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who's riding them?

who's riding them?
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Posted By queerpunk

Looks to me like they have the Stack and Reach...

Looks to me like they have the Stack and Reach columns mixed up. The Stack values look like reaches, and the Reach values look like stacks.
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the windup at DLV is a little bit weird because...

the windup at DLV is a little bit weird because the homestraight is a little bit uphill, but you're probably going to get as much speed as you can there and come down through turns 1 and 2 to hit the...
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Posted By queerpunk

Will a stiff, aero aluminum or carbon frame be...

Will a stiff, aero aluminum or carbon frame be faster than a lugged steel bike? Absolutely.
Will the extent to which it's faster make a difference to you as a Cat 4? Probably not.
Will building...
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Posted By queerpunk

The Dolan DF4 and the Fuji Track Elite both have...

The Dolan DF4 and the Fuji Track Elite both have a rep as being bikes that can be bought off the peg and ridden to the top tiers of the sport.
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Totally decent bike. A lot of times I tell...

Totally decent bike.

A lot of times I tell people that many companies make a decent, semi-aero, aluminum track bike with a carbon fork, and while it's nothing fancy, it's affordable and can...
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Posted By queerpunk

Where are you located, and what velodrome is...

Where are you located, and what velodrome is this? Many tracks have associated clubs, events, training, and races.

The Bareknuckle is a great frame. Use it until you know you’ve outgrown it. It...
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Posted By queerpunk

that's riding the black line all the way around?...

that's riding the black line all the way around? huh. that's less than i would have figured. at 55kph those 2.8m are only .2 seconds.
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A lot of pursuiters ride this line. I've heard it...

A lot of pursuiters ride this line. I've heard it called "Lucy Lines" after the person who pioneered it, but I forget her name...

Basically, if you're on a straight, on the black line, looking...
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Bike looks great! One of my favorite...

Bike looks great!

One of my favorite feelings at TTown is being completely spun out at 145rpm and just holding on to the draft and the cadence for dear life as the uci giants in front of me rip it...
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You don't get fast over 1 second or 3 seconds....

You don't get fast over 1 second or 3 seconds. You get fast when you've been doing that output for 10 seconds, or 15, or 20.

If 20 seconds @ 1200 watts was racing against 3 seconds at 2200w, who...
11-24-20, 02:55 PM
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didn't this thread used to be called "...when...

didn't this thread used to be called "...when f.gr/nyc goes into a k-hole"?
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Posted By queerpunk

"privacy laws"?

"privacy laws"?
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The T4 is easily one of the two or three most...

The T4 is easily one of the two or three most popular frames among world-class enduros, and was the choice of the Danish National Team while the Argon18 was under development. World-class enduros put...
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Posted By queerpunk

...and rightly so.

...and rightly so.
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Posted By queerpunk

1. Technically, no specific, required...

1. Technically, no specific, required differences. There are some small geometry and manufacturing differences between sprint-focused bikes and endurance-focused bikes, or ones that are optimized for...
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Posted By queerpunk

I've been doing emergency response work 55 hours...

I've been doing emergency response work 55 hours a week with no days off in over two months, so, i'm not doing anything to stay fit frankly. i'm down almost 10 lbs for some reason.
03-27-20, 03:21 PM
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Posted By queerpunk

Ah crap

Ah crap
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A Selle Italia Flite is a very "forward" saddle -...

A Selle Italia Flite is a very "forward" saddle - the rails are short and the sweetspot of it is pretty far forward.

If you're comfortable on the saddle, you could get a seatpost with more...
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Posted By queerpunk

it's always been clear to me that "trackies use...

it's always been clear to me that "trackies use 1/8-inch because it is stronger" has been a total canard perpetuated by people who like to think very highly of themselves. i'd have changed over to...
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Posted By queerpunk

both helmets are super common.

both helmets are super common.
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Posted By queerpunk

you might want to doublecheck what you wrote, and...

you might want to doublecheck what you wrote, and what i wrote.
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Posted By queerpunk

? yeah people have been using straps forever. ...

?
yeah people have been using straps forever.

the pursuit still isn't an olympic event though.
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It's against the rules: look for the rule that...

It's against the rules: look for the rule that covers "collusion." It's written so broadly that one could argue that working in a breakaway with somebody else is against the rules.

Teamwork is...
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Posted By queerpunk

If your son is 13, in a growth spurt, and has...

If your son is 13, in a growth spurt, and has outgrown his current bike, then he'll outgrow the next one pretty soon, too - a well-fitting bike is important. No need to spend top dollar for something...
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Posted By queerpunk

Nope, they're on the new-as-of-2016 Felt TA FRD. ...

Nope, they're on the new-as-of-2016 Felt TA FRD.

***

Really interesting men's keirin - Kazak Sergey Ponomaryov surfed through to the finals by pouncing on an amazing move in the semis by Yuta...
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Posted By queerpunk

Nope, weight matters a lot less. Speeds are...

Nope, weight matters a lot less. Speeds are higher and speed variation is lower. Some of the best wheels are meatballs.

