smooth, the skip goes away. i practice this so that i can largely avoid it when i actually need to sprint.
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I've seen a lot of young guy sprinters that are quite successful at Cat 2 and above that have just horrible gear selection and "stroke" during their sprints. They are usually over geared and try to drive through the bottom of the stroke.
I have also seen some that have great technique.
"Form" sprints are a pretty good training tool, but simply going on fast group rides spinning instead of mashing does the same thing.
I have also seen some that have great technique.
"Form" sprints are a pretty good training tool, but simply going on fast group rides spinning instead of mashing does the same thing.
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IT is a matter of form. If you know the finish, plan your sprint half way through the race. Sort out the gears you will probably use in the final lap including through the final two turns.
Sometimes you should drop a gear heading into an uphill sprint which will allow you to get your leg speed up and pass the guys that start off over-geared. Then pop them down one at a time to hold them off. Simple.
Sometimes you should drop a gear heading into an uphill sprint which will allow you to get your leg speed up and pass the guys that start off over-geared. Then pop them down one at a time to hold them off. Simple.
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I had this problem in a few crits in the final sprints and I eventually tried smoothing out my pedal stroke and it has worked ok so far.
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Maybe someone just trying to work up to their 50 posts so they can pm?
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surprise, i was raised from the dead along with this thread.
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BDC, I heard you bought a pair of runnin' shoes. We gotta get you back on the bike!
Hope things are going well, pal. If you end up riding near the district, hit me up.
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I have a BDCheung Junior on the way, so the bike has taken a back seat for now. But I'm keeping an eye on y'all and WILL be back in the saddle someday!
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https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...t-want-to-hear
that is awesome news bdc - glad to hear you are doing well! congrats!
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dude, speaking of old threads, do you remember this one?:
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...t-want-to-hear
that is awesome news bdc - glad to hear you are doing well! congrats!
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...t-want-to-hear
that is awesome news bdc - glad to hear you are doing well! congrats!
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