As the name suggests, a track bike is a bicycle designed specifically for use on a velodrome (a dedicated cycling track).
Track bikes are fixed-gear bicycles with just a single gear ratio, no freewheel, and no brakes.
There are a few cycling skills and tricks that look great and can earn you nods of approval from bystanders, but some skills are genuinely useful in your day-to-day riding. One of those skills is the track stand. The track stand gets its name from velodrome racers who have the ability to balance their fixed gear … Read more
Two cyclists follow each other over the lines of the velodrome track.
Known as the “Decathlon of Track Cycling”, omnium cycling is a thrilling test of endurance and tactical track-craft. However, the complexity of omnium cycling’s rules and points systems can make it mystifying to newcomers. And to add to the confusion, the event’s structure has had yet another overhaul in the last few years. Fear not! … Read more
Fixed-wheel bikes (better known as “fixies”) are bicycles with no freewheel mechanism, meaning that the pedals always spin with the rear wheel. In other words, you cannot coast on a fixie. If the bike is moving, so are the pedals. Previously only really seen on the banked tracks of the velodrome or with the odd … Read more
To outsiders, Keirin racing is a curiosity, an odd but feverishly exciting fan-favorite that crops up every four years at the Olympics, then fades out of view until the next Olympic cycle. But in the livewire event’s birthplace of Japan, Keirin is a 12-billion-dollar national obsession. Steeped in tradition, it demands a strictly regimented way … Read more