Emma gets fixed...
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Re: Emma gets fixed...
Postby brentono » Mon Nov 30, 2009 10:00 am
Congratulations, and it sounds like you had a pretty good day out,
some wins, which is great... boosts confidence, which is a key factor.
Am I understanding it correct, your running 48x16, 81 a great gear.
Now you have a foundation, gear, to build on, keep up the good work.
FME-When you train (track), work it, in a bunch or paced, get your
pedal rate right up there, hard work, will pay off.
Hope any info I give might be helpful, use it as a guide, listen to those,
you think you can trust, and learn as you go along, everyone had to do it.
My disclaimer-I am not a coach.
Will follow with interest.
Cheers,
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Re: Emma gets fixed...
Postby CoffsGal » Mon Nov 30, 2009 11:55 am
Am pleased to be at least a little competitive and a win here and there does help to keep one motivated...I have been road and crit racing for nearly 11 months now, and can see some large improvement when compared to the early efforts, but improvements in performance only seem to come in tiny increments these days...although I am getting more experienced and a little more bike fit, I am also getting older...I am a little reluctant to use the 'age' excuse though as there are riders older than me in the crits who still leave me in their wake...will see if I can come up with another excuse ...maybe I can use the 'only been riding track for 3 weeks' excuse...
Here is the report of Saturday's track meet
Thanks for your advice...
Em
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Re: Emma gets fixed...
Postby ruscook » Mon Nov 30, 2009 12:24 pm
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Re: Emma gets fixed...
Postby CoffsGal » Mon Nov 30, 2009 1:40 pm
Em
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Re: Emma gets fixed...
Postby brentono » Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:32 am
Talk about making something quite simple into something difficult...?understand it refers to the distance of roll out over one crank revolution
Yes, that's 81 inches, old-school measure, that's all I know.
6.41 metres, from the Australia Cycling, chart, took a look, wow!
Focus on the journey, not the destination
Enjoy your, Cycling.
Cheers
Brenton.
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Re: Emma gets fixed...
Postby brentono » Wed Dec 02, 2009 3:15 pm
Your right on your ratios, 48x16 (which is 48 divided by 16) =3
So to make it simple,
In inches (27" wheel) ratio 3x 27= 81"
... (Just remember 27 x ratio)
For roll-out WHEEL DIAMETER 680mm has 2.14 metre circumference,
your ratio 3x 2.14= 6.42 metres (they quote 6.41)
... (Just remember 2.14 x ratio)
Hope that helps,
Cheers,
BrentonO
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Re: Emma gets fixed...
Postby CoffsGal » Wed Dec 02, 2009 3:55 pm
Thanks for the explanation and the formulae...
Now I will be able to hold my own when engaging other riders in chat about gear inches and roll out...
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Re: Emma gets fixed...
Postby ruscook » Wed Dec 02, 2009 5:12 pm
A win after 3 weeks is very impressive.CoffsGal wrote:Thanks Rus...we usually don't have a large field in each grade so at worst I will come 6th or 7th ...last Saturday there weren't riders enough to make a C grade, so that's why I was in 'B' grade...still,
I was the only female there so I don't feel too bad about my performance...have been riding track for 3 weeks and
haha, cute, I guess compared to the hills around Coffs the track must feel very different (not to say strange on the fixie)...CoffsGal wrote:hopefully it won't be all downhill from here...oh, that's right, there are no hills in track...
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Re: Emma gets fixed...
Postby brentono » Wed Dec 02, 2009 5:27 pm
Now your learning tactics, baffle 'em with science. Smile.CoffsGal wrote:Thanks Brenton...that is much clearer now...(I think)...
Thanks for the explanation and the formulae...
Now I will be able to hold my own when engaging other riders in chat about gear inches and roll out...
Em
Cheers,
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Re: Emma gets fixed...
Postby CoffsGal » Sun Dec 06, 2009 12:35 pm
Should I keep the $4 as a memento or lash out and blow it all in one shop...
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Re: Emma gets fixed...
Postby brauluver » Sun Dec 06, 2009 1:06 pm
Er.... it's a memento, and yea lash out in a lolly shop methinks.CoffsGal wrote:
Should I keep the $4 as a momento or lash out and blow it all in one shop...
