I'm down. I can't get there on Wednesday nights for the lesson because of school and my bike is a conversion. Would it be ok to ride a conversion on Sunday considering it isn't a real race or sanctioned practice?

I'm guessing they are if they have the right gear. i.e. track front wheel

Did he say brakes were ok as well?

Conversion's should be ok. One thing is if I (we) schedule a practice it's more or less up to us, who is on the track.
On that same note if we go up there this Sunday and there is alot of track bike's out, it might be more of a majority rule.
One of the other Alpenrose posts, states that even geared bikes are allowed at times.
Still if you havn't been up there its cool just to check it out.....

Here is his response to my email:

"You can go to any of the sessions but you need to ride at the direction of the people running the session. Bull horns are generally prohibited from mass start events because it is thought that they are more likely to get hook on something when you are passing. It will probably be OK to use them for a practice session. To set up a special session you just need to schedule it with me. I would need to find someone to check out the bikes if you are going to use rental bikes. If you are not using rental bikes then no staff is needed. If rental bikes are used then there is a $5/bike charge."

Mike Murray

My email:

My name is Mike, would like to check out the velodrome, but I work nights, Mon thru Friday. So going to the clinc is out for me.

So my main question is on Saturday or Sunday's can I run my bike(after scheduled practice), its a fixed gear with choped bars(Bull horns)
Would I need to get off the track if someone else was on? I do have drops I could put on, but I dont like them.

Also how would I go about setting up a one time group practice on a Saturday or Sunday.
I ride with a group of fixed gear riders, just checking out the possibilties of doing a weekend clinic.
I just think there might be other guys like me that work nights that might want to check out track racing.

Thanks for any information.

brakes?

just take 'em off.

torx? i dunno, plus i don't have a torx on my mini tool

I'll be there. I'm gonna be at the track from, well, right now (10am on sat) till dusk, and same with sunday.

I'll be the dude with the fancy carbon ride

Yea I'm bringing them(Drops), and also going to take off my brake.

Hey THORN4LIFE, are you a regular racer? Or just getting into it.

I've been up there twice, never rode. So yea, total track NOVICE.

Jennx:

dean is making me go out there sunday also, hopefully. I should be out there around 10ish also.

He's straight up forcing you to go?

Haha, Dean...

Hey is there a group riding together or anything?
Id rather not drive up to go biking, especially since its not a serious race goin on. A little last minute of me to ask this. But worth a shot.

Its about 1:10 now, ill leave here in about 20-30 min be downtown around 2. Leave there shortly after that. Probably take Barbur South, then figure it out from there.

Its 7 miles from downtown.

And I just google mapped it and found that going downtown makes me go way north then back south. Im actually nearly parallel with it here on SE Woodstock. So maybe I will just ride over the sellwood bridge instead.

BHH is actually pretty legit to ride on from my experence both geared and fixed. Its just the climb up to the drome that sucks.

Huss: I'm a normal guy out there (names Kevin). Wont actually be at the track for the ride as I got worked this morning.

I was out there with my borther, about 3:00 till 4:30 or so

I was was pretty much blown away by it all. Was that you grimm on the black bike?

And I think I saw min? Sorry I wasnt more social. Wife and kids in the stands, and like I said pretty blown away by it all.

I could only sprint up to about 29....couldn't get the spedo over 30. Those straight's arn't to long till the next corner.

Did you make it out whitefolks?

Huss, yeah that was me on the black Jamis.
And it was nice to finally meet you in person MIN.

Chaz showed me around for a few laps then I just rode around a for awhile for fun until everyone started packing up and it felt like it might rain. Everyone was very nice, though im kind of anti-social type and dont talk a lot I appreciate the lack of egos and good spirit out there. I still had to ride home, so I made sure not to kill myself on the track. And I did my good karma deed and pulled over and lended some roadie my co2 canister to fill his tire on the way home. It was a good day out, glad I came and met everyone. Ill be back out there on sunny Sundays and at the Wed track dev classes when they get started.

I was gonna go then had family shit to deal with. hopefully next week. weather and work permitting.

playground_terror:

hey, man, i was the ONLY chick out there, on the binachi that looks like a toy. Nice to meet you and I hope to see you out there this season! Oh and I should always have room in my car for people if you ever need a ride back into town. Don't hesitate to ask :)

On another note....where are all the fucking girls?! Come on! April 26th is a women's track clinic...among other things...so be there!

Hi I thought I recognized the bike from this site. I will say hi next time.

we got held up with last minute family emergency, but will def come out there next weekend.

playground terror, my GF will be there, she's really getting into this and wants to do the womens track development class.

Plus, don't be afraid,or intimidated, it's no boy only kinda thing, we like it when girls ride it makes us feel less like bike nerds.

I can see how you need to pace urself, while on the track. Its all about pacing and being able to sprint out of those corners.
My legs feel it today. They probably talk alot about that at the clinics. I've been thinking about rollers for some time now. This for sure is a reason to get some. Need to maintain a 20+mph pace and beable to sprint to 30 or whatever, then back to pace....repeat this for a bit and you will feel it. I might have to take a wednesday off sometime soon and hit that clinic.

It's just so flat you just want to go faster....than usual

^-- Weather pending of course. At this point its not looking extremely hopefully.

Jennx:

playground_terror:

Jenn - awesome well weather permitting if you're able to go holla if you need a ride out. And seriously, you need to help me get Mr. Schulz out there soon yea?

I'm completely down, the only thing is I have work at 3. so if I can make it out there early enough to get a good run in then yah for sure, what time are you usually out there? I really don't have a way out there, so that would be amazing. what part of town are you in?!?

Well open training doesn't start until 2:30 on Sundays, which wouldn't really leave any time for you to ride and get back to be to work at 3 unfortunately. Do you always work at 3 on Sundays? I have a feeling its going to rain anyway this weekend, so we might not be able to go out either way...but if you can shift your schedule around for the following sundays that would be great.

Oh and I live in NE just a few blocks N of Lloyd Center.

For those of you who ride at Alpenrose on clinchers, what type of tire do you prefer?

If anyone is interested I came across this nice rule book pdf for a velodrome in california. Im sure nearly all the same basic rules apply to Alpenrose. So if youre interested its probably worth looking through.

http://www.superdrome.com/docs/Superdrome%20Development%20Class%20materials%20revised%2002.29.08.pdf

sorry I didn't make it out there saturday, death in the family

cool, ill be there. thanks