138 | Riding the World's Steepest Velodrome
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5 ай бұрынForest City Velodrome - www.forestcityvelodrome.ca/
This is my story of returning to the velodrome that started it all. After a crash in 2015 that left me hospitalized I have not returned to this facility since then.
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@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
Thank you to everyone for the support on this film! I had so much fun putting this one together. This velodrome is incredibly special to me and I'm so thankful I was able to share that story with all of you!
@petebrooks1223 5 ай бұрын
Hello Nick. Thanks for the great video. I'm Dick Brooks's son. Thanks for that shout out to him and Ron. They are the heart of that smelly old place. Come back any time. I'm sure the kids love to see a success story. Keep up the great work and Cheers
@santiagobenites 5 ай бұрын
Nice one, Nick. While I never got out to London to ride on that track, I was fortunate enough to ride the at Olympic Velodrome in Montreal before it was demolished. Now that was a beautiful facility.
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
I would have loved to get the chance to ride that track. It’s too bad they weren’t able to keep it around.
@jeffcook2136 5 ай бұрын
Great Video, I've ridden, taught and raced on this track. So please to see it re-open. A big thank you to all the Volunteer's over the years. RIP Paul M
@ettieneretief5350 5 ай бұрын
We all have that place that set the foundation. My home track is not the greatest track, but its where I learnt to ride track, it's where I have had big crashes, and it's now my happy place. I enjoy your videos - thank you for sharing.
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@andreamorrow9420 5 ай бұрын
Awesome! Thank you for bringing attention to our little velodrome. Maybe you could come out and ride with the velokids some time!
@ianwilliamrobertson 5 ай бұрын
Great reminder of how fun that track is ... last raced there in 2011 provincials ... remember racing Chris Singleton and meeting Gord that day on the way to earning some fun hardware. Thanks for the great video.
@Track_cycle 5 ай бұрын
I really enjoyed the video. I'm a track cyclist living in Korea, and I'm referring to the training videos you uploaded. I'm thinking of starting KZfaq, too!
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for watching! KZfaq is very rewarding and so worth the effort!
@StankFernatra 5 ай бұрын
Let's see it, man!
@ndill1597 5 ай бұрын
Do it!
@_2962 5 ай бұрын
어 안녕하세요? 저는 한국에 사는 트랙바이크 에 관심이 좀 많은 중딩입니다ㅋㅋㅋ 한국인을 여기서 만나게 되서 영광이네요! 선수 생활 열심히 하시기 바랍니다 ㅎㅇㅌ!!
@user-ic7qu7ls4d 5 ай бұрын
I subscribed for the early support! Hope your KZfaq does well.😁
@hayesshepard 3 ай бұрын
1st video I've seen. Absolutely STUNNING production. Happy you got to tackle the track again. Good luck!!
@nick_wammes 3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! Means a lot!
@user-ow1ei2qw4n 3 ай бұрын
Haven’t been there’s in a year but wow this brings some fun memories
@nick_wammes 3 ай бұрын
So many amazing memories at FCV!
@donnaosborne3555 5 ай бұрын
Really enjoyed watching how you managed such a steep and tight track. Well done. Thank you for sharing.
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for watching!
@welern2liv815 5 ай бұрын
Huge respect! I admit, when you talked of nervousness, I thought it's just like riding a bike, right? 🤭😉
@qeauxduis 5 ай бұрын
I miss my old steel KHS flite 100 :) hearing you bring up yours brought back some PBR-saturated memories
@vibratingstring 3 ай бұрын
In 1983 my team's (Hill Cycle) annual sanctioned race, the Keystone Open, was sponsored by Rolling Rock. We actually sewed patches on our jerseys that morning. Strawbridge & Clothier used a photo of my brother in the race on his way to 5th as a television ad graphic. So maybe that beer patch is still captured somewhere haha
@adief1353 5 ай бұрын
the production qulaity on this was abolutly outstanding
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@Jonnycerious 4 күн бұрын
I won the sprint tourney there in November 2010. One of the few people who can say that and not be a local! Awesome video! Good luck with your continued career on the track!
@nick_wammes 3 күн бұрын
That is awesome!
@patrickdijkman8974 5 ай бұрын
Great little docu, thanks!
