COPPI to CONTADOR. The bike fit is the same

frenchfighter
frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
edited July 2010 in Pro race
Interesting and well done comparison:

http://ruedatropical.wordpress.com/2010 ... -contador/
Contador is the Greatest

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  • Tom Butcher
    Tom Butcher Posts: 3,830
    Was the default position in Coppi's time to ride on the drops ?
    it's a hard life if you don't weaken.
  • TommyEss
    TommyEss Posts: 1,855
    Judging from the horribly pointy lack of hoods - I'd say so.
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  • deejay
    deejay Posts: 3,138
    Tom Butcher wrote:
    Was the default position in Coppi's time to ride on the drops ?
    I have that picture and he is time trialing with a single rear cog.

    The Classic Fausto position was on the tops but out wide to climb mountains in the saddle.
    The interesting thing is that Contadors saddle is about the same distance behind the bottom bracket.
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  • prawny
    prawny Posts: 5,440
    deejay wrote:
    Tom Butcher wrote:
    Was the default position in Coppi's time to ride on the drops ?
    I have that picture and he is time trialing with a single rear cog.

    The Classic Fausto position was on the tops but out wide to climb mountains in the saddle.
    The interesting thing is that Contadors saddle is about the same distance behind the bottom bracket.

    I think back then time trial bikes were generally fixed gear.
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