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Here is a link to the video I took from the front of the Vendetta. Enjoy.

It was a strange day at the track. Destiny rules! My Raptor got a flat tire during first 1/4 mile warm-up. It was also quite windy, so after 2 practice laps on the Arrowhead I decided I did not want a repeat of my "wind-crash" of last year. I guess it was meant to be that I ride the Vendetta. I...

I would say stuff above 15-20 it starts getting twitchy, but the real issue if they are forcasting gusts. If it is constant it is easy to make adjustments. On a velo drome you should be OK. I just rode full discs last night at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and it was 15-20mph winds. It was not too...

wow!

Kyle - here is all my data from that day. I ran 2 full sets of tests at different wattages with both my Arrowhead and Raptor (swapping out pedals, wheels between sets). The last set was the actual TT. I was a little gassed from all the testing, plus substantially more wind at the time as well...

Nice ride and video - Thanks for sharing!

Very nice Kyle. Wish I could have been there with you guys! They had a local TT here (well an hour away) last Thursday, but it was raining and I decided not to go. I have a 10.5 Mile TT at Charlotte Motor Speedway next Tuesday. I can only hope to do as well as you! :)

You will be amazed at how nice they feel, and how quickly you can spin up! :rolleyes:

I am sorry that you are having these neck/pain issues. It might be that you are just too powerful for your position! :eek: I know you have probably tried lots of different things to alleviate the pain?Have you tried putting a lumbar section low in the seat like I have? I think this helps hold my...

IMHO - If carefully designed with an adjustable BB & Seat a single frame size could still do it !

Yeah - not even the color! :)

Yeah but just think how "in shape" you will be by the time you get there! Well - if you ride there anyway! :rolleyes:

As stated above, they are significantly slower. I did not notice they were "slick" or worried about going down - but of course you are going slower - so if you did it would not scrape off much skin. :eek: They also had different types of tires for different applications - maybe different rubber...

I did "OK", but not super pleased. :( But it might have been the 20 laps or so of testing I did at various wattages before the actual TT that affected me somewhat. :rolleyes: I placed second overall at 20:20, but well short of my 18:52 last year. Really odd how it was so much slower for just...

Thing is - no Crit race director will ever let a recumbent race with uprights - for obvious reason! haha

Charles, I did extensive testing on my S30 against my first Vendetta back about 3 1/3 years ago. Yes, I am a testing nutcase? :D:eek: I could make 361 watts for 5 minutes on the S30, but the speed was only 25.4mph Same test, same fitness, same power meter, same track with Vendetta - The absolute...

I have forgotten that I had tested an S-works upright bike (full drops, but no TT bars) against a Vendetta and an M1 on the local "velodrome". Not a "true velodrome, with high banked corners, but a nice fast 1/3 mile oval with about 6 degrees of banking. This was 2 1/2 years ago - Nov, 2015...

We are all different sizes and for me, putting my boom level increased my drag. I was really surprised. I did a bunch of coast down testing with different chain-stays and picked what worked best foe me. No secrets here! haha. It definitely might help "lock" me in better, especially on a flatter...

Glad you are getting it dialed in! I knew you would. :) By the way - I installed the longer chainstay on my V20 (My boom was dead flat) and I ended up slower. My feet were just too high for my shoulders and created more drag. Each person has to fine tune the bike to exactly what is best for...

That is great news! You have to get Kyle involved, as we know how much he loves TT's.\\ When are these happening Jesse? I have a local TT that I do. They of course have points and everything, but I am in my own class - and the "real" winners are declared through the upright class. But at least...