RCJoh-@attglobal.net
Sounds to me like a "which came first / chicken or egg" situation. Until
there's an indoor option there's a whole lot of people that will be
riding somewhere else (or not at all). I live in Bend and therefore
don't see myself driving 6 hours to ride a track anytime soon. But, if
it were in my town the only time I'd be interested in track riding is
indoors in the winter. I think it's a pretty near universal thing that
most of us ride in great part for the pleasure of being outdoors, and
never more so than when the weather is nice. The great attraction of an
indoor track is on the days when it's too rainy, cold, snowy, icy or
dark to have much fun outside. Then a track becomes the preferred option
over the mind numbing bore of trainer pedaling.
So, I think it's safe to say that with an indoor track you could expect
to see a lot more interest through the winter. Enough to meet the
financial needs? Still doubtful, an important piece of the puzzle none
the less.
Rick
martin cohen wrote:
I agree. Let's see current usage/spectatorship increase before going
further. I raced there 2 years ago, Fast Twitch Fridays, and in the
beginner field there were at most 8-10 racers. Considering that could
have included on-the-road cat 3-5, that's not alot. I drove 1.5 hours
from Hood River, and I knew of at least 1 other guy who came up from
Corvallis. Where the homies at?!!
I'd rather see the resources go into re-paving the current track.
Then again, if an indoor track would market/allow contests such as
rollerblading,skateboarding, or roller derby, it might have a chance.
Marty
mike.m-@obra.org wrote:
Most of the posts to this list on this subject have come from people
that don't use the velodrome that we are already lucky enough to have.
The first step in supporting the idea of an indoor velodrome would be to
come to events at the current outdoor velodrome. Even better would be to
support it by helping with organizing programs or finding sponsorship.
As use of the current velodrome grows the possibility of supporting an
indoor velodrome becomes much more likely.
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