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what crank length should i ride on the track?
Indoor 165mm, outdoor might depend how steep the turns are.
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what principals govern tyre pressure on the track?
Physics I guess? Just put min 120psi in for starters.
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can i swap over my bike fit measurements from the road...track specific bars seem so much deeper..body geo must be different on the track..right?
It'll differ a bit.
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how significant is weight when in comes to component choice as compared to road cycling?
Not sure. There's a minimum racing weight to stop folks going full drillium iirc.
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can i swap over my bike fit measurements from the road...
Not if your bike fit was any good.
It should have put you in the most power producing and aero position you could sustain for the period you'd be riding for and you don't ride your track bike for the same duration as you do your road bike.
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what principals govern tyre pressure on the track?
Put as much air in your tyres as they can hold. There is no rough terrain to worry about so not pumping up to the max pressure is just unnecessarily adding rolling resistance.
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On bike positioning, track events are short and intense, so you spend a whole race in the drops, something that rarely happens on a road ride. It might feel a bit odd to begin with, but it soon feels normal.
Anyway, half the time you are hurting so much everywhere else that any positioning discomfort is a distant second.
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i'm new - and have a ton of questions ...bear with / indulge if possible :)
i ride 175mm cranks on the road - what crank length should i ride on the track?
what principals govern tyre pressure on the track?
can i swap over my bike fit measurements from the road...track specific bars seem so much deeper..body geo must be different on the track..right?
how significant is weight when in comes to component choice as compared to road cycling?