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Posted By Richard Kennedy

Just to add some clarity, the championships will...

Just to add some clarity, the championships will be open to ALL riders. What is being introduced is a pre-qualifying session for all riders who do not meet the standards you've mentioned.
The...
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Posted By Richard Kennedy

Bit late for the comment, sorry about that, but...

Bit late for the comment, sorry about that, but Laura was not "discovered" by British Cycling coaches. She was breaking National Records in the Under 12's category and continued to break records all...
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Views: 1,384
Posted By Richard Kennedy

The UCI does have rules regarding 6 days,...

The UCI does have rules regarding 6 days, probably the most significant of which is that the madison in a 6 day race is still based on laps gained whereas other UCI madisons are based on points...
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Views: 2,639
Posted By Richard Kennedy

The UCI track Commission: President Mr...

The UCI track Commission:

President

Mr Marian STETINA (CZE)

Members appointed by the UCI Management Committee
Gabriel Curuchet (ARG)
Tanya Dubnicoff (CAN)
Toni Kirsch (GER)
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Views: 698
Posted By Richard Kennedy

My son is also 11, although a couple of inches...

My son is also 11, although a couple of inches shorter than your son.
He rides one of these Fuji 650 (http://2009.fujibikes.com/Kids/Track/Track650.aspx)
It's proved an excellent bike :) and he's...
Replies: 3
Views: 932
Posted By Richard Kennedy

Here's a link to a pdf facilities document...

Here's a link to a pdf facilities document published by Sport England a few years ago, it includes the basic format for a grass track:
Sport England Document...
04-20-09, 06:45 AM
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Views: 1,918
Posted By Richard Kennedy

Try watching this, clearer, version. ...

Try watching this, clearer, version.
http://picasaweb.google.de/hokmann/ExportierteVideos#5326486090944553314
You'll see that Bos was already on the barriers BEFORE Impey went down.
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Views: 6,886
Posted By Richard Kennedy

This article...

This article http://www.dubbayoo.net/files/docs/Track_Sprint_Training.pdf , written by the Head of Strength and Conditioning for the Australian Track Team strongly advocates exactly that
01-26-09, 08:33 AM
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Views: 1,145
Posted By Richard Kennedy

I know it's not considered good etiquette to post...

I know it's not considered good etiquette to post ebay links, but seeing as a tandem trike is such a rare item and you're specifically looking for one I think it may be allowable!
A very nice...
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Views: 1,523
Posted By Richard Kennedy

That was probably the link in my old post! I've...

That was probably the link in my old post! I've just managed to find the article again, the host website has been redesigned. You can now find the article here:...
Replies: 1
Views: 548
Posted By Richard Kennedy

The frames aren't deliberately blacked out, they...

The frames aren't deliberately blacked out, they never had manufacturers transfers on to begin with.
The UK team don't ride a commercially available frame, it's a custom made frame whose development...
01-05-09, 06:27 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,778
Posted By Richard Kennedy

That bike (and those like it) are not designed to...

That bike (and those like it) are not designed to be ridden behind a Derny. They're designed to be ridden behind the big motorpacing motorcycles. For Derny racing you would use an ordinary track bike...
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Views: 7,760
Posted By Richard Kennedy

The Great Britain Olympic team were using a mix...

The Great Britain Olympic team were using a mix of Shimano and Sugino.
The Endurance riders (pursuit, team pursuit, points, madison) used Sugino Grand Mighty.
The Sprinters used Dura Ace 7710.
The...
12-14-08, 07:42 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,390
Posted By Richard Kennedy

The following rider was Craig MacLean. Craig is a...

The following rider was Craig MacLean. Craig is a former silver medallist in the world sprint championships, he's very experienced and can really handle a track bike....I've not discussed this...
12-13-08, 07:13 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,390
Posted By Richard Kennedy

The riders are Barney Storey (pilot) and Anthony...

The riders are Barney Storey (pilot) and Anthony Kappes (visually impaired stoker).
2 weeks after that crash they won 2 golds at the paralympics with world and paralympic record times:)
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Views: 1,362
Posted By Richard Kennedy

If you're ever in any doubt over the legality of...

If you're ever in any doubt over the legality of medication you should check with the relevant anti doping agency.
A quick online check of US Anti Doping Agency databasde reveals this:...
10-07-08, 01:24 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 4,485
Posted By Richard Kennedy

My experience of tubulars on the tandem is...

