Re: [CR] trackstand & kilo start

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From: "John Pergolizzi" <jtperry@worldnet.att.net>
To: "rocketman531" <rocketman531@earthlink.net>, <Cushdelmar@aol.com>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
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Subject: Re: [CR] trackstand & kilo start
Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2004 00:39:54 -0500



> John Pergolizzi wrote "doing trackstands and kilo starts..."
> Pat Moffat wrote:
> I have been practicing trackstands (on a safe side street) but I haven't worked it out yet. I come to a stop, turn the wheel and jockey the crank back and fourth, putting pressure on both pedals simultaneously....maybe one day I'll just 'get it'. Whats a kilo start?

Hi Pat, Are you on a road bike or fixed? No difference. On a city street, the "crown" will go up from your right to your left; the opposite of a track. To do the stand on the street: Hold the bars in the drops, point the front wheel uphill (in this case to the left) at about 45 degrees. Your left pedal will be forward, at the two to three o'clock position. In this way, your front wheel will want to roll down hill and the pressure on the left pedal (body weight if you stand) will try to make the bike go uphill. Split the difference and your standing. VOILA! Put your left foot on first, then as you put some pressure on the left pedal, pick up your right foot and get it on the right pedal. Just use the back sides to get used to it all. The opposite will work on the track: front wheel to the right and right pedal forward. Get good and do a trackstand at the redlights. A nanosecond after the light changes color ( ideally as the red is fading to pink) your out of the saddle smashing down and pulling up, flexing the whole damn thing, stretching the chain, burning rubber, taking off! Just the first 12 to 15 pedal strokes are what count. Builds strength in Krazy ways. This is stuff that the strongest, fittest riders in the world practice for the start of the kilometer event that is held at the state. national and World level championships. 1,000 meters of pure HELL! World class times under 1:10. Top times are in the sub 1:03 range. Record is 59. something seconds!!!!!!!

enjoy,
John T.Pergolizzi
San Diego, Ca.