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my friend niki attempted an hour record at kissena velodrone in queens a couple months ago. he averaged 25mph, not great but pretty amazing for a skinny young vegan. pretty bad a$$ ATMO.
there's piks here if your interested:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thelivest1/sets/72157602149945677/
also, it was the first ever hour record attempt at kissena.
paczki
11-17-2007, 11:18 AM
Good for anyone not pumped to the eyeballs with drugs. Awesome. Must of hurt a lot.
his first words as he fell off the bike were " what the f$@k was I thinking "
Fixed
11-17-2007, 12:47 PM
25 for a hour ?
cheers :beer:
Too Tall
11-17-2007, 02:07 PM
On THAT track impressive and way to swoop in on a first...that's very cool. Congratulations.
Grant McLean
11-17-2007, 02:55 PM
his first words as he fell off the bike were " what the f$@k was I thinking "
As someone who does their fair share of 40km TT's on the road...
What was he thinking!!?! :)
That's a very tough mental challenge!
-g
Blue Jays
11-17-2007, 04:59 PM
Good for you, Niki!
Well done!
:beer:
Fixed
11-17-2007, 05:11 PM
okay i don't know about track so what's wrong with that track ?
it would seem to this dumb mess that it should be faster than the road
i'm not tryin to be a smart a$$
cheers
okay i don't know about track so what's wrong with that track ?
it would seem to this dumb mess that it should be faster than the road
i'm not tryin to be a smart a$$
cheers
fixed-
it's not a fast track by any means...but you're right that is super slow.
jerk
Blue Jays
11-17-2007, 05:34 PM
It looks pretty exposed to wind/weather, so I can see how a rider would have that with which to contend.
ChamUK
11-17-2007, 05:58 PM
The Kissena track has tons of racing history.
I haven't been there in years, it looks freshly paved. I didn't see any potholes.
BTW the photos on the flikr link were taken with a Leica M8. That was a little surprising to me.
Grant McLean
11-17-2007, 06:25 PM
it would seem to this dumb mess that it should be faster than the road
i'm not tryin to be a smart a$$
cheers
if the rider hasn't really trained to spend that much time on their own,
rolling in circles with nothing to focus on except their suffering,
it's a hard mental challenge. With the right preparation, it makes all the
difference.
-g
J.Greene
11-17-2007, 06:32 PM
if the rider hasn't really trained to spend that much time on their own,
rolling in circles with nothing to focus on except their suffering,
it's a hard mental challenge. With the right preparation, it makes all the
difference.
-g
That was my first cross race. The promoters (mtb guys) thought the new guys should race an hour. It was a ton of fun, but I don't think there was much racing.
JG
paczki
11-17-2007, 06:36 PM
By my calculation it puts him just shy of the twentieth century. A little behind Willie Hamilton's record of 1898.
But for an ordinary vegan Joe on the Kissena track that's real good. Makes Oscar Egg all the more amazing.
Grant McLean
11-17-2007, 06:38 PM
That was my first cross race. The promoters (mtb guys) thought the new guys should race an hour. It was a ton of fun, but I don't think there was much racing.
JG
word. Within 15 minutes, it becomes just another ride.
The best part of racing is learnin' something about yourself.
Being able to keep your threshold for an hour isn't something
the average recreationally fit cyclist is prepared for.
Even doing a few sets of 8-10 minutes could be an eye opener
for a first timer.
-g
victoryfactory
11-18-2007, 07:53 AM
okay i don't know about track so what's wrong with that track ?
it would seem to this dumb mess that it should be faster than the road
i'm not tryin to be a smart a$$
cheers
Fixed;
Kissena was built in the early '60s, for the Olympic trials of 1964 .
Over the years, it deteriorated quite a bit and got a reputation as a
bumpy weed grown slow and dangerous track, but it was all the local racers
had here and they used the heck out of it.
Last year the city finally re-did the surface and upgraded the stands (they did a nice job)
This was after much lobbying and behind the scenes work by local racers
and the Kissena club.
The track is now much better and there is racing every week during the season:
http://www.kissena.info/track/
I think a 24hr record attempt on a track would require the rider to be
an experienced track rider to deal with the angles and turns.
VF, just 1 mile from the Kissena 'drome
I think a 24hr record attempt on a track would require the rider to be
an experienced track rider to deal with the angles and turns.
VF, just 1 mile from the Kissena 'drome
I'm not a track racer and I don't do time trials -- haven't done one since 1981 or so, and that was on a standard road bike somewhere in New Hampshire -- so I don't mean any disrespect to the rider for pushing himself in a way I don't know how to do, but I think that a plausible attempt requires both a different track and a different human being. Body chemistry or not, there has to be a different body turning the pedals.
cadence231
11-18-2007, 10:10 AM
I would LOVE to have access to a facility for an hour!
paczki
11-18-2007, 10:20 AM
I'm not a track racer and I don't do time trials -- haven't done one since 1981 or so, and that was on a standard road bike somewhere in New Hampshire -- so I don't mean any disrespect to the rider for pushing himself in a way I don't know how to do, but I think that a plausible attempt requires both a different track and a different human being. Body chemistry or not, there has to be a different body turning the pedals.
I didn't think it was serious hour record attempt, just some Kissena fun. He had to know that he wasn't going to go over 50 km/h.
I didn't think it was serious hour record attempt, just some Kissena fun. He had to know that he wasn't going to go over 50 km/h.
it was officiated. he knew he wouldnt do 50 km/h but he did set an hour record for kissena cuz' nobody's done it there before.
would love to see someone do a 24 hour record there.
Too Tall
11-18-2007, 07:34 PM
it was officiated. he knew he wouldnt do 50 km/h but he did set an hour record for kissena cuz' nobody's done it there before.
would love to see someone do a 24 hour record there.
Bingo :) It takes more than imagination to do what he did.
Blue Jays
11-19-2007, 01:59 AM
Seems like a solid ride to me. Unpredictable outdoor conditions. Just one person against the clock. An hour is a LONG time to sustain 25 mph all by one's lonesome! Good job, Niki!
Fixed
11-19-2007, 05:51 AM
bro with a little training some one can hit 40k in an hour on a road bike look at the state champs t.t. times cat 4-5's do it all the time
cheers imho
BumbleBeeDave
11-19-2007, 06:35 AM
. . . An hour is a LONG time to sustain 25 mph all by one's lonesome! Good job, Niki!
I've never averaged 25 on any ride. for him to do it for an hour at any age is awesome. Great job!
BBD
ergott
11-19-2007, 07:04 AM
it was officiated. he knew he wouldnt do 50 km/h but he did set an hour record for kissena cuz' nobody's done it there before.
would love to see someone do a 24 hour record there.
How was if officiated? Doesn't he need a more standard track bike with the new UCI rules? DO they still keep track of attempts with "other" bikes? Love the idea. I'm close enough that I have to come by. I didn't know they did a resurface so now it looks like I need to put together a track bike this off season;-)
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