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frenchfighter wrote:
I am glad you agree that Froome has no style though.
can you point me to the bit where i actually said that, or even implied it?
as it happens i do agree with that aspect, he doesn't have a good style. i'm not that concerned with style though. luckily froome has more than enough talent to make up for it--
Burls Ti Tourer for Tarmac, Saracen aluminium full suss for trails0 -
1. Both are shoddy in comparison to Sir Wiggo.
2. Contador has a better tan.
3. Contador's helmet is not suited for a rider who puts his head down when suffering.
4. Froome's helmet is.
5. Froome is clearly going faster despite evidence that someone has taken a hammer to his chain rings.You only need two tools: WD40 and Duck Tape.
If it doesn't move and should, use the WD40.
If it shouldn't move and does, use the tape.0 -
frenchfighter wrote:
why is the "CON" highlighted on his disc wheel?
what could he be trying to tell us :?:
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Pross wrote:frenchfighter wrote:andrewjoseph wrote:frenchfighter wrote:Its more about style for me. Chalk and cheese above.
yes, we are aware of that. integrity and honesty play no part in your preferences. for you it must 'look good', nothing else matters.
it's a shame.
You are wrong in what you say, as you well know.
I was actually looking for a good photo of Wiggins on a TT machine and was going to c&c another Froome shot
I am glad you agree that Froome has no style though.
Best Wiggins comparison one I can find
I actually think Froome's position on a TT bike is pretty good considering how bad he looks on a road bike! Dowsett has a good position but I don't think anything matches Wiggins but then he has spent years working to get it just right.
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If we are in a "Style" loop here, what about a certain Mr Merckx???? Probably the greatest cyclist to turn a pedal, jumped attacks 100k from the finish, even when he had an un touchable lead. Rode EVERY race to win. Style? a beast on the bike but all power , aggression and rolling shoulders. Do we decry him for a lack of style?0
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Not his 47min '25' ride from 1992 but it's that season anyway. In my eyes, no-one has ever looked more natural on a TT bike than Boardman
This was brilliant in my eyes
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Wiggins at full tilt on the TT bike is poetry in motion for me, looks about as good as it's possible to look in a TT. Track honed.
Froome looks helluva lot better on the TT bike than his regular psoition. Bertie looks wonderfully compact but uncomfortable. Froome looks a bit more relaxed, less tension but then Bert is near the end of a TT and busting a gut.0 -
Peter Keene pointed out that Boardman was able to achieve such an aero position because he had a long body compared to his leg length. His breathing was restricted less than most in the extreme aero tuck.0
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Is there a prize for this, and has anyone got the right answer yet?0
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I think both Wiggins and Tony Martin have a graceful fluidity to their time trialling. In comparison everyone else just seems to be working so hard at sitting on the bike.0
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my preference..........
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how about an Obree one too for comparison ?
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and this beast.....0 -
is the answer that Froome is a full 10cm taller than Contador? 0
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GentlemanBear wrote:is the answer that Froome is a full 10cm taller than Contador?
only when he's lying down 0 -
“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0
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Any good shots of Big Mig?“New York has the haircuts, London has the trousers, but Belfast has the reason!0
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SecretSqirrel wrote:
looks like a clown bike0 -
UncleMonty wrote:SecretSqirrel wrote:
looks like a clown bike
Looks like me cycling to the shops on my granny bike.Correlation is not causation.0 -
Above The Cows wrote:
Looks like me cycling to the shops on my granny bike.
Are you one of the Dutchies with the sit up and beg aero bars? (I saw those on an e-bike once, it was brilliant! Fair play he could get it going pretty quick! It was great motopacing for me!)We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
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UncleMonty wrote:SecretSqirrel wrote:
looks like a clown bike
Those lo-pro rigs do look weird. Far too short for him. Something to do with a shorter wheelbase?0 -
Oooh. I've touched that second bike of Obree's, the 'Beastie'. It currently sits in the Glasgow Riverside transport museum.0
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ddraver wrote:Above The Cows wrote:
Looks like me cycling to the shops on my granny bike.
Are you one of the Dutchies with the sit up and beg aero bars? (I saw those on an e-bike once, it was brilliant! Fair play he could get it going pretty quick! It was great motopacing for me!)
Alas no aero bars
I just do the arms draped over the bars with hands dangling down nonchalantly thing. Well either that or the no handed drinking a coffee, eating a sandwich and talking on the phone thing. I do have smaller 26 inch wheels on my uma fiets, I just need to get a 29 inch on the back and then I'm good to go full Boardman. Correlation is not causation.0 -
I thought Beastie was the new one? Looks really unstable!Monty Zoncolan wrote:Oooh. I've touched that second bike of Obree's, the 'Beastie'. It currently sits in the Glasgow Riverside transport museum.
http://m.guardian.co.uk/sport/video/201 ... stie-video0 -
Anyone got any shots of Jacques Anquetil? He looks really aero, even on a standard road bike.0
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Paul 8v wrote:
I thought Beastie was the new one? Looks really unstable!Monty Zoncolan wrote:Oooh. I've touched that second bike of Obree's, the 'Beastie'. It currently sits in the Glasgow Riverside transport museum.
http://m.guardian.co.uk/sport/video/201 ... stie-video
Yes, I think the one with the stubby bars (in Transport Museum) is Old Faithful.0
