Track Bicycles
Track Bicycles are referred to as such simply because riders use them for cycling in the indoor track. Specific road bicycle offers the safety of brakes and gear options for more challenging pathways, the track bicycle comes with no brakes at all and is a single gear bike. The track bicycle can also be recognized by its tires that are characteristically narrow and tubular. These tires are filled with high pressure air to lessen resistance during rolling. Recently, manufacturers have started exchanging the tubular tires for clincher tires instead as the latter has shown to provide much better track performance.
Track Bicycle vs. Road Bicycle
There are several other differences between the Track Bicycles and your standard road bicycle. For one thing, the bottom bracket of track bicycles is relatively higher in order to prevent the bicycle pedals from grazing against steeply banked tracks. The seat is also that much more steep to allow for a more aerodynamic silhouette during the race as well. Following that, the head tube is also designed to be at a precipitous angle to encourage responsive steering.
Keeping The Frame in Mind
They usually come with 120mm spacing dedicated to the rear hub and can be built either from steel, carbon fiber, titanium or aluminum, with the main objective of ensuring that the track bicycle was lightweight enough to travel at fast speeds. Most professionals ride these bicycles made up of carbon fiber in order to not only have speed but to also ensure robustness in the built. In order to accommodate adjustment in chain tension, track ends in front of the rear tire of the bike face tend to face rearwards in order to deter the wheel from flying off during dropout activities.
A Singular Gear Is Still Important
Track Bicycles travel in circles around an arena, so it’s not exactly vital to have more than one gear installed in the bike. However, that means that the quality and capabilities of that one gear is pretty important. A low gear would allow the rider to move faster while a bigger gear would allow the rider to maintain the speed better.