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OK, OK I know I am a road cyclist but I am thinking about
taking a trip to the dark side and doing a track taster at
the National Cycling Centre.

Surely track cycling is the opposite of the dark side, being
even more roadie than road riding?

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There is a small discount for unemployed people and I have
the time at the

moment.

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Anyone care to comment on these sessions ? are they well
organised ? are

the

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coaches any good ? are nay particular days better than
others ? anyone

care

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to join me ?

If it's the manchester ones, the tasters are good fun. Not
much coaching - basically turn up and ride. If you want
actual training I think you want other sessions.

cheers, clive

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Quoted message said:

OK, OK I know I am a road cyclist but I am thinking about
taking a trip to the dark side and doing a track taster
at the National Cycling Centre.

Surely track cycling is the opposite of the dark side,
being even more roadie than road riding?

Indoors and round in circles (ovals) ? no right hand turns ?
- thats wierd.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

There is a small discount for unemployed people and I
have the time at the moment. Anyone care to comment on
these sessions ? are they well organised ? are the
coaches any good ? are nay particular days better than
others ? anyone care to join me ?

If it's the manchester ones, the tasters are good fun. Not
much coaching - basically turn up and ride. If you want
actual training I think you want other sessions.

Yes the National Cycling Centre AKA the Manchester
Velodrome.

MSeries said:

OK, OK I know I am a road cyclist but I am thinking about
taking a trip to the dark side and doing a track taster at
the National Cycling Centre. There is a small discount for
unemployed people and I have the time at the moment.
Anyone care to comment on these sessions ? are they well
organised ? are the coaches any good ? are nay particular
days better than others ? anyone care to join me ?

Looks like a laff, could quite fancy it myself, not a man of
leisure at the moment so it would have to be weekend. Would
need a fair warning to get a pass out.

I have car (v small) so could offer lift from West Yorkshire
or I'd quite fancy going down to dewsbury and get train (if
it takes bikes) as it would be a gas turning up at the
velodrome on a fixie.

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Looks like a laff, could quite fancy it myself, not a man
of leisure at the moment so it would have to be weekend.
Would need a fair warning to get a pass out.

I've done a couple of the track taster sessions at
Manchester. They are great fun. For those who don't have a
track bike - there's loads at the velodrome and
- as all have Look clipless pedals, you can also hire shoes
when there too.

How much you get out of a session is up to you. The level of
coaching varies. One I went to had *excellent* coaching, and
I learned a lot. Another it was effectively just show up and
ride with the "coach" providing no coaching at all
- he just stood and watched us cycle round.

But track is great fun - I recommend it.

Cheers, helen s

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Clive George said:

Surely track cycling is the opposite of the dark side,
being even more roadie than road riding?

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MSeries said:

OK, OK I know I am a road cyclist but I am thinking
about taking a trip to the dark side and doing a track
taster at the National Cycling Centre. There is a small
discount for unemployed people and I have the time at
the moment. Anyone care to comment on these sessions ?
are they well organised ? are the coaches any good ? are
nay particular days better than others ? anyone care to
join me ?

Looks like a laff, could quite fancy it myself, not a man
of leisure at

the

Quoted message said:

moment so it would have to be weekend. Would need a fair
warning to get a pass out.

I have car (v small) so could offer lift from West
Yorkshire or I'd quite fancy going down to dewsbury and
get train (if it takes bikes) as it would be a gas turning
up at the velodrome on a fixie.

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Looks like a laff, could quite fancy it myself, not a man
of leisure at

the

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moment so it would have to be weekend. Would need a fair
warning to get a pass out.

I have car (v small) so could offer lift from West
Yorkshire or I'd quite fancy going down to dewsbury and
get train (if it takes bikes) as it would be a gas turning
up at the velodrome on a fixie.

Maybe we should cycle over, do an hour on the track and
cycle home. 50 mile hilly warm up should be OK ! I'll check
out weekend sessions, and trains. I could board at Morley
or even ride to Dewsbury. I would normally drive so I am
sure we can sort something out.

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Clive George said:

Surely track cycling is the opposite of the dark side,
being even more roadie than road riding?

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Those HPVs look awesome, please let us know when the next
event is especially if its in Manchester

MSeries said:

Those HPVs look awesome, please let us know when the next
event is especially if its in Manchester

We couldn't get Manchester this year; the next nearest event
thereto would be Darley Moor (near Ashbourne, Derbys) on
July 4th and then the Preston/Lancaster double-header on
August 7th/8th. The only other velodrome event this year is
Reading, in September. Full calendar is at
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MSeries said:

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Looks like a laff, could quite fancy it myself, not a man
of leisure at the moment so it would have to be weekend.
Would need a fair warning to get a pass out.

I have car (v small) so could offer lift from West
Yorkshire or I'd quite fancy going down to dewsbury and
get train (if it takes bikes) as it would be a gas
turning up at the velodrome on a fixie.

Maybe we should cycle over, do an hour on the track and
cycle home. 50 mile hilly warm up should be OK !

And back, to warm down, of course, on fixed.

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Maybe we should cycle over, do an hour on the track and
cycle home. 50 mile hilly warm up should be OK !

But check with the track beforehand. I have a feeling
they may not welcome your tyres if they've been ridden
on the road.

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Dave Kahn said:

But check with the track beforehand. I have a feeling
they may not welcome your tyres if they've been ridden on
the road.

They're happy about it as long as you wipe the muck off
before going onto the track. What you should /not/ do is set
wheel to boards with the former shod with brand spanking-new
tyres, unless you've attacked them with, for example,
sandpaper to remove the release agent (the coach at Newport
was asking everyone this last weekend). Failure to do so may
result in bruised ribs, poisoned elbows and similar blean.

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Dave Kahn said:

"MSeries" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]-
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Quoted message said:

Maybe we should cycle over, do an hour on the track and
cycle home. 50 mile hilly warm up should be OK !

But check with the track beforehand. I have a feeling
they may not welcome your tyres if they've been ridden on
the road.

I was thinking we'd use their bikes anyway, I don't have a
'fixed' (yet). No I was only joking that we'd ride over the
Pennines, spend an hour on the track then ride home
afterwards.

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MSeries <[email hidden]> typed:

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Dave Kahn said:

"MSeries" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]-
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Quoted message said:

Maybe we should cycle over, do an hour on the track and
cycle home. 50 mile hilly warm up should be OK !

But check with the track beforehand. I have a feeling
they may not welcome your tyres if they've been ridden on
the road.

I was thinking we'd use their bikes anyway, I don't have a
'fixed' (yet). No I was only joking that we'd ride over
the Pennines, spend an hour on the track then ride home
afterwards.

Call yourself a Yorkshireman? (insert obligatory Monty
Python reference 🙂

A

Ambrose Nankivell said:

Call yourself a Yorkshireman? (insert obligatory Monty
Python reference 🙂

I am not from Yorkshire, I just live here ! Perhaps in 6
months time I'll be up to riding 50 miles across th'ills,
round track for an hour then home again!

MSeries said:

I am not from Yorkshire, I just live here ! Perhaps in 6
months time I'll be up to riding 50 miles across th'ills,
round track for an hour then home again!

That'll be the autumn tints thursday run then?

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MSeries said:

I am not from Yorkshire, I just live here ! Perhaps in 6
months time I'll be up to riding 50 miles across th'ills,
round track for an hour then home again!

That'll be the autumn tints thursday run then?

I hope I'm not unemployed in the Autumn !