Show us your track bike

[Noodley]

No - has to be a track bike, used on a track - no "hipster poseur cheats"

 

[Noodley]

Okay, I have found a pic of my track bike!

 

[Psyclist]

Are Track bikes and Fixies the same thing?

They're both fixed geared bikes, but Track bikes are for the Velodrome (track) where as normal fixed gear bikes have brakes and are made for the road.

 

[Psyclist]

I'd hope so too! But considering the bike has no cranks, chain, pedals etc (and the tires are half off) I would think the bike is not finished yet.

That you are correct.

He's closer to finishing it now though, I just thought I'd get the thread going for the original poster .

 

[VamP]

This thread has just totally cracked me up

Loving your bikes Noodley and Kinetic's mate though


However, @ jim 55 - don't try this at home kids!

 

[jim55]

hahahah ,its a learning curve

 

[YahudaMoon]

I've posted this bike before. Anyway its the only bike I like

Its not been on track since 1995 and is used for other things nowadays,mainly nothing., hence the track wheels are long gone along with other bits.

I have no idea what a Canadian company called Blackspire has to do with British Cycling ?

 

[VamP]

Sweet. Where's the front brake lever?

 

[Psyclist]

My friends bike finished

 

[alecstilleyedye]

this is a rather old track bike, with front brake to make it ridable on the road. with minor mods, it would qualify as ridable at manchester velodrome…

 

[smokeysmoo]

Here's my 2012 Fuji Feather. Bought as a general fixed ride, used briefly for commuting with brakes fitted, but not converted as a dedicated track bike as I'm in love with Manchester Velodrome

It's running 48:15 = 86 gear inches

 

[Edwards80]

*Blows thick layer off dust of thread*

Wife bought me a track bike for my Birthday I have a 2 hour session on Tuesday with the club to have a play with it, cant wait. There's something very nice about how simple track bikes are.

 

[Rob3rt]

Nice Scott, you racing track league this winter?

I am in two minds about riding my own bike on Tuesday too, was supposed to be racing grass track this weekend (somewhere about a 2 hour train journey away) but one event got cancelled and my entry refunded and the weather looks shoot for the other!

PS. Does your cat play with that toy under the table?

 

[Edwards80]

I'll be racing the track league aye. I like the idea of using SQT's for training if the winter is grim again too. Saves you a tenner if you use your own bike so you might as well

All 3 cats play with the toy, one of them does so for at least an hour a day. . . or night.

 

[Rob3rt]

I asked about the cat toy as our cat could do with some more toys to play with (she is a house cat so needs lots of toys and most of her current lot are getting worse for wear) and we saw them things in Pets@Home the other week but wondered if the cat would bother with it. Will be taking her over to the vets in the next few days to get checked up and booked in for spaying, so might get one of those toys while there.