Gregory Leblanc

On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 4:19 PM, Brian Johnson wrote:
> Having just read the top 10 reasons to ride track I began to wonder: Is
> track for me?
>
> I'm 38 and pretty much just mid-pack filler, I don't road-race (tried it and
> didn't like it) but track seems kinds fun. Like CX but without the getting
> off and running and the mud and stuff.
>
> Or would I just get eaten alive/cause horrible crashes/embarrass myself/not
> have any fun?
>
> What do you think? Any track newbies out there?

I'm a former track newbie, who cut his teeth out at Alpenrose. Track
racing is without a doubt the most fun I've had on 2 wheels. I rode
the track class for quite a while, then started racing on the track,
and once I started I couldn't get enough. My last couple of years
before I moved out here to WV, I was teaching the class on Wednesday,
racing on the Thursday night races, then again on Friday night, and
any weekend race I could get entered for. For things like the AVC,
where I couldn't keep up, I showed up to help score events. The
people at the track are great, and riding those 43 degree banks is a
rush! Go out and talk to Steve Garcia and the folks on Wednesday
nights.
Greg

Luciano bailey

You would be surprised some guys come out and do well in the simple environment, where measured effort and a little tactic works.

> From: brian.p.johnson@gmail.com
> Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 13:19:20 -0700
> To: obra@list.obra.org
> Subject: [OBRA Chat] Should I try track?
>
> Having just read the top 10 reasons to ride track I began to wonder:
> Is track for me?
>
> I'm 38 and pretty much just mid-pack filler, I don't road-race (tried
> it and didn't like it) but track seems kinds fun. Like CX but without
> the getting off and running and the mud and stuff.
>
> Or would I just get eaten alive/cause horrible crashes/embarrass
> myself/not have any fun?
>
> What do you think? Any track newbies out there?
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KO Kevin

Riding the track is the most fun you can have on a bicycle, IMHO. I live in Eugene and when I was racing I made the trip up to Alpenrose several times for Fast Twitch Fridays. If I live in PDX, I'd be there all the time. I got eaten alive and totally embarrassed myself, but I didn't cause any crashes and I had way more fun than this old body deserves.

Kevin Ko
Eugene

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Subject: [OBRA Chat] Should I try track?

Having just read the top 10 reasons to ride track I began to wonder:
Is track for me?

I'm 38 and pretty much just mid-pack filler, I don't road-race (tried it and didn't like it) but track seems kinds fun. Like CX but without the getting off and running and the mud and stuff.

Or would I just get eaten alive/cause horrible crashes/embarrass myself/not have any fun?

What do you think? Any track newbies out there?
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Cheryl Willson

Totally worth trying. The Wednesday classes are really welcoming (as
is the Women's Track Clinic though you aren't a woman!).

On Apr 9, 2009, at 1:19 PM, Brian Johnson wrote:

> Having just read the top 10 reasons to ride track I began to wonder:
> Is track for me?
>
> I'm 38 and pretty much just mid-pack filler, I don't road-race
> (tried it and didn't like it) but track seems kinds fun. Like CX but
> without the getting off and running and the mud and stuff.
>
> Or would I just get eaten alive/cause horrible crashes/embarrass
> myself/not have any fun?
>
> What do you think? Any track newbies out there?
> _______________________________________________
> OBRA mailing list
> obra@list.obra.org
> http://list.obra.org/mailman/listinfo/obra
> Unsubscribe: obra-unsubscribe@list.obra.org

Brian Johnson

Having just read the top 10 reasons to ride track I began to wonder:
Is track for me?

I'm 38 and pretty much just mid-pack filler, I don't road-race (tried
it and didn't like it) but track seems kinds fun. Like CX but without
the getting off and running and the mud and stuff.

Or would I just get eaten alive/cause horrible crashes/embarrass
myself/not have any fun?

What do you think? Any track newbies out there?