http://www.cyclingforums.com/ Whether its 6-day racing in Europe or small club meets, this is the place to talk about it! en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 09:29:34 GMT vBulletin 60 http://cdn.cyclingforums.com/images/layout/misc/rss.jpg http://www.cyclingforums.com/ http://www.cyclingforums.com/track-racing/471769-why-no-geared-bikes-track.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:36:50 GMT Why is it that geared bikes are not allowed on the track?

So I went to a track a few weeks ago, maybe months now that I think about it, and they said I had to rent a track bike. Fine, no problem. Yet when I asked if you could ride a geared bike, they laughed and said 'sure, in the parking lot'.

Why is that?

The people at the track at this newbie session kept saying how unsafe geared bikes are and how brakes, etc are dangerous. People use brakes + pedal force/cadence to control their speed in tight pacelines on the road. I know, because I have been learning to do just that.

They said if you want to race on the track then you need to buy a track bike. Almost sounds like a way to sell more bikes. Could be the skeptic in me...

Maybe other tracks are different or are they all 'no geared bikes allowed'? ]]> Track Racing DancenMacabre http://www.cyclingforums.com/track-racing/471769-why-no-geared-bikes-track.html