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#5776
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I've ordered rings from Blackline, good guys. Will see what their thoughts are between the two tools.
I dislike all of my chain whips, the levers all seem too short. But I could just be too weak and need to eat more dead animal. (Just not undercooked bats.)
I saw a friend at the track using a chain whip with a long pipe lever, might've been a home job. Worked brilliantly.
#5777
And a little bar clamp does wonders for inflating discs: https://www.lowes.com/pd/Jorgensen-6...amp/1001053746
#5778
Lapped 3x
just get a piece of 1"*1/8" flat stock. 2 feet long should do it. Drill 3 holes in the end just like on a regular chain whip. Attach appropriate bits of chain. Slip a nice thick rubber handlebar grips on the opposite side and you have your Hulk of a chain whip
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#5779
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I dislike all of my chain whips, the levers all seem too short. But I could just be too weak and need to eat more dead animal.
The abbey track whip is great, 18 inch lever and a very high quality. Might want to wait until it goes on sale though....
The abbey track whip is great, 18 inch lever and a very high quality. Might want to wait until it goes on sale though....
#5780
Senior Member
I've found the standard Shimano track chain whip works great. It's not that long but the nice handle allows you to put more pressure down than if it were just a flat bar. And it's compact so it fits in my track sack. It's a tool I'll never have to replace. I like that.
#5781
Full Member
I did that once. Once.
And a little bar clamp does wonders for inflating discs: https://www.lowes.com/pd/Jorgensen-6...amp/1001053746
And a little bar clamp does wonders for inflating discs: https://www.lowes.com/pd/Jorgensen-6...amp/1001053746
That's brilliant with the clamp. Seems so obvious and simple, which is evidently way over my head, because I wasn't smart enough to figure that out.
Like it. That sounds like it should have a nickname, like "Mad Max".
#5783
I've found the standard Shimano track chain whip works great. It's not that long but the nice handle allows you to put more pressure down than if it were just a flat bar. And it's compact so it fits in my track sack. It's a tool I'll never have to replace. I like that.
And I wish I could take credit for the clamp, but I learned it from a friend, who learned it from a friend... I did have to modify the clamp a bit to fit better, but that wasn't too difficult. It really does work well though.
#5784
Elitist
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Easy mod that's very useful. I did it back in 2009 and used it until I gave (or sold) the tool recently. The same chain lasted that long.
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#5786
Senior Member
Probably sponsorship.
The wheels are more alike than different. But, if a company is willing to give you cash and free wheels, that helps a team a lot.
That concept is at the heart of sports marketing:
- Athletes/teams need cash and will use whatever doesn’t make them slower if paid to do so...even if it’s not their preferred product.
- Fans see the athletes use the products and assume that the products made the athletes fast and maybe want to buy them.
The wheels are more alike than different. But, if a company is willing to give you cash and free wheels, that helps a team a lot.
That concept is at the heart of sports marketing:
- Athletes/teams need cash and will use whatever doesn’t make them slower if paid to do so...even if it’s not their preferred product.
- Fans see the athletes use the products and assume that the products made the athletes fast and maybe want to buy them.
Also Corima spoked > everything (not the secret tri spoke)
#5787
Senior Member
Any tips how to gain resistance on turbo rollers? I know the trick about using magnets but my rollers are Tacx Antares (means plastic not alu). Due to the global lockdown I'm stick only to the rollers and I would really want to do some watts on them.
Tips found randomly:
- magnets (don't work with plastic rollers)
- towel under rollers (too much heat for plastic rollers)
- second belt between front and read rollers (any ideas what material to use to making it slower?)
- super slow tyre with low pressure (should give some watts but not much)
btw. the super slow tyre is only necessary for the rear wheel, right?
Any better options? I would really appreciate!
Tips found randomly:
- magnets (don't work with plastic rollers)
- towel under rollers (too much heat for plastic rollers)
- second belt between front and read rollers (any ideas what material to use to making it slower?)
- super slow tyre with low pressure (should give some watts but not much)
btw. the super slow tyre is only necessary for the rear wheel, right?
Any better options? I would really appreciate!
#5788
Any tips how to gain resistance on turbo rollers? I know the trick about using magnets but my rollers are Tacx Antares (means plastic not alu). Due to the global lockdown I'm stick only to the rollers and I would really want to do some watts on them.
Tips found randomly:
- magnets (don't work with plastic rollers)
- towel under rollers (too much heat for plastic rollers)
- second belt between front and read rollers (any ideas what material to use to making it slower?)
- super slow tyre with low pressure (should give some watts but not much)
btw. the super slow tyre is only necessary for the rear wheel, right?
Any better options? I would really appreciate!
Tips found randomly:
- magnets (don't work with plastic rollers)
- towel under rollers (too much heat for plastic rollers)
- second belt between front and read rollers (any ideas what material to use to making it slower?)
- super slow tyre with low pressure (should give some watts but not much)
btw. the super slow tyre is only necessary for the rear wheel, right?
