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BE THERE

show up where? i have no facebook

printed my ticket, cya guys there

totally gonna happen

That's because you can't fit a 25O in there. 187 is actually pretty decent. The tract isn't being build to host world championships. Mabye some decent 6days, but that's it. It'll already attract an international crowd just because it is indoor, and well designed (unlike Boulder, which is horribly underbanked.)

The ability to move the whole damn thing outside into that courtyard is just bloody amazing.

Im not complaining just wishing. i already understand the limitations of the space. and this...

stumptown:

if any city deserves an indoor velo in America though, it's Portland.

yeah, even a 4 up match sprint doesn't really feel like a match sprint

This is what would happen to Alpenrose if an indoor velodrome was to happen at the Memorial Coliseum.

Or this

also

jackass seat angle

bam!

white folks:

also

jackass seat angle

bam!

That seat angle gives me a boner.

I need a new seat. I was at the track last night and it felt like a miget was punching me in the taint for over an hour.

Bamfs01:

I was at the track last night and it felt like a miget was punching me in the taint for over an hour.

ahaha.. yeah.

Yeah.. you definitely need some shorts with a chamois.

A new saddle might help. I've tried a lot and finally found a saddle I love.. now I need a second one for my track bike.

I think first I'll try the shorts, if that doesn't work, maybe the blue thingie above.

Fizik arione is nice. You are also a dude and Amy is not. Things to consider

I currently run a Specialized Toupe 130. Fits me well. However, I am going to switch that out for a Ponza thats stipped down to the plastic. Most comfy thing I've ever sat my ass on.

But thats the whole thing. You have to find something that fits your sit bones just right, or its gonna suck. Padding (IMO) doesn't do that much at the track

Kevin you're into that raw plastic eh? I know Zak and Jorge were both really into Cinelli Unicanitors, and I've heard good enough things about stripped down Flites that I'll probably run one when my Flite finally gives out.

jerry folks:

Kevin you're into that raw plastic eh? I know Zak and Jorge were both really into Cinelli Unicanitors, and I've heard good enough things about stripped down Flites that I'll probably run one when my Flite finally gives out.

I didnt think I'd like it, but I tried my coaches stripped down Ponza, and it was just amazing. It raises a bit in the rear, and has a rough service so when you are out of the saddle and you go to sit down, the saddle just plants you right where need to be.

prob the wrong thread for saddle discussion, especially if we're going to continue on the current path
bump?

I love specialized saddles.

I have had a specialized lithia for a year and a half or so and have always loved it, but its a commuter oriented saddle and wasnt working for me for long rides, plus i needed to leave it on my commuter bike.

Being a girl, like michael stated, I have slightly different anatomic needs. I need a cut out. Can't ride a saddle without one. I also need something at least 143 - can't do narrower and wider is usually too wide, which limits me to a few. Flites are actually 143 I think, or some are at least, but i've never tried one with a cut out so I'm not sure if i'd like it.

I am currently riding a specialized jett. It's their womans specific race saddle. It's fairly hard, but shaped right and I like it a lot. I wouldnt say it's perfect, I'm not sure there's any saddle that is going to feel great for things like time trial efforts (that's the onlyt ime this saddle really bothered me, when i was doing time trial practices).

I would say the main thing to pick a saddle based on is the width of your sit bones. You want your weight in the right area. Putting your saddle in the right place is also pretty key. I had a lot of people tell me to move my saddle forward when I first started going out to the track, because i had it stuck pretty far back on the rails on my 0 set back post. Eventually someone measured my femurs and informed me I have incredibly long femurs and need setback and my saddle pushed back a bit in order to fit my bike properly.

Anytime your weight is sitting right between your legs and not on your sit bones or rubbing anywhere it shouldn't, it's going to get really uncomfortable. But proper saddle adjustment and height are equally important - took me a long time to get it just right and even now isn't perfect (if i could have perfectly symmetrical legs it'd be a lot easier)