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I went and did it
Postby scotto » Sat Feb 26, 2011 7:59 am
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Re: I went and did it
Postby toppity » Sat Feb 26, 2011 10:17 am
photo or it hasn't happened.scotto wrote:$300 later from fleabay and there's a sexy looking Taiwanese (but "design in Italy") framed track bike on my trainer. 3T bars and stem, Ritchey wheels, FSA Carbon cranks and all quite new looking. Lidcombe next Friday night here we come. sadly my hipster type fixie will go to fund this one, though I might come out with some extra coin !
Good luck on Friday...you won't regret it.
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Re: I went and did it
Postby bigfriendlyvegan » Sat Feb 26, 2011 11:13 pm
Should be a big one next Friday. It's the finals of the Ashfield Cycles Series and the A-grade timeblaster jackpot is at $400. They were 4 seconds off the time last night! Get ready for some good action.scotto wrote:$300 later from fleabay and there's a sexy looking Taiwanese (but "design in Italy") framed track bike on my trainer. 3T bars and stem, Ritchey wheels, FSA Carbon cranks and all quite new looking. Lidcombe next Friday night here we come. sadly my hipster type fixie will go to fund this one, though I might come out with some extra coin !
What grade are you aiming for?
David
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Postby scotto » Mon Feb 28, 2011 8:03 am
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Postby bigfriendlyvegan » Mon Feb 28, 2011 9:39 am
Cheers,
David
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Re: I went and did it
Postby scotto » Mon Feb 28, 2011 10:36 pm
my red ploka dots and red bike should stand out !!
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Re: I went and did it
Postby bigfriendlyvegan » Tue Mar 01, 2011 12:58 am
Enjoy yourself tomorrow night. Have a chat to Ian (he'll be with the tools and the work stand) or Stuart and they'll set you up with someone to take you around the track and give you a rundown on the rules.
David
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Re: I went and did it
Postby scotto » Wed Mar 02, 2011 10:49 am
Always amazes me how 30minutes on the track is tougher than 2 hours on the road. Bring on Friday night.
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Re: I went and did it
Postby toppity » Wed Mar 02, 2011 11:00 am
The track hurts as much as anything. Last Tuesday we did a 73km session on the track, mostly sprint intervals (includes warmup and roll arounds between intervals). I was smashed when I came off.scotto wrote:Always amazes me how 30minutes on the track is tougher than 2 hours on the road. Bring on Friday night.
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Re: I went and did it
Postby foo on patrol » Wed Mar 02, 2011 8:15 pm
Goal 6000km
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Re: I went and did it
Postby mikesbytes » Wed Mar 02, 2011 8:36 pm
You should do a training session at Canterbury (Tempe) Velodrome to get a feel for banking. It's banking is a tad less that Dunc Gray, but because its concrete you can ride at almost any speed without sliding down the track like Dunc Gray. Mon or Wed night from 7pm
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Postby bigfriendlyvegan » Wed Mar 02, 2011 8:41 pm
The Masters team pursuits were on on the weekend and our trackies were probably shagged out. There's normally more there. A few weeks ago it was packed.scotto wrote:had a pleasant training ride round the track last night, very peaceful with <6 bikes on it.... Bring on Friday night.
Friday night should be great.
Is Tempe open during the winter for training? I know they have RAW at the DGV but I wouldn't mind giving Tempe a whirl.mikesbytes wrote:You should do a training session at Canterbury (Tempe) Velodrome to get a feel for banking. It's banking is a tad less that Dunc Gray, but because its concrete you can ride at almost any speed without sliding down the track like Dunc Gray. Mon or Wed night from 7pm
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Postby mikesbytes » Wed Mar 02, 2011 9:46 pm
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Re: I went and did it
Postby scotto » Fri Mar 04, 2011 9:15 am
sounds like fun. i went to an open day at DGV last year and enjoyed the banking - though it wasnt really in a a bunch at race speed. I hope my perceptions of a concrete track are unfounded though !!!!mikesbytes wrote:Hi Scotto, sounds like a bargain
You should do a training session at Canterbury (Tempe) Velodrome to get a feel for banking. It's banking is a tad less that Dunc Gray, but because its concrete you can ride at almost any speed without sliding down the track like Dunc Gray. Mon or Wed night from 7pm
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Re: I went and did it
Postby scotto » Fri Mar 04, 2011 9:18 am
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i'll be there for sure ! just say hi as you lap the polka dot wearing fool
Scott - loving the ironic nature of wearing polka dots on a track bike - or anywhere for that matter !
i guess i'll start in d grade and see what happens.
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I went and did it
Postby scotto » Sat Mar 05, 2011 9:30 am
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Re: I went and did it
Postby toppity » Sat Mar 05, 2011 9:42 am
well done. Sounds like a good night. How many were there in total racing?scotto wrote:What a fun night. Met Dave and his family, who were gracious enough to explain the races we had in store. Raced d grade, won the point sprint and got third in the wheelrace. Learnt a lot from watching the experienced riders. I am looking forward to more now !
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Re: I went and did it
Postby bigfriendlyvegan » Sat Mar 05, 2011 1:32 pm
Get out of my grade, Scott!toppity wrote:well done. Sounds like a good night. How many were there in total racing?scotto wrote:What a fun night. Met Dave and his family, who were gracious enough to explain the races we had in store. Raced d grade, won the point sprint and got third in the wheelrace. Learnt a lot from watching the experienced riders. I am looking forward to more now !
Scott did brilliantly well. He is NOT a D grader, more likely a strong C, but needs to work out how to ride in a pace line, swap turns etc. on a track. Then he can go up a grade or two and I can get back to winning again. If he were there last week I would have given him a good run for his money, but I was dead last night and had a shocker (that's the story I'm sticking with). There were originally 7 in D grade, but there were only four real contenders.
Scott, I'll let you know if next week's races are open or just LACC only.
David
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Re: I went and did it
Postby scotto » Mon Mar 07, 2011 8:38 am
did i mention how much fun it was. especially from a spectator point of view. short fast races, where you can see all of the action.
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