Track bike for commuting?
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Track bike for commuting?
Postby rkelsen » Mon May 17, 2010 9:36 pm
How would a short wheelbase steel track bike handle a commute on roads and bike paths? Obviously, I'll be adding brakes. (clamp on ones. I'm not planning on drilling any vintage steel...)
My question is about whether it can/should be done? Opinions & experiences please.
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Re: Track bike for commuting?
Postby lethoso » Tue May 18, 2010 6:54 pm
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Re: Track bike for commuting?
Postby Pax » Tue May 18, 2010 9:13 pm
Jeez lets hope Colin Old and Cranky doesn't read this or you're in big troublelethoso wrote:well you could ride a unicycle to work if you wanted to, doesn't mean it's a good idea though.
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Re: Track bike for commuting?
Postby rkelsen » Tue May 18, 2010 9:39 pm
Hence the question...lethoso wrote:well you could ride a unicycle to work if you wanted to, doesn't mean it's a good idea though.
FWIW, I regularly see people riding unicycles on my commute. They never seem to know what to do with their hands. It's kinda funny to watch them "shimmy" down the road.
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Re: Track bike for commuting?
Postby jules21 » Wed May 19, 2010 9:14 am
do they have caliper bosses?rkelsen wrote:How would a short wheelbase steel track bike handle a commute on roads and bike paths? Obviously, I'll be adding brakes. (clamp on ones. I'm not planning on drilling any vintage steel...)
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Re: Track bike for commuting?
Postby sogood » Wed May 19, 2010 9:29 am
RK wrote:And that is Wikipedia - I can write my own definition.
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Re: Track bike for commuting?
Postby rkelsen » Wed May 19, 2010 10:19 am
Of course they don't, smartypants.jules21 wrote:do they have caliper bosses?rkelsen wrote:How would a short wheelbase steel track bike handle a commute on roads and bike paths? Obviously, I'll be adding brakes. (clamp on ones. I'm not planning on drilling any vintage steel...)
Have you seen these clamp on caliper kits for track bikes? Linky.
Thanks man.sogood wrote:Short wheelbase? It'll just make you more agile amongst the traffic.
So it's a goer... Watch this space.
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Re: Track bike for commuting?
Postby hartleymartin » Wed May 19, 2010 7:26 pm
You could - I don't think it is such a great idea, but you could always try it out and report your findings to the wider community.rkelsen wrote:I've recently started noticing how sexy older track bikes can be.
How would a short wheelbase steel track bike handle a commute on roads and bike paths? Obviously, I'll be adding brakes. (clamp on ones. I'm not planning on drilling any vintage steel...)
My question is about whether it can/should be done? Opinions & experiences please.
I think I can convince the finance minister that I need a vintage Italian...
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Re: Track bike for commuting?
Postby alchemist » Thu May 20, 2010 2:46 pm
Other than that riding fixed on the street is not an issue
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Re: Track bike for commuting?
Postby ColinOldnCranky » Thu May 20, 2010 5:19 pm
We stick them down the lycra pressure togs, adjust and jiggle the dangly bits and keep our hands warm. Why else do you think we always have a stupid grin?rkelsen wrote:FWIW, I regularly see people riding unicycles on my commute. They never seem to know what to do with their hands. It's kinda funny to watch them "shimmy" down the road.
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