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@torma
Hi,
I hope this isn't off topic. I am looking to get into track cycling; at first, I will just train, but down the road I can imagine myself racing since I enjoy competition.
I am building up a bike, and have a question about getting to the velodrome. I live in Barnet, so will sometimes go to Herne Hill and sometimes to Gosling Sports Park in Welwyn Garden City (closer). Either way, I don't have a car and will need to get there by train. I don't plan to ride my bike much outdoors at all, but being able to ride for 10 minutes to and from the station will save me oodles of time otherwise spent just walking my bike.
I am wondering what would be a good wheelset and tire setup enabling me to ride short distances off the track without getting a puncture, but then work nicely on the track. I guess this favors clinchers over tubulars, but other than that I have no idea.
Any help appreciated. My budget? Not a lot: my frame is an All City Thunderdome (£345) and I have been looking at Miche Pistards (£150 from Wiggle), Planet X Model A (£129, tubular alloy), that sort of thing.
Thanks,
Edward