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Re: Track Bike Gallery
Postby g-boaf » Tue Jan 28, 2014 6:34 pm
my new one. Picked it up this afternoon. I think the Trek Madone 4.5 is going to be finding a new owner. Need recover the costs somehow.
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Postby bigfriendlyvegan » Tue Jan 28, 2014 7:20 pm
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Postby g-boaf » Tue Jan 28, 2014 8:16 pm
Might need you guys to assist/advise on a few final adjustments to it when I bring it tomorrow night - like moving the rear wheel forward a bit. And those tyres have got to go. For me, whitewalls were done and dusted by the seventies (before I was born). I cannot live with those. Ruins the stealth look of the bike.
Here is hoping for some fine weather tomorrow night. I really want to get some proper runs on the board.
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Re: Track Bike Gallery
Postby dalai47 » Wed Jan 29, 2014 9:23 am
Congratulations!g-boaf wrote:those tyres have got to go. For me, whitewalls were done and dusted by the seventies (before I was born). I cannot live with those. Ruins the stealth look of the bike.
Further to the coloured tyres - these are usually death on timber tracks! More details...
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I use Vittoria Diamante Pro Lights for training and racing on both timber and concrete when riding my clinchers.
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Postby bigfriendlyvegan » Wed Jan 29, 2014 9:25 am
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Re: Track Bike Gallery
Postby g-boaf » Wed Jan 29, 2014 11:36 am
Thanks gents - I will swap them over with the Giant tyres I've got. They came with my road-bike and look like they'd perish at the first sight of glass or debris. Should be ideal for track. I'll bring some tools along with me just in case they are needed tonight.bigfriendlyvegan wrote:Dual compound tyres are also bad for the boards. One of my club-mates had a very bad time slipping all over DGV due to the transition between the compounds and the angle he was riding at (which can't be changed too much, given the circumstances).
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Re: Track Bike Gallery
Postby dalai47 » Wed Jan 29, 2014 5:12 pm
I wouldn't go shortening the chain.g-boaf wrote:few final adjustments to it when I bring it tomorrow night - like moving the rear wheel forward a bit.
Wheel is already forward in the drop out. If go a shorter chain you won't be able to fit a bigger chain ring. It isn't a geared TT bike where the wheel hugs the frame - wheel can sit back or forward depending on the gearing on for that particular race.
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Postby bigfriendlyvegan » Wed Jan 29, 2014 5:30 pm
+1, don't shorten it unless it's actually necessary. Talk to Ian (club mechanic) at the track, he'll sort you out.dalai47 wrote:I wouldn't go shortening the chain.g-boaf wrote:few final adjustments to it when I bring it tomorrow night - like moving the rear wheel forward a bit.
Wheel is already forward in the drop out. If go a shorter chain you won't be able to fit a bigger chain ring. It isn't a geared TT bike where the wheel hugs the frame - wheel can sit back or forward depending on the gearing on for that particular race.
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Postby bigfriendlyvegan » Wed Jan 29, 2014 11:31 pm
Good news. Standard gearing for Lidcombe these days. Now you'll want to get some cogs (13, 14, 15) and chainrings (48, 49, 50). I don't think you'll be going for anything bigger than that unless you're pursuiting in a serious way, and even then probably not. You'll also need a chainwhip and a c-spanner, which you can get as a combo tool, plus a 15 mm spanner, which you can get as an open ended pedal spanner on one end and a 14/15 doublesided socket type spanner on the other end. And, of course, some allen keys. You'll pick these up over time, but they're things you should keep an eye out for.g-boaf wrote:Done. Some changes had to happen already, the gearing was too low. That was fixed pretty fast. 48/14 now. That's better.
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Re: Track Bike Gallery
Postby g-boaf » Thu Jan 30, 2014 8:48 am
I'm having a look at the chart for the different options. But I'll go with what I've got and work on improving me.
I'm there on Friday - ready to be humbled.
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Re: Track Bike Gallery
Postby mikesbytes » Thu Jan 30, 2014 9:44 am
dalai, where did you get your front disk? What did it set you back?
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Postby dalai47 » Thu Jan 30, 2014 11:00 am
There was a set of Zipp 900 track discs that sold recently on ebay in Sydney for just over $1000, so they do appear for sale from time to time.
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Re: Track Bike Gallery
Postby Derny Driver » Thu Jan 30, 2014 12:11 pm
IMHO you'd be better getting a 5 spoke front track wheel. You can use it in all track races and is just as good as a front disc in a pursuit.mikesbytes wrote:
dalai, where did you get your front disk? What did it set you back?
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Postby dalai47 » Thu Jan 30, 2014 1:15 pm
Where every millisecond counts, almost as good for pursuits would be my call...Derny Driver wrote:is just as good as a front disc in a pursuit.
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Postby mikesbytes » Thu Jan 30, 2014 5:30 pm
I'm using a 90mm fast forward that's also used on my TT bike.Derny Driver wrote:IMHO you'd be better getting a 5 spoke front track wheel. You can use it in all track races and is just as good as a front disc in a pursuit.mikesbytes wrote:
dalai, where did you get your front disk? What did it set you back?
At the 2013 NSW M5 pursuit champs the first 3 were using double disks. Of course they were top riders regardless of the equipment.
I have 3 rear disk wheels, if I found a front one at the right price I could sell a rear to partially cover the cost
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Re: Track Bike Gallery
Postby singlespeedscott » Thu Feb 20, 2014 1:40 am
I love your Hoffy Foo.foo on patrol wrote:Well here is a shot of my old Hoffy Track Bike. It has my tied and soldered 28 spoke wheels with some new Hutchy strips freshly glued on today.
I am going to give it ride tomorrow morning on the Caboolture Velodrome.
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I love how steep the angles are and how little rake is on the fork. The trail must be huge. Would be nice and stable at speed but easy too change lines.
You must have long shanks and a short torso like me. I'm 178 cm tall but have a 783mm seat height.
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Re: Track Bike Gallery
Postby KGB » Thu Feb 27, 2014 4:33 pm
I was hoping I'd have a set of old silver Shamals for it by now but thats still in progress, just waiting for the rear to be rebuilt.
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Re: Track Bike Gallery
Postby HLC » Wed Aug 20, 2014 8:27 pm
Mine. You'll see me falling off the back of Div 4 at RAW because i never really pulled my finger out and got into form this year. 4 weeks in europe at the start of the season didn't help either lol
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Re: Track Bike Gallery
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