Could I race this bike ? (beginner)

calcalduff

Entering track league in summer, trying to find bike with low budget.

Are these acceptable ?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/56cm-FIXED-GEAR-B ... 3efba3617c

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/55cm-Track-Fixed- ... 2a03d179e1

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/55cm-Track-Fixed- ... 2a03de32cb

gilbertsmum

any of those would be alright if you removed the brakes, and in the case of the fist one, fixed drop handlebars

giropaul

But for the price of these plus the delivery charges shown I'm fairly confident you would get a much better second hand specific track bike, e.g. a Dolan

Eddy S

Check the BB height - I suspect that as they are really road bikes, the BB will be too low for use on indoor tracks. But that depends where you going to ride.

oldwelshman

Personally I would not bother with any of them.
Theres always bikes for sale at tracks, try there, alsop try veloriders classifieds.
For used bikes of copurse, if not Dolan does some useful bikes for starters, also Planet X

mojjo

Or buy my Dolan Track champ for £500

It's a 58cm 3 month old beast.


Just a thought.

oldwelshman

Or he can have my old 58cm yellow 853 frame with zipp deep section rims for £550 and it used to belong to Chris Hoy

oldwelshman

here it is.
The pic is in my album in the signature also.

mojjo

Nice beast that.

Here's mine

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Pross

Wish I had some spare cash - they're both my size and I'm doing my beginners course in March

oldwelshman

What you doing a course for? Thought you were old as me so you could just go to the vets session
Let me know if you get cash I will bring it down when I come training for you to try it
I was thinking of restorig the frame to original colour Hoy used

Pross

Never ridden the track before (other than a road bike session at Maindy). Not a vet quite yet, I'm only 37 . I want to do the beginners and get accredited and might then join in JIFs sessions if they let me as some of my club mates do.