anyone ever ride track?

[eddiebrannan]

fixed hub? loads of people here ride them, messengers and so on, brakeless and clipped in. it's kinda crazy but at the same time kinda fun.

plus track bikes look major sweet. what do you think?

http://www.specialized.com/OA_MEDIA/2004/bikes/04LangsterPro_l.jpg

http://www.bianchiusa.com/typo3temp/efcaac06fd.jpg

[Faithless]

they could use some brakes...

[David]

your not supposed to ahve brakes on a track bike majin

[cookedbananas]

shit, people ride those around NY? crazy. no brakes at speed... :eek: they do look sick tho.

[eddiebrannan]

yeah it's fucking nuts cause the thing is if you have to suddenly turn left for example and your right foot's forward you have to hop the bike around. crazy, but a whole different approach. then again i suppose jumping a bike off a skinny plant 24 feet up in a forest might strike some as odd too…

different strokes

[Ned]

I hop in the velodrome here now and again on my razor for a chuckle but I simply can't justify the cost of a track bike... yet.

There was some good racing going on there this past weekend. Sure see a nice array of very cool track bikes there.

[eddiebrannan]

that's the other thing. they're dirt cheap. the bianchi is around five bills. i kinda feel like getting one

[eeyun]

No cables makes them look :thepimp:

I really don't know how I'd do on a fixed hub though. I like to coast!

[eddiebrannan]

you just spin and spin and spin. great for fitness. super aerobic

[Nelson]

I want to get one and relace the rear wheel to a high end coaster brake. That would be the raddest city bike.