Vandedrome for sale

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hey maaan, this is a raaaaaaaacing grouuuuuuuuuup, you cant post that kind of stuff here
mannnnn.....lololololololo

is this the same one they used in the Atlanta Olympics? not very often you can buy one of these
things. its even less expensive than a nice humvee. better gas mileage to. [censored], im buying it and
putting it in downtown rifle Colorado.

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hey maaan, this is a raaaaaaaacing grouuuuuuuuuup, you cant post that kind of stuff here
mannnnn.....lololololololo

is this the same one they used in the Atlanta Olympics? not very often you can buy one of these
things. its even less expensive than a nice humvee. better gas mileage to. [censored], im buying it and
putting it in downtown rifle Colorado.

No, that track is in Bromont Canada, I believe.

This is the Vandedrome, the one the used for the 98 Goodwill Games.

It hasn't seen the light of day since.

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This thing has been sitting in a field, uncovered, for the last 5 years or so. I pass by it close to
every day and sometimes wonder why it has not been thrown out.

I rode on this track when they had it set up in Somerville in 1998. It is very steep and short; not
for beginners as the ad suggests.

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of stuff here mannnnn.....lololololololo

is this the same one they used in the Atlanta Olympics? not very often

you

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[censored], im buying it and putting it in downtown rifle Colorado.

No, that track is in Bromont Canada, I believe.

This is the Vandedrome, the one the used for the 98 Goodwill Games.

It hasn't seen the light of day since.

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I have to say that was pretty interesting, even though wrong newsgroup. Considering how interesting
that was I would certainly overlook it being posted here. No bids yet. I wonder how much that puppy
is worth and how much it will go out for. I wouldn't mind having that in my backyard. Might take you
life savings but sure would be cool, but you need a roof over it. I think I would rather have that
then a big swimming pool. Maintenence might be costly though. I don't know.

Bruce
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This thing has been sitting in a field, uncovered, for the last 5 years or so. I pass by it close
to every day and sometimes wonder why it has not

been

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thrown out.

Sitting in a field uncovered for 5 years.

The boards must be very warped by now.

Bruce Johnston said:

I have to say that was pretty interesting, even though wrong newsgroup. Considering how
interesting that was I would certainly overlook it being posted here. No bids yet. I wonder how
much that puppy is worth and how much it will go out for. I wouldn't mind having that in my
backyard. Might take you life savings but sure would be cool, but you need a roof over it. I
think I would rather have that then a big swimming pool. Maintenence might be costly though. I
don't know.

Bruce
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With all due respect, I don't think it is 'the wrong newsgroup.' I'm not the one selling it, but I
did post it, because it is news of interest to people who race bikes. It's distinctly different
from, say, 'Like New: Trimble Monocoque for Auction.' Although that must be almost as rare, I
suppose...

-CM

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This thing has been sitting in a field, uncovered, for the last 5 years or so. I pass by it
close to every day and sometimes wonder why it has not

been

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thrown out.

Sitting in a field uncovered for 5 years.

The boards must be very warped by now.

The ad says the boards need to be replaced...at at cost of about 15K

Dave

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............ I wouldn't mind having that in my backyard. Might take you life savings but sure
would be cool, but you need a roof over it. I think I would rather have that then a big swimming
pool. Maintenence might be costly though. I don't know.

I would also rather have that than a swimming pool. Better yet, I can build a swimming pool in the
infield. And put a big cover over the whole thing. I wonder what my neighbors would think of that.

Well, I can always dream.

Tom

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Sitting in a field uncovered for 5 years.

The boards must be very warped by now.

The ad says the boards need to be replaced...at at cost of about 15K

Dave

What's the structure made out of? Steel I assume. It hasn't turned into a pile of rust yet?

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Sitting in a field uncovered for 5 years.

The boards must be very warped by now.

The ad says the boards need to be replaced...at at cost of about 15K

Dave

What's the structure made out of? Steel I assume. It hasn't turned into a pile of rust yet?

Actually, I think the structure is made out of wood, but don't hold me to that.

-CM

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> Sitting in a field uncovered for 5 years.
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> The boards must be very warped by now.

