When you watch dual Athens Olympic Games gold medalist Graeme Brown race you should get a discount on your ticket because you only use the front half of the seat.

Brown, who will ride the Madison at Revolution 4 on Wednesday 17 December in Melbourne with Beijing Olympian Cameron Meyer, stirs a wide range of emotions depending on which side of the fence you are sitting.

He has a habit of infuriating his opponents while leaving spectators desperate to see him either win or lose. There’s no middle ground with Brown.

That knack of getting under the skin of opponents had Brown defending himself against accusations by Baden Cooke, who will team up with Robbie McEwen in the Madison, that he is a dangerous rider.

“Cooke goes on about me being erratic and dangerous but that’s only ever been on the road. I’ve never had any problems on the track,” Brown said.

“Anyway, Cooke’s got to get close enough to me for that to be a problem.

“I’m looking forward to racing them. I think it’s going to be on like Donkey Kong.”

Part of Brown’s reputation for dangerous riding was built when he famously clashed McEwen at the Jayco Bay Cycling Classic in 2002.

“When I was younger Robbie was the best sprinter in the world and as a young guy I just wanted to beat him and did everything I could even if that meant going right or left,” the 29-year-old said.

Last year’s Revolution event, which included the Melbourne Cup on Wheels, was an example of Brown at his best when he put on one of the finest displays of track cycling ever seen in Melbourne.

He was beaten by local favourite Leigh Howard in the Melbourne Cup on Wheels but got his own back with victory in the final race of the night, which included a playful head-butt in the young Victorians direction early in the race as a reminder of who was really in charge.

“Deep down I’m a performer and love it when the crowd cheers for me,” Brown said.

But Brown knows the talk needs to be backed up with performances and has made sure he has a strong partner for the Madison by teaming up with Meyer, one of Australian cycling’s rising stars.

“I had to talk him into it. I said ‘come on mate, you and me, we can take it out’,” the Olympic Madison gold medallist said.

“I’m happy I got the right guy. In fact, I couldn’t get much better.”

Meyer, 20, is coming off the biggest season of his career that included fourth in the points race at the Beijing Olympics, overall honours in the Tour of Japan on the road and signing with the American Garmin-Chipotle team for the next two years.

The young West Australian also finished second in the Madison at the recent Track World Cup in Melbourne.

With such strong credentials on the track Brown and Meyer will be among the favourites to win the Madison at Revolution 4. Brown will also start the short priced favourite to provide the fireworks.