Velominatus: ten B
Order: Level 1 Velominatus
Location: Sydney, Australia
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A transplanted Canadian, living in Australia, having only recently made the transition from bike rider to cyclist, ten B has found the true purpose of his full set of Dutch genes: the conversion of V into movement in the finest tradition of Zoetemelk and Kuiper.
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@strathlubnaig I read in an interview with Jens that he’s considering post-racing career options… »
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I’ve been amazed at how much the tuck whilst sitting on the top tube increases descending speed. It’s more stable than I expected, but definitely for the straighter sections only. »
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And here’s a question for the keepers: will the Farnese Vini/Vini Fantini kit ever be acceptable attire? »
Okay, I have to admit to wearing a fluoro jersey in my dark (commuter) past. Ironically, I was wearing one when I was taken out by a car whose driver swore (and testified!) she didn’t see me. Result: fractured C1 and busted up knee. Were it not for my (ug… »
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Steamy is at it again too. This sounds cold. Send complaints to <egan@mcmaster.ca>
~100k at Casually Deliberate/no drop. Biggest obstacle could be the weather—butter tarts at Dar’s Delights (turnaround point) will be worth the trip.
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Date - February 24, 2013
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@Russ M The XL gilet should be perfect for you. Where are you located? I can figure out the shipping options and maybe we can sort something out. Feel free to drop me a line via hotmail (al_tenb). »
@frank Fixed your post. »
@Russ M I’m a 42. And it’s your loss – I’m a great kisser. »
My brand new Sacred Gilet seems to be a touch on the roomy side (like the rest of my V-kit it’s an XL, but it fits a bit larger). I’m looking to trade-down to a large. Alternatively, if someone would like to puchase it, please let me know. I have plenty o… »
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@unversio 2013? Oh, in the photo… »
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Rather than the onset of hypoxia, I find that the reason I want to shed my sunnies when at Vmax is so that I can gain the cooling advantage of a 12 km/h breeze on a few extra square centimetres of exposed skin/eyeball. I use untinted lenses at night to av… »
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@scaler911 No risk of this rivalling Frost/Nixon methinks. »
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@roger Thanks! I’ll say one thing for this site – if you follow the rules, you’ll wind up with a fantastic looking bike! As for the saddle, I can’t figure why they stitch a huge bibs-shredding logo on it. I was a bit wary, so I actually bought a used one… »
@sthilzy The Q-Rings only have two chain pick-ups, and they’re positioned at the optimum parts of the elipse (with smaller teeth as well). I’ve played with timing the shift, but it seems like the inside of the chain wants to ride on the teeth if I move t… »
@sthilzy I wonder how DI2 would go on the upshift. My FD is as tight to the big ring as possible, so I guess some control of the shift rate would be required to dial it in properly. But I have a sneaking suspicion that switching to a Shimano chain would i… »
@G’rilla They’re the eliptical Q-Rings. Apart from having a tendency to drop the chain when shifting to the big ring (you have to be very smooth on the shift) they are the feline’s posterior. I thought I’d be in trouble on the climbs coming from a compa… »
@sthilzy It’s a Selle SMP Evolution. 24 hours of fi'zi:k-induced post-ride numbness in my man giblets after a 208 km sportive had me looking for a new saddle. The SMP fits the bill perfectly, and as a bonus it allows me to rotate my hips into a better posit… »
@Mikael Liddy Yeah, both she and the bike are far better than I deserve. »
Do I get some kind of mini Puking Frank badge out of this too? »
Not only was I enjoying dinner out with my VMH while Frank was smashing himself stupid on the track, I also come out of it with a major award! Best day of my life? Yes. Yes it is. »
@frank Power/speed calculator app is really a wild guess too, so they should cancel each other out and give absolute accuracy. »
Based on your volcano climb power output on Strava, and the speed/power app thingy on my iPad, my bid is 37.3km. Sterkte! »