Is this possible?
12-26-05 | 12:45 AM
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Is this possible?
I have two questions, and I figured I'djust do one thread
Question 1:
Is it possible to dislodge your self from rollers and launch into a wall....guy at the bike shop said he did...but I dunno bout all that.
Question 2: Is it possible to be a great sprinter and a great time trialist? Everyone keeps saying know, but I'm rather good at both...not great, but I'm aiming to be
Question 1:
Is it possible to dislodge your self from rollers and launch into a wall....guy at the bike shop said he did...but I dunno bout all that.
Question 2: Is it possible to be a great sprinter and a great time trialist? Everyone keeps saying know, but I'm rather good at both...not great, but I'm aiming to be
12-26-05 | 12:50 AM
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Originally Posted by McBane
I have two questions, and I figured I'djust do one thread
Question 1:
Is it possible to dislodge your self from rollers and launch into a wall....guy at the bike shop said he did...but I dunno bout all that.
Question 1:
Is it possible to dislodge your self from rollers and launch into a wall....guy at the bike shop said he did...but I dunno bout all that.
12-26-05 | 12:51 AM
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Since you have 0 forward momentum, all you have to do is stop the rotational momentum of the wheels. You'll lurch forward a foot or so then probably promptly stop. Probably burn out the carpet too...
12-26-05 | 01:05 AM
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no. if you ride off the rollers, the only momentum you have is the spinning of the wheels and crank...really not much...you should just come to a stop and fall over.
sure but how do you define great? to be a great sprinter you need power...alot of it all at once. to be a great time trialist, you need to ride within yourself and pace yourself for the whole ride. Lance was a pretty good sprinter in his early days...I'm sure he could not match the likes of Mario or Petacchi, but he did win his share of sprint finishes back in the day. In his last couple of years Lance was not racing for a stage win and certainly not willing to risk a crash in a sprint finish.
Many of the sprinters in the grand tours will ride it easy on time trail days...they want to save their legs for the sprint stages. The thing is, the two are very different. sprint is about going all out in 200 meters, time trialing is about going fast, but saving enought to do so for 15 to 25 miles.
sure but how do you define great? to be a great sprinter you need power...alot of it all at once. to be a great time trialist, you need to ride within yourself and pace yourself for the whole ride. Lance was a pretty good sprinter in his early days...I'm sure he could not match the likes of Mario or Petacchi, but he did win his share of sprint finishes back in the day. In his last couple of years Lance was not racing for a stage win and certainly not willing to risk a crash in a sprint finish.
Many of the sprinters in the grand tours will ride it easy on time trail days...they want to save their legs for the sprint stages. The thing is, the two are very different. sprint is about going all out in 200 meters, time trialing is about going fast, but saving enought to do so for 15 to 25 miles.
12-26-05 | 01:13 AM
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Originally Posted by fogrider
no. if you ride off the rollers, the only momentum you have is the spinning of the wheels and crank...really not much...you should just come to a stop and fall over.
sure but how do you define great? to be a great sprinter you need power...alot of it all at once. to be a great time trialist, you need to ride within yourself and pace yourself for the whole ride. Lance was a pretty good sprinter in his early days...I'm sure he could not match the likes of Mario or Petacchi, but he did win his share of sprint finishes back in the day. In his last couple of years Lance was not racing for a stage win and certainly not willing to risk a crash in a sprint finish.
Many of the sprinters in the grand tours will ride it easy on time trail days...they want to save their legs for the sprint stages. The thing is, the two are very different. sprint is about going all out in 200 meters, time trialing is about going fast, but saving enought to do so for 15 to 25 miles.
sure but how do you define great? to be a great sprinter you need power...alot of it all at once. to be a great time trialist, you need to ride within yourself and pace yourself for the whole ride. Lance was a pretty good sprinter in his early days...I'm sure he could not match the likes of Mario or Petacchi, but he did win his share of sprint finishes back in the day. In his last couple of years Lance was not racing for a stage win and certainly not willing to risk a crash in a sprint finish.
Many of the sprinters in the grand tours will ride it easy on time trail days...they want to save their legs for the sprint stages. The thing is, the two are very different. sprint is about going all out in 200 meters, time trialing is about going fast, but saving enought to do so for 15 to 25 miles.
12-26-05 | 01:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Warblade
Actually my teammate (another 15 yr old) was riding on his rollers just to loosen some muscles up last summer and he was situated in front (~15 feet back from the door) of his front house door and he went to grab his water bottle and next thing he knew was he was riding out in his front yard. He had shot off his rollers, through his front door, and into his grass. Amazingly he never fell. I was histerical when he told me this!
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12-26-05 | 02:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Warblade
Actually my teammate (another 15 yr old) was riding on his rollers just to loosen some muscles up last summer and he was situated in front (~15 feet back from the door) of his front house door and he went to grab his water bottle and next thing he knew was he was riding out in his front yard. He had shot off his rollers, through his front door, and into his grass. Amazingly he never fell. I was histerical when he told me this!
12-26-05 | 03:00 AM
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Originally Posted by DannoXYZ
He forgot to stop pedaling once he fell off...