My experience of tubulars on the tandem is restricted to use on my track tandem, but it may be of interest anyway. I have had one tubular fail on me, it was a Clement 190, the base tape rolled off...
Replies: 15
Views: 1,329
Posted By Richard Kennedy

The British Team were not using Mavic discs. They...

The British Team were not using Mavic discs. They were custom developed discs exclusive to the British Team - with Mavic stickers on!
(The easy way to spot the difference is to look at the hubs, the...
Forum: Road Cycling
05-17-08, 07:29 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 4,017
Posted By Richard Kennedy

It looks like a mounting plate for a rear brake....

It looks like a mounting plate for a rear brake. Many of the keirin riders train on the road on their keirin bikes. The bikes are not drilled for brakes so they fit removable ones which clamp round...
Replies: 26
Views: 19,193
Posted By Richard Kennedy

A friend of mine has just bought a pair. ...

A friend of mine has just bought a pair.
They're not bladed spokes, they're round stainless spokes built with a good tension.
Overall, they're not a bad pair of wheels, and certainly hard to beat...
01-22-08, 06:28 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,326
Posted By Richard Kennedy

If at all possible, I'd stick with the Mavic...

If at all possible, I'd stick with the Mavic CXP30. I have a pair of 36 hole cxp30s for my track tandem and they're much stronger and stiffer than my other pair of track tandem wheels (40 hole mavic...
01-07-08, 12:51 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 4,179
Posted By Richard Kennedy

I use ITM alu bars on my road tandem with my wife...

I use ITM alu bars on my road tandem with my wife (110 pounds)
Nitto B123 steel keirin bars on my track tandem. These are absolutely necessary when you have two 200 pound sprinters throwing a tandem...
12-20-07, 07:51 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,396
Posted By Richard Kennedy

Footage from the 1982 world tandem sprint champs...

Footage from the 1982 world tandem sprint champs (not me!)
youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml4HN3B51kc)

I've had a couple of incidents when riding tandem on that same track. One happened...
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Views: 3,325
Posted By Richard Kennedy

We have a more dangerous event here in the UK :D ...

We have a more dangerous event here in the UK :D
It's called the Bristow Devil (devil take the hindmost being the UK name for the "miss and out", Bristow because it was invented by a rider called...
04-23-07, 09:37 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 679
Posted By Richard Kennedy

Great story, well done Haley. I rode my first...

Great story, well done Haley.
I rode my first time trial, aged 10 (I think), as stoker on the back of my father's tandem.
20+ years later I'm still racing (solo) and still riding a tandem (for fun,...
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Views: 971
Posted By Richard Kennedy

Graeme is still riding his bike :) , and racing...

Graeme is still riding his bike :) , and racing occasionally.
He rode the British national track champs in 2005 and did a very respectable 4:41 for a 4km pursuit.
Last year he just missed out on...
Forum: Touring
04-11-07, 11:58 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,816
Posted By Richard Kennedy

There might be an issue with the hubs. Cheaper...

There might be an issue with the hubs. Cheaper hubs tend to have larger holes for the spokes than better quality hubs do. The large holes mean you can insert spokes faster so aid mass production of...
Replies: 6
Views: 520
Posted By Richard Kennedy

It's great fun. I've ridden the track tandem many...

It's great fun. I've ridden the track tandem many times (in fact I've raced on the track featured in that youtube clip:) )
There was a thread recently on the tandem forum about track tandems...
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Views: 7,064
Posted By Richard Kennedy

Yes there are 8 international riders invited to...

Yes there are 8 international riders invited to race the keirin series each year. HOWEVER, they are invited to ride a special series for them and a number of selected Japanese riders, they do not...
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Views: 14,349
Posted By Richard Kennedy

Close, but not quite the full story. Just...

Close, but not quite the full story.
Just because 17 is prime doesn't mean you'll get 17 skid spots. Consider the gear 51x17. 51/17=3 , so assuming you skid with your pedals in the same place each...
Replies: 12
Views: 843
Posted By Richard Kennedy

:D Ignore, the others, your plan sounds great...

:D
Ignore, the others, your plan sounds great fun!
The definitive book on track design is here http://www.velodromes.com/guide.html I'm not sure of its availability, but it's worth a try. It's...
02-08-07, 04:09 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,595
Posted By Richard Kennedy

As far as I know, they're all custom made. My...

As far as I know, they're all custom made. My track tandem is an old Bob Jackson from the 1970s :eek: flexes a bit, but still great to ride. Your best chance of getting a new track tandem is to...
02-06-07, 04:21 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,595
Posted By Richard Kennedy

Track tandem racing still exists (to a small...