The ad says the boards need to be replaced...at at cost of about 15K

Dave

What's the structure made out of? Steel I assume. It hasn't turned into a pile of rust yet?

Actually, I think the structure is made out of wood, but don't hold me to that.

There is almost no way a wood-framed velodrome would be able to stay true.

I remember it being mild steel. I'd be willing to bet that's what it is - it is the most practical
material in both cost and performance for that application.

Well if you have a pool in the middle, that means you have to put a cool ramp in also, so you can
jump your bike into the water when its hot.

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............ I wouldn't mind having that in my backyard. Might take you life savings but sure
would be cool, but you need a roof over it. I think I would rather have that then a big swimming
pool. Maintenence might be costly though. I don't know.

I would also rather have that than a swimming pool. Better yet, I can build a swimming pool in the
infield. And put a big cover over the whole thing. I wonder what my neighbors would think of that.

Well, I can always dream.

Tom

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> The ad says the boards need to be replaced...at at cost of about 15K
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> Dave

What's the structure made out of? Steel I assume. It hasn't turned into a pile of rust yet?

Actually, I think the structure is made out of wood, but don't hold me to that.

There is almost no way a wood-framed velodrome would be able to stay true.

I remember it being mild steel. I'd be willing to bet that's what it is - it is the most practical
material in both cost and performance for that application.

Well now I'm curious which it is. I said it was wood mostly on a guess (cheaper, lighter for set-up
and transport, and easier to fabricate replacement pieces, I was thinking). The thing rumbled like a
wooden roller coaster (they made those out of wood, so why not the track?), but I can't remember
what the understructure was made of for sure.

For those of you who never saw it or rode it, you really have to see it to believe it.

Did you ever get to ride it Henry? Just curious.

-CM

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Well now I'm curious which it is. I said it was wood mostly on a guess (cheaper, lighter for
set-up and transport, and easier to fabricate replacement pieces, I was thinking). The thing
rumbled like a wooden roller coaster

So does the Superdrome (Frisco TX.) when you ride on it Dave

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Well now I'm curious which it is. I said it was wood mostly on a guess (cheaper, lighter for
set-up and transport, and easier to fabricate replacement pieces, I was thinking). The thing
rumbled like a wooden roller coaster (they made those out of wood, so why not the track?), but I
can't remember what the understructure was made of for sure.

For those of you who never saw it or rode it, you really have to see it to believe it.

Did you ever get to ride it Henry? Just curious.

I rode and raced on it a few times at its debut in Del Mar. Scared the [censored] out of me.

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Did you ever get to ride it Henry? Just curious.

I rode and raced on it a few times at its debut in Del Mar. Scared the

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out of me.

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and proud of it.

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BTW, it has a steel understructure.

The only way to go.

Were you on the team pursuit squad that raced there? They pretty much ruled every single race that
wasn't a keirin or match sprint. The rest of us didn't have either the power or the skills. That
thing is a terror for those of us used to 333 meter tracks.

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Were you on the team pursuit squad that raced there? They pretty much

ruled

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every single race that wasn't a keirin or match sprint. The rest of us didn't have either the
power or the skills. That thing is a terror for

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of us used to 333 meter tracks.

As a group, yes I was part of the team pursuit squad there when it was at Del Mar, but we never did
a team pursuit on it. I don't think it was practical to do any standing start events as you couldn't
stand up in the bends.

Fortunately, having ridden on several 166m and one 135m track before, this wasn't such a big
adjustment for me.

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Did you ever get to ride it Henry? Just curious.

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I rode and raced on it a few times at its debut in Del Mar. Scared the [censored] out of me.

Is there a weight restriction? Were you over it?

Just curious.

Bob "Masters fattie" Schwartz [email hidden]

Thomas Reynolds said:

I would also rather have that than a swimming pool. Better yet, I can build a swimming pool in the
infield. And put a big cover over the whole thing. I wonder what my neighbors would think of that.

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Well, I can always dream.

That would be the 50K dream (65K with a new riding surface).

Bob "12K dream inflation" Schwartz [email hidden]