I've been riding on the road for a few years and seem to be progressing ok and last season had a half dozen goes out at DG velodrome using their hire bikes. I really enjoyed the track and would like to get my own track bike to train on and maybe eventually race. I guess I basically fancy myself as a bit of a sprinter (reality is I'm not that good, but hey I enjoy that end of the race even if I'm constantly flogged). I enjoy the track to work on my top end regardless.
The DGV hire bikes are, I believe, essentially the most basic available and are the only track bikes I've ridden. Based on my experience with road bikes, rather than going super basic I thought I may be better off going to the next level up (say around A$1.5K) to save having to immediately upgrade once I get started. With most things there's a "sweet spot" where you get pretty good value for money, but not sure where it is in Track. There doesn't seem to be a whole lot of info on the net about this so was hoping others may like to throw out a few ideas as to what I should be looking at, and maybe even dealers in the Sydney area who specialise in this area.
Thanks for the help.
The DGV hire bikes are, I believe, essentially the most basic available and are the only track bikes I've ridden. Based on my experience with road bikes, rather than going super basic I thought I may be better off going to the next level up (say around A$1.5K) to save having to immediately upgrade once I get started. With most things there's a "sweet spot" where you get pretty good value for money, but not sure where it is in Track. There doesn't seem to be a whole lot of info on the net about this so was hoping others may like to throw out a few ideas as to what I should be looking at, and maybe even dealers in the Sydney area who specialise in this area.
Thanks for the help.