Originally Posted by
Cleave
Hi Hermes, as you know when I train at the LA Velodrome a lot of the riders at the session are "younger." I take that into account when I am suffering trying to hold a wheel -- meaning it's OK for me to be suffering.
Of course, suffering to hold the wheels of young and fit women is not the worst thing in the world.
The only thing that I've heard of related to gluing tubulars on track wheels is using shellac. I have never done it but I heard it is very laborious and time consuming. I have never heard of anyone using the technique on road wheels.
Hi cyclinfool, welcome to the "club." I read that book cover-to-cover. It was pretty interesting but I am too undisciplined in my training to establish that kind of plan.
The other thing about the approach (and I have heard of other approaches like it) is that get you to a high level of fitness quickly for a very specific short period of time and then you have to take it back down just as quickly. Chris Carmichael provides that caveat quite clearly in the book.
I am not complaining about following wheels. And LAV has some great wheels to follow.
I have heard of using shellac as well. I think the most important aspect of gluing tubies is to have a thin layer of glue on the rim and the tire casing first, Then apply a final coat before mounting the tire. The goal is the thinnest amount of cement that adheres to both the rim and the casing.
Have you not completed 31 races this year... racing is your training.
