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African AIDS cum posted:Link to a pro cyclist being sliced up like a piece of ham by a chainring?
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Apr 12, 2016 19:05
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Chain rings are way more exposed too surely?
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Apr 12, 2016 19:10
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Eh they often have the chain in the big ring so there's some protection from the teeth there, and there's only one of them versus two disc rotors at either end of the bike. That being said, I'm not sure I have any real feelings about them, lots of bad poo poo can happen in a big crash
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Apr 12, 2016 19:14
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A cut leg wasn't the worst injury in PR by a long way, one of Hayman's teammates ended up meeting the Arenberg face first, losing teeth and sustaining facial fractures, Viviani almost became a moto sandwich in the same crash. Both are more serious injuries, gotta ban cobbles and motorbikes. 5/6ths a doctor.
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Apr 12, 2016 20:31
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Nasty things can happen to fingers if they get caught in a wheel too. Ban wheels.
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Apr 12, 2016 20:46
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Maybe I'm just missing something, I don't understand the appeal/need for discs in dry conditions. I've never been in a race or out training in the sun and been "man, these rim brakes blow".
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Apr 12, 2016 20:51
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Hayman's power file
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vikingstrike posted:Maybe I'm just missing something, I don't understand the appeal/need for discs in dry conditions. I've never been in a race or out training in the sun and been "man, these rim brakes blow". Racers ride what they're given. Teams are given bikes to increase exposure of new tech to drive sales of said tech.
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Apr 12, 2016 20:56
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Pros now ride disc, so should you, buy this extra poo poo!
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Apr 12, 2016 20:58
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Fair enough.
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Apr 12, 2016 21:09
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vikingstrike posted:Maybe I'm just missing something, I don't understand the appeal/need for discs in dry conditions. Can't blame them fielding discs for Paris-Roubaix and possible last minute rain and mud, then.
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Apr 12, 2016 21:09
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Letter by Ventoso about what happened http://velonews.competitor.com/2016/04/news/injured-ventoso-blasts-use-of-road-discs_402394#5UJwRE89eud8K2DH.99
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Apr 13, 2016 16:23
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Big bike will just use spilt blood to masturbate their increased sales boners.
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Apr 13, 2016 18:29
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Integrated leading edge guards laid up into carbon forks appearing in 2017.
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Apr 13, 2016 18:33
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Pro Cycling: 396 Meat Slicers The Facebook comments on this are worst I've seen in sometime. Why are people so defensive about discs?
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Apr 13, 2016 18:57
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Paddyb posted:Pro Cycling: 396 Meat Slicers I dunno, but I wonder the same thing a lot. As with most hobbies, though, people get super defensive about the weirdest poo poo.
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Apr 13, 2016 18:59
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Imagine hitting this at speed
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Apr 13, 2016 19:07
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Paddyb posted:Pro Cycling: 396 Meat Slicers I'm glad there is pushback from riders and fans and the bike industry doesnt get to run roughshod all over the sport anymore. Hopefully they'll ban TT bikes some day.
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Apr 13, 2016 19:08
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With this superior braking the motos can run into them even more often. Progress.
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Apr 13, 2016 19:35
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vikingstrike posted:I dunno, but I wonder the same thing a lot. As with most hobbies, though, people get super defensive about the weirdest poo poo. Because a lot of people have spent money on road bikes with discs.
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Apr 13, 2016 20:54
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UCI suspends death blades http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci...campaign=buffer
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Apr 13, 2016 21:39
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Paddyb posted:UCI suspends death blades Good call. Now I'll just wait for apologies. They know who they are.
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Apr 13, 2016 21:44
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To be honest disc brakes on road bikes for non pro riders (or at least people not racing) is probably still a good idea and not just a marketing gimmick. They do stop better, especially in wet conditions, and if you're not riding in a competitive peloton then the odds of slicing up some rando are pretty slim. You don't HAVE to have them, even if you ride in the wet, but for the single rider it's not like a total waste of money just because it may not be a great idea for the pros. Basically I'm saying people shouldn't feel defensive about using road discs just because pro cyclists might not end up using them, but people are weird and sometimes need to feel like "I ride on the same poo poo the pros do I'm awesome" That said I can still see pro teams working out a way to make them "safe" for use during bad weather because just a bit better control could make you faster on wet descents and stuff.
