London Fixed-gear and Single-speed

Actually there are some races, at least in NL and D, but since it's not a discipline at the world championships, there's just very little interest. More or less like tandem sprint.
Problem with stayer / demi fond races was that most times the races were fixed by the pacemakers.

Also, many tracks are not suitable for the stayer races.
Either the dimensions are not suitabe (length, width, inclination) or the wood is that much worn that it cannot take the load & forces any longer.

2006 Dortmund 6-Days

thanks, guys! useful as usual
also, why do all pacemakers in all of the pics look like seniors to say the least? :)) some sort of pacer community?

cause they need to be fkn experienced to be a good one.

They look sexy as fuck in their leathers

guy in middle =

last couple of pages = 90% shit, 9% substandard, 0.5% Ok, 0.5% nothing new.

Fixed ;)

repped :)

nob jockeys

no...

yes

explain yourself sir!

no

on that stayer shit, how do the pacers knows how fast to go?

i can imagine answers, but want to know what it exactly is...

How do those spokes get there?

Spokes is easy, but how does a bearing get in there?

axle is removed and they are threaded through from the opposite side

magic

cup and cone/loose bearing system not cartridge...but i don't know. picture is from EHBE... would looks much nicer with bladed and less spokes.

I've watched the stayer training sessions at HH and not actually noticed any verbal comms going on but thats probably beacause they are riding to a preplanned pattern. The noise they make is ungodly so i don't know how a race could actually be controlled by the riders. See fixing comment above.

About a year go I watched a live stream of a derny paced criterium which was absolutely insane; big fucking ring sprint lead out pace for an hour+ :D

*edit* must have been the Belgian www.dernyfestival.be

*edit of edit* can we get some youts on scooters and recreate this round regents park please?

i really don't see this ^ as a competition, but rather a way to spend time on a bicycle riding behind a motorcycle? they must not get enough exhausts in their own little cities, i dunno...

they talk to each other, sometime use signal to go faster, slow down, etc.

Ordinata
where parts from ? derailleur and calipers....... lush !

All there is on the site:

Lamborghini Titanium
Italy, 1984

Professional lightweight road bike in limited edition from supercar builder Lamborghini with Speedwell welded titanium framework #87809 (made 1978). Equipped with Shimano Dura Ace 7400, Cinelli bar/stem, Concor Profile saddle, Super Champion Competition Arc en Ciel rims and Woler tubulars.

http://www.speedbicycles.ch/showBike...7f15a3e736b45f

The cup still has to pass through the hole in the hub shell.

Kudos for anyone who can crash their Lamborghini into a Lamborghini

From the sales board, pedals slightly ruing it, but its a steamer.

^me likez
very mucho

It's an early 70's track bike from a former German pro (probabely custom build). I can't find out who rode it though..

Pics

Haha, i'll put some in "current projects"..

Arnold in Koblenz imported / distributed Somec for a while.
That means: Roman rode races and meanwhile father sold goodies from the back of his car.
Nowadays, Arnold in Koblenz is better known as Canyon (sponsor Omega Pharma - Lotto team).
Maybe your bike belonged to a local racer equipped by the Arnolds.

just wow.

what a perfectionist

Sooo nice James... You know I dig the no frills function.

it looks fucking awesome
the saddle suits it down to the ground as well.

Yep. Gotta hand it to DJ and Mr Mather - that is a good looking bike.

All the white bits look out of place in my opinion, still awesome though.

Racist

i think its the best balance of white parts with darker componenets on a bike ive seen for a while.

very subtle.

re stayers - they had the big triumphs out at HH yesterday and pacer guys said they'd push to do more racing with them next year.

The stayer bikes run gearing of around 120 inches ...!

Just right for skids

.....Buckaroo skids

Thnx for your Info DC! Does the name RSN (racer) ring a bell? It has very ugly (vinyl) decal with an Eagle on it..

Bishop bikes new one. More here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bishopb...7624148817589/