Velominatus: ErikdR
Order: Level 2 Velominatus
Location: Kolding, Denmark
Dutch-born in 1958, have lived in Denmark for almost 20 years now (married to Danish woman). Avid cyclist (touring) in the late 70's and 80's, and now in the process of 'picking up' cycling again - and trying to restore '80s road bikes to former glory.
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@Skip Second that. One huge benefit of being a stupid old codger is that life often becomes a cornucopia of opportunities to learn. I didn’t even enter the VSP this time, but I couldn’t help noticing that the participants were using all kinds of creativ… »
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@http://couponmoz.org/ All your base are belong to us. Just sayin’… »
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@snoov I’m sure you’re right about that – and I hadn’t thought about the lower rolling resistance of a larger wheel (as @pistard points out) either. Sigh… I’m not going to get my head around this, I’m afraid. One thing I do know, though: I remember re… »
@snoov I’m not a scientist by any standard, so this may very well be total bunk - but I keep thinking of that bike with the huge rear disc wheel that Moser used in his attempt to break the hour record. I’m wondering if the eggheads who came up with tha… »
@G’rilla Yes, this. On top of such factors as flex, area catching crosswinds, and whatnot, it is also generally tricky, to say the least, to assume that a 1400 gr wheelset is by definition better than a 1600 gr wheelset. I once came across a good illust… »
@CanuckChuck Same here. Giant S-R2 with Schwalbe Durano Plus for training; Dura Ace 24′s for fondo’s and TT’s. The D-A wheels are totally “les genoux de l’abeille’ if you ask me. Unflexy in corners, no wind-up; strong, comfy – and fast. »
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Nice one, @Brett: sounds like I’ve gotta get my hands on some of that stuff, »
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@brett (Double Drool…) Thought so, thanks. Want. Badly. Kudos for getting her ready for – and on to – the road once more »
Yes, very nice colour scheme. And are those ‘Columbus’ decals on the seat tube and front fork? (Drool…) »
Beautiful bike, @Brett – and very nice write-up: Cheers for that one. I’ve been doing a lot of riding recently on an old, blue, steel Moser that I took over from my dad (pictures to follow at some point): The gearing on this bike could be considered suit… »
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Late to the party, but from wintery Denmark, best wishes for a happy and prosperous New Year to all you noble Velominati out there – and kudos to the merry Frankster. 3.41.49, eh? That’s pretty awesome… Strong work, sir. »
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Bedankt, en Prettige Feestdagen, Frank, with lots of pepernoten and taai-taai - and Happy Holidays to all you other Velominati out there, too. »
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Hat, hat, hat… Well ridden; well written – well done! »
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@crashin in jpn FWIW, re the issue of carbon vs alu vs. other: On this forum, I have previously stated that I often glide around in old-school splendour on 30+ year old, classy steel with all kinds of shiny bits. However, last year my dark alter ego spe… »
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@Buck Rogers Same here. In this neck of the woods, the roads aren’t exactly flooded with cyclists (especially compared to the country roads and bike paths of the Netherlands), so whenever I see someone on a nice road bike going the other way, my wave is… »
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Beautiful and timely write-up, @wiscot – thanks for that one! @all: Have a great weekend »
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@scaler911 Ah yes – Tom Ritchey. Thanks for clearing that up, @Scaler911 – and many thanks for posting this classic image – couldn’t resist ‘quoting’ it. There is so much sheer f”’ing class on display in that image it almost makes my eyes water. Great … »
Hmmm… I’m going to have to crawl out from under my rock for this one, I reckon, and echo the sentiments of @Dino and @JFT. As a European and devoted francophile, I was saddened by the downfall of Laurent Fignon at the hands (legs) of Lemond in the final… »
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Frank, that opening paragraph there… Spot on, just absolutely spot on as far as I’m concerned. Beautiful. Here in Denmark (as in many other places, I assume) there is a strange tendency, particularly in the media, towards ever-increasing simplification,… »
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@frank Very slow to react to this, I’m aware – sorry (way too busy at work) – but thanks! I have this friend who I do a lot of work for (a Brit, married to a Danish VMH, who lives in Portugal – go figure…) – who is seriously considering getting back … »
@Nate Great; thanks, Nate! (Note to self: buy new copy of ‘De Renner’) On a completely different note: the sun is way over the yard-arm here in autumny Denmark (almost 6.30 p.m.), and it’s getting dark – but life is good: Am planning to do some work … »
@Nate Doesn’t Krabbé also mention Hinault’s crash – i.e. the one where Hinault flies off the road, drops 4-5 meters down some very steep slope with trees and then clambers back up? (It’s been ages since I read ‘De Renner’, but I seem to remember somet… »
@Nate Ha! Spot on, mate – that’s what I was reminded of, too. “Those photographs of Anquetil climbing with a bidon on his frame are clearly inaccurate…” »
@sthilzy You guys are just kidding here, right? These two noble bastards did well in the Giro d’Italia at some point, admittedly – but can anyone argue that they are anything other than legends of the Tour de France? And that they are among those who ha… »