Ride On
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| 05/04/2014 08:43 PM |
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http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-romandie-2014-2014/stage-5/photos/303596 |
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Dale
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| 05/04/2014 10:47 PM |
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The Tony Martin pic?
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6ix
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| 05/05/2014 10:21 AM |
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| My guess is that he means Picture 51 of Tony Martin. Yeah, that's a pretty aggressive position for descending. |
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zootracer
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| 05/05/2014 10:38 AM |
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| click on photos then scroll down to photo of Martin, yikes! |
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Spud
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| 05/05/2014 12:33 PM |
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He needs a seat on his top tube :-)
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Cosmic Kid
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| 05/05/2014 02:28 PM |
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Pssst.....Tony! Those pads are for your ARMS, not your chest!!!"
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Man, one good bump and he is done for!!! Not even certain how he can ride a bike with balls that big.
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Orange Crush
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| 05/05/2014 03:23 PM |
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wild, but not nearly as wild as some of the aerial motocross tricks shown in same photo collage
(and more pics of Froome looking at his stem)
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Cosmic Kid
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| 05/05/2014 03:41 PM |
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Anyone remember this position from Pantani? I tried it a couple of times....not for the faint of heart!!
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Orange Crush
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| 05/05/2014 03:50 PM |
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| CK - I've done that couple times; that is so friggin uncomfortable and sapping. Couldn't hold it more that a handful of seconds. |
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Keith Richards
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| 05/05/2014 04:37 PM |
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Pantani doesn't get his just due for his overall bike handling skills.
Dude was nuts! |
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It is his word versus ours. We like our word. We like where we stand and we like our credibility."--Lance Armstrong. |
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Ride On
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| 05/05/2014 05:26 PM |
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Did Specialized ever do any wind tunnel testing of Tony M in that position ? Some where there is a frame / fork designer is just rolling his eyes.
It does look like one false move and it's all over |
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Cosmic Kid
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| 05/06/2014 12:08 AM |
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Maybe this is why he was in that position...holy hell!!!
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Ride On
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| 05/06/2014 07:48 AM |
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Holy crap. That is just not right.
Tell me that is just the shorts pad color just bleeding thru. If it's not that is just WRONG |
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Cosmic Kid
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| 05/06/2014 10:29 AM |
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I honestly don't know if that is the same race or not.....but someone posted the pic on the ST thread about his descending position, so I thought I would sahre.
As someone on ST said, I wanna be able to generate sack-shredding wattage on my TT bike.  |
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Orange Crush
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| 05/06/2014 11:57 AM |
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Interesting...I found that pic with some commentary (don't try this at home)
Tony Martin after the final time trial of the Vuelta al Pais Vasco 2014. Tony sticks skateboard grip tape (like sandpaper) to the top of his saddle to keep him in the perfect aerodynamic position. Unfortunately, it tends to eat through his shorts - sometimes too far.
http://www.bikepartsreview.com/HowToAvoidSaddleSores.html |
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79pmooney
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| 05/06/2014 12:09 PM |
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Tony, there's a better way! Velcro. Sew the hooks to your shorts and glue the loops to your saddle. End of ripped shorts. (Of course, you need to be careful where you sit after the race!)
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Cosmic Kid
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| 05/06/2014 12:20 PM |
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I'm gonna guess that using Velcro would violate some rule of the UCI....likely creating some kind of mechanical advantage since it affixes the rider into a certain location.
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79pmooney
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| 05/06/2014 12:28 PM |
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Probably. My suggestion got about as much deep thought as it took to type. (More thought went into the visions of interesting things sticking to Tony Martin's hooks.)
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Orange Crush
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| 05/06/2014 12:39 PM |
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Yup, its to circumvent UCI rule but it renders his shorts "single use". That's committment for you.
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Cosmic Kid
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| 05/06/2014 02:42 PM |
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Posted By Orange Crush on 05/06/2014 12:39 PM
Yup, its to circumvent UCI rule but it renders his shorts "single use". That's a clothing sponsorship for you.
FTFY. |
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Dale
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| 05/06/2014 05:03 PM |
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The aero thing has clearly jumped the shark. A funky TT lid or horrid-looking downtube is one thing but risking one's manhood ala Pantani off the back of the bike or sandpapering your nads to death…. that's just wrong
Pile up all the money and glory in the world and ask me to take a belt sander to my shorts while I'm in 'em? Not happening |
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