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07-17-16, 11:13 PM
#8901
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think I'm flexible enough to drop the handlebar some more? I'm thinking 1 cm. stem's already slammed with a -17x120mm, but if I replace the super tlal cannondale dust cover, I can maybe drop it another 1.5-2 cm
07-18-16, 12:20 AM
#8904
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Or a steeper stem. I have a -35 I use for TTs. Last year I left it on for a month or 2. Kinda liked it actually but went back. Now I have a smaller frame so it's naturally a tad lower but back with a normal stem. I could probably use a slightly lower stem
07-18-16, 10:33 AM
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Not to mention a more closed hip angle could hurt power output. I just went through this exercise replacing a fork I cut with the stem slammed. New fork with a few spacers, body in same position with 90* elbow bends.
07-25-16, 06:32 AM
#8908
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Your first position shot looks fine, from the "how's it look" dyno point of view. If you sacrifice ergonomics for position that wouldn't be good. If you feel like experimenting see if you can get a deeper drop or longer reach bar, put it on and try it on a trainer, let your current bars just dangle. You'll get a good idea of what's possible or not. I'm guessing you can get 1-2 cm more reach/drop by trying different bars. I'm thinking it wouldn't be worth it to do it now, maybe in the off season.
For sprinting I'm not sure but I've been thinking about how I sprint recently. I never got low on purpose but now I'm thinking that bringing my hips down a bit might be good to give me a better platform for the downstroke, have more of a "leg press" motion than I do now. I haven't really tried it but that's one thought I've had. Related to your question it would involve you bringing your hips down, therefore torso, therefore bend arms more. There's this sensation of being able to press on the pedals longer for each pedal stroke. Bonus of being a bit lower. You're tall enough that it might make more of a difference aerodynamically, I resemble a rounder Caleb when I sprint, I don't have much lowering available to me.
For sprinting I'm not sure but I've been thinking about how I sprint recently. I never got low on purpose but now I'm thinking that bringing my hips down a bit might be good to give me a better platform for the downstroke, have more of a "leg press" motion than I do now. I haven't really tried it but that's one thought I've had. Related to your question it would involve you bringing your hips down, therefore torso, therefore bend arms more. There's this sensation of being able to press on the pedals longer for each pedal stroke. Bonus of being a bit lower. You're tall enough that it might make more of a difference aerodynamically, I resemble a rounder Caleb when I sprint, I don't have much lowering available to me.
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07-25-16, 11:45 AM
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Yeah. You rode past me near registration and eclipsed the sun.
07-25-16, 12:26 PM
#8911
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Your first position shot looks fine, from the "how's it look" dyno point of view. If you sacrifice ergonomics for position that wouldn't be good. If you feel like experimenting see if you can get a deeper drop or longer reach bar, put it on and try it on a trainer, let your current bars just dangle. You'll get a good idea of what's possible or not. I'm guessing you can get 1-2 cm more reach/drop by trying different bars. I'm thinking it wouldn't be worth it to do it now, maybe in the off season.
For sprinting I'm not sure but I've been thinking about how I sprint recently. I never got low on purpose but now I'm thinking that bringing my hips down a bit might be good to give me a better platform for the downstroke, have more of a "leg press" motion than I do now. I haven't really tried it but that's one thought I've had. Related to your question it would involve you bringing your hips down, therefore torso, therefore bend arms more. There's this sensation of being able to press on the pedals longer for each pedal stroke. Bonus of being a bit lower. You're tall enough that it might make more of a difference aerodynamically, I resemble a rounder Caleb when I sprint, I don't have much lowering available to me.
For sprinting I'm not sure but I've been thinking about how I sprint recently. I never got low on purpose but now I'm thinking that bringing my hips down a bit might be good to give me a better platform for the downstroke, have more of a "leg press" motion than I do now. I haven't really tried it but that's one thought I've had. Related to your question it would involve you bringing your hips down, therefore torso, therefore bend arms more. There's this sensation of being able to press on the pedals longer for each pedal stroke. Bonus of being a bit lower. You're tall enough that it might make more of a difference aerodynamically, I resemble a rounder Caleb when I sprint, I don't have much lowering available to me.
07-25-16, 12:29 PM
#8912
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from the lake bluff round of intelligentsia. i'm about 30th wheel and there's an entire straightaway of guys strung out behind me. huge field, great course. photo by a teammate.
07-25-16, 02:08 PM
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This is probably a good example of a race that doesn't lend itself to tailgunning.
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07-26-16, 09:57 PM
#8918
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Different kind of suffering. Must have worked, I finished for the first time in three races.
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07-26-16, 10:13 PM
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07-27-16, 05:09 AM
#8921
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I was feeding my dad, which can take 60-90 minutes. When he's actually chewing I can't really leave. At the same time I needed to pin my Tues Night Worlds number as we usually get to the course with zero time for warm up. They were all new pins, scattered ones from promoting, they get everywhere, and Junior likes to put them "where they belong" which is in a little container that I deemed "the place where pins belong". Whenever Junior finds a pin he puts it in the bin. Said bin happened to be within reach of my seat at the table. I used most of them.
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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
07-27-16, 05:41 AM
#8922
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hah, probably not. but the whole backside of the course was tight turns and you could make up a lot of time with fast cornering. on the flip side, the front side was a long false flat drag that just sapped your legs.
07-27-16, 06:50 AM
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For every race, correct. There were a tonne of 3s and 4s. Most races had 3-5 2s. I don't think there were any 1s. So it was hard for me to get upgrade points this week. Also, the RR was 10mi too short to count as a RR for a 2-to-1 upgrade.
07-27-16, 11:10 PM
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Supreme suffering at 10,000ft during the Crusher in the Tushar. If you get the chance to do this race - do it!
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