Originally Posted by mickster
CR, that's interesting - are those gears you're quoting used at the FCV? If so, what level of rider are we talking? Only reason I ask is that we have a similarly short and tight velodrome here in the UK (143m, 45 deg, wood) and there's an 84inch advisory 'track limit' there. I certainly only ride an 82/84 gear there (cat 2) and I think even the top elite guys probably only run 84 for most events.
If you guys are succesfully running higher on a slightly tighter track then maybe I'll have to experiment some more next time I'm there !
mickster
I think the reason about about the 84" advisory is related qith the fact that U cant go super faster in a short track... I mean... yes u can! but the track is so short that U begin to fight with centripetal and centrigugal forces. As fast u go more centrifugal force u get, then u have to react with an equal or grater centripetal force or?... yes... you will end in pedaling with the public. Thats the reason because as shorter the track the steper the banks also... go to a 333 or a 250 meters track, everybody uses 51x15 or some like that and usually records are atempted in those kind or tracks becuase the conditions are given to go as fast as u can using the gears u want... Im not saying that u cant use heavier gears in a short track but there are security reasons to limit the gears...
UM.