Track bikes - general discussion

RobFowl

Beasty wrote: »

Who's she paired up with?:)

Was married to Joe Dolan

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lennymc

The nomnium should be in in about a week and a bit. Looking forward to seeing it

Quick question - is it possible to fit brakes to a non drilled fork? Would make it a lot handier for getting to the track.

CramCycle

lennymc wrote: »

Quick question - is it possible to fit brakes to a non drilled fork? Would make it a lot handier for getting to the track.

You can definitely fit back ones with plate brakes, and I think you can get ones with a clamp that will work for the front. Dia Compe do them AFAIK

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lennymc wrote: »

The nomnium should be in in about a week and a bit. Looking forward to seeing it

Quick question - is it possible to fit brakes to a non drilled fork? Would make it a lot handier for getting to the track.

You can get ones that clamp into the fork, but clearance may be an issue.


In a separate question, I am kind of on the look out for some cheap bars. I don't want sprint bars, but a 34-36" or even smaller ergo bars, (I don't like the lack of 'shoulders' on sprint or track bars bars ) and I can only find 36" ones new on wiggle. Is that all there is?

Harrybelafonte

gadetra wrote: »

You can get ones that clamp into the fork, but clearance may be an issue.


In a separate question, I am kind of on the look out for some cheap bars. I don't want sprint bars, but a 34-36" or even smaller ergo bars, (I don't like the lack of 'shoulders' on sprint or track bars bars ) and I can only find 36" ones new on wiggle. Is that all there is?

Why do you want narrower. You can go too narrow too. I ride 40s or 42s. Going super narrow for endurance events can work against you as your arms are at an angle, may be at an angle, that crushes your lungs.

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Harrybelafonte wrote: »

Why do you want narrower. You can go too narrow too. I ride 40s or 42s. Going super narrow for endurance events can work against you as your arms are at an angle, may be at an angle, that crushes your lungs.

The bars on my commuter/regular (all round legend of a bike Henri!) are 36" and I find them really really comfy. They fit me well. The bars on Rosa (track bike) are 44" and feel way too wide. H told me to change them if I can.

There seem to only be compact bars in smaller sizes though, I don't like the feel of compact bars at all.

Harrybelafonte

I stand corrected. That's super narrow, to me anyway.

Caroline_ie

I have 36 bars on my track bike. They are deda cheap alu ones i got on bike24. They are quite shallow but I like them.

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Caroline_ie wrote: »

I have 36 bars on my track bike. They are deda cheap alu ones i got on bike24. They are quite shallow but I like them.

Cool thanks I'll check it out. I'm not a fan of compact bars though, my hands can't find a home on them!

nak

gadetra wrote: »

The bars on my commuter/regular (all round legend of a bike Henri!) are 36" and I find them really really comfy. They fit me well. The bars on Rosa (track bike) are 44" and feel way too wide. H told me to change them if I can.

There seem to only be compact bars in smaller sizes though, I don't like the feel of compact bars at all.

I love compact bars, more important on the road bike for me as reaching the levers is an issue otherwise.

Have 3T Ergos on my track bike, think 38 is the smallest though (that's what I have). Personally wouldn't want to go any smaller, but 44 is way too wide.

alanjgalbraith

You know the say "once you go narrow, you never go back" .... and narrow bars "can" keep you more stable at higher cadence as you have less upper body movement ... and let you get through smaller gaps ...
Quick browse ....
Carbon 3T Scatto comes in 35 & 37cm (31.8 mm) Woah!!! bit expensive!
Nitto B123 (25.4) come with "track drop" in 34 to 40cm
Search "tracksupermarket Nitto B123"

CramCycle

I prefer 38s on my road bike, always the most comfortable. Would most use the same size for both track and road?

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Maybe I'll go with 38 then. There might be more choice.

Now to go into bike shops and try out their bars. "Do you want to go for a spin?" Me: "No I just want to have a go of your bars thanks." :pac:

Narrower are more stable? I'm sold! Thanks Alan, off to google with me! I do much prefer narrower bars on my main bike. I'm never gonna be brave enough to be squeezing through narrow gaps ha ha!

nak

CramCycle wrote: »

I prefer 38s on my road bike, always the most comfortable. Would most use the same size for both track and road?

I do, 38s on road and track, but 40s on the cross bike.

usheeeen

CramCycle wrote: »

You can definitely fit back ones with plate brakes, and I think you can get ones with a clamp that will work for the front. Dia Compe do them AFAIK

Only for steel forks though. No luck if you have carbon

lennymc

after a slight delay, I got a call to say my bike is in the shop. Picking it up tomorrow. Yay.

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lennymc wrote: »

after a slight delay, I got a call to say my bike is in the shop. Picking it up tomorrow. Yay.

Deadly See you Saturday

lennymc

gadetra wrote: »

Deadly See you Saturday

cheers Gadetra. wont make this saturday (i think) but hope to make the following one! I do have turbo nuts (!!!) so should be able to get some time on the bike before going to track.

lennymc

I picked up the bike at lunch time. It wasn't heavy, so after a few minutes I put it down again. Nice finish on it, looks and feels stiff, it's really small. Looking forward to trying it out on the turbo later.