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Cycling - Fuso Track Bike

Veledrome, or track racing is a type of bicycle racing performed on an oval-shaped, banked track. Track sizes can vary and are usually between 200 and 400 meters. The standard olympic size is 333 1/3 meters, making three laps equal to one kilometer. The bikes have only one gear, and not only can you not coast but they have no brakes! Speed reduction is done by applying backpressure to the pedals. Track racing is a fast and furious form of cycling.

Fuso Track Bike

This is my favorite bike. I had the frame made specifically for my body geometry and hand-picked every part from the stem bolt to the spoke nipples. I built this bike over a peiod of a few months from the ground up. It weighs in at 15.5 pounds.

Specifications:

Frame: Custom-built Fuso Track, 54cm x 55cm, Columbus MAX tubing, fillet-brazed

Component grouppo: Campagnolo Pista, 165mm cranks, cartridge bottom bracket

Wheels: High-flange hubs, 32H f+r, 15G straight spokes, alloy nipples, 3-cross lacing, Mavic GEL280 rims

Tires: Vittoria Pista CS tubulars, cotton / laytex, 22mm

Stem / bars: Custom Curtlo steel stem / titanium bolt, 122mm x -30-degree drop / 3ttt 42cm o-o bars

Seat: Sella San Marco Concor Light Titanium

Toe straps: 2 per pedal, Alfredo Binda Extra / Campagnolo double-leather track

Computer: Cateye Cordless

For more information about veledromes and track racing, visit the links page.

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