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Apr 13, 2016 21:47
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I'd rather not be deli sliced even if it's by my own bike. The logical fallacies by the pro-disc crowd are cut and dry, just because chainrings can cut you doesn't make it ok to add more, even worse things that can cut you and increase the probability of being severely lacerated in a crash.
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Apr 13, 2016 22:04
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Levitate posted:To be honest disc brakes on road bikes for non pro riders (or at least people not racing) is probably still a good idea and not just a marketing gimmick. They do stop better, especially in wet conditions, and if you're not riding in a competitive peloton then the odds of slicing up some rando are pretty slim. You don't HAVE to have them, even if you ride in the wet, but for the single rider it's not like a total waste of money just because it may not be a great idea for the pros. Basically I'm saying people shouldn't feel defensive about using road discs just because pro cyclists might not end up using them, but people are weird and sometimes need to feel like "I ride on the same poo poo the pros do I'm awesome" Agreed 100% (and I don't own a disc bike/will likely never own a disc bike). What I don't get is that people seem to LOVE riding stuff the pros can't have, be it weight-wise, aero, etc. "Legalize my Cannondale" was a marketing ploy for poo poo's-sake. If people didn't wanna have stuff "better" than the pros, the weightweenies website wouldn't exist!
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Apr 14, 2016 02:46
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i dont really give a poo poo about disc brakes either way
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Apr 14, 2016 03:56
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Power meters are sort of fickle. But, if true, 313w average is pretty insane for 6 hours.
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Apr 14, 2016 06:26
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French TV presenter, I don't know which, was being suspicious of him still being in the lead group before the attacks went off in the final 2-3km.
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Apr 14, 2016 06:29
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What's more insane is that he broke his arm 4 weeks earlier and did all his training on zwift. He shouldn't have won but he raced smart and got mega lucky. He's a big guy with incredible endurance, 350 normalised isn't that far fetched.
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Apr 14, 2016 08:30
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I think he came in super rested, no race fatigue or expectations and just rode with the smarts of 14 years experience. Things worked out well for him, Sky had 4 riders in the front group down to 1. To cast doubt on him like the commentator did was odd, his colleagues ignored it. Anyone could make the same claims about any of the other finishers tbh. Pocket fucked around with this message at 09:29 on Apr 14, 2016 |
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Apr 14, 2016 09:27
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Obviously Cancellaras bike went out sideways while nobody else's did was because of the oscillations from all the motors in his bike 
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Apr 14, 2016 10:57
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The thing about Roubaix is it isn't like, a complete shock that an unknown can win, the race is just that chaotic anything can happen.
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Apr 14, 2016 10:59
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Every 3-5 years there's a bit of a surprise in Paris - Roubaix: 2016: Hayman 2011: Vansummeren 2007: O'Grady 2004: Bäckstedt 2001: Knaven 1997: Guesdon
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Apr 14, 2016 11:23
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Gibbo posted:Obviously Cancellaras bike went out sideways while nobody else's did was because of the oscillations from all the motors in his bike Actually its probably the stupid elastomer they put in the steerer tube. http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/fabian-cancellaras-trek-domane-for-the-2016-classics/
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Apr 14, 2016 13:52
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Pocket posted:French TV presenter, I don't know which, was being suspicious of him still being in the lead group before the attacks went off in the final 2-3km. Tbf a French TV presenter would be suspicious of anyone that isn't French.
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Apr 14, 2016 19:01
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Pro Cycling: The 84th Tour de France - Jan Ullrich and Quake2 are awesome
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Apr 15, 2016 06:28
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That was a weird time to start to get interested in road cycling. But at least I missed the Big Mig era. Not so much the next few years. 
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Apr 15, 2016 06:47
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Does Chris Froome ever actually race? Or is he just all about the tour?
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Apr 17, 2016 06:22
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He's out of reach of the testers in awkwardly placed training camps.
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Apr 17, 2016 10:22
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He was based in Australia after the Herald Sun Tour I believe (which he won); his main targets for the year are the TdF and the Olympics in Rio. Probably see him race next in the Dauphiné at the latest
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