Scared of riding the Teardrop crit now!
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Scared of riding the Teardrop crit now!
Postby zill » Wed Oct 22, 2014 11:03 pm
Has other people here also experienced this with the shimano pedals?
What are your tips to not let it happen again but still corner fast?
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Re: Scared of riding the Teardrop crit now!
Postby Mulger bill » Wed Oct 22, 2014 11:34 pm
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Re: Scared of riding the Teardrop crit now!
Postby dalai47 » Wed Oct 22, 2014 11:49 pm
Example http://vimeo.com/80581612" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; around 37 seconds.
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Re: Scared of riding the Teardrop crit now!
Postby Gunlock » Thu Oct 23, 2014 11:21 am
Stop pedaling before you lean and only start again when you're back to vertical.
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Re: Scared of riding the Teardrop crit now!
Postby Uncle Just » Thu Oct 23, 2014 4:08 pm
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Re: Scared of riding the Teardrop crit now!
Postby lock_ » Thu Oct 23, 2014 4:29 pm
Plenty of A Graders still clip pedals through there.
It's practice/experience. I'd suggest getting out there and hitting that corner outside of a race, that'll give you a good feel for it, of course racing only complicates things. There's the inside line and outside line (hopefully you're not three deep), and the speed through the corner varies significantly from the front (+30km/h) to the back (possibly sub 20km/h) of the bunch. In the higher grades you'll be off the back if you wait till you're vertical to start pedalling again. Also it's not just about hitting the apex, there's different lines some let you get on the power earlier than others.
If you're just starting out there I'd just chill and take it easy, watch and learn.
Never mind that, look who's smashing it on the front at 22secdalai47 wrote:Example http://vimeo.com/80581612" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; around 37 seconds.
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Re: Scared of riding the Teardrop crit now!
Postby zill » Thu Oct 23, 2014 8:52 pm
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Re: Scared of riding the Teardrop crit now!
Postby il padrone » Thu Oct 23, 2014 11:39 pm
1. Your saddle has a nose for a reason. When cornering your outside leg (extended) lays alongside the nose and controls your lean and hence turning action;
2. When your weight is placed on the outside pedal the bike will turn much more smoothly. I know nothing about the physics of this, but it works really well for steering control on rough gravel descents - don't know so nuch about road race corners.
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Re: Scared of riding the Teardrop crit now!
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Re: Scared of riding the Teardrop crit now!
Postby cerb » Thu Oct 30, 2014 1:57 pm
Sometimes I even drop a wheel length coming into the corner - to make sure I don't have to brake, or get too close the guy in front. I then let my momentum (from the few strokes into the corner) close the gap through the apex, then softpedal the first few strokes out of the corner until the guys in front get the power back on. Saves a lot of energy once you get good at it!
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Re: Scared of riding the Teardrop crit now!
Postby sogood » Thu Oct 30, 2014 2:58 pm
RK wrote:And that is Wikipedia - I can write my own definition.
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Re: Scared of riding the Teardrop crit now!
Postby zill » Thu Oct 30, 2014 11:36 pm
Do you get that chance when riding in a group? When I see A or B graders going through that corner, they are all very bunched up it seems?cerb wrote: Sometimes I even drop a wheel length coming into the corner - to make sure I don't have to brake, or get too close the guy in front.
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Re: Scared of riding the Teardrop crit now!
Postby cerb » Mon Nov 03, 2014 9:07 am
If you drop 1/2 a length on the straight, someone might try and muscle into the gap, but if you drop it coming into a corner people shouldn't be diving under or changing lines much - so you are allowed a bit of breathing room. Just don't leave so much gap that someone on the line next to you thinks they can move across onto your line! It is quite a balance knowing when and how much gap to leave... i've just got used to it with practice.
However, if you don't do it right and end up dropping the wheel OUT of the corner, then people will get annoyed at having to do extra work every lap. This means they'll make sure they are in front of you next lap... and you'll then find youself on the back very quickly!
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Re: Scared of riding the Teardrop crit now!
Postby zill » Mon Nov 03, 2014 7:33 pm
cerb wrote:Zill - Of course! I don't do much HCC but am in B at St Kilda and regularly do this on all the circuits i've raced with sharp corners.
If you drop 1/2 a length on the straight, someone might try and muscle into the gap, but if you drop it coming into a corner people shouldn't be diving under or changing lines much - so you are allowed a bit of breathing room. Just don't leave so much gap that someone on the line next to you thinks they can move across onto your line! It is quite a balance knowing when and how much gap to leave... i've just got used to it with practice.
However, if you don't do it right and end up dropping the wheel OUT of the corner, then people will get annoyed at having to do extra work every lap. This means they'll make sure they are in front of you next lap... and you'll then find youself on the back very quickly!
mmm... sounds like a fine art. I'll just do D grade for now and get some good practice with that corner for now.
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Re: Scared of riding the Teardrop crit now!
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