Any better options? I would really appreciate!
My random thoughts:
1. Make your front wheel into a fan by wrapping duct tape between opposite spokes or add some other aero drag feature
2. Add a weighed drag flap attached to your fork crown and hanging against the front tire
3. If your bike has a two sided hub could you rig up a chain drive to another wheel or hub if you are mechanically minded (I recently threw out a cracked frame that would have been ideal for that purpose).
Last edited by 700wheel; 04-08-20 at 04:00 PM.
#5789
Any tips how to gain resistance on turbo rollers? I know the trick about using magnets but my rollers are Tacx Antares (means plastic not alu). Due to the global lockdown I'm stick only to the rollers and I would really want to do some watts on them.
Tips found randomly:
- magnets (don't work with plastic rollers)
- towel under rollers (too much heat for plastic rollers)
- second belt between front and read rollers (any ideas what material to use to making it slower?)
- super slow tyre with low pressure (should give some watts but not much)
btw. the super slow tyre is only necessary for the rear wheel, right?
Any better options? I would really appreciate!
Tips found randomly:
- magnets (don't work with plastic rollers)
- towel under rollers (too much heat for plastic rollers)
- second belt between front and read rollers (any ideas what material to use to making it slower?)
- super slow tyre with low pressure (should give some watts but not much)
btw. the super slow tyre is only necessary for the rear wheel, right?
Any better options? I would really appreciate!
#5790
Senior Member
If you have some clincher training wheels use them at a lower pressure. It will be really not fun. Weirdly just what the road world thinks as the fastest set up is just terrible on rollers.
#5791
Full Member
Agree with this, if you put a turbo trainer tyre on the rear wheel it’s even less fun!
#5793
Can confirm. Was fitting a new bar and stem set up and testing them on the rollers, had 60psi in the tires/tubes I had on the bike at the time, was very tough trying to even spin, couldn't even hold 95rpm. Totally not enjoyable.
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#5794
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Hi All,
I was in the market for a 3t track bar. Although I read somewhere that production will soon cease with this design they still seem to be readily available. However, some of the sites selling them I noticed that the handlebars pictured do not have the logo on the top of the bar. Instead its just a plain dull coat finish. I don't care about the aesthetics of the handlebar, my interest is just the dimensions. My question is, do some 3T handlebars come with this design in addition to the ones that I've seen previously. My concern is that the ones advertised are not the real deal, or a copy.
Thanks for any feedback
I was in the market for a 3t track bar. Although I read somewhere that production will soon cease with this design they still seem to be readily available. However, some of the sites selling them I noticed that the handlebars pictured do not have the logo on the top of the bar. Instead its just a plain dull coat finish. I don't care about the aesthetics of the handlebar, my interest is just the dimensions. My question is, do some 3T handlebars come with this design in addition to the ones that I've seen previously. My concern is that the ones advertised are not the real deal, or a copy.
Thanks for any feedback
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#5797
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Ok, I'm bored. My city just went into shelter in place. How about people share the plague workouts you're doing inside? Confined to my "home gym" which only has about 85kg of weight available and no rack so I'm experimenting with high volume hack squats. They are murder on the quads!
Whattcha got?
Whattcha got?
#5798
I do not have weights. When my gym closed, I looked online to buy some, and well, weights are a lot more expensive than I realized. (By my math, it would take me about two years of gym membership to build a basic set up.) So, I went to the hardware store and bought bags of concrete. 50 and 80 lbs. Cost me less than $10. Had to put them in garbage bags and wrap them in duct tape to keep the bags from tearing, but I am doing squats and deadlifts with those.
While it's not a lot of weight, compared to what I used to squat and deadlift, the shape, density and fact that its a bit loose, makes it rather challenging.
While it's not a lot of weight, compared to what I used to squat and deadlift, the shape, density and fact that its a bit loose, makes it rather challenging.
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I do not have weights. When my gym closed, I looked online to buy some, and well, weights are a lot more expensive than I realized. (By my math, it would take me about two years of gym membership to build a basic set up.) So, I went to the hardware store and bought bags of concrete. 50 and 80 lbs. Cost me less than $10. Had to put them in garbage bags and wrap them in duct tape to keep the bags from tearing, but I am doing squats and deadlifts with those.
While it's not a lot of weight, compared to what I used to squat and deadlift, the shape, density and fact that its a bit loose, makes it rather challenging.
While it's not a lot of weight, compared to what I used to squat and deadlift, the shape, density and fact that its a bit loose, makes it rather challenging.
https://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_r...thread=1056178
#5800
Elitist
Thread Starter
Plyo box step ups while wearing a weighted vest is a killer leg workout.
but, finding those may be a challenge being that all home workout gear is nearly sold out these days.
Also, search for “prison workouts”. I’ve had guys tell me that they came out of jail fitter than when they went in.
but, finding those may be a challenge being that all home workout gear is nearly sold out these days.
Also, search for “prison workouts”. I’ve had guys tell me that they came out of jail fitter than when they went in.