Road Bike Racing - I'm going to start a thread & do it in the wrong forum

I don't have the time or attention span for multiple forums.

I'm racing on the track tonight for the first time ever.

It's ok. You're a road bike racer, so any thread you post here can qualify as of interest to road bike racing.

I'm racing on the track tonight for the first time ever.

Slot cars?

kissena

and screw you fat boy!

I don't have the time or attention span for multiple forums.

I'm racing on the track tonight for the first time ever.

kissena?

I knew you were just Pcad's alter ego.

Don't stop pedaling.

I've been riding a fixed gear for 20 years or so, just never made it to the track. yep kissena

I knew you were just Pcad's alter ego.

I'm a different breed of a-hole.

^^As long as you embrace the inner a-hole, all is right with the world.

Assuming you did a class prior? Track's a different animal with different etiquette than road. Very good instructional video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGnLDr6jRSI).

I'm psyched

and screw you fat boy!

Careful, you'll F up my fragile self image and I'll wind up with an eating disorder.

I hope.

Crap. I'm hungry. It's not working Gary.

What kind of track? There are crits on auto racing circuits and ovals.

this is NYC, not georgia. oy

I don't have the time or attention span for multiple forums.

I'm racing on the track tonight for the first time ever.

Track. Most. Fun. Ever.

And the track sub-forum is basically dead, so posting here is about all you can do.

last time i rode on the track was at kissena, back in the early 90s.

i have no clue why i have yet to try the one that's only 5 miles away?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/botto/6day.jpg

I'm going to take the class as the ADT Velodrome this summer....after seeing the worlds there this year it looks like a blast.

Assuming you did a class prior? Track's a different animal with different etiquette than road. Very good instructional video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGnLDr6jRSI).

So on track races you pull on the winners handle bar to congratulate him? Cool :)

I don't have the time or attention span for multiple forums.

I'm racing on the track tonight for the first time ever.

Shouldn't this be in the Napoleon Complex Forum?

Look midget breath, the Nyack Ride had 80+ guys on it last weekend, they all race bikes, they all came out and treated this training ride as if it were the friggin Tour de Fred, to the point where they blatantly bombed every red light for 20 miles so they wouldn't lose position. Just because it's not a USCF event doesn't mean it's not a bike race.

Here's what you need for a bicycle race:

2 cyclists + 1 telephone pole = bicycle race.

Track riding is an absolute blast! Have fun!

Shouldn't this be in the Napoleon Complex Forum?

Look midget breath, the Nyack Ride had 80+ guys on it last weekend, they all race bikes, they all came out and treated this training ride as if it were the friggin Tour de Fred, to the point where they blatantly bombed every red light for 20 miles so they wouldn't lose position. Just because it's not a USCF event doesn't mean it's not a bike race.

Here's what you need for a bicycle race:

2 cyclists + 1 telephone pole = bicycle race.

there's a reason you're slow that has nothing to do with age or genetics.

this is NYC, not georgia. oy

I was thinking Richmond, VA. They do a crit series at a paved oval called Langley.

I'm not that slow. But you are that short.

By the way, the fastest I can motivate a bicycle is about 32mph. If I train and train and train and train and train that would become 34 mph. And the fast guys would still be going 38mph+.

can you two either get a room, or save the locker room flirtation for your face-to-face get togethers? :thumb:

Botto, that is a nice track! you should take more advantage of that.

We're lucky enough to have a track here - but its not anywhere near that level.

can you two either get a room, or save the locker room flirtation for your face-to-face get togethers? :thumb:

who are you again?

can you two either get a room, or save the locker room flirtation for your face-to-face get togethers? :thumb:

I would never cheat on you b.

Besides, with me and Gary, it's not face to face, it's his face looking at my neck. Or me watching him recede in the distance on a bike ride or race. A little of both.

who are you again?

The idiot who bought you your uniform and paid all your entry fees this year.

who are you again?

who are, tattoo?

who are, tattoo?

Gary and I in PP recently.

http://actors.pick2web.com/pics/307022/hervavillechaize_fantasyisland.jpg

It was black tie that day.

The idiot who bought you your uniform and paid all your entry fees this year.

since you evidently have no life outside of posting on a message board one would imagine that you would understand that when I quoted someone else I was addressing them.

of the 60 races I do this year, how many of those do you suppose I'll have my entry fees paid for? I think your math may be a bit off there.

I was thinking Richmond, VA. They do a crit series at a paved oval called Langley.

Austin does their Thursday not crit series on a kart track....it's lit so they can race after dark...pretty cool stuff. I'm working on putting together a race at Button Willow Raceway in Bakersfield CA. It would be a 3.5 mile circuit race. I really wanted to do it at Willow Springs because it has some pretty good elevation change but I have good connections at BW.

lights would be tremendous for extending the season.

who needs lights when you have CP?

I never did the night ride there. I do wish there was a weekday series that started earlier and went later in the season. Floyd is too darn hard to get to for me.

of the 60 races I do this year, how many of those do you suppose I'll have my entry fees paid for?

Who cares besides you?

since you evidently have no life outside of posting on a message board

I will be sure to forward your comments to my two employees who are complaining about all the overtime they are working. The only reason I'm on BF is because it's easy when I'm tied to my friggin computer working all the time and it's quicker than going to the water cooler. Wait, we don't have a water cooler.

Accordingly, I'll be slaving over a hot Mac until at least 8PM, maybe much later. I rode early this AM.

You managed to bring the full flavor of the SSFG forum into one Road Racing thread. Amazing.

I don't have the time or attention span for multiple forums.

I'm racing on the track tonight for the first time ever.

I'm completely OK with this. Please continue talking about the track on this forum.

Assuming you did a class prior? Track's a different animal with different etiquette than road. Very good instructional video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGnLDr6jRSI).
6.47-6.53 :thumb:

I did not quite crush souls, but I did handily win the third race which was a 9 lap snowball. By virtue of that I got to race the 20 lap A main feature and took third. I needed more gear. Live and learn. Fun as hell, though I may not be able to walk for a while. I think my lungs hemorrhaged.

My second time on the track and I got called a sandbagger.

My second time on the track and I got called a sandbagger.

Shouldn't this be on the Track and Fixed Gear Forum?