|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Pic of Lemond winning 1989 World's...what's up with the wheel in their faces?
I've seen that photo a jillion times. It's a great one of Greg winning
in the rain. And poor Sean bursting into tears. (I actually got to watch that one on live TV over in Europe. I was jumping all over the place those last couple minutes of crazy cliffhanger uber-boss-Greg action. It was the best! Any cooler recent finishes?) Well, I just saw a version of that photo that has a spare wheel in the photo-frame right in front of Greg and Konyshev on the rightside of the image. So there must have been a motor just a couple feet in front of those guys going nuts in the rain and it wasn't even the motor with the photog that took that pic. So there must have been at least two bikes right in front of them. But that one on the right is RIGHT in front of them. Here's a link: http://www.msu.edu/~bikes/great-cycl...-screaming.gif I don't recall ever seeing that wheel in an image of that sprint before. Maybe other shots are just the ones that have been used more. Or maybe the wheel gets photoshopped out of the posters? Then I googled for more images of that sprint and couldn't find a thing. Sheesh. Have other World's sprints been contested with vehicles within like 3 feet of the front of the cyclists? Heck, there must've been a draft from those suckers even, big roostertail of water, the works. Crazy. --Jeff Potter http://OutYourBackdoor.com --with whole new snappy website look and tons o' new pics and articles! |
Ads |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Pic of Lemond winning 1989 World's...what's up with the wheel in their faces?
Looks like they're jamming on the brakes ... that's not Abdujaparov doing an
endo?? :^] jw milwaukee |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Pic of Lemond winning 1989 World's...what's up with the wheel in their faces?
Jeff Potter wrote:
Well, I just saw a version of that photo that has a spare wheel in the photo-frame right in front of Greg and Konyshev on the rightside of the image. So there must have been a motor just a couple feet in front of those guys going nuts in the rain and it wasn't even the motor with the photog that took that pic. So there must have been at least two bikes right in front of them. But that one on the right is RIGHT in front of them. Here's a link: http://www.msu.edu/~bikes/great-cycl...-screaming.gif I don't recall ever seeing that wheel in an image of that sprint before. Maybe other shots are just the ones that have been used more. Or maybe the wheel gets photoshopped out of the posters? Then I googled for more images of that sprint and couldn't find a thing. Sheesh. Have other World's sprints been contested with vehicles within like 3 feet of the front of the cyclists? Heck, there must've been a draft from those suckers even, big roostertail of water, the works. Crazy. Jeff. You are such a douchebag. Words fail me. http://www.sportsstorm.com/Cycling/GregLemond/1.html This is an instance where your brain needed a 12 cog and all you had was a tricycle. Bob Schwartz |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
Pic of Lemond winning 1989 World's...what's up with the wheel in their faces?
I just watched the 89 worlds again. That wheel we see in the photo was
added digitaly or something & did not exist in the real world. The Lemond years were some of the greatest in cycling! The comptition was there between Hinault , Lemond & Fignon etc. The Bikes were cool with Campy c-record as king. Cool sponcers with LVC & Team Z. The english invasion. |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
Pic of Lemond winning 1989 World's...what's up with the wheel in their faces?
??
Uh, I think the moron meter is strongly pointing your way at present, Bob. --JP |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
Pic of Lemond winning 1989 World's...what's up with the wheel in their faces?
|
#7
|
|||
|
|||
Pic of Lemond winning 1989 World's...what's up with the wheel in their faces?
"Evan Evans" wrote in message
om... I just watched the 89 worlds again. That wheel we see in the photo was added digitaly or something & did not exist in the real world. The Lemond years were some of the greatest in cycling! The comptition was there between Hinault , Lemond & Fignon etc. The Bikes were cool with Campy c-record as king. Cool sponcers with LVC & Team Z. The english invasion. Indeed, Campy C-Record WAS king but the Mavic stuff was better designed, lighter, had less rolling resistance and probably cost less. LeMond won the '89 and '90 Tour on Mavic. I still have a set of Mavic hubs that roll easier than any other wheelset I have. |
#8
|
|||
|
|||
Pic of Lemond winning 1989 World's...what's up with the wheel intheir faces?
Some of the Kelly-era Mavic even LOOKED cool, too. Had a neat clunky look as I
recall. Room for both looks back then. Elegant CC or machinelike Mavic. Today just offers a bland robo-look. Unless folks have some cool group looks to suggest? --How to make STI levers that don't look frontheavy, for instance. Tom Kunich wrote: Indeed, Campy C-Record WAS king but the Mavic stuff was better designed, lighter, had less rolling resistance and probably cost less. LeMond won the '89 and '90 Tour on Mavic. I still have a set of Mavic hubs that roll easier than any other wheelset I have. -- Jeff Potter **** *Out Your Backdoor * * http://www.outyourbackdoor.com publishing do-it-yourself culture ... bikes, skis, boats & more ... plus radically relevant novels at the ULA's LiteraryRevolution.com ... free music ... tons o' articles ... travel forums ... WOW! |
#9
|
|||
|
|||
Pic of Lemond winning 1989 World's...what's up with the wheel in their faces?
Jeff Potter wrote:
?? Uh, I think the moron meter is strongly pointing your way at present, Bob. Jeff, why are there no spokes in the 'wheel' in the picture? Seems kind of strange, doesn't it? Especially since the wheel in the picture isn't rotating, you would think they would be really easy to see. Yet they appear to be missing. On moron meters, you define your own scale. You're not smart enough to figure out stupid you really are. Bob Schwartz |
#10
|
|||
|
|||
Pic of Lemond winning 1989 World's...what's up with the wheel in their faces?
"Tom Kunich" wrote in message link.net...
"Evan Evans" wrote in message om... I just watched the 89 worlds again. That wheel we see in the photo was added digitaly or something & did not exist in the real world. The Lemond years were some of the greatest in cycling! The comptition was there between Hinault , Lemond & Fignon etc. The Bikes were cool with Campy c-record as king. Cool sponcers with LVC & Team Z. The english invasion. Indeed, Campy C-Record WAS king but the Mavic stuff was better designed, lighter, had less rolling resistance and probably cost less. LeMond won the '89 and '90 Tour on Mavic. I still have a set of Mavic hubs that roll easier than any other wheelset I have. Lemond won in 90 using C record not Mavic. The 89 season was on mavic. Yes i have to admit the Mavic stuff was very cool! Lemond That era of cycling was just cool. Have you read the current isue of cycle sport? super artical on Lemond. |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Attaching rear wheel | Roger Zoul | General | 10 | October 21st 03 11:35 AM |