Originally Posted by
David Tollefson
Awesome work. And I'm sure they'll be put to good use, ridden hard, and produce many smiles.
A couple thoughts on your above points:
1) Marymoor is a shallow banked track. You can get away with lower BB's on MV that would put you on the boards sideways on most other tracks in the country..
Yes, I realize this now - 23*. I had a good long discussion with PVD on some other geometry/design topics and the design for these came up. After thinking deeper about it and draw it out in a way I hadn't thought about previously, I realized, I took the safe route and copied the existing bikes. I didn't know what pedals they would use and I also know they use them on the flats in the big lot next to the velodrome. I figured if the existing bikes weren't causing issues, I would be safe spec'ing the same. I now realize I should question everything and come to my own conclusions. Since these won't ever race on a different track, it would be nice to optimize for their environment.
Originally Posted by
David Tollefson
6) I've been using water slide decals from Gus Salmon (find him on FB). Very thin, easy to clear coat over with rattle can clear on powder coat (or provide them to the painter if going with wet). He can do great things with graphics, and specializes in reproduction graphics.
I talked with him today. Thanks for the tip.
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