The bike is stiff and light (which is what I want in a bike) with some added aerodynamics. The bike that I was racing on before weighed out to be about six pounds heavier; the Omnium being 15.5 pounds. The bike is so stiff and light that I had to up my gearing because I would spin out during races. As an example with the Giant while putting my foot on the pedal, (as is customary) I had to use a good amount of force to get the bottom bracket to flex . Even then I'm too sure that it wasn't just the wheels that were flexing and not the bottom bracket. On my old bike I put my foot on the bottom bracket it self and not putting too much pressure on it was able to get it to move. This means that the whole time that I was racing Cat 5 and Cat 4 I had a bike that required a ton more effort to go fast.
The bike has and will be a fantastic racing bike. All I need now is to get some better wheels then Ill be flying. New wheels will allow for a stiffer ride with more power going to the wheels and on to the track.
The setup:
Giant Omnium (probably 2007 or 2008)
Crank: Dura Ace 165mm
Bottom Bracket: Dura Ace
Bars: Cinelli Pista
Hubs, rims and spokes:
Dura Ace low flange 32 hole.
Mavic Open Pro
DT Swiss
Saddle: Specialized Toupe
Note: I have since cut the steer tube and taken the name Jeremy off the bike. That is the previous owner and as some of you may know, not my name.
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