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This is of course one step in the run up of me inevitably building a bike just for track use
Do it, i loved having a dedicated track bike when i was going. Rode there, flipped the wheel and took the brake off, took 2 minutes. Was always fun getting up Fountain drive on the way back without switching back to road gear after the session.
get way less shit at cornering
I am absolutely not the person to be giving any riding tips but i did notice that when i went to one of the fixed beers circuit training sessions i had a way higher gear than everyone else and as such was fucking useless on corners.
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Yeah it’s definitely gonna happen I reckon. Hopefully buying backing a Dolan Pre Cursa that I sold on here last year, it was raw with a painted fork n head tube, loved it, just waiting for the guy to decide whether he wants to part with it for what I sold it for rather than the price that it’s been listed for elsewhere (which is how I saw it was for sale again).
That’ll be the dedicated track bike I reckon, cheap and cheerful, but solid (enough for me anyway)
Yeah definitely ratio is important, also important is just practice and not being scared of pedal strike, which I definitely need to improve on both haha.
Did you ride the CAAD as your track bike?
ojwithbits
Looking to buy a dedicated wheelset just for track use and maybe crit stuff if I get way less shit at cornering before any events this year… black, fixed/fixed, clincher, alloy, not too spenny. Anyone have any leads?
Have been offered this Weinnmann factory made setup for £140 but can’t find any reports on how well made they are?
https://imfixies.com/fixie-wheels/wheelset-fixie-weinmann-dnz18.html
This is of course one step in the run up of me inevitably building a bike just for track use, so I can stick risers and an easier gear back on the Swift frame. Definitely unnecessary, Allen keys and lock ring spanners do exist, but any excuse to build a new bike up ennit