Cool track photo thread

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Cool track photo thread

Postby bigfriendlyvegan » Wed Aug 31, 2011 9:54 pm

This forum's been quite lately, so I thought I would start posting interesting track photos as I come across them.

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Re: Cool track photo thread

Postby rkelsen » Wed Aug 31, 2011 10:21 pm

Holy smokes! That head tube is longer than the fork legs... :lol:

Would they be 700c wheels?

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Re: Cool track photo thread

Postby scotto » Thu Sep 01, 2011 10:29 am

he is 7 ft tall according to the text !!

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Re: Cool track photo thread

Postby bigfriendlyvegan » Thu Sep 01, 2011 10:42 am

72cm frame!

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Re: Cool track photo thread

Postby foo on patrol » Thu Sep 01, 2011 7:53 pm

There would be some serious flex in that frame, when he got out of the seat to kick! :shock:
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Re: Cool track photo thread

Postby bigfriendlyvegan » Thu Sep 01, 2011 11:16 pm

He would fail on this track:

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Re: Cool track photo thread

Postby foo on patrol » Fri Sep 02, 2011 7:37 pm

Certainly would! He'd head butt the other riders. :mrgreen:
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Re: Cool track photo thread

Postby rkelsen » Sat Sep 03, 2011 12:21 am

foo on patrol wrote:There would be some serious flex in that frame, when he got out of the seat to kick! :shock:
Absolutely. And how's the wheelbase on the thing. It's a friggin' bus! :lol:

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Re: Cool track photo thread

Postby bigfriendlyvegan » Fri Sep 16, 2011 2:21 pm

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Re: Cool track photo thread

Postby foo on patrol » Fri Sep 16, 2011 8:00 pm

^^ Bloody show off! ^^ :lol:
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Re: Cool track photo thread

Postby sumgy » Sun Oct 16, 2011 1:33 pm

Thought I would resurrect this thread:

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Re: Cool track photo thread

Postby teamdanby » Tue Oct 18, 2011 5:12 pm

what track are those photos from?
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Re: Cool track photo thread

Postby high_tea » Tue Oct 18, 2011 11:41 pm

teamdanby wrote:what track are those photos from?
Looks like Chandler to me.

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Re: Cool track photo thread

Postby sumgy » Wed Oct 19, 2011 12:50 pm

high_tea wrote:
teamdanby wrote:what track are those photos from?
Looks like Chandler to me.
Correct

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Re: Cool track photo thread

Postby bigfriendlyvegan » Fri Oct 21, 2011 8:44 am

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Postby teamdanby » Fri Oct 21, 2011 4:32 pm

i live in a area tottaly VOID of velodromes
these photos are really makeing me wish we did have one but
i still have my tack bike hanging up from my jr days and now with loseing weight and getting fittnes back it really make me want to get it down fix her up a tad dust off and get onto a track
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Re: Cool track photo thread

Postby scratchman » Wed Oct 26, 2011 12:54 pm

teamdanby wrote:i live in a area tottaly VOID of velodromes
these photos are really makeing me wish we did have one but
i still have my tack bike hanging up from my jr days and now with loseing weight and getting fittnes back it really make me want to get it down fix her up a tad dust off and get onto a track
I did it, so why don't you, even if it involves a bit of a drive, there's nothing like track riding :D
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Re: Cool track photo thread

Postby teamdanby » Wed Oct 26, 2011 5:49 pm

scratchman wrote:
teamdanby wrote:i live in a area tottaly VOID of velodromes
these photos are really makeing me wish we did have one but
i still have my tack bike hanging up from my jr days and now with loseing weight and getting fittnes back it really make me want to get it down fix her up a tad dust off and get onto a track
I did it, so why don't you, even if it involves a bit of a drive, there's nothing like track riding :D
mainly because it is now a three hour drive to get to the closest track for me and thats only one way :roll:
been talk off and on about getting one in the area and i'm still liveing in hope one day someone will be able to do it
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Re: Cool track photo thread

Postby bigfriendlyvegan » Wed Oct 26, 2011 6:27 pm

teamdanby wrote:
scratchman wrote:
teamdanby wrote:i live in a area tottaly VOID of velodromes
these photos are really makeing me wish we did have one but
i still have my tack bike hanging up from my jr days and now with loseing weight and getting fittnes back it really make me want to get it down fix her up a tad dust off and get onto a track
I did it, so why don't you, even if it involves a bit of a drive, there's nothing like track riding :D
mainly because it is now a three hour drive to get to the closest track for me and thats only one way :roll:
been talk off and on about getting one in the area and i'm still liveing in hope one day someone will be able to do it
Do you have some land close by? Possibly council land not doing anything? An old sports oval? Yes? GRASS TRACK CYCLING!!!!!

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Re: Cool track photo thread

Postby teamdanby » Wed Oct 26, 2011 6:33 pm

thats just nuts!
atleast the falls would be soft
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Re: Cool track photo thread

Postby HappyHumber » Wed Oct 26, 2011 7:15 pm

bigfriendlyvegan wrote:Do you have some land close by? Possibly council land not doing anything? An old sports oval? Yes? GRASS TRACK CYCLING!!!!
Cyclo-cross for wusses?
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Re: Cool track photo thread

Postby bigfriendlyvegan » Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:36 pm

HappyHumber wrote:
bigfriendlyvegan wrote:Do you have some land close by? Possibly council land not doing anything? An old sports oval? Yes? GRASS TRACK CYCLING!!!!
Cyclo-cross for wusses?
cyclo-cross is grass track for wusses.

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Re: Cool track photo thread

Postby foo on patrol » Thu Oct 27, 2011 5:59 am

I have raced on some Showground tracks and you would be supprised at how fast they are. 8)

The one downfall is, the dirt flies up into your eyes (goggles on) and you need to clean the chain after the racing. :wink:

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Re: Cool track photo thread

Postby brentono » Sun Nov 13, 2011 7:11 pm

Foo,
I am with you mate, plenty of showgrounds for me (they can be fast) :wink:
One meet from memory (early 70's), raced a top pacer at the opening of
Byford Trotting Complex, here, plenty of dirt flying, and I out-raced the pacer,
winning over 1000m (sat in, and sprinted).
Russell Roberts sponsored me, so I did it as an exhibition.
It was a race and pretty fast at that.
Will stick up the photo at a later date.
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Re: Cool track photo thread

Postby foo on patrol » Sun Nov 13, 2011 8:35 pm

That would be good Brentono. :)

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