Mark Poore's post started me thinking about, of all things, the
2006 Cirque. Maybe this should be sent to Dale but since the list
discussed it quite at length I decided to post. Unless I am mistaken,
one of the themes of this years event will be track bikes. I know what
a track bike is but I am now unsure what a track bike isn't. I have
pure track bikes -- no holes drilled for brakes, no bolt on brakes,
fixed gear and rear facing dropouts. But I also have bikes that are
drilled for brakes, made in the 40.s and 50's and often called path
racers. They were not used on tracks per se and sometimes even were
used with single cog freewheels. Do these qualify. I also have a 30's
english RRA that was made to be ridden with a fixed cog but has forward
facing dropouts. Films from the 50's show British time trialists on
such bikes on the road riding record times. Track bike? Does a bike
raced in the Tour de France in the early 30's and before (only fixed
gear allowed) qualify as a track bike. Anyway, not to go on and on but
merely to ask......exactly what kind of bike qualifies to be included in
this years Cirque theme. Or, has this been discussed and I missed it?
Edward Albert
Chappaqua, NY