Category Archives: Bicycles
New Queensland State Velodrome – photos 15 March 2015
New Queensland State Velodrome – photos 1 February 2015
Start of construction at the Queensland State Velodrome
As I approached Chandler Velodrome this afternoon on the way to a Repsych Sunday afternoon training session, I noticed a Watpac construction sign. Ahhh, construction on the Queensland State Velodrome must have started!
After the Repsych training session I investigated. Sure enough, the old car park shade structures had been demolished and earthworks had begun.
Watpac construction traffic sign
Construction site entrance gate
Construction site entrance gate
There appears to be an excavation up there, most likely for the velodrome foundations
Behind the trees there are several earthmoving trucks, with excavators behind the site office
To see other photos of the Queensland State Velodrome construction, follow this tag.
Site of the new Queensland State Velodrome at Chandler in Brisbane
I had heard that the construction site offices had been erected for the new Queensland State Velodrome at Chandler in Brisbane. I thought I would take a few photos of the site before work started.
Queensland-based construction group Watpac was awarded the construction contract (Queensland Government media release dated 15 August 2014) for the new $55 million velodrome being built for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. Apparently Watpac took possession of the site in October 2014. Brisbane-based Cox Rayner Architects was awarded the design contract (Queensland Government media release dated 13 June 2014). A separate contract will be awarded for construction and design of the timber cycling track.
The new velodrome is due to be finished by mid-2016.
Caboolture Velodrome
Caboolture Velodrome is located at the Centenary Lakes Sporting Complex (also known as Caboolture Sports Complex or Centenary Lakes Park). The sports complex is located on Morayfield Road, Caboolture.
Caboolture Velodrome was opened by Des Frawley MP on 11 January 1975 after five years of work by the Caboolture Cycling Club.
Caboolture Sports Complex is listed on the sign at the front of the complex as the home of the Sunshine Coast Cycling Club. The Moreton Bay Cycling Club web site advises that they manage Caboolture Velodrome in accordance with the requirements of Moreton Bay Regional Council. Wolves Bike Den (a bike shop in Caboolture) also appear to be regular track users.
Caboolture Velodrome is an outdoor concrete track. According to Wikipedia, Caboolture Velodrome is 350 metres in length, but it does not list a banking angle.
With no one using the track, I took the opportunity to measure the velodrome banking angle. My phone angle metre app measured it as 9 degrees on the straight and 20 degrees on the banking. The measure was taken at the blue stayers line in the middle of the track at both locations.
Caboolture Velodrome appears to be used as a stormwater detention basin during heavy rain.
Vittoria Zaffiro Pro puncture
I very rarely get punctures. I keep my tyres at the right pressure and generally roll the Brisbane River Loop — a 36 km loop in Brisbane that is very popular with cyclists. It came as somewhat of a surprise then that I got a puncture … at the end of my street as I was returning from riding the River Loop. I was pleased that the puncture happened two houses down the street from where I live so that I did not need to change the tube beside the road.
The tyre is a Vittoria Zaffiro Pro 700 x 25C. I chose this tyre because this bike is usually configured as a town bike and I often do not carry a puncture repair kit for my rides down to the local shops. The Vittoria Zaffiro is the most puncture resistant tyre that I use, but as you can see, was no match for a big nail!
