Originally Posted by
churnman
(posted to General Cycling, was advised of this forum)
I have been a recreational cyclist for more than 30 years.Due to the time constraints of employment, I was unable to become as serious asI would like. Now in retirement, age 66, an opportunity to acquire a trackbike, on the cheap, has arisen. A newish local velodrome gives classes on trackridership Am I too old to take on this sort of thing?
No with a few caveats.
Are your bike handling skills rock solid and what's up with your medical insurance?
There is always the possibility of crashing on a bike and that possibility goes up when people are racing.
Masters tend to be much more safety oriented than younger riders, so that is a plus and the track is usually a better place to crash than on the road. Usually you just slide a bit and dust yourself off.
Not trying to be fatalistic, but you should have thought about it and have a plan of sort.
I wish there were a track in Austin. I get up to ride in Frisco sometimes and it is great fun.