New England Velodrome and Cycling Park. Opening Scratch race for the Bs. Entire 12 lap (x 318m) race. Cat 4 on the track (grandfathered in). My 8th race ever on the track, but I've been racing 26 years on the road. Max speed approx 33-34 mph. 14.8 second 200m time (slow, but I didn't jump until after the 200 meter line). NE Velodrome: nevelodrome.com. Blog post on this day sprinterdellacasa.blogspot.com Stills by Craig Roth, used with his permission. There is a review of the used images just before the credits. His Picasa page from this day: picasaweb.google.com Fixed gear stationary bike is a Schwinn DX-900. Bike used is an old Riggio steel track bike, about 18 pounds. Specialized TriSpoke front clincher, 32H Sun M17 tubular rear wheel on a Superbe Pro hub. Vittoria Rubino 23c front, Conti 19mm tire in rear. SPD-R pedals. Thomson seat post, Titanio saddle, Mavic crit bars (aluminum), generic tubular steel stem (14 cm), 51 cm frame. BMX chain. SRAM crankset (cheapest one). 50x15.
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