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Once distributed across eastern and southern Asia and Africa, from Siberia to South Africa, the leopard's range of distribution has decreased radically because of hunting and loss of habitat. It is now chiefly found in sub-Saharan Africa; there are also fragmented populations in Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Indochina, Malaysia, and China.
From the wiki link.

But, if you like, I'll find you a paper detailing their distribution across asia once I've finished [ahem]working [ahem].

EDIT (rather than prolonging the discussion...). The main reference on Leopard (Panthera pardus) distributions is Nowell and Jackson 1996, however sadly that is a book so I can't post it here. The next best thing however is the IUCN redlist database which compiles all the most up to date data on species distributions. This shows fragmented populations across much of South East Asia.

The chap in your photo is the a lovely Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) which mostly occurs in the Himalayas. I'm currently lucky to be studying for a PhD in Felid conservation and so in 10 days will be flying to Malaysia for a month to look for Clouded Leopards and may be lucky enough to get involved with a Snow Leopard project at some point in the next 3 years as well! :)

Definitely African, only in Africa you can find leopards.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard

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belongs in anti though

** EDIT - Jaguars (Panthera onca) occur in South America, Leopards (Panthera pardus) occur primarily in africa (see map). Other species also carry the "leopard" name such as the Clouded Loeopard (2 species in South East Asia) and the Snow Leopard (in the Himalayas).

Saw this being on my way up Box Hill. At the top I was waiting to see it arrive to show the others I was with. As he came round the corner the owner was overtaken by a lady on a shopper/hybrid. 90's mtb with tri bars and a reverse mounted layback seatpost.

Today? A load of people from my Tri club were riding out to Box hill today...

Make your mind up...

Both are ace!

This definitely hasn't been posted in the last few months but I'm not sure about earlier.

I'd sell both kidneys for this:

Sadly I saw a photo of it built up and I wasn't nearly as impressed but hey!

oh and I'm not 100% but the seat-post looks like the reversible seat-post from the S1 which allows you to get a more forward position. I don't remember ever seeing one on a P3 before but I think that is what it is.

It is the P3-SL (as seen at the top of the seat-stay) the early aluminium version of the P3c. Exactly the same shape, just different frame material. So far as I'm aware the only difference between the P3 and the T3 (track bike) is that the T3 is missing the cable routing, bottle bosses and derailleur hangers and associated paraphernalia. So, yes it is a TT bike (you can see the rear gear hanger) but it to all intents and purposes it is identical to Cervelo's track T3.

Is this still going on at this time of year? I've never played but my housemate and I were thinking of coming down next week. Is it possible to borrow a mallet (and possibly a bike- Not sure I've got appropriate gearing)?

Those wheels are awesome - especially where you can see how they were constructed on the rear.

It's like Carl Douglass sculling boats. Wood may not be the fastest or most technologically advanced material but it looks fucking beautiful.

My sister is a graphic designer and when she graduated from uni they all produced really fancy business cards for potential employers. Some of them were really interesting. Ones that particularly stood out included:
One that looked very conventional in black, but folded out to reveal a panoramic view of either the NY or London skyline (there were two versions) punched into the card [i.e. when held up to the light the perforated holes resembled the illuminated windows of the buildings at night]. Very well executed and distinctive.
Another distinctive one was a girl who printed her details on pieces of smashed white plate. They looked really cool, but so much so that many people didn't realise that they weren't part of the wider display - so very few of them actually got taken.

"it doesn't fit in a rollerdex because it doesn't belong in a rollerdex" is instant fail to me. I understand that he wants his card to stand out, but if its not convenient for me then its going strait in the bin. End of.

There is some pretty grim stuff in the 10min compilation too. I wonder how many serious injuries were picked up? Got to feel sorry for them!

That's my tuppence on GPS, and I'm no fan of compression fit technology, forefoot/barefoot running technology, super high mileage training plans, or much else that is often touted as the new thing either. Just call me grumpy.

Ha... Last race: calf compression, newtons (I often train in vibrams), 310xt

It does much more than tell you where you've been. You can upload routes and times, training sessions (intervals, pacework etc etc) set zone limits, race virtual partners, or yourself on a previous run of the route. Also calculates height etc to give true distance and gradient. Keeps an accurate training log very simply. And so on.

Don't think they are exploiting. OK, the units aren't that cheap, but they are well designed and roubust, and the analysis software is free.

If you don't want the usb element, you can get a 105 - just GPS distance and stopwatch, as well as the training functions, or less than a decent dig watch. I have one I used to use as bike computer before I got me 305 and Edge.

I find they give structure to my training, and an addition point of interest, which is motivational.

This with the added benefit of being waterproof in the case of my 310xt

I'm sure the only reason nobody uses them for road racing is that the bent tube is not UCI legal for mass start road races

Aren't they? Then how did this get through?

I don't know enough about UCI stuff to know whether the ISD team raced under them, but that looks like a bendy seat tube to me.

This thread needed pictures, but that giant inflatable triathlete bearing down on you is freaking me out.

Damned drafters!

