Originally Posted by
joshpants
It was definitely a unique experience on such a short track. I loved it - things happened so fast and although it is a rule everywhere - even more so there you have to know where EVERYONE is at all times. It really accelerated some skills, but a lot aren't transferrable.
I'm excited for Erie, but I actually see Erie cannabalizing CSprings more than it would have BIC - that's my next worry. BIC was crazy all winter long.
How was it going from Boulder to COS? What skills transfered and what did not? How differently did you have to gear your bike between each track?
I really don't get the short velodrome thing. Don't get me wrong. I really, really appreciate the hard work that people put into building and managing these facilities, but why 180M tracks?
Brooklyn just got $40 million for a new facility which will include a 180M track. This is cool for Madisons on short gears but not much else.