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The whole topic of fatigue, and going until the tank gets empty and beyond has always been interesting and attractive for me. On uncountable occasions in my 20′s I emptied the tank completely either on a bike or nordic skiing. It was an enjoyable part o… »
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@Fredrik And of course be on rollers, not a wind trainer. »
@BikeMechNo3 It is possible to look pro while training indoors: Check this out. But note that you must wear white socks, a long sleeved wool jersey and be surrounded by bikes, wheels, etc. »
Although I now live in a place (Barcelona) where deep cold is never, except when doing long rides into the Pyrenees in the wintertime, the topic of cold weather gear is close to me. I am a firm believer in the old-timer saying that below 20degC your knee… »
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@frank Lesson taken. »
@frank I will send along a photo of the CJ steel, but I am traveling right now and don’t have any pictures with me. As soon as I can, will do. »
@Dr C Word is still out on the Di2. It’s a bit finicky, and the supposed automatic trim doesn’t always work. And as someone said on another series of posts, over time you get used to the coordination of leg pressure with shifting that is now no longer n… »
@grumbledook Actually the frame is not black, it is a dark green-blue pearl colour. »
Frank, I too share the inescapable habit of looking in detail at nearly every bike that goes by. I happen to be in NYC this week, which makes for lots of rubbernecking to see some really wonderful bikes of all modes, and also some hipster abominations. … »
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@Ron That’s exactly what Bobet calls La Volupté. A moment you cannot control, or even call up, but must savour. »
Nice piece, Frank, and the discussion that follows. I concur with many of the comments, and would like to add some thoughts – sorry, this is a long post. I have been riding bikes for a long time, beyond riding around the neighbourhood with my buddies, fo… »
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I grew up as a rider in the 80′s in New England training and racing on tubulars. (Cheap Clements for training and sweet Vittorias for racing.) I agree that the modus of keeping a tubular with an old toe strap under your seat is de rigeur, and that fixin… »
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@frank Museeuw was definitely one of the hardest, even with some of the ugliest kit ever. »
I, too, am looking forward to getting the Arabian Peninsula circus over, so that the hardmen can get down to business in the cold, gray north. I can highly recommend the book The Spring Classics, by the writers of l’Equipe, as a warm-up and to live the h… »
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I used to train and race in VT back in the 80′s. Great memories. Towards the end of one long, hot training ride, I blacked out and woke up in a meadow most of the way up Brandon Gap. I rode home, then, upon my parents insistence, I had a full physical… »
Amazing photo. It also appears in introduction that Paul Sherwen wrote for the book The Spring Classics by a group of French authors — a must for the Velominati library, both for the photographs and the text, describing the origins of the classics and t… »
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Good post, and discussion. I like the analogy to Nordic Ski headgear, where the rule in my tribe in Vermont was always that the edge of your hat must be perfectly horizontal, making a line from the top of your eyebrows, over your ear to the nape of your n… »
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Great photo. I’m voting for the sponge explanation. Flapping in the wind would not generate such a uniform rectangular shape, or the stretch marks that you can see on the jersey of van Calster. Another remarkable aspect of this picture is that Eddy Plan… »
Where is the line between pursuing something that seemingly brings you lots of positive things, despite risk of negative outcomes that you probably ignore, and being addicted to it? I came across some research recently that says that people who exercise … »