I've got a bike you can ride if you like..

Finally got an email back about the kids bike. Little one is going to be rolling a specialized just like daddy provided they still have it in a few days.

Just took my daughter to try out her new mtn bike. It's a tiny bit big for her but she did pretty well. Hopefully have her out on some singletrack by next year.

I was actually looking into that last night. There aren't that many in the US and most are outdoors. You have to have a track bike, some of them rent them. The closest one to me is in PA. They were trying to get one built in DC but it doesn't look like that's happening now. As far as watching it, I kinda like it but it's probably boring if you're not familiar with what it's like to ride a fixie at high speeds.

I saw a trek remedy on cl the other day for 1800. 2yrs old. Had a fox fork on it though and from what I understand they ride nice but need to be rebuilt every year if you ride a lot.

Tubeless tires, hydraulic brakes, new seat, just did the seals on the front fork. I dunno I'm probably waiting till next spring at this point

I wouldn't get that bike if you want to do free riding type stuff anyway. The fork travel looks short and the geometry looks a little dated. No one runs a stem that long anymore.

I've never heard of a track setup with different crank arm lengths or seen one for sale. Not saying people don't do that but I think it would be extremely difficult to get a smooth pedal stroke. My track crankset has 168 mm crank arms where most road cranks are at least 170. 172.5 is a pretty standard length.

When you rode the bike did he have old school pedals with toe clips and straps? If you're not running clipless you have a lot less clearance and I could see that being necessary. Also I was wrong, my cranks are 165mm. I can come through a hairpin turn and lay the bike over pretty far without clipping a pedal