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Went to the Velodrome

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  1. Went to the Velodrome, many thanks to MSeries for the lift
    and the much needed snacks after.

    It is such a grin, very scary the first time you hit the
    banking, then you start to feel a bit more confident, then
    your legs start hurting so you stop for a breather, decide
    to have another go and try to relax a bit this time.

    Brilliant, brilliant fun, but very hard work to keep the
    speed up, quite warm, I should of taken a bottle with me. I
    should give up smoking as well.

    In the session before us were a bunch of little kids (Dave
    Chadderton's club, I think) who were going round up on the
    blue line looking very confident. Some of them were very
    little and had the cutest little track bikes, just like
    proper ones but sort of kitten sized. I've just got to work
    out how to get my ten year old into it so I have an excuse
    to buy her a trackie bike.

    The hire bikes were really rather good, 531 frames, all
    proper parts, biggest size was 23.5 which was a bit small
    for this fat bloke.

    Anyway, much recommended to anyone who is thinking of having
    a go, I'm definitely going to do it again, but must get
    fitter first and thanks to Martin for the lift.

    --
    Andy Morris

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    In the session before us were a bunch of little kids (Dave
    Chadderton's club, I think) who were going round up on the
    blue line looking very confident.

    If that was a Saturday morning, it would be Eastlands Velo.
    Eastlands Velo is a very welcoming ckub and allow kids who
    are non-Eastlands kids to join in. The Velodrome is the home
    of that club.

    Cheers, helen s

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  3. Quoted message said:

    It is such a grin

    I agree. When I had a go at Calshot, I couldn't stop
    smiling either!

    Quoted message said:

    The hire bikes were really rather good, 531 frames, all
    proper parts, biggest size was 23.5 which was a bit small
    for this fat bloke.

    This is one aspect which Calshot should improve. The bikes
    weren't very good at all.

  4. dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers said:
    Quoted message said:

    In the session before us were a bunch of little kids
    (Dave Chadderton's club, I think) who were going round up
    on the blue line looking very confident.

    If that was a Saturday morning, it would be Eastlands
    Velo. Eastlands Velo is a very welcoming ckub and allow
    kids who are non-Eastlands kids to join in. The Velodrome
    is the home of that club.

    Cheers, helen s

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    tunnel is switched off--

    It was Sunday afternoon. I had a blast too.

  5. If it was sundays taster session at 4.oo pm then yes it was
    my club, you should have introduced yourself.

    For the record I was the stressed looking one coaching the
    session. As I said before we are a family club and all
    those kids yesterday had dads, and one even had a grandad
    riding the session with them, and most of them race and
    come out on the road with us on sundays. You are most
    welcome to come out with us and bring your daughter when
    you get her 'in to it' .

    Dave

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    Quoted message said:

    Went to the Velodrome, many thanks to MSeries for the lift
    and the much needed snacks after.

    It is such a grin, very scary the first time you hit the
    banking, then you start to feel a bit more confident, then
    your legs start hurting so you


    stop

    Quoted message said:

    for a breather, decide to have another go and try to relax
    a bit this


    time.

    Quoted message said:


    Brilliant, brilliant fun, but very hard work to keep the
    speed up, quite warm, I should of taken a bottle with me.
    I should give up smoking as


    well.

    Quoted message said:


    In the session before us were a bunch of little kids (Dave
    Chadderton's club, I think) who were going round up on the
    blue line looking very confident. Some of them were very
    little and had the cutest little track bikes, just like
    proper ones but sort of kitten sized. I've just got to


    work

    Quoted message said:

    out how to get my ten year old into it so I have an excuse
    to buy her a trackie bike.

    The hire bikes were really rather good, 531 frames, all
    proper parts, biggest size was 23.5 which was a bit small
    for this fat bloke.

    Anyway, much recommended to anyone who is thinking of
    having a go, I'm definitely going to do it again, but must
    get fitter first and thanks to Martin for the lift.

    --
    Andy Morris

    AndyAtJinkasDotFreeserve.Co.UK

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