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Track bike in your garage?

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  • 18-01-2020 7:19pm
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    Harrybelafonte
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,450 ✭✭✭


    Having been involved in track cycling for a good few years now and witness many come and go to Sundrive, I'm convinced that there are large number of people with track bikes/frames rusting away in their sheds or attics? Anyone here guilty?


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    tunney
    Registered Users Posts: 12,583 ✭✭✭✭tunney


    Harrybelafonte wrote: »
    Having been involved in track cycling for a good few years now and witness many come and go to Sundrive, I'm convinced that there are large number of people with track bikes/frames rusting away in their sheds or attics? Anyone here guilty?

    Mine is out the back, part rusting, part being eaten by dog.


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    Harrybelafonte
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,450 ✭✭✭Harrybelafonte


    tunney wrote: »
    Mine is out the back, part rusting, part being eaten by dog.

    Shame, could it be saved?


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    shutup
    Registered Users Posts: 507 ✭✭✭shutup


    Bicycle swap/sale meet up is needed


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    eeeee
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,820 Mod ✭✭✭✭eeeee


    Save the track bikes!
    I too have seen a lot of people come and go, some with very nice machines.

    I guess it's nice that people hold onto them, in the belief they'll get back to it (cos track is the best :D) .
    But sad they don't get out, or fall into disrepair.

    We could start a save the track bike group, which both saves the bike and gets the owner back on track!

    I think once the indoor is built all these bike will make it back out


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    Harrybelafonte
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,450 ✭✭✭Harrybelafonte


    It's a lot on my mind as I prep for the coaching sessions to start again. There's a lot of people who would like to move on to their own bikes but there's a lack of second hand options around and the cost of a new bike can be prohibitive to many of them. No-one should really still be on a rental bike after a year of training.


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    lennymc
    Registered Users Posts: 6,458 ✭✭✭lennymc


    Mine is in the attic, I will be using it this year tho. And the velodrome is coming....


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    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 48,299 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    if you live in shane ross's constituency, i'm sure that's worth asking him about if he calls to the door.


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    slow
    Registered Users Posts: 194 ✭✭slow


    I'm looking for a 55cm or 56cm bike with a maximum budget of €500 if there's anything out there...


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