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@bracket0398 5 ай бұрын
Used to ride fixed gear in Phoenix for transpo and work couple years back. Heading back thru town and am very much thinking of taking the bike out and spending a night or two riding where i used to stomp around before passing thru to get home. Same kinda nostalgia you have here for the track. Thans for the motivation! An old pal of mine is letting me stay at his house for a couple days so thru the golf courses and canals we go! Been 5 1/2 years...
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
Enjoy!
@bracket0398 5 ай бұрын
@@nick_wammes thanks, will try! Tomorrow is start of the XC drive from Ukiah Cali to LA. Weds or Thurs starts the ride! Followed by the rest of the drive from Phx to Upstate New York, aka the not as fun part. Again, thanks for the ride motivation!
@packratty 5 ай бұрын
I remember stopping in there off the 401 to have a look a couple of times (the first shortly after it opened), but living in Toronto, Milton is closer (not sure if I still hold the F45-49 Canadian hour record), but I keep saying I'm going to give FCV a whirl - really happy to hear it's not closing. Thanks for the video and good luck!
@nick_wammes 3 ай бұрын
Thank you! You have to try FCV someday!
@hyperboytkl1077 5 ай бұрын
Single speed fixie racer bike is the best! Pitted with other geared multi sprocket bikes In many criterium street races in my area, I seen a good number of race winners. 1st placers take fixie bikes to the finish line. Sometimes even finishing in a strong breakaway ahead of the main peloton!
@ludovitvirag3911 3 ай бұрын
Beautiful. I grew up on velodrome. Raced from around age 10 to my mid twenties. Miss it
@nick_wammes 3 ай бұрын
Track racing is the best
@robertmelnyk-ne1cm 5 ай бұрын
Very well done, Nick. Best wishes for success in your upcoming qualifiers and competitions.
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@jrgensneisen6021 4 ай бұрын
Love seeing what can be pulled off in such a tight spot! This setup is still perfect for getting folks into track cycling. Over in Norway, we've gone from zero to two velodromes in the last couple of years. But, you know, some folks aren't thrilled that one is 'only' 200m. Who knows, maybe if they were cool with a 166m track, we could have three or four velodromes here
@nick_wammes 4 ай бұрын
I think small tracks are great! They are great places to learn the sport and they can also host some pretty cool events!
@coles19960 4 ай бұрын
Really well done video! Nice work
@nick_wammes 4 ай бұрын
Thanks a lot!
@VelasPato 5 ай бұрын
Wow i can't believe that i lived in london and never visited that velodrome amazing video 😊
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
It’s an amazing place! Thanks for watching!
@drewd9985 5 ай бұрын
The old Berlin velodrome is long gone. 57° banking. Seen an old photo of a three team wide Madison change on the bend. Another photo of a rider on the duck board on his bike, leaning on the track with his head on a pillow pretending to sleep for the photo. The French more recently built a steep, tight velodrome for national team high performance training under the theory that no track would seem difficult after riding their training track. I don't know if that track is still in existence.
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
They do have a pretty small track located at INSEP!
@gohumberto 5 ай бұрын
I've only ridden in a Velodrome once, at Calshott in the South of England. When you walk into the track it's pretty worrying to see just how steep the track is but, once in motion that feeling of gradient disappears. I'd ridden a lot of single-speed and fixed out on the road so I was used to that. My friends however had more of an issue with riding fixed than the actual gradient. Riding fixed, with no brakes can really catch you out at first, if you're used to free-wheeling to a halt. A "Fixie" lets you know in no uncertain terms, "No, you ain't freewheeling Mister".
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
It is absolutely a wild feeling when you first try it out!
@stephenphillips8956 4 ай бұрын
Awesome! Beautifully made, too.
@nick_wammes 4 ай бұрын
Thank you so much!
@craighughes5977 5 ай бұрын
Great video. Reminded me so much of riding the track in the Delhi arena in the 70's. Bankings of 55 degrees I've read, same builder.
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
So many amazing facilities that have come and gone over the years!
@weatheranddarkness 5 ай бұрын
I am so glad they're back open!!
