Phinney's BMC Track Bike

[Boeing]

Where is it? anyone got a pic?

 

[Boeing]

All that talk he played about changing teams and track bike priorities and I cant find an updated BMC track bike of his on web

 

[auscyclefan94]

I have a feeling he is not bothering with the track anymore. Olympics Road TT seems more of a priority.

 

[on3m@n@rmy]

this?

edit: oops. this has got to be his TT bike

 

[Michielveedeebee]

TT bikes are perfectly usable as track bikes, they would only need some minor adjustments...

 

[Boeing]

this?

edit: oops. this has got to be his TT bike

the rear dropout on this bike would make for ez conversion.

btw bmc do and amazing job with their stars and stripes graphics

 

[dougvdh]

Is that Jet Disc and a EC90 clincher front rim? Interesting to see how clinchers are gaining popularity for TT.

 

[Boeing]

the rear dropout on this bike would make for ez conversion.

btw bmc do and amazing job with their stars and stripes graphics

dougvdh your post is so small i hit the wrong quote buttton
"Is that Jet Disc and a EC90 clincher front rim? Interesting to see how clinchers are gaining popularity for TT."

way to pick hat up
excellent eye

 

[PCutter]

He's trying to win an Olympic medal ffs. A tt bike might be fine for a w'end warrior (Olympic track banking is much higher than suburban outdoor track) or "cool" fixie conversion because of horizontal dropout, but not for a tilt at Olympic track medals. BB is too low to start with, and geo is different on a track bike.

Photo's of the BMC track bike from Berlin are in the following article.....

http://pezcyclingnews.com/?pg=fullstory&id=10087

What does Phinney intend on racing at the Olympics? His best chance would be IP 4000m, but its not an Olympic event.....and Bobridge would own him. US don't have a competitive TP team. Omnium?

On the clincher wheels on TT bikes, I saw an interview with Steve(?) Hed, talked about with the move to 23mm rims and matching 23mm tyres and the lower pressure in the tyres giving tubular-like rolling resistance, what little is lost in going to a clincher tyre is more than made up with in braking performance.

 

[oldcrank]

What does Phinney intend on racing at the Olympics? His best chance would be IP 4000m, but its not an Olympic event.....and Bobridge would own him. US don't have a competitive TP team. Omnium?

I don't believe he has ridden the required minimum of one qualifying
event in the Olympic qualifying period. He would have to ride the
Pan-Ams in Argentina (March 5-9) and/or the Worlds in Melbourne
(April 4-8) if he actually intends to qualify to ride the omnium at the
London Olympics.

 

[Boeing]

He's trying to win an Olympic medal ffs. A tt bike might be fine for a w'end warrior (Olympic track banking is much higher than suburban outdoor track) or "cool" fixie conversion because of horizontal dropout, but not for a tilt at Olympic track medals. BB is too low to start with, and geo is different on a track bike.

Photo's of the BMC track bike from Berlin are in the following article.....

http://pezcyclingnews.com/?pg=fullstory&id=10087

What does Phinney intend on racing at the Olympics? His best chance would be IP 4000m, but its not an Olympic event.....and Bobridge would own him. US don't have a competitive TP team. Omnium?

On the clincher wheels on TT bikes, I saw an interview with Steve(?) Hed, talked about with the move to 23mm rims and matching 23mm tyres and the lower pressure in the tyres giving tubular-like rolling resistance, what little is lost in going to a clincher tyre is more than made up with in braking performance.

thanks for the link.

 

[montagna lunga]

Best young American rider I've seen
since the tow-headed kid out west oh, 35 years ago?

 

[Boeing]

Best young American rider I've seen
since the tow-headed kid out west oh, 35 years ago?

to ride under a roof you mean right?