I’ve often said that you don’t need to use a Garmin or to Strava your rides. Cycling doesn’t always have to be a race. I was once a racer, leaving me with a hangup. I can’t ride with a computer or upload data on rides without checking my numbers.
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Tasty Tracklocross Tuesday
This week we look at a tracklocross bike the way it should look.
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The Fear of Tracklocross
Many people talk of mainstream media making people live in fear, and the bike trade does the same. If you want to be fast or cool, then you need the latest doodah. If you’re going to be taken seriously, you need to buy all the gear. You’ll never get up hills without a 50 tooth cog on your cassette. You’ll never get up a mountain unless you’re riding an e-bike.
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I talked about the Japanese 2019 Tracklocross World Champs in my history of tracklocross article, but a new video from the event has emerged. The video is made by the master of fixed gear videos, Terry Barensten, so you already know it is excellent.
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In my blog on the history of tracklocross, I managed to forget something. Something that I really shouldn’t have as I used to spend hours perusing their blog. I forgot about 63xc. 63xc was named after their preferred gear inches option for riding offroad. That should give you enough of an idea about the site.
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Cycling Isn’t a Race
Cycling isn’t a race, and I’ve talked about that before. I still though find it hard to avoid thinking that cycling is a race. That may be because I used to race, or because all cycling marketing is designed to make cycling a race. Honestly, we’re riding a toy, and as a bike is a toy, it should be fun.
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One of the Joys of Tracklocross
The joy of tracklocross is riding trails I haven’t ridden before. They either looked “too boring” for my mountain bike or “too gnarly” for my road bike. Now I get to ride those in-between trails and feel like I’m having the most fun I’ve had in years.
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Tracklocross Conversion
In 2018, Chain Reaction Cycles had a Black Friday sale. Now, I think having Black Friday sales in the UK are a bit crazy. Unless we’re thankful, we lost the US? Still, they had an offer on a bike, the Octane One Kode. The price was stupid low, so I bought one.
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Tasty Tracklocross Tuesday #2
Bringing new life to old bikes is cool. Snow is also cool. Combine them together and I love it.
The Look here is furthering my belief that tracklocross bikes are great simple utilitarian bikes.
The History of Tracklocross
In this article, I will explore the history of tracklocross cycling that I have been able to find and dig up. If you would like to challenge or add anything, please feel free to do so in the comments or send me a message on the contact form.
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Fiefdom Tracklocross 