My partner has some Chinabron wheels. They have very basic sealed bearing...
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Posted By queerpunk

I'm over here picking my jaw off the floor at...

I'm over here picking my jaw off the floor at Denmark's men's team riding a 3.44 TP. They broke the World Record each ride.
And in the women's, Germany made the Gold round with a very fast 4.11 -...
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Posted By queerpunk

Danish TP team sets another WR in the TP, taking...

Danish TP team sets another WR in the TP, taking a few tenths off their time from qualifiers. Bad timing for Italy and New Zealand - in the first round they both rode times that would have been WRs...
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Posted By queerpunk

...and the IP hasn't been a part of the omnium...

...and the IP hasn't been a part of the omnium since then.
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Posted By queerpunk

Track Worlds Berlin

It's an Olympic year and everyone's out for blood.

The Danish men's TP team sets a new WR with a shockingly fast 3.46.

The US women's TP team qualifies 1st with a new NR of 4.11. Valente is...
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I could be wrong though... he's on a different...

I could be wrong though... he's on a different new "De Rosa" for Berlin Worlds.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B9BjaosCBnr/
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Posted By queerpunk

You heard it here first - not a single person...

You heard it here first - not a single person will use pedal toe straps for the IP at the Olympics.
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Posted By queerpunk

A few things - So, first off, if you want to...

A few things -

So, first off, if you want to compare the relative sizes of two different bikes, you should be looking at stack and reach measurements, which normalize bike geo without the effects...
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Posted By queerpunk

Lee's dominance in the past few years really...

Lee's dominance in the past few years really makes me wish things had turned out differently for Kristina Vogel - the two of them could have had an absolutely amazing rivalry.
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yeah, that's a training bike while he's flying...

yeah, that's a training bike while he's flying Cofidis colors. The 42cm handlebars give it away. In Tokyo I assume he'll be on a Pinarello (https://www.bikeradar.com/news/pinarello-maat-track-bike/).
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Posted By queerpunk

Damn, when I get sore I have to stretch my hips...

Damn, when I get sore I have to stretch my hips outward and I think it's my glute med - a lot of stuff you've written in here really resonates with me. I'm not lifting heavy anymore but I think I can...
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Posted By queerpunk

Oh yeah the price of the Velobike bars puts it...

Oh yeah the price of the Velobike bars puts it firmly into the fiction section of the library. But the aerocoach bars - I can't get over the weird shaping of that "forward position" grip. I think...
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Posted By queerpunk

The Aerocoach bars look a little too weird to me....

The Aerocoach bars look a little too weird to me. I'm more interested in the Velobike ones.
...
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clicking through on aliexpress, i'm seeing a...

clicking through on aliexpress, i'm seeing a number of 'new' open mold track frames out there, including a bunch with bayonets, recessed stem mounts, stem hinges, and other stuff getting increasingly...
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Posted By queerpunk

Have: Dolan DF3 frameset, 55cm. with Alpina...

Have:
Dolan DF3 frameset, 55cm. with Alpina fork.

Want:
Carbon tubulars, narrow aero handlebars, fancy tires, or whatever else you got - DM me and let's chat.

...
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Posted By queerpunk

the Felt probably is a step forward - the TK1 was...

the Felt probably is a step forward - the TK1 was designed in 2007 and I'm sure that Felt's engineers had a long list of things they could improve that they noticed over time. It's just interesting...
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Posted By queerpunk

The Dolan page just resolves back to the...

The Dolan page just resolves back to the homepage, but the Felt page is working.

I've noticed Valente riding a new Felt in omniums at World Cups this year and have wondered what's up with it. It...
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Posted By queerpunk

the fixed gear thing that screws onto freewheel...

the fixed gear thing that screws onto freewheel threads is designed to put your cog onto the correct chainline (distance from the bike's centerline). you could loctite it on and get some insurance...
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Posted By queerpunk

yup! bet you even have something in your...

yup! bet you even have something in your garage/basement that can work. rake might not be perfect, but it's close enough for rock and roll. and a brake lever's easy enough, too - you can either have...
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Gotcha. Yeah, for sprint or speed work a lot of...

Gotcha. Yeah, for sprint or speed work a lot of coaches say "stop before you bog down" - and a hill bogs you down. But using it just to slow down is okay.

You can throw on any old 1 1/8" road...
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Posted By queerpunk

i wouldn't recommend practicing standing starts...

i wouldn't recommend practicing standing starts into a hill. you want to train application of power through a range of cadences, and that means that you need to practice rolling that gear up, topping...
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Posted By queerpunk

from a quick look at your data i agree that...

from a quick look at your data i agree that you've got to improve your max speed and your first lap time - doing that will save you seconds on your opening lap and a second (or more) per subsequent...
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Posted By queerpunk

re BP's comment, one of the helpful things...

re BP's comment, one of the helpful things somebody taught me is that strength is base training for power. so the progression goes: strength -> power (strength fast) -> speed (using power to go fast)...
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Awang's a small guy who usually has his drops...

Awang's a small guy who usually has his drops down by tire level. When I watched a few recent World Cups I didn't get a good look at the bike but his position looked a little high and cramped. It's a...
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