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Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
11-05-17, 07:43 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 21,517
Posted By carleton

Don't fool yourself. When the spec is off,...

Don't fool yourself.

When the spec is off, the spec is off and riders of all sizes have seatpost issues, not just the heavy folks. There are countless stories in the road forums of average and...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
11-04-17, 01:00 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 21,517
Posted By carleton

This is what folks mean about quality control...

This is what folks mean about quality control issues from equipment coming out of China sold be small companies.

I recently watched this video about how easy it is to start a bike company...but...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
10-25-17, 10:09 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 21,517
Posted By carleton

To give homage to this comment from February: ...

To give homage to this comment from February: Among many of the frames that one expected to see at Masters Worlds this month, watching the video feeds, I saw several Dolan DF3s. Many more than I...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
10-22-17, 12:05 AM
Replies: 43
Views: 21,517
Posted By carleton

The bottom line is: It's a gamble. 1: The...

The bottom line is: It's a gamble.

1: The bigger name companies have better quality control. "But they are all made in the same factories by the same hands!!". This may be true. But, the frame...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
02-07-17, 09:31 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 21,517
Posted By carleton

My advice for buying frames (from my years of...

My advice for buying frames (from my years of wasting money on them) is:

Step 1: List the real problems you have with your current frame. (e.g. slipping dropouts, slipping seatpost, flexyness, too...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
02-07-17, 09:25 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 21,517
Posted By carleton

+1 I've seen guys get fast using Brand X...

+1

I've seen guys get fast using Brand X frames then join a pro team or national team and ride Brand Y frames and as soon as they are off of the team go back to Brand X.
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
02-07-17, 02:25 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 21,517
Posted By carleton

Good point. Yeah, I don't really understand...

Good point.

Yeah, I don't really understand the bike business.

Why offer a frame at $8,000-10,000 USD? How many do they actually think they are going to sell? Any racers fast enough to race...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
02-07-17, 01:13 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 21,517
Posted By carleton

Show me: Further, I'm not saying that...

Show me:



Further, I'm not saying that they are never used. I've never seen them. The burden of proof is on you to show that those frames indeed are being used in international competition if...
Forum: Track Cycling: Velodrome Racing and Training Area
02-06-17, 07:41 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 21,517
Posted By carleton

I've never seen any one of those in international...

I've never seen any one of those in international competition.
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