Um. Not too silky smooth - you wouldn't want that (want a bit of grippiness)

am sure there could be splinterness if you were unlucky (lots of stories of v nasty splinters from wooden tracks in past - eg Cav once got a huge one through his todger, iirc).

Boards are incredibly *even* though - you feel nothing at all in terms of bumps or imperfections. Hence why the track is so fast.

One interesting thing about the boards - we were warned in advance that we'd hear some popping and cracking under our wheels as we rode, and not to worry about it - you always get it for a year or two with new tracks, apparently.

Was indeed true, and it is pretty unsettling at first when you're going fast - feels like the boards are just going to crack open underneath you.

Amazing surface though. You go very fast indeed on it (though you also get tired very quickly - track riding is intense. Had heard this before, but it is amazing how much more intense it is than road riding.)

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on April 9th 2014 at 11:51:09

Message Thread

This OSCAR case is doing my fucking nut in (General Chat) - Charles21, Apr 9, 11:18:55
- Out of interest....if it HAD been an intruder and not his GF that he murdered (General Chat) - admckechnie, Apr 9, 11:34:42
  - Could have been an emergency plumber (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Apr 9, 11:40:57
  - May well get off then.....crazy (n/m) (General Chat) - admckechnie, Apr 9, 11:37:11
  - in South Africa, I think so (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Apr 9, 11:35:25
    - as long as they're black, i believe. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 9, 11:38:47
      - Nail. Hit. Head. (General Chat) - Winged Eel Creosote, Apr 9, 13:24:09
      - and unarmed (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Apr 9, 11:39:00
        
        of course. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 9, 11:40:08
    - defo in florida anyway (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Apr 9, 11:38:10
    - Oh right....blimey! (n/m) (General Chat) - admckechnie, Apr 9, 11:36:28
- Moncurred. And this missing plane story needs to come to a conclusion PDQ (n/m) (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Apr 9, 11:30:16
  - at least that boring politics story is over now (General Chat) - SCC 28, Apr 9, 11:33:08
  - I mean find a bit of it to shut China up. I don't mean find it on a runway in Batmanistan (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Apr 9, 11:31:52
    - I don't think Batmanistan is a place Mike. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Apr 9, 11:36:42
      - Well the proud Batmanistanians will never get independance if they all had your (General Chat) - MIKEWALKER, Apr 9, 11:52:41
        
        *Batmanistanis (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Apr 9, 11:55:18
        
        it's actually; "Batmanians" (General Chat) - Tombs, Apr 9, 12:03:28
        
        No, it's "Batmanistanmen" actually. (n/m) (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Apr 9, 22:21:40
      - You two should get your own show. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 9, 11:38:25
        
        What's the finish like on the surface of them velodrome tracks? (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Apr 9, 11:43:52
        
        Um. Not too silky smooth - you wouldn't want that (want a bit of grippiness) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 9, 11:51:09
        
        "Cav once got a huge one through his todger" (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Apr 9, 11:56:13
        
        not todger, but... (General Chat) - Monty Peculiar, Apr 9, 12:30:13
        
        OUCH (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 9, 12:31:00
        
        (I am very glad I didn't see that yesterday.) (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 9, 12:31:30
        
        OMG! this is cav's lacerated todger.... (NSFW) (General Chat) - Tombs, Apr 9, 12:37:33
        
        Um. Sorry. Perhaps don't look at the post below. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 9, 11:59:51
        
        .............. (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 9, 11:52:58
- ^^ loves Oscar ^^ (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Apr 9, 11:20:14
  - no, just think his crying seems genuine (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Apr 9, 11:22:18
    - He has a lot to cry about to be fair! Is the death penalty (General Chat) - admckechnie, Apr 9, 11:26:12
      - yes no execution sadly (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Apr 9, 11:26:54
        
        Oscar NOT you SCC (n/m) (General Chat) - admckechnie, Apr 9, 11:28:55
        
        You have your moments! (n/m) (General Chat) - admckechnie, Apr 9, 11:30:46
        
        lol (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Apr 9, 11:29:49
        
        Damn....smug little shit (n/m) (General Chat) - admckechnie, Apr 9, 11:27:45
        
        probably not that smug if this is what's in store for him: (General Chat) - CWC, Apr 9, 11:32:16
        
        that's incredible (General Chat) - Tombs, Apr 9, 12:16:28
        
        they've reduced it to chopping his legs off (n/m) (General Chat) - mr carra, Apr 9, 11:30:15
    - ffs is this a jury case or not? (General Chat) - SCC 28, Apr 9, 11:24:34
      - stop bullying me (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Apr 9, 11:35:03
      - no it isn't (n/m) (General Chat) - mr carra, Apr 9, 11:26:33
        
        excellent (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Apr 9, 11:27:53
    - Impossible to know exactly why he's crying (General Chat) - duke of york, Apr 9, 11:23:44
      - have you been listening (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Apr 9, 11:51:09
        
        To who? (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Apr 9, 11:53:01
        
        to the trial? (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Apr 9, 11:58:22
        
        No (General Chat) - duke of york, Apr 9, 12:02:18
        
        So this. (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Apr 9, 12:48:48
        
        no, not so this (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Apr 9, 12:49:53
        
        defo this. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 9, 13:59:21
        
        Can you show your workings please? (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Apr 9, 12:51:42
        
        being a gullible twat (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Apr 9, 12:53:53
        
        Yes, this (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Apr 9, 12:51:37
      - shorter prsion sense if he shows genuine remorse and it was 'accidental' (General Chat) - CWC, Apr 9, 11:39:13
        
        the latter a sort of crime of passion? (General Chat) - SCC 28, Apr 9, 11:41:35
        
        lol (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Apr 9, 11:41:50
        
        yep here (General Chat) - SCC 28, Apr 9, 11:44:06
        
        heh, good find (General Chat) - CWC, Apr 9, 11:49:54
        
        yep should have done it in paris pre 1970s (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Apr 9, 11:51:55
        
        ffs, "shorter prison sentence" (General Chat) - CWC, Apr 9, 11:39:45
      - cos hes guilty and going to prison. (General Chat) - Joe Strimmer, Apr 9, 11:27:32
        
        then they took his legs away. nothing gets past those clever krauts (n/m) (General Chat) - Joe Strimmer, Apr 9, 11:31:15
  - i hated him from the start (General Chat) - SCC 28, Apr 9, 11:20:47
    - it saves time tbf. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 9, 11:30:55
    - He's getting off far too lightly. (n/m) (General Chat) - trafford_canary, Apr 9, 11:22:12
      - hardly, the cross examination has barely started (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Apr 9, 11:23:05
        
        If they adjourn at every blubber it'll never be able to get going. (n/m) (General Chat) - trafford_canary, Apr 9, 11:24:37

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