Anatomy Of A Photo: Where Do We Go From Here?

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• @Rob

  Ok, I can't remember what the original article is about but I'm enjoying the @Girl coment - snap back at @ChisO and as usual @Buck you kill me. That little cadidiot should be tied to a link of the old chain that spanned the Hudson and thrown in for a swim!

  If I have to comment on RR vs Tri they are both hard but one has a mental side and has tactics that dictate whether or not you kill yourself to stay in the race. Guess which one? Also and then I'll shut up, it's not like your bike handling like Cavendish in a Tri. Legal drafting in a Tri race does not change the equation because there is no sprint for the line for places... First through one hundred are just trying to stay in the pack - whoopee! Yes they swim and run and it's the training that is harder but once in the race, any leg, it's just a matter of not red lining like the kid mentioned above.

  Glad it reads like fun as that is the way it is intended.

  Racing: same, same, different, same. All racing has a mental side to it. Whatever the race, if you've done the training, race day is 90% mental. I'd even go so far as to say there are tactics in tri but I know that will push many of you over the edge. (If that comment alone pushes you over the edge I can't wait to read the brain explosions posted here after i finish my pedal with the LBS boys.)

• @frank:

  @antihero

  Interesting how our own experience informs our assumptions, isn't it? Clearly you have neither the skill nor the wherewithal to take photos while climbing.

  Easy, cowboy.  Looks like I touched a nerve.

  On the contrary, I possess mad skillz sufficient to permit the consumption of a four-course meal, with wine pairings, whilst climbing the Tourmalet.

• @therealpeel

  I have never understood USA kit... It's always hideous.

  Shoot me down in flames if you like, but I can't think of a single US addition to sartorial elegance that passes muster. Baseball cap? - whatever angle of rotation its worn, the wearer looks like a moron  . "Hawaii shirts"? Ok when drunk at the beach with little chance of meeting anyone you know/want to impress. Denim jeans? Oh come on, work clothes. Stetson? Member of the Village People.

  I now give up. Feel free to add to the list, or try a futile attempt to defend any of these. Just remember I hold the trump card and will *always* win.

• @girl

  @Rob

  Ok, I can't remember what the original article is about but I'm enjoying the @Girl coment - snap back at @ChisO and as usual @Buck you kill me. That little cadidiot should be tied to a link of the old chain that spanned the Hudson and thrown in for a swim!

  If I have to comment on RR vs Tri they are both hard but one has a mental side and has tactics that dictate whether or not you kill yourself to stay in the race. Guess which one? Also and then I'll shut up, it's not like your bike handling like Cavendish in a Tri. Legal drafting in a Tri race does not change the equation because there is no sprint for the line for places... First through one hundred are just trying to stay in the pack - whoopee! Yes they swim and run and it's the training that is harder but once in the race, any leg, it's just a matter of not red lining like the kid mentioned above.

  Glad it reads like fun as that is the way it is intended.

  Racing: same, same, different, same. All racing has a mental side to it. Whatever the race, if you've done the training, race day is 90% mental. I'd even go so far as to say there are tactics in tri but I know that will push many of you over the edge. (If that comment alone pushes you over the edge I can't wait to read the brain explosions posted here after i finish my pedal with the LBS boys.)

  Yes to it reading as fun, @ChrisO's riposte too! And I post with the true expectation that no one takes my word or thoughts as anything but an opinion and usually a large dose of tongue in cheek.

  Having said that, I want to state clearly that Tri is no less a sport but unfortunately its preponderance of twats at the cat 5 end (or whatever the Tri equivalent) gives it a bad name! Also, of course it has tactics as does mountain biking and cyclocross. The point is in those three disciplines the tactics are to RR as checkers is to chess.

  End!

• @Rob

  @girl

  @Rob

  Ok, I can't remember what the original article is about but I'm enjoying the @Girl coment - snap back at @ChisO and as usual @Buck you kill me. That little cadidiot should be tied to a link of the old chain that spanned the Hudson and thrown in for a swim!

