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@ghettro
Bit of a race report from tonight:
This round not only did I completely change my bike and position, also dropped the gearing a smidge and swapped out the chain for a waxed YBN SLA410 (tested as the fastest 1/8" chain on friction facts). Gearing used to be 49x14 (94") down to 54x16 (91"). Also went all out and bought a nopinz skin suit and wore my aero overshoes.
Last two rounds I would normally place in the top 3, but could never win a race as was always beaten at the line, usually by a fair bit. This round had 4 races: Scratch, Keirin, Win out and Points. I managed to win the first three, and I think I won the points as well (wasn't counting!). Overall I came first tonight, pretty stoked as I have never won any kind of bike race before. Mind you this is Vets Cat C, so not the fastest category by a long shot but I'm still new to this.
This was my first time racing with this bike, I've run it in practice a few times. Feels a lot more comfortable and definitely more aero as I can feel I can tuck much better but have a more open hip angle. With my previous setup, I was getting frustrated as my max speed would hit a wall at about 59km/h. This race I managed to get to 63km/h max speed, so super happy with that!
My partner took a video of me crossing the line, so much happier with this position. Definitely more comfortable with my arms bent and felt way more aero. Getting used to the super narrow bars, I really like the extra positions, the long low tuck works really well.
Video here
Oh and I won a mug!
