Originally Posted by
Quinn8it
Thanks Carleton! That's a good thread.
I was hoping to create a thread focused on the different analysis needs of track racers..
Would you be willing to post up some of your techniques for short interval analysis? Particularly flying 200m and Standing Starts?
Thank you.
-Q
Sorry, I missed this question a month ago.
I like to keep track of Torque which is basically how hard I'm pressing on the pedals. I like to analyze my torque numbers for my standing starts.
When I analyze the Flying 200M, I use a custom graph that plots Torque vs Cadence. I want to see how hard I'm pushing on the pedals at 120-140 RPM.
There is a sweet spot when the gear is not too light or too heavy and you have the right mix of torque and legspeed, that's when you get a boost in power and you surge faster.
Torque is the reason behind the move to longer crank arms and larger gears for sprinters over the years. The sprinters aren't getting that much stronger (if at all) and the bikes aren't getting that much more aero. The cranks are getting longer and the sprinters are learning how to spin those longer cranks.