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
Yes! It’s great to have such an important facility back open and accessible
@Real_UnholySins 2 ай бұрын
@@nick_wammeswas it abandoned? And is it considered abandoned still as in no events are taking place? Or is it fully restored into it’s once former glory and events continue to surge in the beauty and it’s essence?
@RyanAitcheson 5 ай бұрын
Awesome to see the classic track! Nice video!
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
Thank you! Loved being back on FCV!
@jean-nicolasbertrand4726 5 ай бұрын
The good old 6 days at that bad baby!
@zerofound 5 ай бұрын
the production quality, holy moly. great video!
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@user-mp3zd8ob7y 5 ай бұрын
That’s really cool video! Thanks so much!
@nick_wammes 3 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@alexanderfpv6655 5 ай бұрын
Putting power down on a fixed gear is such an amazing experience. I couldn't imagine trying to manage that going fast on a steeply banked track.... with other racers.
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
It definitely gets pretty hectic!
@vibratingstring 3 ай бұрын
This is a track I never knew about. The nearest to me when I was growing up racing was Trexlertown. My coach wanted my brother and me to race track but we already did so many other things. It was a cool thing though. This track is really tiny! Much much steeper than Ttown. Back in the early part of the century (2oth), there were tracks or "rinks" everywhere! Back when Major Taylor was the great champion.
@nick_wammes 3 ай бұрын
This track is amazing! And I’m so glad I’m able to share more about it!
@jamieormonde01 5 ай бұрын
Great watch. Would be great to see a video outlining your cycling journey from start to now
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
eventually that may be a video to make!
@liam_dawson 5 ай бұрын
great video, cool to see!
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
thank you!
@cyclingmrc 5 ай бұрын
Calshot velodrome in the UK looks very similar to one. Steep and short. The only place I've ridden track.
@borano2031 5 ай бұрын
This is 138 meters, I believe Calshot to be 167 so it shooould be... less steep. Rgr
@germanbeer2466 5 ай бұрын
Inspiring
@batesady 5 ай бұрын
Intimidating track! 😮
@christophermoyer6103 5 ай бұрын
Nice video. Reminds me of my experiences racing on the Vandedrome. Pardon me for asking, but what happened to cause that 2015 crash? A momentary lapse of concentration due to post-race fatigue?
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
I think so yes. Just swung up too high and I was probably riding too big of a gear that I didn’t understand how to handle on that track.
@justana3507 5 ай бұрын
Hey man, this is crazy. As a mountain biker I have to say that if this is where you learnt to ride in your bike sport then I think it might be harder then a lot of mountain biking.
@robertleeimages 4 ай бұрын
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@emmett1ish 3 ай бұрын
I broke my left arm and dislocated my wrist track racing. I spent all of my recovery working out on my indoor trainer and managed to get back on the track for the last race of the season. It was a weird feeling getting back out there but I'm glad I did. I don't know how long recovery would have taken with out having that as a goal.
@nick_wammes 3 ай бұрын
Goals are important! When I had that crash you see in the video I had a goal of being ready for junior nationals only 3 months later which would be selections for junior worlds! Made the goal and made the junior worlds team!
@jeanmarc691 5 ай бұрын
Amazing! You should try Geneva’s velodrom next, with 55° angle 😉
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
If I ever get the chance I’d love to check out Geneva!
@zacharyerskine4277 5 ай бұрын
Forest city is fun. Learnt to ride track there
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
An amazing place!
@dh12. Ай бұрын
Been wanting to ride a velodrome for almost 50 years. Maybe it will happen this year. Milton is 4 hours away but over 50 degrees of banking is mind blowing
@nick_wammes Ай бұрын
Milton is much shallower in the corners than FCV here in this video. You should really give Milton a try!
@max.harvroom 4 ай бұрын
never rode on a track, ridden lots of track bikes though. i even still get out on my Eimei every so often but my old man knees sure let me know about it for hours and days after.... but 59/20 being your "training gear" made me laugh. olympian i am not haha. edit: grammar
@nick_wammes 3 ай бұрын
It helps to have such a smooth track to ride on
@vinnymanus7826 5 ай бұрын
I love to see it man
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@user-hn5kh7qt9r 3 ай бұрын
The one in Ghent is small and steep. It makes following a Maderson much easier.
