The More Cash Than Brains Track Bike The Worx WX-R Vorteq $39,000 ? :(

[CanucksTraveller]

Completely hatstand.

 

[cougie uk]

https://www.wx-r.com

So if you are one of those riders with more Cash than Brains ? then go get yourself a Worx WX-R Vorteq for $39,000 ?
I Guarantee a good rider would go just as fast using a Steel framed track bike with good components they don't have to be the best,position is about the most important thing the rest is Marketing garbage!

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You don't get it do you ?

The rules say that the bikes have to be available to buy.

WXR don't actually want any other nations to use their bikes - hence the huge cost. It's the same with all the top bikes in the Games. And if you did have the cash - I bet there's a huge lead time.

 

[fossyant]

All bikes have to be available to the public to buy. Team GB have done this with the special projects bikes for years - the bikes, however were incredibly expensive, but they are 'available' to purchase.

Our Ant doesn't like 'progress'

 

[Anthony.R.Brown]

It really does get silly the type of bikes they are allowing on the Track...below as an example will be next ?

 

[Bonefish Blues]

I'm sure that is completely compliant and it's a timely reminder.

ETA
But fortunately I have it on good authority that it's irrelevant because it is position on the bike which matters

 

[tyred]

It really does get silly the type of bikes they are allowing on the Track...below as an example will be next ?

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Bit awkward to fix a rear puncture and nowhere for panniers or saddle bag.

I'll stick with my Carlton

 

[matticus]

Can you get it on a Cross-Country hook? :-/

 

[Sunny Portrush]

And after a person has paid out $39,000 for the thing they then have to spend even more money on pedals ?

And a bell

 

[matticus]

And reflectors

 

[cougie uk]

I think it's probably about time that we level the playing field a bit and make the bikes standard - like the Japanese keirin bikes.
There is an excellent program on the iPlayer with Hoy going back to his old Keirin school in Japan.

 

[Smokin Joe]

I think it's probably about time that we level the playing field a bit and make the bikes standard -

Progress comes from innovation. Without that we'd still be riding Penny Farthings.

 

[matticus]

innovations in track bikes have negligible impact on bikes that I might ride on the road.

(I'm pretty reluctant to adopt modern tech from the road racing! But that's just me and my grumpy old friends.)

 

[fossyant]

I'll take all the advancements - MTB's are incredible compared to how they were 10 years ago. The down side is the capability often exceeds the rider's, then you end up in big trouble. It's easy to do.

 

[classic33]

Progress comes from innovation. Without that we'd still be riding Penny Farthings.

They can be awkward at traffic lights/signs that overhang the road.

 

[Bonefish Blues]

They can be awkward at traffic lights/signs that overhang the road.

Good for the short-sighted rider, shirley?