Crazy boy, and now he is making sense? He will be doing this again, no doubt, on his own track bike. »

There will be a collapse in the infield  and a lot of pained groaning in 5 minutes. »

Any calculations for average speed at the halfway point? »

@brett And that we could go that fast with those wheels. I assumed this was a Merckxian Hour record and the golden tickets would be on there. »

Where is Michelle? Frank goes best when berated. »

@Bespoke Check this link. I can’t see a streaming feed yet, only a practice video. »

@Spun Up I second what Nate just said. If you narrow down your search to frames made with the best tubes you just ruled out a lot of assembly line bikes that are nothing special and not well built. Also, the best tubesets were that because they were stro… »

@xyxax Whew…I was afraid it was going to be photos of John Kerry and a bunch of dentists. Yeah, that is a good crowd to ride with. Don’t rule Ben Serotta out, he is in NY, upstate. Serious fitter too. Nice paint. »

Great costume, nothing like a white lab coat to look imperious. It’s nice the English can have a laugh about this. Americans would not be so fun. Though someone should do this in Seattle and Portland, inspectors would be very busy and offense would be tak… »

@mouse Probably shiet typing but I have the power to go back in the space/time continuum and retype them. There may have been some man on man in the Argonauts however, a lot of time at sea, rockin’ of the boat, all that. »

@xyxax Argonaut! Man oh man, that will be a fine looking steed and it must be light as hell. You should be excited. And a paint job too, the thrill never ends. We will need timely updates, including the grand mal fit. Good on ya. »

@minion FFS, that is some durty fine print. Bastards. SInce I bought my bike second hand I get no warranty but there is a better chance I will damage it rather than it failing.  »

@xyxax Lugged vs Monocoque My wife has a trek madone so I have stared at that bike a lot and it’s hard to argue with its design. Its carbon layup can be so specific but it can’t be customized. To me that is the major difference. Tube to tube constructi… »

Right on Bretto. I believe friend of Velominati, Robert Millar was (is?) a vegetarian when he was racing and did he get a lot of shiet about it back then. And he still kicked asses. »

@ChrisO In a word, hell yes. @mouse yeah, they are fugly but functional. I don’t think there is one bike in the pro peloton with one though.  @Steampunk  Thanks, I’m no dentist (though I’m no anti-dentite) and I don’t think the guy I bought it from w… »

@Russ It’s a Carbone clear coat with a ruby red tint added. It might be a little faded, now it is more root beer candy color. Down by the BB it is still red. @PeakInTwoYears Yeah, it was quite a long hunt. Big frames don’t show up too often. But then … »

@Bespoke Exactly, sitting on the side of the road, hood up, fucking about with finicky British carbs, a lot of them, life is too short. And those are good looking cars.  I get the need for authentic old machinery. In fact riders should try toe clips an… »

Whew, finally some passable photos of N+1. It’s the first “new” bike in 13 years?! The frame was purchased on ebay from Andy in Grand Junction, Co. It’s a 2007 custom for Andy who is a little short than I. Andy took such good care of it that I was nearly … »

@Bespoke Personally, unless you want to grow a horrible giant ‘stash and ride the strade bianchi in a wool uni-tard I would forgo the pedal cages. @Rob likes them but I think they suck. I started with a steel bike, then another steel bike. Over time the… »

@Mike_P I’ve ridden his Cervelo once or twice but never very far, thankfully. I’m no DM. »

@Emile I think it is our “clever” play on the word, pavé. We make things up here, a lot. But thank you, correct word usage is important to us, unless we are making up things. @TommyTubolare Welcome back. I was afraid we had offended another good velom… »

Sweet baby jesus. That photo album was pure bike porn. The Bro-Set looks correct for that, the wheels perfect. Get thee to the strade bianche and haul ass. That is a most worthy addition to the stable. It is amusing how people can’t handle your dimensio… »

@Rob Your turrets, funny boy. Tell me this, Roberto, In your youth, what was your best time for the classic 25 mile tt? Certainly under an hour. I know you had the club tt record for some distance. You cudda ben a contenda! I always had that on my check… »

Date/Time: 8th June 2013

Meeting at the Car Park near where I live which is free at VV to nine. We’ll then roll into town for a coffee stop at Empire State Coffee which serves the best coffee in Dundee according to the VMH. Then we ride all the way up to Cairn ‘O’ Mount at which point there are several options. For those with the legs it’s over the top and round a small loop before coming back over the Mount to then stop at The Clattering Brig for refreshments. Option Two is to ride up to the top, turn around and wait for those going over at TCB. The third Option is to just stop at The Clattering Brig and not take on the climb but I hope no-one chooses this option. Then the party of Velominati will travel back to the Car Park where showering facilities will be available at my place as well as some food before we walk a short distance for the recovery beverages. The long route climbing the Cairn ‘O’ Mount from both sides is about 170km. All welcome.

VLVV

snoov

Date/Time: 8th June 2013

Meeting at the Car Park near where I live which is free at VV to nine. We’ll then roll into town for a coffee stop at Empire State Coffee which serves the best coffee in Dundee according to the VMH. Then we ride all the way up to Cairn ‘O’ Mount at which point there are several options. For those with the legs it’s over the top and round a small loop before coming back over the Mount to then stop at The Clattering Brig for refreshments. Option Two is to ride up to the top, turn around and wait for those going over at TCB. The third Option is to just stop at The Clattering Brig and not take on the climb but I hope no-one chooses this option. Then the party of Velominati will travel back to the Car Park where showering facilities will be available at my place as well as some food before we walk a short distance for the recovery beverages. The long route climbing the Cairn ‘O’ Mount from both sides is about 170km. All welcome.

VLVV

snoov