@nick_wammes 3 ай бұрын
They are fun to ride
@mattiemathis9549 3 ай бұрын
Oh my! I ran track, but when you said taught me how to turn left, something hit! We never ran the other way! 😂😂😂😂😂 I was taught to run left! 😂😂😂
@nick_wammes 3 ай бұрын
Turning right feels weird! Someone else who understands!
@mattiemathis9549 3 ай бұрын
Yup! Completely! And good for you for getting back on it! I gave up my dreams of being an Olympic athlete when my buddy beat me in a race. I’ve no regrets, I ended up in a field I loved, but there’s always that question in the back of my mind. Could I have? If I’d worked hard enough, could I have? You know your answer. Good on ya mate!
@Dirtandoars 5 ай бұрын
Well done Nick!
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
And thank you for all you’ve done to help get the track reopened!
@bcrides1639 5 ай бұрын
Such high quality video 👍
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@user-zm5rf8kv7j 5 ай бұрын
Great video! I train there all the time! You need to come by for a youth training session so you can see the up and coming stars!
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
I will have to do that!
@michaelnorton6677 5 ай бұрын
Whoa. Nice Vigorelli.
@PacificNorthwestCycling 5 ай бұрын
And i thought that Burnaby Velodrome was steep ?!?!? Great job on this video !
@nick_wammes 3 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@allancoukell2911 5 ай бұрын
I live in Washington DC, where there is no velodrome (there are fewer per capita in the US than in many countries), but I have family in London, ON and have ridden FCV. I believe they got a reprieve and are back up and running again.
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
Yes! It’s amazing that FCV is able to reopen the doors for hopefully many more years!
@Flashback_Jack 5 ай бұрын
Great presentation. Only thing that would have added to the polish is if you had set not just the video project to the 21:9 aspect you cropped the video to, but if your video editing software is anything like Sony Vegas, you also have to edit the clip aspect as 21:9 as well to ensure the extra space aren't black bars, but void space taken up by the grey KZfaq video background.
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
Thank you for the critical feedback.
@johntracey8592 5 ай бұрын
Awesome production quality as always Nick 😁
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@chuckw1021 5 ай бұрын
It looks like a great place to play plckleball also.
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
Three courts on the infield!
@MOUNTAINOUS 3 ай бұрын
looks fun. on my bmx i would be doing alley oop airs on those walls. fakie airs and tabletops.
@nick_wammes 3 ай бұрын
That would be interesting
@MOUNTAINOUS 3 ай бұрын
@@nick_wammes for sure. i am over 50 and every summer i make tons of bmx videos. i can still link tailwhips into combos at my age and at 6 foot 3 and 260 pounds. i am the biggest guy on a bmx i know. but i did fun bmx vids last summer. skateparks. pump tracks. street. bmx racing etc. flatland freestyle. that place looks fun.
@Salomonskier720 5 ай бұрын
Nice pickleball courts in the middle of the bike track. 🤘🏽
@mountaintruth1deeds533 5 ай бұрын
Isn't pickleball tennis for old people🤔
@nick_wammes 3 ай бұрын
Oh yeah!
@tg24680 5 ай бұрын
Hi! I am a Australian and the closest indoor velodrome is in Sydney. Have you ever heard of Dunc Grey velodrome Sydney. The 2000 Olympics where held there.
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
Yes I have heard of that track! We will be racing out in Adelaide in about a month!
@workshopninjathe1st 5 ай бұрын
Never take infrastructure like this to be around forever - they take a lot of work from many dedicated people to keep them going. I live in Portland OR where our only velodrome is privately owned and now closed to the public forever due to a change of ownership. It is very sad when a place with a large grassroots following with many successful events closes its doors.
@whynotride327 5 ай бұрын
You are SO correct. I am involved with the Cleveland Velodrome and the amount of yearly maintenance required, due to weather, is rather staggering. I am glad to help because I never thought we would have anything like this in Cleveland but we need more younger people to get involved.
@Omnis2 5 ай бұрын
That's scary steep. Jeez.
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
It’s so much fun to ride!
@Cantsaydog 3 ай бұрын
Wow 👍
@nick_wammes 3 ай бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@sdfilyer 5 ай бұрын
Fun to see Kyle on the Drone
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
Yes! Was great to have the help!
