Originally Posted by
Mtldealer
Hello all... I'm looking to get back into track riding at a velodrome in Los Angeles. I used to ride on the Olympic Velodrome at Domiguez hills which was concrete outside. Now it is a inside wood track. Any suggestions on tires? I'm 6'2" and 275#'s - I have nightmares about a tubular rolling off when I'm doing a flying 200.
As a Clydesdale (255lbs) racing on an outdoor track, I went with Vredstein Fortezza Tricomp Slick clinchers with Challenge latex tubes on 36 spoke Velocity Deep V wheels for most races, and used Vittoria Corsa SL road tubulars on FFWD carbon wheels mostly for State & Regional type events. I generally inflated the clinchers to 145-150psi and the tubulars to 150-165psi range. Given my excess weight, I didn't see the need for the competitive edge offered by lightweight track tires, I just wanted tires without too much rolling resistence.