Brad Huff Cycling

Ever since mounting my track bike I knew that it was just a tad off. Mainly the fact that it was made with the thought of Team Pursuit being it’s main use…well the Team Pursuit has only been a small portion of my track bikes use. Lets see: Scratch races, Omnium, Points Race, Madison just to name a few. These races usually require an individual to be in the drops for the full distance of the races because it is game on from the gun. Well my ride has such a big drop that I have never been able to fully get my bars high enough, which in turn limited my ability to maintain my position in the drops because I could no longer feel my mid-section. This was not a one time deal, I distinctly remember just about ever World Cup, my last 2 Worlds, Nationals, and every local race this would happen…sweet huh! Just take a look at the Velonews article on me and you will see me in full on conservation mode with my hands on the tops of my bars in the middle of the LA World Cup. This is not the fondest thing for other riders or the USA Cycling coaches to see as they are all freaking out that I will not be able to handle my bike as well, lets just say I am not worried about handling my bike at this point. Luckily I found a stem with just a few more degrees of rise and let me just say that I am in heaven!
Anybody who has ridden with me will know that I am not ashamed to flip my stem to get the right position, even if I have a rec rider/MS 150 look to it, I don’t care. It is quite difficult to really apply power when you can’t feel your pelvis region. Maybe this new stem will be my godsend?
Track Track Track….you know it!

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