2013 Gear

dolan_driver · May 2013

frenchfighter wrote:

Pray tell, who is this athletic young lass?

DD.

Richmond Racer · May 2013

esafosfina1 wrote:

greasedscotsman wrote:

esafosfina1 wrote:

A budget slightly lessened by the fact they've just bought a 'team-house' in Nice, ffs... cheers Rupert. :roll:

Did ADR not have something similar?

We were lucky to have bloody bikes! (In fact I rode my old Harry Quinn at the worlds!)

You were born a few years too early, thats your trouble. You too could have have travelled on a luxury team bus, had your own mattress and bedding set up for you in each hotel room, your 700 pieces of Rapha kit, and your team supply iPhone. You missed out badly, mate

greasedscotsman · May 2013

Dolan Driver wrote:

Pray tell, who is this athletic young lass?

DD.

http://alexandragraebe.com/

Paul 8v · May 2013

greasedscotsman wrote:

Dolan Driver wrote:

Pray tell, who is this athletic young lass?

DD.

http://alexandragraebe.com/

Just found the gallery section:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nSKkwzwdW4

knedlicky · May 2013

esafosfina1 wrote:

greasedscotsman wrote:

esafosfina1 wrote:

A budget slightly lessened by the fact they've just bought a 'team-house' in Nice, ffs... cheers Rupert. :roll:

Did ADR not have something similar?

We were lucky to have bloody bikes! (In fact I rode my old Harry Quinn at the worlds!)

I can believe you; I remember seeing photos about then where I noticed the name on the down and seat tubes far more than the name of the rider sitting above! Sorry!

I’ve no real idea how good Harry Quinn’s were for their time, and I would never have had something of the same quality as someone at the World's (I anyway never did track, or maybe you meant both track and road?), but my first racing bike was a model from Quinn Bros, so made by Harry’s brothers.

They were apparently disenfranchised when Harry took over the father’s business, so the two brothers set up their own. But I often wondered whether they all kept in contact, shared ideas, etc, so that frames from Quinn Bros were the same as those from Harry Quinn, just at 'downmarket' prices.

goonz · May 2013

greasedscotsman wrote:

Actually, I think that photo isn't from 2013 so shouldn't have been posted in 2013 gear. Here is a much more up to date photo.

(Some of the above might not be totally correct...)

Dont look like her at all...

alihisgreat · May 2013

You'd think that women wouldn't be keen on such short shorts given the risk of crashing?

goonz · May 2013

ALIHISGREAT wrote:

You'd think that women wouldn't be keen on such short shorts given the risk of crashing?

I'd have thought they would have been more afraid of chestburn...

rozzer32 · May 2013

Pah what the hell is she doing here though? She probably does triathlons. I couldn't handle that.

goonz · May 2013

Has this turned into the big girls thread???

greasedscotsman · May 2013

rozzer32 wrote:

Pah what the hell is she doing here though? She probably does triathlons. I couldn't handle that.

I'm not sure I could handle this?

frenchfighter · May 2013

frenchfighter · May 2013

Di Luca's

symo · May 2013

Wow those Cippo bikes look as ugly as Pavarotti.

frenchfighter · May 2013

Schleck's position looks rather different:

thegreatdivide · May 2013

frenchfighter wrote:

FOR SALE - One unused Cervelo P5.

Pross · May 2013

frenchfighter wrote:

Di Luca's

Why is Uran dressed in that uniform and riding a Vini Fantini team bike?

goonz · May 2013

Got to agree that Cippo bike is shockingly fugly.

k-dog · May 2013

frenchfighter wrote:

Schleck's position looks wrong.

FTFY.

I read somewhere that the fitting people and he had a disagreement and that was his compromise. It doesn't look efficient at all.

specialgueststar · May 2013

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alihisgreat · May 2013

goonz wrote:

Got to agree that Cippo bike is shockingly fugly.

wrong

morstar · May 2013

k-dog wrote:

frenchfighter wrote:

Schleck's position looks wrong.

FTFY.

I read somewhere that the fitting people and he had a disagreement and that was his compromise. It doesn't look efficient at all.

Pardon my ignorance, what is wrong with it? You are talking about the pic of the Treks next to a grill? Not all the pics show up on my works PC.

My set up is pretty similar. I'm a tall and (ex skinny) rider and have high seat / low bars. I'm not even particularly flexible, it just doesn't feel extreme. Maybe to do with arm length!?

k-dog · May 2013

morstar wrote:

k-dog wrote:

frenchfighter wrote:

Schleck's position looks wrong.

FTFY.

I read somewhere that the fitting people and he had a disagreement and that was his compromise. It doesn't look efficient at all.

Pardon my ignorance, what is wrong with it? You are talking about the pic of the Treks next to a grill? Not all the pics show up on my works PC.

My set up is pretty similar. I'm a tall and (ex skinny) rider and have high seat / low bars. I'm not even particularly flexible, it just doesn't feel extreme. Maybe to do with arm length!?

His hip angle looks all wrong to me - like he is curving up to stay in that position which isn't good for power output. Obviously that's in combination with aero but it doesn't look good to me.

He's had a similar position for years and I read this last week:

http://kingbikefit.com/stem-length-the-pros-shoe-size/

which agrees with me - and he says he is a similar shape to Andy too.

morstar · May 2013

k-dog wrote:

morstar wrote:

k-dog wrote:

frenchfighter wrote:

Schleck's position looks wrong.

FTFY.

I read somewhere that the fitting people and he had a disagreement and that was his compromise. It doesn't look efficient at all.

Pardon my ignorance, what is wrong with it? You are talking about the pic of the Treks next to a grill? Not all the pics show up on my works PC.

My set up is pretty similar. I'm a tall and (ex skinny) rider and have high seat / low bars. I'm not even particularly flexible, it just doesn't feel extreme. Maybe to do with arm length!?

His hip angle looks all wrong to me - like he is curving up to stay in that position which isn't good for power output. Obviously that's in combination with aero but it doesn't look good to me.

He's had a similar position for years and I read this last week:

http://kingbikefit.com/stem-length-the-pros-shoe-size/

which agrees with me - and he says he is a similar shape to Andy too.

I can't see that picture then. I'll have a look at home.

esafosfina1 · May 2013

Personal preference tbh... even these days (long since retired, and very inflexible!) I ride a 140mm stem on a 56.5 top-tube... mind you, my bloody spine's just blown out again!