Previously we talked about how a tracklocross bike works well as a commuter bike; one of the ways to up this utilitarian use is to use studded tyres in winter. Studded tyres will help you find grip where previously there was none. You’ll find yourself riding across sections of paths where others will slip and fall.
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I guess the title pretty much explains what is happening in this video. Sometimes, you need to go for a ride, but you have various family time constraints, but fitting in a quick 30 min blast can happen.
Tracklocross Is Great for Winter Riding
Fixed gear bikes were one of those fads that blow up in cycling. The trend was so big that many people developed a derogatory attitude to fixed gears bikes. It was one of those divides that humanity loves, you either loved fixed gear or hated it, and you stayed in your camp. Like most irrational hatreds, it isn’t based on logic, so I’m going to show you why logically, a fixed gear bike, which is essentially what your tracklocross bike is, is excellent for winter riding. On a side note, we’re not going to call a fixed gear bike a fixie as we have an irrational hatred of that term.
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Surly Steamroller Tracklocross Build
Surly has its fingerprints all over the crime scene, like many niche trends that come into cycling or back into cycling if you check the history of tracklocross article. The Steamroller, for many people, is the archetypical wide tyred fixed gear machine. Just ask the Kilo WT. As you can imagine, a model that has been around for 20 years and barely changed, the Steamroller has a cult following, but is it worthy of that following?
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I got a new tracklocross frameset for Christmas, a banana candy yellow Surly Steamroller. To celebrate, I took it for a little ride around Glasgow and below, you’ll see some video from along the River Clyde.
Another Scottish Tracklocross Ride
Another little jaunt on the tracklocross bike, to be honest, though this one may be more considered a fixed gear ride. I ride alongside the Forth and Clyde canal as it meanders between Clydebank and Bowling. I was off to look at the new Bowline active travel path and assess future group ride routes.
Scottish Tracklocross Rides -3
For this tracklocross ride YouTube video, I decided to try and make a slow TV style of video. I felt that this ties in nicely with the mindfulness I have talked about in recent posts.
Making Your Tracklocross Ride More Mindful
Today I took myself out on a tracklocross ride in conditions everyone else was complaining about riding in. I had the time of my life, though. As a result, I found I just had a new lust for life. Don’t fear the conditions; embrace them; even though they weren’t perfect, I didn’t let that ruin my day. Today, I was just in the moment. I was mindful.
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Upcoming Tracklocross Events
Some tracklocross events that are upcoming.
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Glasgow’s Halloweenish tracklocross race.