Originally Posted by iridetitus
why is back pressure not a concern with track racing? no skidding? just slight reverse pressure to slow down rather than skid/skip?
Because noone has brakes to stop quickly in front of you.
If they crash close enough that they haven't slid to the apron no type of backpressure is going to save you
You always have at least 500m to stop. Even from 45mph your not going to spin off your cog like that.
backpressure in a paceline ****s up everyone else and is dangerous.
why waste energy slowing down when letting your legs spin around is going to help you recover instead of building up even more la.