FINALLY, a real bike.
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FINALLY, a real bike.
After months of agonizing wait, I finally saved up enough to buy a real bicycle. I'm going to go with the Mark V, but I have a few questions for you guys first:
How long does it usually take for Tony to get the bike to you, assuming the frame and all components are in stock?
I want to go with an all-black scheme, are IRO's cranks better than the "RPM (black) cranks"?
HOW TO TRACKSTAND?!?!
Man I'm so psyched.
How long does it usually take for Tony to get the bike to you, assuming the frame and all components are in stock?
I want to go with an all-black scheme, are IRO's cranks better than the "RPM (black) cranks"?
HOW TO TRACKSTAND?!?!
Man I'm so psyched.
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i feel you i just snaged my first track frame today (a GT Track) and im really exited after riding a conversion for so long.
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Info on trackstands, skids, skips, Mark V's, Pistas, Deep Vs, gearing, cranks, bags, white belts, NJS, pie, pirates, etc:
https://www.bikeforums.net/search.php?forumid=178
https://www.bikeforums.net/search.php?forumid=178
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can't help you with trackstands. i've done them like 3 or 4 times, on accident each time.
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Originally Posted by gregg
Info on trackstands, skids, skips, Mark V's, Pistas, Deep Vs, gearing, cranks, bags, white belts, NJS, pie, pirates, etc:
https://www.bikeforums.net/search.php?forumid=178
https://www.bikeforums.net/search.php?forumid=178
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There's an article by some MTB comp lady about how to do them that's pretty good. I can't for the life of me remember where, but oen of the things she recommends is getting something like a picnic table bench that you can roll up to and push your wheel against to help you learn how to balance. Then you start trying to back off and go back to it. Then you just do it all free like. I got it after two days doing that stuff.
Watch a video first to get a general idea of what they look like too.
Oh, and remember this: it's not about staying still, it's about moving back and forth slowly.
Watch a video first to get a general idea of what they look like too.
Oh, and remember this: it's not about staying still, it's about moving back and forth slowly.
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Originally Posted by humancongereel
can't help you with trackstands. i've done them like 3 or 4 times, on accident each time.
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Originally Posted by Mxu
How long does it usually take for Tony to get the bike to you, assuming the frame and all components are in stock?
Last Wednesday I ordered a wheelset for my girlfriend. This week has been really busy for IRO, given the sale. I believe it shipped Friday. It arrived today.
Originally Posted by Mxu
HOW TO TRACKSTAND?!?!
Man I'm so psyched.
Man I'm so psyched.
Last edited by SyntaxPC; 02-14-06 at 01:09 AM.
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For your first trackstand, definitely make sure you are clipped in or strapped in really tight, it just makes it way easier to balance.
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Originally Posted by Re-Cycle
I doubt you actually did. There's a difference between a track stand and a momentary stall.
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Originally Posted by cmcenroe
For your first trackstand, definitely make sure you are clipped in or strapped in really tight, it just makes it way easier to balance.
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Hey, it's true! Plus the inverted cycling practice you get in later is good in case gravity decides it needs to switch itself about.