My little brother Sprint(Cycle track) Training on Rollers -- he hits 245 RPM.
Posted Apr 27, 2012, 8:07 PM UTC
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Liar! Steam engines don't have brothers.
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wtffffffff
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That was pretty much my reaction too.
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As a person who knows little to nothing about biking.... wtf did i just watch? lol
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You'll probably enjoy/be baffled by this.
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I.... it.... you..... wow.
I'm not sure what i just watched, but it was definitely impressive. lol. Strangest sport i think i've seen in a while.
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Some of the track stands are amazing, when I first saw them I had no idea what was going on -- after learning a little more about the tactics I find it fascinating.
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You're not actually allowed to trackstand anymore ( by official rules, your brother's velodrome may differ )
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UCI rules? Are you sure?
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WOW, i've never seen a track race before. At first it was kind of boring, but I got excited as it went on. I like the psychological aspects involved in it I always wondered why track bikes had no brakes.....
Is there different kinds of races, or is this all that takes place in those bike stadiums?
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Big ones are (for sprinters) the match sprint ( video above ), keirin and standing start (250m time trial)
Endurance track races (in that they're endurance for the track. They're still a great deal shorter than your average crit) are the madison which is just... nuts... you literally throw your teammate in to the race. Also pursuit, elimination or miss&out, scratch race, Kilo (1km time trial)
There are more, but those are the major ones
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Lots of different types of races.
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There's Keirin, which is a Japanese form of track cycling involving multiple cyclists with several different disciplines. Just do some searching on youtube, I'm pretty sure the last few world championship matches are available.
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Thanks. Yeah I kind of figured, there would be more than only this kind. I'll check them out.
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please, please, please... explain.
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There are two laps, first across the line wins. There's significant effect from drafting at 60km/h so you want to be behind the other guy until the last 50m so they do a little slow riding to try to force the other guy in front of them ( riding slow is hard on a banked track )
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That's awesome! I have question though, why rollers? To work on the smoothness of the stroke at lower rpms?
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Hello, rollers are great for pedal stroke training at high cadences. Guys who are new to them will be bouncing all over the place but as you get used to it you can work up to really high rpm very smoothly without having to worry about anything else. That way, in a race, you can hit cadences of 160-180 or so and not be bothered by it. When training with the front wheel free it's more about coordination and balance but it becomes much harder to get anything over 220 or so. It's not for big power training, just about working the kinks out of the pedal stroke. Plus it's fun!
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*MrWheely is Donal from the video
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So for actual power training, do you do lots of squatting and deadlifting? I'm curious because my main activity is weight training and I'm wondering how much it could carry over into sprint cycling.
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Because Japanese Keirin school uses them: http://youtu.be/sVbwngNoHm0
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The guy in black's form is incredible - his head looks like it's attached to the handlebars.
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My understanding is that rollers essentially mimic the track better than other trainers, since there are no hills... And just going out on the track to go balls out and try to hit 250 rpm sounds kinda dangerous.
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More like you can't hit 250RPM on the track. That's WAY past peak power and unless you're really under geared you're not going to get close, and it's much easier to film for pedalling technique while stationary.
*I don't do competetive cycling I'm guessing.
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My legs and lungs hurt just watching this.
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Wow.
John Henry, steel driving man: meet Donald - steel (frame) driving man.
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*Donal -- all his life people have called him Donald. I, of course, find that deeply amusing.
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Thanks bro.
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You are most welcome.
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Holy
Shit
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sweet baby jesus
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Those rollers look way too flimsy for that kind of punishment!
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....I thought I was fast
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"Holy fuck!"
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It only counts if you do it for a minute, otherwise it's only like 40 per like, 10 seconds.
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"Meh, that doesn't look like 245 RPM, hell I could probably do tha-- HOLY FUCKING SHIT!"
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