I picked up an Emerald Sprints flyer at one of the bike shops and I finally got around to checking out their website over breakfast this morning. Check out the video from their “Pedal to the Metal” night last May. Intense!
For the uninitiated – they have a nifty setup with two instrumented Kreitler rollers, which lets two bar patrons face off in a head-to-head sprint. The fastest riders cover their course in about 18 seconds. The bikes appear to be fixed gears but I can’t identify the gear ratio. It is small enough to spin up quickly and also small enough that maximum cadence becomes a factor. Just watch the video.
No word yet on when their next event might be…
this is like goldsprints right?
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I can't tell from the photo, but is the front fork bolted down? If it is, they need to harden up and do it properly.
ReplyDeleteWe allow road / track bikes, gearing limited to 98", most run mid 90s, no shifting allowed.
The Chooka Challenge is 4 laps of the dial in 1:01. Best effort anyone made was almost 3!
Recent roller racing event my club held:
http://sourceoffuck.blogspot.com/2009/10/aint-nuthing-ta-fuck-wit.html
My photos:
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=roller%20racing&w=85942209%40N00