  If I have to comment on RR vs Tri they are both hard but one has a mental side and has tactics that dictate whether or not you kill yourself to stay in the race. Guess which one? Also and then I'll shut up, it's not like your bike handling like Cavendish in a Tri. Legal drafting in a Tri race does not change the equation because there is no sprint for the line for places... First through one hundred are just trying to stay in the pack - whoopee! Yes they swim and run and it's the training that is harder but once in the race, any leg, it's just a matter of not red lining like the kid mentioned above.

  Glad it reads like fun as that is the way it is intended.

  Racing: same, same, different, same. All racing has a mental side to it. Whatever the race, if you've done the training, race day is 90% mental. I'd even go so far as to say there are tactics in tri but I know that will push many of you over the edge. (If that comment alone pushes you over the edge I can't wait to read the brain explosions posted here after i finish my pedal with the LBS boys.)

  Yes to it reading as fun, @ChrisO's riposte too! And I post with the true expectation that no one takes my word or thoughts as anything but an opinion and usually a large dose of tongue in cheek.

  Having said that, I want to state clearly that Tri is no less a sport but unfortunately its preponderance of twats at the cat 5 end (or whatever the Tri equivalent) gives it a bad name! Also, of course it has tactics as does mountain biking and cyclocross. The point is in those three disciplines the tactics are to RR as checkers is to chess.

  End!

  Cadidiot!  Awesome!  Fuck, that's classic! 

   

  Also, Brother, Think about a trip to Maine next third week in June.  Cogal write-up coming soon, right Gianni?!?!?!

• @Rob

  @girl

  @Rob

  Ok, I can't remember what the original article is about but I'm enjoying the @Girl coment - snap back at @ChisO and as usual @Buck you kill me. That little cadidiot should be tied to a link of the old chain that spanned the Hudson and thrown in for a swim!

  If I have to comment on RR vs Tri they are both hard but one has a mental side and has tactics that dictate whether or not you kill yourself to stay in the race. Guess which one? Also and then I'll shut up, it's not like your bike handling like Cavendish in a Tri. Legal drafting in a Tri race does not change the equation because there is no sprint for the line for places... First through one hundred are just trying to stay in the pack - whoopee! Yes they swim and run and it's the training that is harder but once in the race, any leg, it's just a matter of not red lining like the kid mentioned above.

  Glad it reads like fun as that is the way it is intended.

  Racing: same, same, different, same. All racing has a mental side to it. Whatever the race, if you've done the training, race day is 90% mental. I'd even go so far as to say there are tactics in tri but I know that will push many of you over the edge. (If that comment alone pushes you over the edge I can't wait to read the brain explosions posted here after i finish my pedal with the LBS boys.)

  Yes to it reading as fun, @ChrisO's riposte too! And I post with the true expectation that no one takes my word or thoughts as anything but an opinion and usually a large dose of tongue in cheek.

  Having said that, I want to state clearly that Tri is no less a sport but unfortunately its preponderance of twats at the cat 5 end (or whatever the Tri equivalent) gives it a bad name! Also, of course it has tactics as does mountain biking and cyclocross. The point is in those three disciplines the tactics are to RR as checkers is to chess.

  End!

  Correct and agreed.

• @Rob i think you will find a pic of that wagon somewhere in this thread: http://www.velominati.com/nostalgia/anatomy-of-a-photo-campagnolo-candy-van/

• @markb I have a Hawaiian "shirt" jersey. Club fit too! Thrift store find, from Performance. I like to wear it on Friday fun rides. Aside from the obvious awesomeness, should I get fat, the Club Fit provides room to grow.

• @antihero

  @frank:

  @antihero

  Interesting how our own experience informs our assumptions, isn't it? Clearly you have neither the skill nor the wherewithal to take photos while climbing.

  Easy, cowboy. Looks like I touched a nerve.

  On the contrary, I possess mad skillz sufficient to permit the consumption of a four-course meal, with wine pairings, whilst climbing the Tourmalet.

  Reminded me of this:

  "Racing was at its hardest when the stands were full. Riders took it easy when they were empty and circled the track reading newspapers, talking, even writing letters as they pedalled with one foot, the other steering the handlebars" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six-day_racing