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On my road bike I've always preferred microtex type fake leather bartape. When I started riding at the track I found I wanted something with a bit more grip but similarly thin and not cushy so I tried lizard skins 1.8mm bar tape. I really liked it but with recent switch to the Look sprint bars on my bike I found the diameter of the bar a bit big. I was looking into even thinner tape options when I discovered that lizard skins does a 0.5mm version of their tape... but not for bicycles, for baseball bats!
I figured I'd try it out and ordered 4 rolls online. Turns out each roll covers about as much handlebar as a track grip would. First impressions are good, feels just as good as the 1.8mm tape but with even less give. Only downside is that they come with angled cuts on the end of the rolls that require to wrap both sides the same way unless you want to sacrifice a few inches of tape.
Figured I'd mention it for anyone else looking for something like that.
I figured I'd try it out and ordered 4 rolls online. Turns out each roll covers about as much handlebar as a track grip would. First impressions are good, feels just as good as the 1.8mm tape but with even less give. Only downside is that they come with angled cuts on the end of the rolls that require to wrap both sides the same way unless you want to sacrifice a few inches of tape.
Figured I'd mention it for anyone else looking for something like that.
I once found some similarly thin tape made by Bontrager. I think it was intended for use on aerobar extensions where cusion isn't needed but grip is. I loved it.
I'm a fan of Lizard Skins and have been using it almost exclusively for years. It's expensive, but worth it. To make it cost effective, I cut each strip in half so that I double the usage by only wrapping the bottom half of my bars. It's obvious on Scattos where you only have the bottom half to wrap, but I do the same on Nitto bars as well.
Nice tip: Instead of wrapping from the plug up and finishing with tape. Wrap from the top down and finish with the plug. That way you don't have to use tape for a nice clean look. Yes, the overlaying layers could roll and become unsightly, but they don't with Lizard Skins.
It winds up being a really clean look like this:
Instead of having tape finish it like this:
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Navigator 5 Spoke Clincher.
It was offered along with these: https://www.dolan-bikes.com/navigator-track-wheels.html
They have since discontinued the no-sticker clincher variant.
Well-built and looks cool, but it is heavy. Not sure if it's "fast" or not.
It was offered along with these: https://www.dolan-bikes.com/navigator-track-wheels.html
They have since discontinued the no-sticker clincher variant.
Well-built and looks cool, but it is heavy. Not sure if it's "fast" or not.
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Some great in-depth writing here: https://www.momnium.com/
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If only it included a visualizer, too - kind of like the stem comparison chart, or this bonkers excel spreadsheet i recently came across...
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European track champs live timing Veloresults Live Timing
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Yeah, bikegeo is very nice. The site I linked-to above is more of a reference for geometry specs of current and past bikes, which can be a pain to find as many manufacturers don't maintain specs of old models on their sites. So, if someone offers for sale a Serenity, Dolan DF3, Teschner Track Pro, or 2008 Fuji Track Pro, where you gonna get the geometry chart to see if it will fit?
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Thanks
https://eliteeuropean2017.veloresults.com/pdf/mst1.pdf
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Sounds exciting - eight men racing for one-hour. Provide more details if you watch it (pacer bike type and distance covered).
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https://eliteeuropean2017.veloresults.com/pdf/mst1.pdf
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https://eliteeuropean2017.veloresults.com/pdf/mst1.pdf
200 lap race, but wasn't that exciting. There was one point where there was three abreast for a pass, but otherwise not much action. Dominated by the Germans (3 riders) and the Dutch (2 riders) who do this regularly.
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at european champs, jeffrey hoogland throws down what might be the fastest standing sea level 500 in his kilo final:
17.5 at 250, 30.5 at 500 m. He was a full 2 seconds up on eilers at 750 m but only won by 0.033. His opening lap was .1 faster than his man 1 split from the netherlands' team sprint qualifying ride.
https://eliteeuropean2017.veloresults.com/pdf/mtt4.pdf
17.5 at 250, 30.5 at 500 m. He was a full 2 seconds up on eilers at 750 m but only won by 0.033. His opening lap was .1 faster than his man 1 split from the netherlands' team sprint qualifying ride.
https://eliteeuropean2017.veloresults.com/pdf/mtt4.pdf
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That ought to answer some questions (at least theoretically) about which is faster in a start- aerobars or drops. Seems like if you are properly set up, no difference.
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Just because Hoogland can ride a 30" 500M in aero bars during his Kilo doesn't mean he wouldn't be faster using drops for a 500M (not Kilo) effort. Maybe he'd ride a 29.0 or 29.5" 500M in drops.
So, the fact that Hoogland can ride a 30" opening 500M in aerobars shows that a human can go that fast using them in a 500M. That doesn't mean that he cannot go any faster using drops. Maybe he can.
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And Hoogland is abnormally big. Probably one the largest active track sprinters right now:
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My comment was about starts. His first lap was identical (ok, slightly faster in the aerobars) between TS and kilo. I've read on here that drop bars are better for starts. My contention has always been if your hands are in the right place it won't matter of it's a drop bar or a bullhorn or a mustache bar for that matter.
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My comment was about starts. His first lap was identical (ok, slightly faster in the aerobars) between TS and kilo. I've read on here that drop bars are better for starts. My contention has always been if your hands are in the right place it won't matter of it's a drop bar or a bullhorn or a mustache bar for that matter.
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