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you dont need them on the track, its not like you'll be pulling wicked skidz

There is no need. It would only slow your gear changes between races.

But you need to resist the pedals in a sprint, for example trapping an opponent?

Yes, but you never kick back that hard. Only once have I ever kicked off a sprocket, that's when someone crashed in front of me.

sounds painful...

cheers for clearing that up :P

And so did Mavic

Thanks, yes, I am aware there are plenty more. My reply was a response to Malaysian who thought he'd seen something similar from 3ttt.

You don't use a lockring on track

Opinion varies. Some people do, some people don't. No biggie either way.

If you kick off a sprocket you're powering it wrong.

I have never heard of this?

...it sounds absurd, or am i not picking up internet sarcasm?

It's not sarcasm.

Pea?

Though I prefer this guise:

Not so hot on the red/blue, but the rest is nice. Just needs a front brake. :D

Got the flickr link? Haven't got the skillz to track it down. Looks lush.

save this link, my man

Whay, saved. Cheers.

Not so hot on the red/blue, but the rest is nice. Just needs a front brake. :D

Colour blind?

Not so hot on the red/blue, but the rest is nice. Just needs a front brake. :D

I'll be sure to let the owner know.

Nice build but the fillet joint between the down tube and head tube is looking a bit porous to me for what should be a quality build.

Colour blind?

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Orange/cyan?!

I have never heard of this?

...it sounds absurd, or am i not picking up internet sarcasm?

In my experience a lock ring is unnecessary on the track as I have never unscrewed the sprocket whilst riding on the track, but a lock ring is a must on the road(in my opinion) as I have unscrewed sprockets on descents to find the chain then gets jammed. The sprocket is effectively one of your brakes, especially if you just have a front brake caliper fitted, so the lock ring is your fail safe. If you ride without a front caliper and no lock ring on the road, then you are just taking your life in your own hands!

Somebody explain why the seat clamp is turned around on that Moots.

There's a school of thought that it's less vulnerable to damage to have the clamp slot at the front of the tube rather than the rear.

also the height of the joint to the wishbone stay is such that cutting a slit in the seat tube at theback would be a bit more difficult

Come on, Textimas weren't made for beauty / porn.

Come on, Textimas weren't made for beauty / porn.

Nope, and thats what's charming about them! Build for performance, with early east German aesthetics (they didn't give a shit!) Those bikes are honest, and that's what makes then Pornworthy IMHO