Track tandem racing still exists (to a small extent) in the UK. There are a few events each year, although these are aimed mainly at visually impaired riders as training/racing opportunites for...
Replies: 1
Views: 297
Posted By Richard Kennedy

I suggest you try the CYCLING IRELAND WEBSITE...

I suggest you try the CYCLING IRELAND WEBSITE (http://www.cyclingireland.ie/html/site/index.jsp) they have a list of local clubs which might be better placed to answer your questions than members of...
Replies: 8
Views: 543
Posted By Richard Kennedy

Yep, stupid isn't it:rolleyes: was a crying...

Yep, stupid isn't it:rolleyes: was a crying shame, a beautiful aluminium Pinarello with 300grams of 1/8 track chain taped into the seat pillar! Ludicrous.
There were very few bikes that did fail on...
Replies: 8
Views: 543
Posted By Richard Kennedy

The French aren't the only ones using Sugino...

The French aren't the only ones using Sugino Grand Mightys, GB team pursuiters also use them as you can just make out in this PHOTO...
Replies: 8
Views: 543
Posted By Richard Kennedy

I was one of the bike checkers for the World Cup...

I was one of the bike checkers for the World Cup in Manchester (very boring job) lightest bike was an aluminium Pinarello at 6.5kg (had to tape 300g of chain inside his seatpost to make the 6.8 kg...
Replies: 3
Views: 410
Posted By Richard Kennedy

118 riders in total:) goodfridaymeeting...

118 riders in total:)
goodfridaymeeting (http://www.goodfridaymeeting.org.uk/)
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Views: 1,343
Posted By Richard Kennedy

Interesting article :) one comment though,...

Interesting article :) one comment though, Martin (the author of the article) is more familiar with the Scottish grass track scene than he is with the English races. Points races, pursuits and team...
Replies: 23
Views: 1,933
Posted By Richard Kennedy

I understand your scepicism, but it's genuine. ...

I understand your scepicism, but it's genuine.
The seller runs a UK track cycling website and shop and has close ties with Magnus and his wife, Megan. Megan is British (Welsh actually) and Magnus...
Replies: 4
Views: 1,131
Posted By Richard Kennedy

Not ridden stayer events myself (I'm a sprinter)...

Not ridden stayer events myself (I'm a sprinter) but my brother has, we've still got a full set of 66-70 chainrings in 144PCD ! (they won't fit on a standard track bike as they catch on the...
Replies: 39
Views: 5,632
Posted By Richard Kennedy

One point that hasn't been mentioned for having...

One point that hasn't been mentioned for having straps on clipless pedals is to prevent power loss when the upper of the shoes stretch. OK this isn't an issue for most mortals but when you get to...
Replies: 23
Views: 2,388
Posted By Richard Kennedy

The UK national squad don't have a sponsorship...

The UK national squad don't have a sponsorship deal, they source what they feel is the best equipment. (i.e. the custom made UK carbon bikes, approximately 2kg lighter than the equivalent Corima or...
02-02-06, 08:02 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 825
Posted By Richard Kennedy

Here in the UK there is an annual national track...

Here in the UK there is an annual national track tandem championships. It's a sprint event of approximately 1000 - 1500 metres (depending on the size of the track hosting the event), it's only for...
Replies: 3
Views: 419
Posted By Richard Kennedy

Ironically, the velodrome will take longer to...

Ironically, the velodrome will take longer to build now that the London 2012 bid has been successful than it would have done if the games had gone to Paris. This is because much of the rest of the...
Replies: 24
Views: 9,887
Posted By Richard Kennedy

Not current national champion - I've missed most...

Not current national champion - I've missed most of the year with illness- but yes, ex national champion on the grass track. We have 3 national championships for men in the UK, 400metres, 800 metres...
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Views: 9,887
Posted By Richard Kennedy

I used to ride a 1970s Bob Jackson frame, but now...

I used to ride a 1970s Bob Jackson frame, but now ride a custom built one (I'm in some of the photos, I'm wearing the white skinsuit with a red and blue stripe)

Most track frames will be ok at the...
Replies: 24
Views: 9,887
Posted By Richard Kennedy

Mickster has summed it up pretty well really, a...

Mickster has summed it up pretty well really, a few minor points though.




If your tubulars tyres are stuck on properly it's unnecessary to have extra tape wrapped around the rim, indeed I...
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