Blackburn velodrome

Quoted post said:

Originally posted by Daveb
I've been doing some early morning sessions at Blackburn
velodrome when it's nice and quiet. The info board says
something along the lines of Blackburn CC having right of
way over the track. The only time I've been there when
another rider was the on the track (with a track bike) we
co-existed happily enough but I was wondering what the
general attitude is to casual riders being on the track with
cycle club members?

DaveB

Club training is nearly every week night over summer (wouldn't see a trackie anywhere near a wet track!) and at these times you will be asked to leave the track. Racing is usually sat afternoons, same applies you will be asked to leave the track.

Remember that a track bike has no brakes so give them more room if you are on a normal bike.

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Quoted message said:

I've been doing some early morning sessions at Blackburn
velodrome when it's nice and quiet. The info board says
something along the lines of Blackburn CC having right of
way over the track. The only time I've been there when
another rider was the on the track (with a track bike) we
co-existed happily enough but I was wondering what the
general attitude is to casual riders being on the track
with cycle club members?

DaveB

Unlike most Veledromes which are council owned, Blackburn CC
actually own the veledrome. Consequently they do have the
power to kick you off. If you go to Carnegie, you will see
they have it booked for certains times, outside that time,
you have to have made a booking and display the relevent
permit to have right of way.

General attitude is commom sense when using the veledrome
it seems to
me.

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Quoted message said:

I've been doing some early morning sessions at Blackburn
velodrome

when

Quoted message said:

it's nice and quiet. The info board says something along
the lines of Blackburn CC having right of way over the
track. The only time I've

been

Quoted message said:

there when another rider was the on the track (with a
track bike) we co-existed happily enough but I was
wondering what the general

attitude

Quoted message said:

is to casual riders being on the track with cycle club
members?

I've been to a track training session with a guy on a normal
road bike cutting some laps as well. I think he was known to
the club and knew what to do, so it was all good.. if
trackies are on the track, I'd ask if you can continue and
if so, stay high or otherwise out of their way, and keep
eyes and ears open..

You could always just join Blackburn and join us
riding track :-)

hippy

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Originally posted by Hippy

I've been to a track training session with a guy on a normal
road bike cutting some laps as well. I think he was known to
the club and knew what to do, so it was all good.. if
trackies are on the track, I'd ask if you can continue and
if so, stay high or otherwise out of their way, and keep
eyes and ears open..

You could always just join Blackburn and join us
riding track :-)

hippy

That wasn't me by any chance was it? There've been a couple of times when John has asked me to help show newbies the ropes and I didn't have a pedal spanner to switch over to a track bike- in those circumstances, given that I know how to ride on the track, and that I'm a club member, I was allowed to ride around on my road bike. 🙂

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Originally posted by Etxy
That wasn't me by any chance was it? There've been a couple of times when John has asked me to help show newbies the ropes and I didn't have a pedal spanner to switch over to a track bike- in those circumstances, given that I know how to ride on the track, and that I'm a club member, I was allowed to ride around on my road bike. 🙂

Nah, it was an older guy.

You doing much riding these days?

hippy

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Originally posted by hippy
Nah, it was an older guy.

You doing much riding these days?

hippy

Haven't ridden in more than a month, haven't ridden my road bike in 3 months... I will start again soon, though- I'm going in the Great Vic Bike Ride, and should probably have some training, y'know? 😉 😄

I'll get there eventually. :P