Im thinking of taking up track cycling as a way to get fit and keep track of my fitness.
High intensity sprints of 1000m look like good fun!
Anyone around here ever done it competitively or for fun/ fitness?
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Im thinking of taking up track cycling as a way to get fit and keep track of my fitness.
High intensity sprints of 1000m look like good fun!
Anyone around here ever done it competitively or for fun/ fitness?
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what exactly is track cycling? i got into mountain biking and road biking over past year and love it! mountain biking is a rush, especially when barrelling downhill at 40mph dodging trees and what not! very intense and very hard on the body with all the climbing hills and holding on! road cycling can get boring but it is a great way to get your endurance/cardiovascular health up. sprinting on a road bike is fun and it is fun to see how fast you can go before your legs just tighten up. good to see ya back around base and love that avi!
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i hear you bro i got into mountain bikeing 2 years ago and am addicted to the challenge of the different crosscountry terrain/courses...what may have beaten me down last year i am conquring this year and its the greatest feeling ever...i too love the downhill stuff but find the uphill sprints over tecnical terrain is where its at cardio wise..it has really gotten me in exellent cardio and phisical shape...love it, love it, love it!!!Originally Posted by 00ragincajun00
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that's great! i have to bring my mtn bike in, i wrecked a few weeks ago and messed up my back gears. flipped right over the handle bars and ate dirt!
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Track cycling is high speed cycling on a track or veledrome.... There are many events, but they are mainly high intensity type stuff, not like the Tour de France
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I used to have track bike, but gave it up lifting for bb
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that's what i thought you were talking about. i have ridden in one but only for shits and giggles. i think they ride fixed gear bikes but i could be wrong. how goes it base?
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I cycled track many years ago. Loved, loved, loved it. Was great for leg development too, look at Chris Hot! Then I moved where there wasn't a track anywhere near me. I'm thinking of doing it again should I move somewhere that has a track. Though I'll need to spend some cash on a new bike
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Build it and they will comeI cycled track many years ago. Loved, loved, loved it. Was great for leg development too, look at Chris Hot! Then I moved where there wasn't a track anywhere near me. I'm thinking of doing it again should I move somewhere that has a track. Though I'll need to spend some cash on a new bike
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They are rarely built anywhere in the world! Usually when a country gets a major games (Olympics, Commonwealth etc). They are supposed to be building one near to where I am moving. Though only 250m long should ensure I get dizzy when it's built and I use it. The one I used to use was over 400m.
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There are a few outdoor tracks near me...
Im looking at spunking £800 on a Fuji bike, but still un-decided on it TBH...
I think it would be great for fitness, leg development, fun and would end up giving you an ace physique when combined with a BB'ing type training routine
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Dude, my mate owns a cycle shop. Want me to have a word, see what he thinks? The tracks near you are outdoors and Tarmac?
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Yeh they are tarmac.... If u wanna go to a propper wooden veledrome there is one in Manchester and obviously there is now 1 in london that is going to stay post Olympics...
Ask him what the best track bike is for around £800 or less.... I was looking at a Fuji 2012 Track 1.0 which is £800
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