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Smirr posted:Marcel Kittel @marcelkittel 27s I guess he's joking about Belkin's Mollema who blamed the Bianchi TT bikes to mess up their TdF time trial because the brake rubbed against the rim.
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I realize in a sense that Jens Voights attempt at the hour record is a little bit of an inside joke (however loving much I would like to hime actually make it), but can anyone tell me why his bike actually has a broad handlebar? I understand it's nessecary for the start, but why not just make a detachable bar that you can toss after two rounds?
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Just when I thought Michael Matthews couldn't get any more annoying he starts riding the ugliest "bling" bike I've ever seen: https://twitter.com/zwoodpower/status/510313158934679552/photo/1
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Dunno, apart from the crank I get lovely tinkles al over my upper body
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Rojkir posted:I realize in a sense that Jens Voights attempt at the hour record is a little bit of an inside joke (however loving much I would like to hime actually make it), but can anyone tell me why his bike actually has a broad handlebar? I understand it's nessecary for the start, but why not just make a detachable bar that you can toss after two rounds? It has to be a pursuit legal bike. Tossing things off a bike probably breaks some obscure UCI rule. I'd be surprised if Voigt doesn't get this one (Sosenka's record 49 something). He's a good TTer, the bike technology has come a long way. He won't beat Chris Boardman's 56 though - which is not a UCI legal record or whatever.  
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I enjoyed the terrible chasing skills from the BMC Vuelta team and the Omega Pharma Tour of Britain team today. The bad Omega chase was really worth watching if you haven't seen it.
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I hope Jens gets a flat after 55 minutes and I hope he tests positive as well.
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Russian Bear posted:It has to be a pursuit legal bike. Tossing things off a bike probably breaks some obscure UCI rule. I'd be surprised if Voigt doesn't get this one (Sosenka's record 49 something). He's a good TTer, the bike technology has come a long way. He won't beat Chris Boardman's 56 though - which is not a UCI legal record or whatever. Ok those wheels are loving incredible.
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I'm the two wheel decals that will be out of synch before their first rotation is complete.
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I'm the thread that's only readable with half the people in it ignored
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Macasaurus posted:I'm the thread that's only readable with half the people in it ignored The F1 thread?
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Macasaurus posted:I'm the thread that's only readable with half the people in it ignored Nice way to admit you're a baby.
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Russian Bear posted:It has to be a pursuit legal bike. Tossing things off a bike probably breaks some obscure UCI rule. I'd be surprised if Voigt doesn't get this one (Sosenka's record 49 something). He's a good TTer, the bike technology has come a long way. He won't beat Chris Boardman's 56 though - which is not a UCI legal record or whatever. Does that mean the UCI has decided what the rules are, what's an appropriate bike and what the current record is? I remember that being in some kind of limbo last year.
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Cataldo's had to abandon. Bad news for Froome that since he was one of his best helpers in the climbs.
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I gotta say I'm a pretty big fan of those Guardia Civil (?) gorillas just going "*TWEET* *slams into a dude* *TWEET*" all the time e: I consider Froome giving 100% while Contador casually keeps up karmic payback for the Ventoux last year Smirr fucked around with this message at 16:40 on Sep 13, 2014 |
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cebrail posted:Does that mean the UCI has decided what the rules are, what's an appropriate bike and what the current record is? I remember that being in some kind of limbo last year. It use to be that you had to use Merckx type stuff, round tube frame, shallow rims etc. like in the first bike I posted. These restrictions made everyone lol at the hour record as some old oddity. About half a year ago, UCI relaxed the rules so you can use a pursuit bike set up. quote:Merckx set a new hour record at the height of his career in 1972, covering a distance of 49.431km in Mexico City with only Chris Boardman (49.441km in 2000) and Ondřej Sosenka (49.700km in 2005) doing better in using a traditional track bike as per the UCI rules for the hour record. All other record attempts are now officially categorised as 'best human effort' including success performances on aero bikes by Francesco Moser and Graeme Obree. Blurb from: http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/merckx-warns-cancellara-about-the-hour-record We got to see some Chris Froome seated sprinting today!
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Has anyone else tried the hour with the new rules or is Jens the first? The inCycleTV video about him suggested there would be a lot of attempts now. Is everyone letting Jens have a crack first?
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^ Everyone else still has a race program going on that they probably don't want to spend time on the boards instead of the road. Just caught the highlight show. Amazing stage, Contador was clinical there.
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Pocket posted:^ Everyone else still has a race program going on that they probably don't want to spend time on the boards instead of the road. I am not the world's biggest Contador fan, but I love how he started grinning like an idiot when he attacked and duffed the hell out of Froome.
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I still struggle to work out how he can bounce on the pedals like that without killing himself. I tried doing it up a few climbs and while I like to climb out the saddle, the bouncing just killed me. Seems to use so much more energy. Hes a wizard.
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Gotta be lean, skinny and have well developed back muscles for that. A while ago I found a "calculator" that based on your height, inseam, weight and maybe a few other metrics would put out whether seated or standing climbing was most efficient. I'll try and see if I can find it again.
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Pocket posted:Gotta be lean, skinny and have well developed back muscles for that. A while ago I found a "calculator" that based on your height, inseam, weight and maybe a few other metrics would put out whether seated or standing climbing was most efficient. I'll try and see if I can find it again. Back? I'd have thought it was his abductors more than anything else.
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Could be a personal weakness, if I spend a lot of the day dancing my lower back is usually sorer than my abductors.
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I stand up when my back hurts. But then I have to sit down pretty soon because I'm not 140 lbs.
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Either way he's using more muscles than people sat down, so to do that while keeping pace and then sprinting away from them makes him a wizard.
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Rojkir posted:I realize in a sense that Jens Voights attempt at the hour record is a little bit of an inside joke (however loving much I would like to hime actually make it), but can anyone tell me why his bike actually has a broad handlebar? I understand it's nessecary for the start, but why not just make a detachable bar that you can toss after two rounds? Position on a bike is a compromise between aerodynamics and being in the position that allows you to produce the most power. The wider bars are needed for stability when starting. They're such a narrow profile the aero penalty is negligible consider how much worse your start would be if you didn't have them. Track pursuit bikes have the arms set wider because the aero penalty isn't as bad as it is on the road as there's no wind and it allows you to take in more oxygen.
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In women's cycling news: http://colombiareports.co/colombia-women-cycling-team-outfit-raises-eyebrows-lot-eyebrows/
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Lenin Riefenstahl posted:In women's cycling news: Turns out a bunch of blowhards got all worked up over a misleading photo lol https://twitter.com/Vaughters/status/511647096617705472
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Details on JTL: http://cyclingtips.com.au/2014/09/biological-passport-what-can-teams-learn-from-the-tiernan-locke-case/
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kimbo305 posted:Details on JTL: http://cyclingtips.com.au/2014/09/biological-passport-what-can-teams-learn-from-the-tiernan-locke-case/ I just came to post this! The article is quite good.
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Jens is going for the hour record in about an hour and a half.
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serious gaylord posted:Jens is going for the hour record in about an hour and a half.
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Xabi posted:I'm super pumped! Hopefully this means Fabs will get a move on. They reckon Wiggins and Cancellara will do it before christmas. Rumblings that Tony Martin might have a go too.
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