Time to bump this thread.

Some tracks will be opening soon for winter training (like DLV in Atlanta) and some are open year-round. If you want to race this summer, I'd advise you to plan on making one of the early Introduction to the Track classes at your local track.

Also, now you have a few months to get your equipment together. This means you must have drop bars. Any basic road bars will do. Track sprint bars are only useful to track sprint specialists. Everyone else uses regular road bars.

Now is a good time to buy a new bike! When the weather is cold, bike shops really, really appreciate your business and sometimes offer discounts on bikes and accessories.

Rock Hill, SC has a new world class track that will open soon!!


Do you guys have any questions about track training or racing? No question is too small.

Other track guys, feel free to respond with your experiences.