I agree. @Bopper and @TommyB are our go to Track Brain Trustees.
I’ve recently been talking track with a few gravel people… @pascallap @Emily_driedger @EricR @David_Sunday and others interested in basic certification for rec riding. And then there are people like @TommyB and @Bike who are pinning on numbers for both citizen and UCI races.
There is a small, but dedicated contingent of regular rec trackies who go to the drop-in sessions to spin around the boards together as an alternate to Zwift during the winter. It does seem strange to wake up at 5am, to drive 1hr to Milton, pay ~$18 to get on the track for 6am, ride for 60-90 minutes at threshold with sprints until your legs are shattered, then shower, go for breakfast, and drive back home before anyone else is up in your house.
But man…what a buzz to be rolling at 40kph with no brakes or gears next to your WCC friends in 25 degree heat in the middle of winter, on a 45 degree banked wooden track in a world class $60M cycling facility. It doesn’t get old.
@Bopper @TommyB @bdoberst @Russell @Msteven @TonyF @Del @csbell @Orrin are regulars. I even try to get out on my Captain Canada bike bike when I can.
It wouldn’t be a @Francqlife post without stories, videos, and vanity race pics to show you what it is like. All in the hope that you see you will have friends who will be there to show you the ropes. @bdoberst has a million pictures and good videos to share. Track bike are a bit crazy. So simple. So fast. @TommyB has a pretty sweet ride. Mine is a bit old school (below), but you can’t miss it on the track.
Racing is pretty awesome. @TommyB will tell you all about it. He showed me the ropes and we even managed to do a Madison together once. @Bopper convinced me to join his Team Pursuit at the Canadian Nationals a couple of years ago. Here we are holding 45 kph together swapping the lead every lap.
We managed to win the bronze medal at the Canadian National Championships. Thank goodness there were only three Masters teams who registered for the event. 