@MorningCarnival 3 ай бұрын
years ago there was a track in the uk with 60degree banking….it was a bit scarey…
@nick_wammes 3 ай бұрын
That does sound scary
@saraheorban 5 ай бұрын
👏
@AimlessBoi_ 25 күн бұрын
I want Cycling especially track races to be as popular as soccer or bascketball
@Alex.Mellen 5 ай бұрын
I love FCV! It's a wild experience compared to riding Milton
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
It really is! The corners are the best feeling!
@warrenthiessen4682 5 ай бұрын
As a kid I always dreamed of being a track cyclist but living in southern Manitoba there was no facility anywhere to try it.
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
It’s definitely a very niche sport and unfortunately not many facilities exist in Canada
@Chico-Dee1 5 ай бұрын
Great video. If you ever make it to the states try out the Lexus Velodrome in Detroit Michigan!
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
That’s the plan this fall!
@Chico-Dee1 5 ай бұрын
@@nick_wammesSee you there!!
@Anonymous.User.0419 5 ай бұрын
What motivates you to ride in a velodrome? Bad weather? Consistency? How do you compare it to Zwift/or any indoor cycling setting?
@nick_wammes 3 ай бұрын
It’s not comparable. Zwift and indoor training is so boring compared to the track
@michaelheaven9883 5 ай бұрын
There is a track in the UK called Calshot which I’m pretty certain it’s shorter and steeper.
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
No it’s not. Calshot is 142m with 42° banking. FCV is 138m with 51° banking
@michaelheaven9883 5 ай бұрын
@@nick_wammes ahh cool. Calshot was resurfaced and lengthened years ago. Prior to that it was a very bumpy, terrifying experience with catch netting at the top and I flying lap time of around 8-9 seconds
@salmonella508 5 ай бұрын
Are toe straps on the pedals required or is that just your preference?
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
Just preference. Most sprinters wear toe straps
@ConnorCanRead 5 ай бұрын
Standardization of track cycling equipment would do a lot for accessibility in the sport, eh? Probably a skosh more than one particular velodrome staying open, but the videos about the sentimentality. Intro to the sports a bit secondary.
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
No I don’t quite agree with that. I started out on some pretty basic rental equipment that I borrowed from the FCV. Most of these facilities all have rental fleets that people can borrow from. Without a facility like this I wouldn’t be in the sport. I didn’t upgrade my equipment until I progressed much further in the sport.
@astronut3830 5 ай бұрын
💖💖💖
@MarqueeMarks 4 ай бұрын
Is it much shorter and steeper than the Burnaby Velodrome?
@nick_wammes 4 ай бұрын
Yes by quite a bit.
@JackqueGuro 2 ай бұрын
The bike is sick But i have a question, Do you ever ride your bike in the streets? Or do you just use it for your tracks.
@nick_wammes 2 ай бұрын
Only on track
@secretagent86 5 ай бұрын
138 meters and 50 degree banking according to google. I rode pan am 67. Velodrome with 33 degree banking. And 400 meters.. we thought that was steep. It was concrete and not at all fast..i rode it 1973 -1977
@maxmotors9497 5 ай бұрын
1. Go fast 2. Turn left (Repeat)
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
Absolutely!
@jensenhealey907efi 5 ай бұрын
Why does your bike make that clicking noise? I would have thought a track bike would be nearly silent. The noise i am talking about appears at two spots in the video. At 3:32 and 5:00
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
It’s just the chain when I’m back pedalling.
@sdfilyer 5 ай бұрын
How fast was that Nick?
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
It wasn’t too fast. It was just a casual ride.
@sd30001 5 ай бұрын
Why do the cycling tracks vary? Why don’t they make them standard turn angles, etc for the sport like athletics tracks?
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
A lot of times it’s because they are designed around the building they are being put in, for example the Milton track needed to have capability on the infield for 3 indoor basketball courts. A lot of velodrome are multi use facilities because velodromes alone aren’t always feasible. Different tracks also help make the competitions a bit more exciting because you need to learn the quirks of new tracks
@j4s0n67 5 ай бұрын
is there a reason you touched your tire before going onto the velodrome?