Er... Yes and no. My middle/iron position is less aggressive than my "all out position". I have the option of lowering my stem/handlebar assembly by about 1.5-2cm if I need to, but I'd only really bother if I cared how fast I went in a 10-25mile TT - which I usually don't. Other than that my setup stays the same. Even for long distance stuff my seat post angle is far more aggressive than either a road bike or a UCI TT position. The nose of my saddle is barely 1cm behind the centre of my BB. I'm not 100% sure of the reasoning behind this but the received wisdom among triathletes is that the steep angle improves your ability to run off the bike.

On my "Race" bike I use the forward seat post position. According to Cervelo's geometry chart this equates to 78 degrees. I don't know exactly how to measure it exactly but I would guess I'm between 78-79 degrees. They aren't great, but the photos show how my bike is set up and my position on the bike.

I bought my road bike on here and no geometry chart exists for it, and as I say I don't know how to measure it accurately. But it is bigger, and slacker than my TT bike. Even with the saddle maximally forward, the nose of the saddle is WAY behind the BB (I did measure a week ago but can't remember now). I've also attached the only side on pic I have to hand (sorry it's shit, it snowed on the lens).

TT Bike:

Position:

(p.s. note that my extensions are marginally too long, so in this pic I am reaching forward to change gear)

Road bike:

This thread just popped up and I realised I hadn't responded to the helpful points above, so thank you!

I think for the time being I'm going to keep my road bike largely as is. The saddle is a little further forward, and the bars a bit lower. To get a close match with my TT position I would need to replace the headset/stem/seat-post and probably saddle - after which I might be in the right position (but I might not) and there is a chance my handling would be really twitchy. Not worth the hassle - at least for now.

That said, I do think that training in my TT position will be beneficial. Most of my races are middle/iron distance so I want to be in the TT position for up to 5 1/2 hours.

One of the reasons I was asking is also that I'll be travelling to Australia for 10-12 weeks for work just before IM Austria, I get back a week and a half before the race! Since I can only take one bike I was considering taking the road bike in "TT mode", but now I think I'll take the TT bike with training wheels.

In the meantime I'll keep my eye out for a small road frame to convert into a TT-Training bike. which raises Dammit's point... Would a road frame work ok (even downsized from my normal size)? Won't a road frame set up like a TT bike handle weirdly? I thought TT bikes had a shorter wheelbase to make them more stable when the weight is over the front wheel?

Finally if anyone has an old/cheap Soloist/S1 frame-set then that would just solve all my problems!!

Since this thread has been dredged... What is the etiquette re helping out another rider with a puncture etc?

The other day (Sat 1st) I passed a guy on the side of the road who was looking forlornly at his flaccid inner tube. I stopped to ask if I could do anything to help and it turned out that he was out in the middle of nowhere with no spare tubes. He did have a repair kit, but he said it didn't seem to be holding air. I really wanted to help, but I wasn't giving up my only spare inner tube (I had a puncture a few days earlier and hadn't repaired my second spare yet) with about another 100km to ride. I tried to help with the repair but eventually gave up when he declared he was going to walk to the pub down the road and do it in the warm. Just as I left another cyclist (in full touring rig) turned up and offered help so I'm guessing all was ok.

Even so, I felt a little bad about my lack of generosity...

Not that it's relevant to you SP, but I believe it is no trouble getting a YPrailcard if you are enrolled on a PhD. I have't had the need to head into london lately so haven't bothered but I'm hoping it will be easy when I do get around to it.

Also the Red bull race through a favela in Brazil:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SbDNkSKl8w

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56kJ99AvfoI&feature=channel

iirc there is some also some good footage in the "Atherton Project" videos - A quick search suggests Episode 12.

Holy fuck... missed this:

Those guys have balls.

No idea where that is but I've seen the same carryon in India. The guys I saw doing it did it sideways, ie. one guy holds the bus, the next guy puts an arm round the first guy's shoulder and the other on the handlebars and so on across the road into oncoming traffic! It's terrifying seeing it for real!

'I started deciding that I was going to the send him the warmest thoughts I can,' she said.
'And I kept sending him messages of like, warm balls of fire, to keep him warm. And calling him, you know, in my mind. And saying, ‘Just come -- you know they are coming. They are coming to get you.’

Sounds like the kid's a lot more clued up than the mother...

Want that jacket!

But what is the gear stick on the down tube for? I don't see any derailleurs or gears? Am I being dim?

its pretty hectic I must admit, but then, she has cut out any stuff like ...internet, ...

*Logs off LFGSS...

I wish I could train 18 hours a week! Does she find that training volume affects her other commitments? If i'm organised and diligent about sleep/food etc. 10-14hours is just about manageable but 16 and above really starts to impact my ability to work during the rest of the day.

I'd love to see what my body is capable of if I dedicated myself to it full time. It's a long way off but I'd seriously consider having 6-9 months dedicated entirely to training once my PhD is finished. Sadly I'm not a natural athlete, so sport will always have to play second fiddle to a real career!

I love NUUN.