Rollapaluza BHM 2012 Thurs 23rd Feb

Not nice is it

Congrats Simps! Wish I'd known, I was in South London at a mates on Saturday, but left around 6pm. I could of stayed behind and hitched a lift back with you!

Next time :)

YouTube - Rollapaluza National Series Finale : Womens Final, roller racing, goldsprints

You're almost doubled over - good for aerodynamics but not for a stationary race! Breathing is really important for roller racing - apparently the best thing to do is sit up and have your hands wide on the top ends of the bars - that way your breathing is not so restricted.

Thats why i miss bar ends on Mountain Bikes!..did the UCI actually ban them or is that a myth?

You're almost doubled over - good for aerodynamics but not for a stationary race! Breathing is really important for roller racing - apparently the best thing to do is sit up and have your hands wide on the top ends of the bars - that way your breathing is not so restricted.

dude I was waering skin tight/impossible to move in jeans, too many layers and I ached like f**k from the birmingham round, positioning on the bike, I don't think would of helped me, not going out for the cigarette 30seconds before the race may have had more of an impact, but your advice is noted and if I ever do it again i'll try and sit straight, at the time the crouching right up really helped tense my torso so power through to my legs

Lmao..why the skintights..you ejit!!

Still an epic effort :)

dude I was waering skin tight/impossible to move in jeans, too many layers and I ached like f**k from the birmingham round, positioning on the bike, I don't think would of helped me, not going out for the cigarette 30seconds before the race may have had more of an impact, but your advice is noted and if I ever do it again i'll try and sit straight, at the time the crouching right up really helped tense my torso so power through to my legs

I think it's instinctive to get down low as it's what you'd normally do on a bike. I did it in my first roller race too. And possibly more after that.

Not sure if getting maximum power is that important though as there's so little resistance, and at high cadence/low resistance power output isn't very high at all (if you look at a power graph of a person sprinting in a hard gear, power is highest at zero velocity and then drops rapidly as the velocity increases). Smooth technique is key, as well as keeping your legs fed with oxygen. I guess a load of sugar just before would help too

Have a few posters left over from this if anyone wants to commemorate their win(s)???

Also, finally updating my shitty ass blog:

http://agirlandherbike.tumblr.com/post/5392659632/well-i-dont-know-where-to-start-birmingham-has

I think simps represented! Second in the uk ain't a walk/ride in the park. I think a comfortable forward position on the bike is just as important as getting the oxygen in, if you can't get an even cadence that oxygen is wasted.

Can I get a poster please Jess?

Have a few posters left over from this if anyone wants to commemorate their win(s)???

yes please

Sure. £50 please :)

When are we having another?

We'd love to make BHM a regular round of our National Series, Rounds start in October.

I think a comfortable forward position on the bike is just as important as getting the oxygen in, if you can't get an even cadence that oxygen is wasted.

true...

I think we should have a Pre-season rolla

Was anyone else's back FUCKING KILLING after racing? I guess my technique was shit or whatever, but my lower back has been really sore since I did it.

You have time-trial fatigue mate.

Exerting high cadences in such a position will have no doubt overstretched the back stabilisers, and for a few people racing that night, the saddle height would have been the cause.

Bummer. It felt tight the day after at Bikezilla and throughout last week. Then on Sunday I was skateboarding and it went into spasm. Saw the doctor on Wednesday. She gave me Naproxen and told me to rest it for a couple weeks. Still riding though. Slapped the risers back on for a more upright position.

when you push real hard IE in a race situation ,your body moves forward automatically and you push with your glutes and lower back.If you use risers you will still push with your glutes in this situation.Training is the only way you will condition for it.

when you push real hard IE in a race situation ,your body moves forward automatically and you push with your glutes and lower back.If you use risers you will still push with your glutes in this situation.Training is the only way you will condition for it.
ps tablets will only ease the pain get to a physio and have a proper massage to loosen the muscles up

What training should I do? Thanks for the help by the way!