Is track cycling dangerous?
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thats what makes it fun
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If clockwork orange is to be beleived then I bet he screamed "ARGH YARBLES!!!"0
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Lucky the rider on top was riding Lightweights, that could have hurt on a normal wheel 0
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I'm sure you'll be fine
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At least you can't fall down a mountain...Note: the above post is an opinion and not fact. It might be a lie.0
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probably no less safe then a field full of over eager 4th cats on a cold icy February morning.....0
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Are you referring to something happening at the Upavon series? Not sure about it, stories make it sound pretty dangerous.0
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Everything is dangerous if you think about it...including inactivity. It's the wrong question. How much fun is it? Well then........'Happiness serves hardly any other purpose than to make unhappiness possible' Marcel Proust.0
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Just dangerous enough that you get into that euphoric state of heightened awareness - once you have the hang of shoulder checking confidently and signalling your intentions to others I would say it's relatively safe. It is addictive though... I mean, I can stop whenever I want
I JUST DON'T WANT TO :twisted:'07 Langster (dropped one tooth from standard gearing)
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it certainly teaches you about the need to hold a line unless it IS clear......0
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Iran team?
Looking at the jersey and inscription on the frame....0 -
I generally see less crashes at the local track than in road races. But, when it all goes Pete Tong, it's harder to avoid a stack as you can't jam your brakes on.
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My wifey seems to think it is.
I took her to a Revolution and a World Cup event, she saw a couple of crashes.
I'm now going through the stages of becoming track-accredited and she appears genuinely surprised and relieved when I turn-up back at the house every week, rather than her having to collect my remains from Manchester Royal Infirmary...
She bought me the Chris Hoy book for Christmas and now I've finished it, she's reading it herself
- I can't wait for her to get to the part about Jason Queally getting the splinter at Meadowbank 0 -
I think its alot safer than riding on the road. No curbs, sign posts and cars to hit.
Buy a good helmet and make sure is on tightly you should be fine.
I recomend the Giro Atmos, Had a fall on the road and landed on my head, helmet destoyed, head fine, sent the helmet back to Giro and they sent me a new Ionos for £50
Buy the way, have read that 'A strong upper body gives additional protection for those falls that are part of the sport'
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well, like most things cycling.
no protection very fast... it's only as safe as you make it. if you don't know what you're doing, it can be dangerous.
crossing the road's dangerous too. if you don't lookhttp://twitter.com/mgalex
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10TT 24:36 25TT: 57:59 50TT: 2:08:11, 100TT: 4:30:05 12hr 204.... unfinished business0 -
At least everyone's going in the same direction, you don't tend to get pedestrians wandering onto the race course, no animals (Other than that big, sweaty trackie leaning on you
) on the course, no vehicles to worry about and no corners to go round! Remember that you are an Englishman and thus have won first prize in the lottery of life.0 -
Friends are aghast when I tell them about track racing, in that (a) they can average 40mph from standing start, and (b) they've got no brakes
Must admit, it would take me a loooong time to build up confidence to go fast knowing I've got no brakes! At least if something goes wrong on the road there's a way of stopping.
Makes it fun to watch though :P0 -
But for this reason, track is probably safer than road racing. There are far fewer and less pronounced changes in pace, and these are almost always what cause problems in bunches.iain_j wrote:Must admit, it would take me a loooong time to build up confidence to go fast knowing I've got no brakes! At least if something goes wrong on the road there's a way of stopping.
But like I said, on the track, if someone does go down, you can bet a fair few will join them.0 -
Bronzie wrote:
But for this reason, track is probably safer than road racing. There are far fewer and less pronounced changes in pace, and these are almost always what cause problems in bunches.iain_j wrote:Must admit, it would take me a loooong time to build up confidence to go fast knowing I've got no brakes! At least if something goes wrong on the road there's a way of stopping.
But like I said, on the track, if someone does go down, you can bet a fair few will join them.
was about to say the same thing. Try riding a paceline on a road baike after a track session asd I reckon its much more difficult.0 -
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I did a taster session at Manchester Veldrome before Christmas.
As I arrived they were loading a rider into the ambulance with a suspected broken ankle.
The nerves kicked in there and then.
I loved it though!0 -
quite possibly the safest form of riding there is. Everyone travelling in the same direction, no brakes - so nobody can jam on in front of you. No cars. No big rocky drop-offs.
I've ridden over people (and been ridden over) in both road and mtb races. It happens in all forms of riding!0 -
^ i agree.
I would much rather have a fall at a track, than in a big pack on the road, or riding trails.Whenever I see an adult on a bicycle, I believe in the future of the human race.
H.G. Wells.0 -
Tempestas wrote:Lucky the rider on top was riding Lightweights, that could have hurt on a normal wheel
Yeah they're the only wheel to have built in crumple zones... 0 -
iain_j wrote:Friends are aghast when I tell them about track racing, in that (a) they can average 40mph from standing start, and (b) they've got no brakes
Must admit, it would take me a loooong time to build up confidence to go fast knowing I've got no brakes! At least if something goes wrong on the road there's a way of stopping.
Makes it fun to watch though :P
40mph average? Who did that?
If you look at Hoy doing 1min for 1km thats 60km hr or 37.282 271 535 mph.
3mph on a track is a big difference in speed.
I have hit 40mph in a flying sprint and was balls out but could not keep that up for 200m.
If you look at team pursuit 4km in 4 mins is the same. 40mph is less than 12 sec for a flying 200m which is fast (for non sprinters) 0 -
Standing start from the top of the banking, straight down onto the cote d'azur perhaps ? 0
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andy_wrx wrote:My wifey seems to think it is.
I took her to a Revolution and a World Cup event, she saw a couple of crashes.
I'm now going through the stages of becoming track-accredited and she appears genuinely surprised and relieved when I turn-up back at the house every week, rather than her having to collect my remains from Manchester Royal Infirmary...
She bought me the Chris Hoy book for Christmas and now I've finished it, she's reading it herself
- I can't wait for her to get to the part about Jason Queally getting the splinter at Meadowbank
Splinter? It was a plank, not a splinter :shock: !0
