Calshot Track-Taster Session

Simonb said:

Went last night. That was fun! When you hit the banking it
feels like you're being compressed. It was also damn fast!
Woo Hoo!

A mixed group. Some had never ridden a bike with dropped
bars before -- let alone one with no brakes, toe straps
and a fixed wheel! Top marks for bravery, though I can't
help thinking that it may not have been the best
introduction to racing bikes!

Apparently, if I want to use the track regularly, I have
to take the next session on group track riding -- in Feb
2005! This can't be right.

Great fun! Couldn't stop smiling.

Simon

Myself and another u.r.c.-er are having ago on the
Manchester track on Sunday. I am really looking forward to
it, glad that such a superb facility is not reserved for the
top riders. How much was Calshot BTW ? For how long ? Manc.
is £7.20[1] for adults for one hour including bike hire.

[1]Only £5.20 for unemployed people such as me !

Simonb said:

Went last night. That was fun! When you hit the banking it
feels like you're being compressed. It was also damn fast!
Woo Hoo!

A mixed group. Some had never ridden a bike with dropped
bars before -- let alone one with no brakes, toe straps
and a fixed wheel! Top marks for bravery, though I can't
help thinking that it may not have been the best
introduction to racing bikes!

Apparently, if I want to use the track regularly, I have
to take the next session on group track riding -- in Feb
2005! This can't be right.

Great fun! Couldn't stop smiling.

Simon

I've ridden a couple of times recently. The track is fun,
but the hire bikes are really horrible.

I also rode the old Six-day track they used to have there.
That was *really* steep. The final tally was one broken arm
and one guy dangling from the safety netting round the top
(they have a railing now).

MSeries said:

Myself and another u.r.c.-er are having ago on the
Manchester track on Sunday. I am really looking forward
to it, glad that such a superb facility is not reserved
for the top riders. How much was Calshot BTW ? For how
long ? Manc. is £7.20[1] for adults for one hour
including bike hire.

£11 for 1 1/2 hours including cycle hire and coaching.
Regular training doesn't start again until October I think I
may start going occasionally at that time.

Enjoy the banking and keep that left arm steady! Whoosh.

Simon

Zog The Undeniable said:

I've ridden a couple of times recently. The track is fun,
but the hire bikes are really horrible.

Well, in the absence of a fixie of my own, I thought they
were okay-ish.

Are you from the area? If so, what do you think of the bikes
Rotrax make? I cannot fond anything about them online --
perhaps this is good as their prices seem remarlably low.

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Myself and another u.r.c.-er are having ago on the
Manchester track on Sunday.

Enjoy it - it is great fun.

Cheers, helen s

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Simonb said:

Are you from the area? If so, what do you think of the
bikes Rotrax make? I cannot fond anything about them
online -- perhaps this is good as their prices seem
remarlably low.

Unfortunately Calshot's a 1.5 hour drive from here and I
will probably go to Newport in the future (50 mins or so).

The cheapest new track bike going seems to be a Fuji Track:
tinyurl.com2kh9hOpen ↗. The UK website is currently broken
so I don't know of a retailer, but C+ say they're £299.

The bike is a bit of a lardarse in track circles at 18.8 lb,
but the frame is quoted as 4.5 lb which is normal for a
chromoly or 531 frame, and suggests it's worth upgrading
later. The geometry is more road than track and it's drilled
for brakes.

I'm interested, but 48/16 on the road is ludicrous unless
it's being used for TTs, so an 18T or 19T sprocket would be
a good addition.

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Quoted message said:

I'm interested, but 48/16 on the road is ludicrous unless
it's being used for TTs, so an 18T or 19T sprocket would
be a good addition.

The Manchester hire bikes come with 50/15, so 48/16 sounds
possibly a little low.

cheers, clive