seeings as everyone's posting their's, here's a crappy webcam picture of mine.

just to echo what vomitron said, it has a crazy low bottom bracket [the toeclips hit the ground when i'm not in them]. its also twitchy. in a fun way.

definitely wouldn't try it fixed on account of the bb though. even with 165mm cranks.

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sparky

I actually am not sure. I would imagine that the Track Racers would have a lot more flexibility then the roadies. The geometry of track bikes amongst the different events are so drastically different, and not all companies produce World Class level designs for each disipline.

Right now, the Men's endurance group is mainly made up of TIAA-CREF riders who are sponsored by Javelin, so that might be why they are all on the Javelins.

I believe several different countries have different bike sponsors between the sprints and endurance groups(and helmets also)

Here is my Sannino. I picked the frame up a few months back. I just finished building the wheels and got it all together. I am planning on bringing it to the track for the first time tomorrow.

Actually though, I think you may be on to something there. The Olympic team used to be fielded by the top US amateurs over 10 years ago. Then in 92, they opened it up to pros. Nowadays, with the contracts that a lot of pros are on, it mandates that they have to use their bike in all competitions. So, either that occurs or they have the flexibility to choose. I tend to think it is the latter. In any case, I think it's more of an issue of when sponsorship agreements agreements collide. Ex: those of a trade team and those of the national team. And perhaps the wording is more clear in each of the rider's contracts as to what equipment they can use in certain international events.

btw, nice bike in the avatar, you should post a pic of it

Sweet looking bike. You carry to different size tubes with you?

Aren't those tubular tires? I think the question to ask is: "Carry a needle and thread with you?"

I'm not 100% sure since the bike came sans decals (because it was a national team bike) but I'm pretty sure that it's columbus SLX. But again I'm not really sure.

The bike is not that bad to ride arround town and in the velodrome she's great! That said though I really miss my 2001 khs. I would give my right arm (but not my colnago) for another one

that is a hot freakin sannino. smokin hot.

They are Mavic Open Pro clincher rims. The bike will primarily be ridden at the track so I don't have to worry about flats too much. I will bring spare 650c and 700c tubes with me.

That looks like sweat ride, how was it on the track?

smokin' ride that Sannio

neither SS, FG, nor pursuit, but somehow strangely appropriate:


https://www.bmxmuseum.com/bikes/haro/260

Number Zero:


fresh outta the paint shop. (my basement)

hey 9:00, would you all happen to have shots of you all actually on that bike? I was always interested on what folks look like on a bike like that in the street. My bike has a downward sloping top tube but wow, its not that aggressive.

oh boy thats hilarious

What kind of cranks are those?

i've always drooled over this bike, OTS... and whenever you do a marque search for 3rensho on fgg it (teasingly) always comes up for some reason.

Look like bulletproof BMX with a rocket ring.

are those polo bars you got on there?

^^^nice bike up there DW ^^^you still make 'em like that?




you are correct sir!
I've just ditched that combo back into my bargain bin and replaced them with something a lil more substantial. They put up a good fight on the street but weren't made to last long.

nice, Don!

why don't we see curved seat tubes much anymore? was it a solution looking for a problem and too much trouble to make?

i see where you're going with this.

Don, if you want to build me a sexy frame in order to get rid of some excess tubes, then, you know, that's cool with me.

i cordially await your reply.

they let you race with bullhorns? I thought that was a no no ... (admittedly, I don't know very much about track racing at all..)

Bullhorns + aero bars are sort of the de-facto setup for timed events (kilo, TT, and pursuit). They are not allowed for mass-start events.

In case you were wondering, you can still ride your non-dual 700c bike in USCF races until 2007 if your track allows it. USCF races don't have to be UCI compliant until then.

Another interesting tidbit: You're allowed to ride a road bike for pursuits, so long as you disengage brakes and derailers.

I just put new bars on my pursuit bike. Once I throw some aero bars on there I'll post a picture here.

VERBAL CONTRACT! now all i have to do is get you to agree to labor and paint.

somehow.