2017 Gear
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BMC TIME MACHINE0
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Is it just me or does this look like they just got a Scott Plasma and put a box on the back? Is this just because manufacturers have started to find THE best shape for TT bike?kleinstroker wrote:BMC TIME MACHINE0 -
JackTar wrote:
Is it just me or does this look like they just got a Scott Plasma and put a box on the back? Is this just because manufacturers have started to find THE best shape for TT bike?kleinstroker wrote:BMC TIME MACHINE
why not 'aero' the bottles??0 -
I may be being petty, but it was usually bad enough that this thread had gear that pros weren't riding.
But to start putting Triathlete only TT bikes.
Come on guys. That's beyond the pale.0 -
Paul 8v wrote:Just sayin... http://s155.photobucket.com/user/leegoo ... 2.jpg.html
Holy batshit, it gets worse:
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Why not eTap on that monstrosity0
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Why the shiny Frankenbikesque bolt?seanoconn - gruagach craic!0
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Pinno wrote:Paul 8v wrote:Just sayin... http://s155.photobucket.com/user/leegoo ... 2.jpg.html
Holy batshit, it gets worse:
This is 2017 gear. That bike was over 25 years ago ( nothing changes )0 -
coriordan wrote:Why not eTap on that monstrosity
Because it hadn't been invented in 19900 -
kleinstroker wrote:BMC TIME MACHINE
In other pics I've seen the black box above the rear wheel is a little storage compartment for spare tubes etc. Why???0 -
It's there to act primarily as a fairing to reduce turbulent air flow around the seat-post and rear wheel, but rather than just have a huge chunk of carbon sticking off the frame, why not make it a removable storage compartment?
Specialized did the same thing with the Shiv fuel cell years ago, they just put it at the bottom bracket.0 -
Yeah, that was my point. Funny how that's still seen as the most efficient form all this time later. Once the optimum shape is found everything that isn't that just won't be as quick? (Nobody said pretty by the way, pretty and quick are two different things)inseine wrote:Pinno wrote:Paul 8v wrote:Just sayin... http://s155.photobucket.com/user/leegoo ... 2.jpg.html
Holy batshit, it gets worse:
This is 2017 gear. That bike was over 25 years ago ( nothing changes )
Remember Triathletes have absolutely no consideration at all as to how they look (Hence the Japanese Schoolgirl socks and lycra tank tops) they just want to be fast0 -
I think the Shiv was the pinnacle. We're on the downward part of the curve now.
Shite TT frames, disc brakes, sloping toptubes...Ben
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Automatic Gear Shifting is here
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The Shiv TT is a thing of beauty, I'd love to see a new one but with the UCI abandoning the 3:1 rule and other restrictions, I think traditional designs are going to become much rarer.0
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BuckMulligan wrote:The Shiv TT is a thing of beauty, I'd love to see a new one but with the UCI abandoning the 3:1 rule and other restrictions, I think traditional designs are going to become much rarer.
Not this?!:
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Latest product from Rapha.. A cycling board game!
This probably won't pass Ricks censor.0 -
I had a cycling management board game once and it was near on impossible to figure out.
I hope the Rapha version is a bit more player friendly.0 -
Wow... I wont be finding out.
You can only buy the board game with a peace race jersey. The jersey is £150 and the game an additional £45.
Back to Hungry Hippos for me then.0 -
jimmythecuckoo wrote:Wow... I wont be finding out.
You can only buy the board game with a peace race jersey. The jersey is £150 and the game an additional £45.
Back to Hungry Hippos for me then.
Could I suggest an alternative?:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/16mm-Opaque-P ... 4RyZ5vsb7Aseanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Hate to imagine what that was like - I find pro cycling manager complicated enoughjimmythecuckoo wrote:I had a cycling management board game once and it was near on impossible to figure out.
I hope the Rapha version is a bit more player friendly.
I'd play it anyway, but not at that price...0 -
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Rick Chasey wrote:Thread would be much better if we stuck to the pro-specific kit they're using, but alas.
The thread is a bit quiet - you have to admit. If it gets bumped then perhaps more people will chip in.seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
Rick Chasey wrote:Thread would be much better if we stuck to the pro-specific kit they're using, but alas.
Pro-Cycling is a rainbow of many colours Rick. Some people think there are only seven colours, but others see more.
Let's not try and define what is and what is not relevant.0 -
Just re-image Hungry Hippos. The balls are doping pills. Rename the Hippos Rassmussen, Jalabert, Pantani and Virenque. The one with the most pills wins the race.jimmythecuckoo wrote:Back to Hungry Hippos for me then.Twitter: @RichN950 -
Jagwire cables just became 50% lighter.
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RichN95 wrote:
Just re-image Hungry Hippos. The balls are doping pills. Rename the Hippos Rassmussen, Jalabert, Pantani and Virenque. The one with the most pills wins the race.jimmythecuckoo wrote:Back to Hungry Hippos for me then.
Pie Face - replace the whipped cream with testosterone gel?0 -
kleinstroker wrote:Jagwire cables just became 50% lighter.
C'mon, you're going to have to give us more details than that, where did you read 50%?
Are you talking about their new XEX shift housing? Their website says that is 30% lighter than "traditional housing" (i.e. the heaviest housing they could find), which probably means <<10% lighter than their previous generation stuff.
Inners and brake cables are seemingly no different so I'm guessing you could possibly achieve a ~5% net weight loss, which would be around ~10g if you're lucky.
Edited to add: I'm guessing you read it on bikerumor.com, in which case I stand by my assertions!0
