If FEMA had the bicycles, would it fund Hustler's manlet bib?
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Is this a fixie thing, or a macho thing?
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When I built a bike that was capable of ~500 watts continuous and about 1.3 kilowatts peak (the continuous power is limited only by the heat dissipation of the motor), you mocked me.
That bike never left the big ring, incidentally- even on 10% grades.
That bike never left the big ring, incidentally- even on 10% grades.
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A good race bike is rock steady cruising along at 35mph in a pack.
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Pro's sure. The current top pro's all are near 2000 watts. The top olympic sprinters are hitting 2400 watts. Most good amateurs are well under 2000 though. Best I ever saw in a training ride was 1100 watts for 3s or so. I'm a spider monkey climber/ TT guy though. All slow twitch.
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In a cat 1-2 crit (flat circuit race) we'll sit in the 53x15 for most of the race averaging about 29mph. Last 3 laps are usually at about 31mph. Last lap is usually about 33mph where the sprinters launch off the last corner (I was always a lead out guy) and hit 40+. I would do the last lap in the 12 and grab the 11 coming off the last turn if there was no head wind. I'd hit 800watts for 6-10s. The sprinters hit 1500+ watts for about 4-5s. Freaky.