UCI Track Racing Bikes

Originally posted by Gemma Kernich You a lard butt

100kg on the dot this morning :

And me with a 'jump' - unlikely! *grin

Well, I haven't seen you race.. yet :

You aint seen me yet..... I'll up the stakes now, after 8(!) years o
posting here I'll reveal myself To give you an idea of the size o
me, I ride a 57cm...
http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~gkernich/JCTDUwomens.JP

Me, or the group? I've seen pics of you before.. I know what I'm u
against.. you don't scare me! heheh

hipp


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Gemma Kernich wrote:
"hippy" wrote in message
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Originally posted by Gemma Kernich

Damn! I only ride 49x16...

what???!! That's only an 82.7" (as opposed to my 90 dead That's a
warmup gear :P Time for a new cog my son! The biggest I've ridden is a
50x14 (96.4) in a motorpaced event, it felt really good till the derny
pulled off the track! Gemma

Awight grrl you're on! ;-)

gruntsscowlspretends to be Ryan Bayley/Sean Eadie

Along with the piles of other track gear I'm in need of.. a MASSIVE gear
is added to the list :P

If we meet in a race, I'll fit it and hopefully my lardbutt will create
enough momentum rolling down the bank to wind it up before you destroy
me with an early jump!


You a lard butt? And me with a 'jump' - unlikely! *grin* You aint seen me
yet..... I'll up the stakes now, after 8(!) years of posting here I'll
reveal myself
To give you an idea of the size of me, I ride a 57cm....
http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~gkernich/JCTDUwomens.JPG
Cheers
Gemma "I should charge for sponsors names to appear across the rear of my
shorts" Kernich



You got me thinking Gemma, and it occurred to me that I don't remember
ever having a photo taken of me while I'm riding. I guess it's easier
when you race and you've got friends/family watching.

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Nick

NickZX6R wrote:

Gemma Kernich wrote:
"hippy" wrote in message
.. .

Originally posted by Gemma Kernich

Damn! I only ride 49x16...

what???!! That's only an 82.7" (as opposed to my 90 dead That's a
warmup gear :P Time for a new cog my son! The biggest I've ridden is a
50x14 (96.4) in a motorpaced event, it felt really good till the derny
pulled off the track! Gemma

Awight grrl you're on! ;-)

gruntsscowlspretends to be Ryan Bayley/Sean Eadie

Along with the piles of other track gear I'm in need of.. a MASSIVE gear
is added to the list :P

If we meet in a race, I'll fit it and hopefully my lardbutt will create
enough momentum rolling down the bank to wind it up before you destroy
me with an early jump!


You a lard butt? And me with a 'jump' - unlikely! *grin* You aint seen me
yet..... I'll up the stakes now, after 8(!) years of posting here I'll
reveal myself
To give you an idea of the size of me, I ride a 57cm....
http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~gkernich/JCTDUwomens.JPG
Cheers
Gemma "I should charge for sponsors names to appear across the rear of my
shorts" Kernich



You got me thinking Gemma, and it occurred to me that I don't remember
ever having a photo taken of me while I'm riding. I guess it's easier
when you race and you've got friends/family watching.

--
Nick


That sounded really sad, Nick. It almost brought a tear to me eye
**sniff** ;-)

Bluenose wrote:


NickZX6R wrote:

Gemma Kernich wrote:

"hippy" wrote in message
m...


Originally posted by Gemma Kernich


Damn! I only ride 49x16...

what???!! That's only an 82.7" (as opposed to my 90 dead That's a
warmup gear :P Time for a new cog my son! The biggest I've ridden is a
50x14 (96.4) in a motorpaced event, it felt really good till the derny
pulled off the track! Gemma

Awight grrl you're on! ;-)

gruntsscowlspretends to be Ryan Bayley/Sean Eadie

Along with the piles of other track gear I'm in need of.. a MASSIVE gear
is added to the list :P

If we meet in a race, I'll fit it and hopefully my lardbutt will create
enough momentum rolling down the bank to wind it up before you destroy
me with an early jump!


You a lard butt? And me with a 'jump' - unlikely! *grin* You aint seen me
yet..... I'll up the stakes now, after 8(!) years of posting here I'll
reveal myself
To give you an idea of the size of me, I ride a 57cm....
http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~gkernich/JCTDUwomens.JPG
Cheers
Gemma "I should charge for sponsors names to appear across the rear of my
shorts" Kernich



You got me thinking Gemma, and it occurred to me that I don't remember
ever having a photo taken of me while I'm riding. I guess it's easier
when you race and you've got friends/family watching.

--
Nick



That sounded really sad, Nick. It almost brought a tear to me eye
**sniff** ;-)


hahaha

yeah pooor ol' me. no friends. no photos. just bikes.

there's just no emotion in text is there

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Nick

"flyingdutch" wrote in message
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Marty Wallace wrote:
" This is my website. Needs some prettying up.
http://www.hyperactive.oz.nf/http://...ractive.oz.nf/
Marty



Does Mr Burns run that powerstation, Marty?

Not Mr Burns but I'm sure some of his relatives run the place.
Doh!

