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I still love the Tour, and you have just described one of the reasons why I do.
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Yeah, 1997 was when we had that article by Ricardo.
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OK, why not do a 200k that is 50k from London? That way you can ride to the start and back....
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Why don't you guys just do an Audax 300k?
That's what they are there for. What's the matter? Frightened you'll get dropped up a hill by some guy in sandals and sporting a beard? Don't worry: it doesn't hurt that much after it's happened for the fifth time.
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We got a lot of photos, some video, some reports
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If you want to ride a quality track event, for not too much money, with experienced track riders, you could do worse than this:
http://www.movingtargetzine.com/article/new-keirin-event-bank-holiday-monday-herne-hill-velodrome
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Personally I would get it cold-set. That way you know that the frame will track straight. Sometimes when you flex the chainstays to get a 126 wheel to fit a 130, the tracking is a little out.
Any frame-builder should be able to cold-set.
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TheBrick(Tommy) Sound like some one who knows fuck all. For a start he is confiusing fixed wheels with track bikes, not all fixed wheels are track bike. That really pisses me off fixed wheel bike have been around for years before a track even existed (I know I am preching to the converted here sorry). Then staement like "left leg of their jeans rolled up," Left leg?
One of the thing I always like about bike is it is up ot you to ride what you want, if you want to ride a fixed wheel cool , if you want to ride a touring bike cool, set the bike up the way you like not the way someone tells you, one brake two brakes no brakes, gears no gears, mudgard no mudgard backpack, messengerbag, panniers, who cares? Your on a bike and happy. This bullshit gets right on my tits.
Yeah, this is just the f*k*ng*r thing in a different costume...
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Can you lot talk about anything else apart sweets and beer?
Just as a matter of interest. Because I think this forum ought to be renamed 'london fat bastard forum'.
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WInston's right.
It dries pretty quick once the rain stops falling. The forecast for Sunday is good too.
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Yes, Cadel has an ungainly look, honking on the steep bits.
Still, you can expect no better from an uncouth colonial. I hope he wins it though. He's ridden the best race, and has had almost no team around him.
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No, he lied. He said that he had been in Mexico. Then the team found out that he had been seen training in the Dolomites. This was new information that wasn't available to them before the Tour started. Even during the rest day press conference Rasmussen said (in English) that he was in MExico.
He's a stroppy liar. And he broke the rules, by not being where he said would be.
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Unfortunately, given the scale of dishonesty, pro cyclists ARE guilty until proven innocent.
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Rollapaluza:
cycle sport with competitors who openly admit they take drugs.
Performance inhibiting drugs.
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natureboy but there's no evidence to suggest that rasmussen has been doping during the tour - I mean, he's been passing the tests, right? so unless the effects are longer term than I thought then he had been winning under his own steam.
you know, the whole thing would be a lot better if we just knew they were all doping - at least then a win would still be a win. It's the thought that some of them are cheating and others not that's most corrosive. I only just got round to watching Monday's stage, which I would have really enjoyed having developed a soft spot for Vino after his troubles last week, but now it seems, well not quite hollow, but a bit sad and futile. I didn't know what to think while he was giving his interview at the end - was he clean that day? or was he just being a hypocrite talking about how he miraculously felt better?
Vino was lying. He had doped, that's why he was feeling better.
Same as Virenque lied for 2 years when he said that he wasn't doping after the Festina affair. Everyone else on his team admitted they doped, the soigneur said the whole team was doped, the manager said they were all doped, but Virenque insisted he wasn't doped. And then finally broke down in court and confessed. This after he published a book called 'Ma Verite' (My Truth), in which he said he hadn't doped.
Rasmussen lied and said he was in Mexico, when he was really in Italy. Why did he do this? To avoid the out of competition testing that would have probably showed him positive for EPO.
The reason that it's not cool to dope is that the products kill.
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Horse One more thing, where's the best place to change money?
Post office has the best official rates.
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We had some words on similar vein here
http://www.movingtargetzine.com/forum/discussion/242/is-it-wrong/ -
Oh, I'm def not buying anything 'Made In Scottishland"
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Yes, let's get track bikes back on the track:
This Sunday at Herne Hill Velodrome: novice racing as part of London's Calling! Register for the whole weekend for £20 - gets you entry in Rollapaluza VIII and breakfast on Saturday!
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scott not scot patience people.....mine are almost there.....left swing and right swing.....
You making those in China?
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TheBrick(Tommy) Should not be from what I remember Howies started off in London with a couple of guy working part time and then a few year (3 -4-5?) ago moved to south west Wales, British made I think. Things may have changed though.
Looking at the label on my orange Howies sweat....
oh look:
"Made In China"
ok, I'll have a look in my Howies cardie....
blimey:
"Made In China"
Oh, and my Howies gloves...
I think you're getting the idea now.
LFGSS
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of fixed gear and single-speed cyclists.
Yes, Tour withdrawal. It's horrible isn't it?
I'm going to Dublin to watch some other drugged-up cyclists racing to get over it!