Roadieonthetrac

At age 60, I decided to try riding in the Velodrome. I wanted a new challenge, and to improve my bike handling and perhaps race a bit. I LOVE IT.

I ride at the Burnaby Velodrome, adjacent to Vancouver. It's 200M, so I'm told more aggressive banking than standard 250M tracks. Burnaby Velodrome Club | Track cycling at it's best!

I love watching track racing, and my favourite is the Elimination Race.

I am about to purchase my first track bike, and posted some questions in the Bike Fitting Forum, would love your input, as I might make that purchase this weekend.

https://www.bikeforums.net/fitting-yo...-bike-fit.html

taras0000

The whole "Your track bike should be smaller than your road bike" thing is bunk. That's old thinking from people who think they know about track cycling and make generalizations about it. It's rooted in the thinking that because track events are shorter, your position can be more aggressive, so why not go smaller to get you lower? Well, you CAN be more aggressive with your fit, but going longer is better than lower (just get a slightly longer stem). Ideally, for your first track bike you should just try and mimic your road position as best you can. Look up stack and reach numbers for the frames you are interested in, and compare them to your bike. If you can't get those, then look at the frame geometry charts. If the seat tube angle and top tube lengths are similar, then you will be pretty close to being able to duplicate your road position.

Roadieonthetrac

Thanks, that seems to be the direction I am heading.