Members of the Summit Freewheelers road racing club got to try their hand at another form of bicycle racing when they rode the oval at the Cleveland Velodrome.

The Summit County-based club tries to get new members out to the oval track at least twice during the summer, according to Pam Semanik, a board member with the velodrome and a rider with the Freewheelers. The biggest difference in track racing is the bike. Track bikes are fixed gear and require constant pedaling.

The outdoor, banked cycling track is in its third season. Vandals threatened the start of this season when they set fire in April to the velodrome trailer, which houses the business office, rental bicycles and changing rooms. The velodrome itself was undamaged.

The track season, which opened in May, runs through the end of September.