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The crazy thing about his kilo is his first lap was only a 19.5!
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The gruppetto is still riding 5+ w/kg up long climbs to make the time cut on a regular basis. It's easier than the front group, but not easy.
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I had an excel spreadsheet I lost that had a bunch of tabs including a gear inch table, ability to plug in a chainring size and see speed be rpm for common cog sizes, have splits for 200m, 500m, 1000m for various speeds and cadence, etc. Anybody have a copy they would be willing to email me?
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I had an excel spreadsheet I lost that had a bunch of tabs including a gear inch table, ability to plug in a chainring size and see speed be rpm for common cog sizes, have splits for 200m, 500m, 1000m for various speeds and cadence, etc. Anybody have a copy they would be willing to email me?
You know, the iOS app that I made does that, right?
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I made these: https://itunes.apple.com/us/develope...ll/id925659196
One is free and one costs $2.
If you want, I can send you a promo code for the paid app.
One is free and one costs $2.
If you want, I can send you a promo code for the paid app.
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I made these: https://itunes.apple.com/us/develope...ll/id925659196
One is free and one costs $2.
If you want, I can send you a promo code for the paid app.
One is free and one costs $2.
If you want, I can send you a promo code for the paid app.
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Further, the TT Simulator will let you model out "what if" scenarios with gearing and times for distances to answer questions like, "If I want to ride a 35s 500M, what cadence should I average for this gear ratio?" It's really powerful. It's a Pursuit calculator on steroids...err...creatine!
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What event? Was my faster or slower than the official time?
I guess you have to take into account the fact that the app assumes that you'll ride exactly on the measurement line (which is impossible). So, actual times will be slightly higher as we travel a little more than the measured distance.
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Thanks!
What event? Was my faster or slower than the official time?
I guess you have to take into account the fact that the app assumes that you'll ride exactly on the measurement line (which is impossible). So, actual times will be slightly higher as we travel a little more than the measured distance.
What event? Was my faster or slower than the official time?
I guess you have to take into account the fact that the app assumes that you'll ride exactly on the measurement line (which is impossible). So, actual times will be slightly higher as we travel a little more than the measured distance.
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Well, I set it up so that you could change any of the variables and it recalculates. So, could reverse-engineer backwards from your time and see what your ramp-up probably was.
If you really want a fun exercise: I've determined that there is a direct relationship between top speed and flying 200M time at TTown (within 0.1s). I've tested it with multiple riders and the results are very good.
Edit: So this means, if a rider can record his/her top speed during a flying 200M, I can tell them what the resulting 200M time would be +/- 0.1s.
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Red Baron's Log | Track cyclist's travels towards the great unknown
This is a good read that a buddy just turned me on to. The blogger pretty much shows what goes on in the mind of a masters (and elite, for that matter) track sprinter.
This is a good read that a buddy just turned me on to. The blogger pretty much shows what goes on in the mind of a masters (and elite, for that matter) track sprinter.
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Red Baron's Log | Track cyclist's travels towards the great unknown
This is a good read that a buddy just turned me on to. The blogger pretty much shows what goes on in the mind of a masters (and elite, for that matter) track sprinter.
This is a good read that a buddy just turned me on to. The blogger pretty much shows what goes on in the mind of a masters (and elite, for that matter) track sprinter.
Say, anybody got any sort of aero data or comparisons regarding the Casco Warp? I'm in the market for an aero helmet, and of course that bad ***** is at the front of my mind. . . assuming it's at least as fast as a helmet I could get by with wearing on the road.
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The Casco Warp is too hot to wear on the road. The documentation says "for events 1KM or less". I seriously would not consider using it for anything other than short track events.
Pointy helmets seem to be faster than round ones based on what I see top teams using. The only time they use round helmets is for short events when they cannot use pointy ones (like match sprints or keirin)
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^not exactly. in match sprints and keirin, various short-tailed and k-tail helmets are allowed - the lazer wasp air is mass-start legal, the kask bambino is VERY popular in sprints and keirins.
aerodynamics can surprise the eye so it's hard to go with rules of thumb. but if you had to go for a rule of thumb beyond "it depends," it's perhaps that a pointy or k-tail helmet has aerodynamic benefit if the head is sticking up a little bit; a round one has benefit (especially with a visor) if the head is at or below the shoulders.
aerodynamics can surprise the eye so it's hard to go with rules of thumb. but if you had to go for a rule of thumb beyond "it depends," it's perhaps that a pointy or k-tail helmet has aerodynamic benefit if the head is sticking up a little bit; a round one has benefit (especially with a visor) if the head is at or below the shoulders.