If it's on a day when Jeff and I are around, we can take one person more in the car.

David Yang said:

JP I like the track because it's like 5 minutes from my house, but how about also holding these drills at Rockleigh?  Might be a good way to entice people who want to get in their Sunday miles but still want to get in on the clinic action.

The track advantages are several.
1. you can see the entire track from a single vantage point.  This makes it possible to watch a sprint, a readout, an attack, etc, the whole way through.
2. the size. 400m around.  This makes it easy to estimate length (a half-lap sprint is 200m)
4. fewer distractions
5. that we can stop, discuss, restart, very easily.
6. it's easy to bark/yell advice as people are riding past a coach/mentor/me standing in a single place.
7. and without hills, turns, etc, speeds can be higher.

JillSink said:

Jeff and I are out of town .  I REALLY want to do this, can we do a different time?

It's difficult.  This week is too soon (I think).  The week after we have both the meet kissena ride and the first prospect park race.  In April, the track is used more frequently.  

bump

Anyone else?

Me too.

San Francisco, sorryz

yes!

Jill we'll have to set up another session, maybe geared towards the women's squad because you'll all be racing together.

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David Yang said:

Jill we'll have to set up another session, maybe geared towards the women's squad because you'll all be racing together.

Not to leave Jill out, but if the other Kissena wimmin show up, then they can practice some now, and it will be easier for them to practice here or elsewhere later.  

Yeah absolutely, the more the merrier on Sunday!

Can I get in on this with my single gear? Aim is to have gears by April so I can start racing. If not I'll ride out with you guys just to find the velodrome. 

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JamesShaw said:

Can I get in on this with my single gear? Aim is to have gears by April so I can start racing. If not I'll ride out with you guys just to find the velodrome. 

James,
      My feeling is that the higher speeds I expect us to ride at, I'd be a bit uncomfortable with a rider on a fixed gear bike mixing in.  Theoretically, it shouldn't be a problem, but with a wide range of skills and comfort levels, I don't know if it's wise.

     All the same, do ride on out with the group and get some time in on the track.

@JP James does have a brake, and is skilled at riding fixed. Personally, I would feel comfortable riding with him on the track. 

Completely understand JP. I'd love to get involved (I'll be riding a bigger gear than Sunday) but more than happy to just ride my own session. See you Sunday. 

JamesShaw said:

Completely understand JP. I'd love to get involved (I'll be riding a bigger gear than Sunday) but more than happy to just ride my own session. See you Sunday. 

can you bring a few chainrings?  I figure folks will be riding 53x16 or 15 for some of the faster drills.

thanks for understanding.

@JamesShawhow tall are you?

Let me see if I can put my old steel bike back together (has 10spd components). Should fit you okay.

I'm looking at the route from the Brooklyn Bridge out to the Velodrome. Is there anyone else who lives east of the Brooklyn Bridge that would want to meet up somewhere along the Kent Ave bike path and pick up the group there? @RileyHoonan? @DavidHocker?

Let's keep an eye on the weather.  It would suck for people to get stuck riding back home on snowy/slick roads.

David Yang said:

Let's keep an eye on the weather.  It would suck for people to get stuck riding back home on snowy/slick roads.

Agreed.  Though I think the bigger deal is staying warm, as the snow doesn't look like it's coming for a while.  

I suggest that people bring a backpack and stock it with extra clothes--most will probably ride easy to the track, and our efforts will be harder on the track, think race like, then easy home.

Running late to the track, be there around 10a

A belated thanks to JP for the clinic!  I got there late, but made it in time for the 3 rider sprint leadout drills.  Fantastic to see so many of our newer members take the initiative and come out for what I thought was really helpful insight into working with teammates.  I think one of the key takeaways (at least for the portion I made it out for) was to communicate with each other during the race to make sure everyone is on the same page and can react to the unexpected.

I met up with Julie and Will on CPW by Tavern.  Chaim, David H, James, Max, Riley rode from Brooklyn.  Yang joined from Queens.

We first got used to the track.  Then worked on 200m pulls, then rotating pace line, then bumping drills, then more rotating pace lining.  We finished off with three-person sprint teams doing three-lap leadouts: 1.5 laps for the first rider, 1 lap for the second, .5 for the third. Each person was a sprinter, the leadout, the wind up.

While it wasn't hilly, the wind and the efforts made it hard.  By the time I got home, I had used up over 1800 kilojoules.  

Glad to get everyone out on the track.  When there's a next time, it would be great to see even more.  

Yang, 
     Get anything good during your photo shoot?