Emma
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Re: Emma gets fixed...
Postby brentono » Sun Dec 06, 2009 7:52 pm
You have now stepped into "Professional" ranks (at least in my day it was)
and now, you should keep tax records.
No, you must think of it as deductable, and it can be deducted of yourso am now only $6 in deficit.
regular income. True.
Smile.
This is said in jest, but it's basis, are set in fact.
(ask your accountant)
Great work, how did the gear feel?
Cheers
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Re: Emma gets fixed...
Postby CoffsGal » Mon Dec 07, 2009 10:09 am
We had quite a few out of town riders this week and pace was quicker that previously, so found myself spinning near my maximum at times...possibly could have done with the 15 back on the rear...maybe I'm getting used to the track riding too and I might need to think about reverting to the slightly higher gear...probably a good sign and might help me reach the higher speeds required.brentono wrote:...how did the gear feel?
I didn't have an all out go at the track on saturday arfternoon either, as I needed to save some strength for the crit yesterday morning at 8:45...averaged 35.5 for the crit with a strong headwind...another crit this afternoon...
Em
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Re: Emma gets fixed...
Postby brentono » Mon Dec 07, 2009 10:39 am
Jusy my thoughts, get a 50 CW, you couldn't go wrong.
50x16 will give you a nice 84, which will help in the
move to 86 (48x15) and a bit later will give you the
opportunity, with the right race and conditions to try 90.
90" dead (50x15)... 7.1333333333333 metres runout.
Have a think about it, ask around, and you will find out.
Hope that helps. With strength and cadence, the day will
come when you will move around any of them, at the club,
on a 90 (it's a very versatile gear, when your used to it)
Keep up your training,
Think positive, and go for it.
Cheers,
B.
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Re: Emma gets fixed...
Postby CoffsGal » Tue Dec 08, 2009 3:51 pm
A good suggestion...will be a good intermediate ratio...
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Re: Emma gets fixed...
Postby Oxx32 » Tue Jan 05, 2010 1:20 pm
Well done Emma, your doing a really good job keep up the good work. Tactics is very important when using different gears,
it all helps.
Oxx32
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Re: Emma gets fixed...
Postby CoffsGal » Wed Jan 06, 2010 9:10 am
Thanks Oxx...track racing commences in a week or so after the holiday break, so will look forward to once again working on the technique and tactics.Oxx32 wrote:Hiya
Well done Emma, your doing a really good job keep up the good work. Tactics is very important when using different gears, it all helps. Oxx32
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Re: Emma gets fixed...
Postby Chaderotti » Wed Jan 06, 2010 1:15 pm
I'm going down to the track tonight so the coaches of my local club can watch me. Hope to impress
I'm running a 6.6 metre roll out, 10 cm off the max for my age group. I was thinking of dropping it down to maybe 6.3 or 6.4 metres to raise up my cadence. Because with the current roll out I don't think I'm hitting my max cadence.
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Re: Emma gets fixed...
Postby CoffsGal » Sat Mar 06, 2010 8:28 pm
I also won three other races on the night, a three lap scratch, a 2 lap scratch and another 3 lap scratch...in the elimination I got trapped on the inside lane and couldn't get out...bad tactics on my part...but was a successful outing all in all...
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Re: Emma gets fixed...
Postby 531db » Sat Mar 06, 2010 9:25 pm
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Re: Emma gets fixed...
Postby ve safari » Sun Mar 07, 2010 1:55 am
For one to conquer oneself is the first and noblest of all victories!
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Re: Emma gets fixed...
Postby foo on patrol » Sun Mar 07, 2010 3:39 pm
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Re: Emma gets fixed...
Postby brentono » Thu Mar 25, 2010 11:53 am
Great stuff,
Every experience a lesson, till it becomes second nature....went straight past, but I should have passed on the straight instead of the turn...had to go the long way around
And later, you will find winning is not a sometime thing; its an all the time thing.
You don't win once in a while; you don't do things right once in a while; you do them right all the time.
Winning is a habit.
All the best, the effort you put in, will be rewarded, not by trophies, but personal satisfaction.
Keep up the good work.
Cheers,
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