As my pace improves, I’m using a lot more brakes. Consequently, I like to do a proper brake cleaning with about every front brake pad replacement. In general, a set of pads lasts me about 2-4 front tires worth. This is an easy service that, once you’ve done it a few times, only takes 30 …
In working on my riding, 2020, in sum, was about working on accuracy. For me, this meant more than anything, hitting apexes and using the right controls at the right time. One that stuck with me from 2020 was when my coach said I should be using the brakes for Turn 6 at Thunderhill East. …
When I first started riding track, I used a couple of different SmartPhone apps for lap times with an external GPS unit. I was aware of real lap timers/data loggers but couldn’t get my head around the cost. Gratefully I came to my senses not too far into working on my riding that I bit …
Way back when, I originally I used a SmartPhone app with an external GPS unit for data acquisition but soon after upgraded to an AiM Solo 2 DL. Since moving to the AiM equipment, several riding friends have done the same. Here I’ll share some of the things I do to automate and simplify data …
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I selected my track bike for a couple of reasons: I wanted something that fit my riding goals and would be a solid platform; secondly, I wanted a bike that had a respectable amount of data gathering capabilities. For the purpose of my own riding development, I’ve gone with a nearly stock Triumph Daytona 765 …