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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!
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Jul 13, 2013 - 04:04pm PT
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pass the meth,
my heart feels like an alligator,
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Jul 13, 2013 - 05:59pm PT
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Tom Simpson 11/30/1937 - 7/13/1967, died on the slopes of the Ventoux.
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Jul 13, 2013 - 06:08pm PT
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"Jesus. What the hell happened here?"
-Lance Armstrong, upon seeing Ventoux's de-forested summit. The trees went to good use, building ships from the earliest explorers through Napoleon ( which Lord Nelson sent to the bottom of the Atlantic ). Now the trees are gone.
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TGT
Social climber
So Cal
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Jul 13, 2013 - 06:49pm PT
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Shimano had BioPace on their mountain bike group as well. I raced them for a year. They were supposed to even out the "dead spot" at the top/bottom of your stroke. They were ok once you got used to the different spin, but I never really got used to them.
I ride an early 80's Schwinn High Plains for a commuter. Rebuilt the drive train a couple of months ago and even found a brand new Biopace ring on Ebay for it.
Since I've ridden it for more than 20 years, getting used to a round ring may be more of an issue. The Biopace had no advantages as far as power, but they are much kinder on bad knees. Not much of a market for bikes for bad knees, so I'm glad I ended up with one now that they are toast. (both the knees and the rings)
Rode it down to Long Beach and back today, (60+mi)
The new ellipticals are cut exactly opposite of the Biopace.
I"m looking for a road bike, anyone have any opinions on the Motobecane's
They look like the best deal going right now in a titanium frame.
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 13, 2013 - 08:42pm PT
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i would love to see the modern guys race this guy...
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Jul 13, 2013 - 08:45pm PT
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Damn! If you know what's good for you, you'll run right down to the store and buy up a bunch of Molteni, before someone gets pissed.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Jul 13, 2013 - 11:47pm PT
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What TGT said. They are the exact opposite as the old Biopace....
Killer stage today.
How about Andrew Talansky going from 11th to 3rd in the last 200 meters?
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Dr.Sprock
Boulder climber
I'm James Brown, Bi-atch!
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Jul 14, 2013 - 04:29am PT
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i got a bunch of free cliff bars and gatorade today, happened to be on the chahalis bike path when a couple thousand bikers came my way, happened to be the seattle - portland race, group health or sumthin, free food in Tenio so i snuck into the snack line and loaded up, had them do a free tune up at the mobile velo shop while i was eating, then i went home while they slaved away towards centralia, life is full of free suprizes, take my mother in law for instance,not a bad gal, few extra pounds, like some of the riders today,jeez, they must be making rear wheels stronger cuz theses big gals can hammer, probably on the EPO or some other russian engineered designer compound, Eddie Borysewicz started all this doping, in colorado springs,so we burned his house down and had him deported. he knocked up rebecca twigg, and karen carpenter,
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Jul 14, 2013 - 11:17am PT
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Yeah. What happened to Evans this year? Or maybe a better question is what happened to Evans two years ago?
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Jul 14, 2013 - 12:22pm PT
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That was rad when Froome dropped Contador and again when he dropped Quintana!
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Jul 14, 2013 - 01:46pm PT
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Froome put his stamp on the this tour today. Really impressive how he took control. Port set him up perfectly.
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 14, 2013 - 04:32pm PT
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Froome's acceleration was crazy! WTF?
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mountainlion
Trad climber
California
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Jul 14, 2013 - 09:24pm PT
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the Germans seem to have something boosting their power this year that the others haven't gotten ahold of...we will be hearing about their disqualification in the future but they will have the glory TODAY!!!
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The Larry
climber
Moab, UT
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Jul 14, 2013 - 10:25pm PT
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What German's are you speaking of? Great race! Froome is an animal.
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dave729
Trad climber
Western America
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Jul 14, 2013 - 10:28pm PT
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Who will crack? Who will win 2013?
1985 Bernard Hinault (FRA)
1986 Greg LeMond (USA)
1987 Stephen Roche (IRL)
1988 Pedro Delgado (ESP)
1989 Greg LeMond (USA)
1990 Greg LeMond (USA)
1991 Miguel Indurain (ESP)
1992 Miguel Indurain (ESP)
1993 Miguel Indurain (ESP)
1994 Miguel Indurain (ESP)
1995 Miguel Indurain (ESP)
1996 Bjarne Riis (DEN)*
1997 Jan Ullrich (GER)
1998 Marco Pantani (ITA)
1999 Void**
2000 Void**
2001 Void**
2002 Void**
2003 Void**
2004 Void**
2005 Void**
2006 Oscar Pereiro (ESP)***
2007 Alberto Contador (ESP)
2008 Carlos Sastre (ESP)
2009 Alberto Contador (ESP)
2010 Andy Schleck (LUX)
2011 Cadel Evans (AUS)
2012 Bradley Wiggins (GBR)
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Argon
climber
North Bay, CA
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Jul 14, 2013 - 11:11pm PT
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The list of tour winners with Lance voided out looks ridiculous. Contador doped in 2010 but not in 2007 and 2009? Indurain doped, Riis doped, Ullrich doped, Pantani doped, Delgado doped, Merckx and Anquetil used banned substances - who knows, maybe the Badger doped too. But only Lance shall not be named.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Jul 14, 2013 - 11:32pm PT
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Should those voids be extended....in both directions?
I was a fan, I got up early to watch it live.....no more, I'm so disillusioned.
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Jul 14, 2013 - 11:38pm PT
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dopers gonna dope! disillusioned gonna disillusion!
doped or not, these guys are putting out.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Jul 14, 2013 - 11:44pm PT
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Absolutely, but it's all about an even playing field. How would you like to be putting out to that degree and wondering if the guy on your wheel is enhanced......then again, maybe they all are.
Geez....in that case, it would be an even playing field.
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can't say
Social climber
Pasadena CA
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Jul 15, 2013 - 10:54am PT
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After watching the Mt. Ventoux stage a few times, I still get the gut reaction (after years of denials that they're using) that Froome's performance is a mirror image of past drug cheats. I hope that he is on the up and up, but history tells me he's cheating.
Not from his personal history, but the simple fact he is so over-the-top better then all the other elite climbers/time trialer he's been racing against.
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