Marty

"hippy" wrote in message
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Originally posted by Geoff All this talk about inches made me think to
ask you what sort of gear you have planned for the fixie? On mine I run
a 76 (42x15) coupled to a 172.5mm crank arms which I find good for most
stuff I do around Melbourne metro area which

I was going to see what's available and pick something in the
lower/middle range. 63xc guys suggest high 60's or low 70's but that's
probably for offroad fixie riding and might be too low?

I agree. You don't want anything too small as you'll find you'll be
spinning out on the downhills and with longer cranks this would become a
little uncomfortable (more throw). Shorter cranks with these smaller gears
would probably be ok. It's all a trade off against what you are able to
push uphill and what you can spin down hill.


The SS is 32:15 with 175mm cranks and 26" wheels w/ slicks. I find
myself spinning out quite and bit and it really needs to be geared
higher, but I like it on those days when I'm really tired (often).

I got a new fastest cadence the other day on it: 34 x 6.. um.. racks
notoriously slow brain.. 204bpm Cracked 200! I want a cadence
computer though, for an official reading. I find it really hard to
actually count as fast as I can pedal!

If you are riding a fixed gear you don't need a cadence computer. A
standard bike computer will do (max and avg functions are optional). Then
all you need then is to find a spreadsheet that outputs cadence values given
certain variables such as cog size, chainwheel size, wheel circumference and
velocity (try www.fixedgearfever.com for one of these). Most of the values
are fixed so during a ride the only value to vary is velocity. So all you
need to know is at a certain velocities you are doing this many rpm, store
this information away in the brain and take it with you when you go out on
the road.


You may need to look at something in the 165-170 range if this is
likely to be a problem.

I wanted to fit 165mm to match my track setup.

Another piece of advice is to use a quality chainring. The rounder the
chainring the less likely you are to throw a chain. If the chainring is
not perfectly round then you will see the tension of the chain drop or
increase significantly as the cranks are turned. I'll leave it to your
imagination the potential carnage due throwing chain off the ring and
it then becoming stuck between the spider and the crankarm.

Damn my imagination! Sounds painful.. I will have to start trying to
skid the bike as soon as it's built for handling these emergency
situations.. mmm skids..

If you don't have a lockring I would not recommend locking up the back wheel
to stop. You never know when the rear cog might let go. Personally I
prefer to use the brakes (Front and Rear) in combination with light backward
pressure to slow me down.

I've also got some shots from Sunday's Track Worlds that will go
up when I have, I mean, when I -make- time..


I went to the Worlds on Saturday night and what a night it was. I guess you
would have had a similar experience being there on Sunday. Wasn't the crowd
great.

Geoff

Originally posted by Geoff It's all a trade off against what you ar
able to push uphill and what you can spin down hill

Tell me about it! I'm trying to decide what gearing I should up the S
to. I spin out too often but at the same time I don't want to end u
walking up a hill when my legs are dead. The driveline is nearly dead s
it will need replacement soon anyway.

If you are riding a fixed gear you don't need a cadence computer. The
all you need then is to find a spreadsheet that outputs cadence value
given certain variables such as cog size, chainwheel size, whee
circumference and velocity (try www.fixedgearfever.com fo

Good idea! I'll try and find one of those spreadsheets (or make one) an
test it out

store this information away in the brain and take it with you when yo
go out on the road

hehe.. you make it sound like my memory works.. those were the days.
pre-information overloa

If you don't have a lockring I would not recommend locking up the bac
wheel to stop. You never know when the rear co

I'm not sure if either the ENO or the Miche track groupset come with
lock ring. It's not too expensive so I don't see why I'd not use one

Personally I prefer to use the brakes (Front and Rear) in combinatio
with light backward pressure to slow me down

I'm sure this will be the case most of the time, but I just want t
be able to skid the fixie. It's that whole courier-fantasy thin
I've got.. ;

I went to the Worlds on Saturday night and what a night it was. I gues
you would have had a similar experience being there on Sunday. Wasn'
the crowd great

Yeah, it was awesome. The crowd were really into it. When one of th
Aussies was on the track, you'd hear "I come from the land downunder.
start to play". I was yelling and throwing my arms up when one of th
Aussies did well, etc. GREAT STUFF

hipp


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Gemma Kernich wrote:
You a lard butt? And me with a 'jump' - unlikely! *grin* You aint seen
me yet..... I'll up the stakes now, after 8(!) years of posting here
I'll reveal myself To give you an idea of the size of me, I ride a
57cm.... http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~gkerni...ens.JPGhttp:/-
/homepages.ihug.com.au/~gkernich/JCTDUwomens.JPG Cheers Gemma "I
should charge for sponsors names to appear across the rear of my
shorts" Kernich


You call that puny arse a lard butt? Check this one out for measure
http://www.atnf.csiro.au/people/Suzy...acing_small.jp

Cheers

Suz


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"suzyj" wrote in message

Gemma Kernich wrote:

[...]

http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~gkerni...ens.JPGhttp:/-
/homepages.ihug.com.au/~gkernich/JCTDUwomens.JPG Cheers Gemma "I
should charge for sponsors names to appear across the rear of my
shorts" Kernich

You call that puny arse a lard butt? Check this one out for measu
http://www.atnf.csiro.au/people/Suzy...cing_small.jpg

Nope, inconclusive. We need rear shots, ladies, beforee we can determine
the aus.bicycle Lard Butt Champion 2004.

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