For Sale: Small Track bikes

We have been building these for our club and the kids have taken to them really well. Ideal for first timers and smaller riders.

• Designed to be the first track bike when moving onto fixed wheel or for
  riders with a stand-over height of approx 72cm.

• Chromoly Steel frame measuring 43cm C-C. Top tube 53 C-C.

• *Compact design for lower stand-over height. *

• Heavy Duty track ends for durability and strength to withstand
  many wheels changes

• Carbon look handle bars

• Ahead stem.

• Micro-adjust seat post.

• Wheels, 32 Stainless steel spokes. Available in black or silver.

• *Large flange sealed bearing hubs (Available in all colours on request). *Double sided for fixed and or free.

• *30 mm (u16 race legal)deep section. Double section aluminium alloy rims finished in *stunning gloss black, silver

• 165 mm Race cranks

• Plate chain ring 48T

• Chrome 1/8 heavy duty chain.

• Lightweight saddle.

• Race Bike £425

• Feel free to contact v-sprint@live.co.uk

a bump on me, i'd buy one if i was small.

and to think, my "nipper" as was, started on a hand painted gas tubing frame.....this is super spec, super resaleable value too when grown out of. Someone has done their "homework".

A call to Welwyn Wheelers, Hillingdon Slipstreamers and Calshot Activity Centre could net some sales.

(I'm just hoping its not equipped with Michelin tyres as they don't stick on indoor tracks- they don't look they are Michelin's though)

I use the wheelset on the track very happy, doing the homework is right a clue in the name.

How much did the wheelset set you back Mark?

Tyres are nice a grippy Schwalbe, no probs on Manchseter or Newport...

Wheelsets are £130.00

Cheers.

V.

and to think, my "nipper" as was, started on a hand painted gas tubing frame.....this is super spec, super resaleable value too when grown out of. Someone has done their "homework".

A call to Welwyn Wheelers, Hillingdon Slipstreamers and Calshot Activity Centre could net some sales.

(I'm just hoping its not equipped with Michelin tyres as they don't stick on indoor tracks- they don't look they are Michelin's though)

Yes indeed. It was the same for my daughter Jess. We had to scratch around for all the small parts and cobble up a bike to race on...I have put plenty of thought into these bikes to enable riders to transfer wheels, chainsets bars etc when they grow out of this size.BTW they go great on all the indoor tracks aswell as outdoors.

I also do very nice aluminium in a 54, with slightly higher spec.

Thanks for the interest

Sorry if im being annoying here but...

The Geometry of this bike doesnt make much sense.

I am 5'8" , not the biggest bloke but like to think of myself as bigger than a child. Yet I need a 52cm, top tube.

These frames have a 53cm TT making them far from suitable for a small person/child. Even in your picture the bike has had to be setup with a BMX style short stem, which puts the bars well behind the wheel centre which will make the bikes handle poorly.

A short seatube does not make these "small bikes" for small people. A shorter TT & possibly 650c wheels would.

Also, why such a long back end? Surely something a little tighter would be better for a track specific bike?

I kinda have to go with the above

A short seatube does not make these "small bikes" for small people. A shorter TT & possibly 650c wheels would.

It doesn't look very track tigh-like. It looks stretched horizontally.

Sorry if im being annoying here but...

The Geometry of this bike doesnt make much sense.

I am 5'8" , not the biggest bloke but like to think of myself as bigger than a child. Yet I need a 52cm, top tube.

These frames have a 53cm TT making them far from suitable for a small person/child. Even in your picture the bike has had to be setup with a BMX style short stem, which puts the bars well behind the wheel centre which will make the bikes handle poorly.

A short seatube does not make these "small bikes" for small people. A shorter TT & possibly 650c wheels would.

Also, why such a long back end? Surely something a little tighter would be better for a track specific bike?

Hey, I get where you are coming from however... I think you are missing the point a little, this bike will fit a child that is *growing....ie *you can lift the seat from ...weeny...ie 43 cm..

to big...54cm...

that goes from 10yrs old...to wherever...

I was looking for a sub 50cm frame...it took for fucking ever....

I'm sure all your points are valid...

however...trying to get small frames..reasonably good ones? means you have to trawl round looking for bikes that were made for midgets with really deep pockets. ( so thats probably an njs frame...ouch...and that also wasn't meant to be hugely xenophobic towards anyone that is short, had deep pockets or is japanese..thankyou!)

A really good small track frame...is upwards of £300 plus

this means little non gender specific child...that may need a bike to have go on the track and be the next whoever...isn't restricted by the opportunity to find the damned frame in the first place....and then restricted price wise because 'its' parents will have to buy 'it' another £300 frame in the next 2 years...that sort of money keeps a lot of children that aren't particularly wealthy out of sports that require a huge initial outlay, thats the difference between cycling and football...

If you want to be a professional footballer, you need a ball(£15), 22 boys, and some jumpers...a beach and will...(that works very well for Brazil)

A runner...shorts...(Ethiopian long distance runners, arguably some of the best in the world...don't even wear trainers (research is now saying thats probably better in the long run...nice pun.. thanks...;D)

a bmx'er...a bmx of reasonable quality...

you want to be a professional track(or road) cyclist...you need a legal track bike..(£200-£1000), shoes (50), helmet(50), gloves(20), transport to nearest cycle race/track...subs,...the list is endless..

thats before he has scored his first 'goal'..

When you read about Coppi's nightmare trying to get a frame to fit him as a kid...It broke his heart.

Next time you see a good quality sub 50cm frame...one built for someone with a 22-23 24'' leg.....like maybe a 46cm?

post it here...

it will be a damned long time before you do. honest...and I do agree about the top tube...it is long...it could be a lot shorter, though the only way you get round having a really short seat tube, is to have a long top tube (if you have a really short top tube wouldn't you get pedal strike?...though on a track that doesn't matter, ,...I don't know...meh!) 650 wheels I would have thought would be I think too specialized and also bring the running costs up a lot.

I think it is meant to be a bit cheap and cheerful, though that doesn't necessarily make it a bad thing. It's an entry level bike for a 10 year old

once said child has started to actually enjoy it and has that glint of progression and passion for stuff, then maybe ...they get a better bike...

though to be honest, my child wouldn't be on one, I'd find a frame that was built for a midget with huge pockets..with a passion for oddly sized wheels that are a fucker to get good tyres for.

If this sounds like bollocks then I hold up my hands, I've been awake for a very long time, and I'm writing a eulogy for a childs bike at 6 am...

have mercy.
insert applicable smiley here..

Great post mate;-)

Let me know when you find a midget with long pockets!!

Indeed the top tube is not hsort, but it needs to be to accomadate the 700's and the 165 cranks without overlap.

A number of these were being raced today with no handling issues.

Thanks all.

V

Coming to Reading Track league soon..

Just stumbled across this thread whilst sat in Manchester velodrome with my 10 year old who rides one of the NCC Dolans but would love his own bike - he's not tall for his age so would this be too big Jim? That's if you're still making them ! He rides a 15" Dolan