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
Just to clean off any little bits of dirt that may have gotten stuck to the tire
@phillipzx3754 4 ай бұрын
Seems odd the straight sections are also slopped. Looking at the tires as they make contact with the track, they're at an angle other than 90 degrees. The edge of the tire rather, than the center, is the part making contact.
@nick_wammes 4 ай бұрын
What?
@phillipzx3754 4 ай бұрын
@@nick_wammes When the bike is on the straight section, the tires are at an angle to the track. It's pretty easy to see. The rider/bike is straight up and down. On the banks he's going fast enough he can lean the bike and not fall. Can't lean the bike on the straight sections or you'll get in an argument with gravity. Watch him at about the 3:59-minute mark and you'll see what I mean.
@nick_wammes 4 ай бұрын
@@phillipzx3754 yes. Him is me. If the straights weren’t sloped you would crash because it would be very hard to make the transition into the corner
@phillipzx3754 4 ай бұрын
@@nick_wammes Like I said...it seems odd to ride on the edge of the tire like that. Daytona (as an example) has flat straight sections with banked corners. They seem to make the transition ok?
@nick_wammes 4 ай бұрын
@@phillipzx3754 they’re on four wheels and I’m on two…..do you understand that a bike only has two wheels?
@arturnichvolodov 5 ай бұрын
in ukraine Lviv area we have velodrome 49-51degree
@user-rv9qi7gb2b 4 ай бұрын
It is like wall😮
@nick_wammes 3 ай бұрын
Pretty much!
@hanschristianwolffdr.1635 5 ай бұрын
The track is quite small - just 138m long. If I estimate the radius of the curves by r=12m the speed v=15m/s the slope is estimated by arctan(v*v/r/g)~62°. It may be more than 51°. So, what's the radius of the curve? ... g=9.81m/s/s
@nick_wammes 3 ай бұрын
Interesting analysis
@saraheorban 5 ай бұрын
Obsessed
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
🙌🏼
@wyattruby 4 ай бұрын
As someone who rides a BMX to school commonly, standing up, I could never ride a bike like that 💀 sure I could ride, one hand, standing, and pedaling, but with a seat higher than my bars? Never in a million years, my back would die 💀💀💀 pedal on bro
@nick_wammes 3 ай бұрын
These positions are something that do take a lot of time to learn and adjust to
@josephinebennington7247 3 ай бұрын
what’s the clacking sound?
@nick_wammes 3 ай бұрын
I’m not sure. Might be my chain
@tampazeke4587 3 ай бұрын
It looks like it doubles as pickle ball courts.
@nick_wammes 3 ай бұрын
Yes there are pickleball courts on the infield now!
@macemalik5269 5 ай бұрын
hey nick i was wondering on how do you have a strap on cleats
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
They attach with zip ties through the back of the pedal. There is a tutorial on my shorts page!
@martybates9728 5 ай бұрын
Looks like the one in London Ontario
@martybates9728 5 ай бұрын
Should have waited until the video started, went there to watch qhen it first opened
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
It’s an amazing place to ride and watch some racing!
@55higi 5 ай бұрын
Hey nick isn’t the Lexus Velodrome in Detroit just as steep?
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
I don’t think it’s as steep as FCV. It’s also a bit longer of a track so could be a degree or two shallower.
@edrcozonoking 5 ай бұрын
Lexus velodrome is 50 degrees.
@brianalexander7784 4 ай бұрын
I understand steep banking for race car tracks, but I don’t really think it’s that necessary for much slower bicycles…😂
@nick_wammes 4 ай бұрын
Try racing a bicycle around a flat track. You won’t be able to go very fast
@rickpaulos 5 ай бұрын
steeper than the Vandedrome?
@itsianwood 5 ай бұрын
Come to Prague's Motol velodrome! You'll s**t your pants! :-) but we love it!
@nick_wammes 5 ай бұрын
I think after riding FCV nothing will scare me more
@kingofcastlechaos 5 ай бұрын
Leaving that gate open is pretty dangerous. They scream about that around here.
@nick_wammes 3 ай бұрын
Yes I was the only one there. Otherwise it would have always been closed
@irton4ikfn295 4 ай бұрын
Try to ride Lviv track thats realy spicial and great
@nick_wammes 3 ай бұрын
Maybe one day I’ll get a chance to explore more tracks
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