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excuse my ignorance, but what advantages do all these guys with really short flat bars have over those with standard length bars?
when im riding really fast i like to hold my bars close to the stem, but i find it incrediably hard to take on climbs while in this position.
is this somthing to get used to and offers a speed advantage, or just some lame fashion?
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i actually live in cornwall not london, in the smallish town of falmouth. we dont have any velodromes but lots of cyclists, due to nothing being far away, not much money and a greener lifestyle.
id like to have velodrome type racing event that people can come along to compete, regardless of bike style or ability. do you think this is possible without a real track?
im thinking maybe using an empty parking lot with crude chalk markings (still accurate though) however i dont know whever this will be allowed by the owners due to health and safty, or whever it would be worth doing.
what do you guys reckon? other than a parking lot can you think of another open space that could be used?
it will be for adults as i cant really see it working for little-uns. it wont be super serious, but id like it to be competetitive to the point where people put their all into the race.
im concerned that whatever i do will have to be sanctioned by the police. i know a fantasic circuit by swanpool, that is both picturesque and a lovely flat well surfaced ring road, however it does have some speed bumps: http://maps.google.com/maps/user?uid=112590532145941682194&hl=en
also i think anywhere where there is residental drives onto a road will bring problems.