Velominatus: DavidI
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Just when I start thinking maybe my preference for steel bikes of the late ’80s-early ’90s is just my rose-tinted view of what I lusted after back then, the high end pro machine I couldn’t dream of affording…. I see photos like those above and realise, … »
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@sthilzy At the risk of sounding like a touchy feely therapist type, that might have a lot to do with LA not being a genuine, happy person……… »
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In the words of Sir Jack Brabham, “A race should be won at the slowest speed possible.” Of course, the corollary is Sir Jackie Stewarts’ “Och, but ye shouldna ever catch yourself putting in less than 100%” »
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@Ron Ironically, the only steel bike Le Man is riding in the above photos is the TT funny bike. Don’t let that stop you though! Le Mond was one of the first pro road riders to make their way into my consciousness, helped in no small part by the local s… »
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@Ken Ho Do. It. makes everything else seem slow. And the lack of hills makes my 5-years-from-peaking lard belly less of a handicap »
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@scaler911 Might be thinking of Aerospoke wheels, iirc they were moulded plastic things.Still available because hipsters like to use them on fixies (so they can unco-ordinate their colours, yo), they wegh about 2kg. Each. They still break too: »
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I wonder if our liking of the eternal second placer stems in part from the excitement of wathing someone finally breaking the drought? Witness Marianne Voss’ recent win in the World’s road race – after FIVE consecutive silver medals. FIVE. As a view from… »
It is a true revealer of a mans’ character, not how he glories in winning, but how he copes with defeat »
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@Nate No, you can’t. I pass by a local pig farm on occasion, and you seriously can NOT imagine the smell on a hot day…. the odour is so strong it has a personality of its own, and has even been known on some summer evenings to go out for a night on t… »
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@Marcus better late than never, just found this footage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAd5I4ixIZ0&feature=player_detailpage#t=412s »
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As a logical, critical-thinking engineering-trained mechanical designer I should be saying bikes don’t have a soul. BUT As someone who has been in love with cycling for 30 years (even if the love was distant at times) I can also say that there are thing… »
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A lifetime ago I had the perfect physique for climbing. Unfortunately there were no mountain races in my part of the world (barely any mountains, in fact, and none wihtin easy riding distance). Nowadays, *ahem* significantly heavier, I am working towards … »
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@Marcus Blood doping, yes, they admitted it later (pretty much the whole team were doing it) but it wasn’t illegal at that time. I recall the Kelly incident, he was at unbackable odds before the event. And being a true sportsman he didn’t deliberately … »
@Oli Not unless he bleached his hair for the ’87 race……. »
@sthilzy I had a pair of those Axo shoes – cost me nearly $200 (in 1989 dollars too) but were the most comfortable cycling shoes I had ever worn. I still own them but they no longer fit, my foot bones seem to have spread to accomodate my 15-years-from-… »
@wiscot -Straps through the side, my pedals were of such a design that didn’t allow a strap through the back. When I got different pedals later I just kept doing it that way Had to twist the strap, otherwise it would slide through when you tried… »
I’m old enough to remember toe straps (never called them toe clip straps – probably too many syllables?)… I couldn’t afford them newfangled Look pedals (or even the cheaper Keywins). I even went back to using them after a first clipless experience with … »
@wiscot Steven Rooks perchance? »
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@frank @frank When the last of our old dogs took his final long sleep, my wife expressed an interest in getting one of the larger breeds. I’d been after a Newfie (got a soft spot for them) but one day she was looking through the classifieds and said “… »
I can’t count for the veracity of the story, but I read somewhere many years ago that head tube badges were first replaced by decals by none other the Giuseppe Olmo, and it was a purely pragmatic decisions based on cleaning team bikes after races – after … »