Forum: Racing
July 29th 08, 06:46 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 100
Views: 2,160
Gain Ratios and CX
d p chang wrote:
Bret Wade writes:
This weekend, I encountered a couple of chairlift riding slugs walking
their bikes along a level section of trail in full body...
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Forum: Racing
July 17th 08, 10:15 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 22
Views: 862
Zabel
William Asher wrote:
Bob Schwartz wrote:
I'd really like to see him win a stage. It's a
shame there are so many guys that are faster
than he is.
Even so, I hope he keeps plugging...
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Forum: Techniques
July 17th 08, 09:13 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech,rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 730
Views: 12,653
Steel frames and le Tour
wrote:
The original question was whether a rider can _feel_ such tiny
changes--that same old laughable "noticeably robust forward thrust."
I wouldn't put it in those words...
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Forum: Racing
July 17th 08, 09:13 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech,rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 611
Views: 12,209
Steel frames and le Tour
wrote:
The original question was whether a rider can _feel_ such tiny
changes--that same old laughable "noticeably robust forward thrust."
I wouldn't put it in those words...
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Forum: Techniques
July 15th 08, 05:01 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech,rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 730
Views: 12,653
Steel frames and le Tour
Tom Kunich wrote:
"Bret Wade" wrote in message
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Tom Kunich wrote:
Because MOST people pretend to be able to...
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Forum: Racing
July 15th 08, 05:01 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech,rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 611
Views: 12,209
Steel frames and le Tour
Tom Kunich wrote:
"Bret Wade" wrote in message
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Tom Kunich wrote:
Because MOST people pretend to be able to...
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Forum: Racing
July 15th 08, 12:31 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 19
Views: 613
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Forum: Racing
July 10th 08, 11:27 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 4
Views: 278
Cascade SR
Off The Back wrote:
Carl Sundquist wrote:
61 Steve Larsen 2.14
Is that the Steve Larsen of old?
Probably. He lives in Bend and has done...
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Forum: Techniques
July 10th 08, 09:18 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech,rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 730
Views: 12,653
Steel frames and le Tour
Scott wrote:
On Jul 10, 1:29 pm, John Forrest Tomlinson
wrote:
On Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:21:47 -0700 (PDT), Scott
wrote:
The...
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Forum: Racing
July 10th 08, 09:18 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech,rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 611
Views: 12,209
Steel frames and le Tour
Scott wrote:
On Jul 10, 1:29 pm, John Forrest Tomlinson
wrote:
On Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:21:47 -0700 (PDT), Scott
wrote:
The...
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Forum: Techniques
July 10th 08, 05:05 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech,rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 730
Views: 12,653
Steel frames and le Tour
John Forrest Tomlinson wrote:
There is zero reason any rider in
the Tour of France should be a on a steel frame and many reasons (both
economic, performance and logistical they should...
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Forum: Racing
July 10th 08, 05:05 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech,rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 611
Views: 12,209
Steel frames and le Tour
John Forrest Tomlinson wrote:
There is zero reason any rider in
the Tour of France should be a on a steel frame and many reasons (both
economic, performance and logistical they should...
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Forum: Racing
July 10th 08, 04:28 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech,rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 611
Views: 12,209
Steel frames and le Tour
Scott wrote:
On Jul 10, 8:23 am, Bret Wade wrote:
Scott wrote:
On Jul 7, 12:22 pm, wrote:
Anyone know the last year a steel frame was used...
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Forum: Techniques
July 10th 08, 04:28 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.tech,rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 730
Views: 12,653
Steel frames and le Tour
Scott wrote:
On Jul 10, 8:23 am, Bret Wade wrote:
Scott wrote:
On Jul 7, 12:22 pm, wrote:
Anyone know the last year a steel frame was used...
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Forum: Racing
July 10th 08, 01:12 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 60
Views: 1,393
Rasmussen
Tom Kunich wrote:
"Bret Wade" wrote in message
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Tom Kunich wrote:
If some Pro got into a good long road race (as has...
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Forum: Racing
July 10th 08, 12:29 AM Posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 60
Views: 1,393
Rasmussen
Tom Kunich wrote:
If some Pro got into a good long road race (as has happened fairly often
in Copperopolis) and was messing around what effect would you suppose it
would happen on the...
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Forum: Racing
July 9th 08, 11:32 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 60
Views: 1,393
Rasmussen
Tom Kunich wrote:
Now imagine a race of 100 miles or more. According to the Cat 0's here
they race the entire way and if some civilian gets in among them and
causes some humor it is a...
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Forum: Racing
July 9th 08, 11:18 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 60
Views: 1,393
Rasmussen
SLAVE of THE STATE wrote:
A few years back I was at one of "our" Tuesday Night crits here in
Santa Rosa. Levi showed up, but was about 2 laps late to get into the
start of the pro-1-2-3 race....
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Forum: Racing
July 9th 08, 09:10 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 20
Views: 685
It's gotta be frustrating
Tom Kunich wrote:
"Bret Wade" wrote in message
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Tom Kunich wrote:
I read what Bret wrote and wonder how he thinks that Erik...
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Forum: Racing
July 9th 08, 08:19 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 43
Views: 723
Another shot from LeMond
Tom Kunich wrote:
"Bret Wade" wrote in message
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SLAVE of THE STATE wrote:
On Jul 8, 11:51 pm, Ryan Cousineau...
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Forum: Racing
July 9th 08, 07:54 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 20
Views: 685
It's gotta be frustrating
Tom Kunich wrote:
I read what Bret wrote and wonder how he thinks that Erik Zabel is too
stupid to understand what his best chances for pro racing are.
But that's not what I said is it?
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Forum: Racing
July 9th 08, 07:51 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 11
Views: 359
Favorite current riders (of a given country)?
Mike Jacoubowsky wrote:
My two favorite Germans in the peloton would be Erik Zabel and Jens Voight.
Two guys who just seem to really have a passion for what they're doing,
speak well to the...
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Forum: Racing
July 9th 08, 07:19 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 43
Views: 723
Another shot from LeMond
SLAVE of THE STATE wrote:
On Jul 8, 11:51 pm, Ryan Cousineau wrote:
As for Jan, lots of people have said that he seems like a more purely
natural physical specimen...
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Forum: Racing
July 9th 08, 06:50 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 60
Views: 1,393
Rasmussen
Tom Kunich wrote:
"Ted van de Weteringe" wrote in message
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schreef:
Here's a classic...
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Forum: Racing
July 9th 08, 06:31 PM Posted to rec.bicycles.racing
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Replies: 20
Views: 685
It's gotta be frustrating
Mike Jacoubowsky wrote:
So I look at things a bit differently than you. I look at Erik Zabel and get
depressed, because Erik proves you don't have to grow old gracefully, he
shows that...
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