Jan and Klödi's Party Bus

Chips Lovell

Darkglasses

Vladimir Kurtains wrote: »

Jesus H. Is that from today?

Chips Lovell

yes

buffalo

Darkglasses wrote: »

Jesus H. Is that from today?

Did another spectator run up and kick him in the balls?

Darkglasses

Worth watching this, Orica's behind the scenes video from Gent-Wevelgem

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRnInyTd8b8

Also I just discovered this Youtuber, great for bluffing if you missed the race (like me)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jAe6mXJF7M

MPFG

The Orica Green Edge Video shows the pressure at these cobble races

TheBlaaMan

Darkglasses wrote: »

Jesus H. Is that from today?

Damien Vandamme is this particular turnip's name. He certainly hit the headlines today “I don’t understand the fuss… …I never thought I was in danger.”
...from [URL=]http://inrng.com/2014/03/cycling-race-photography/[/URL]

He gets around.
https://twitter.com/search?v=stream&q=gwphotoguy&src=typd&mode=photos

buffalo

Did he get the shot he wanted?

Dermot Illogical

buffalo wrote: »

Did he get the shot he wanted?

Imagine how he felt the moment he realised the lens cap was on.

Chips Lovell

Boonen looks ripped

Harrybelafonte

He's the thinnest I've ever seen him, hence all that suffering in the cold of Kuurne apparently.

Lusk_Doyle

Vladimir Kurtains wrote: »

Boonen looks ripped

I think the correct term is malnourished.

Hmmzis

Vladimir Kurtains wrote: »

Boonen looks ripped

Just out of curiosity, what sort of body fat percentage would this guy have? It does look a bit scary, IMHO.

Harrybelafonte

Hmmzis wrote: »

Just out of curiosity, what sort of body fat percentage would this guy have? It does look a bit scary, IMHO.

It's a bit scary cos he's all tensed, IMHO. He is very skinny these days but this is a little exaggerated. Considering he was known for being one of the bigger guys.

TheBlaaMan

Hmmzis wrote: »

Just out of curiosity, what sort of body fat percentage would this guy have? It does look a bit scary, IMHO.

Mid to high single digit figure, I'd guess.....:eek:

manafana

Hmmzis wrote: »

Just out of curiosity, what sort of body fat percentage would this guy have? It does look a bit scary, IMHO.

would doubt many riders are above 5%

buffalo

manafana wrote: »

would doubt many riders are above 5%

One of my favourite Roche columns: http://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/nicolas-roche-cyclists-have-a-david-blainelike-capacity-to-make-food-disappear-26677675.html

At 23 years of age, Biel Kadri is five foot nine and a half and weighs just 10 stone, or 165kg. He is a rake-thin French climber and won a stage of the Route du Sud earlier in the year. Of the whole Ag2r La Mondiale team, Biel had the highest body-fat percentage.

At only 8pc body fat, Biel is by no means overweight. In fact if you saw him walk past, or any of us for that matter, you'd probably say we all need a good feed. But to a cyclist he might as well be morbidly obese and we have been calling him "chubby" since the race began.

I assume 165kg is supposed to be 65kg.

MPFG

But have to worry about too much muscle also especially upper body muscle ....as it is heavier than fat and also for climbers needs to be carried up a mountain and also needs more oxygen at altitude to function

It's getting the balance right to have enough power and yet be light enough to climb

manafana

my 5% may be have been bit low but assume roches 6% is a good marker, frank lampard in his absolute prime got down to 5.5% before team doctors told him to put on weight.

Lusk_Doyle

I got mine analysed once. 8%. I'm still crap on the bike though.

MPFG

I don't think Carlos Betencur is at 6% some how

Darkglasses

Sam Bennett is on the provisional list to ride the Paris-Roubaix. Like the sound of that

Inquitus

Darkglasses wrote: »

Sam Bennett is on the provisional list to ride the Paris-Roubaix. Like the sound of that

He was a DNF today not sure of the circumstances though,

Lusk_Doyle

If this isn't Party Bus material, then there's no hope for any of us...



Kudos to 07Lapierre. I hope you don't mind me nabbbing it?

Beasty

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

Kudos to 07Lapierre. I hope you don't mind me nabbbing it?

Is he the one on the right?


:P

Chips Lovell

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/04/07/drone_hacked_to_take_out_triathlete/

A competitor in an Australian triathlon apparently failed to complete an event over the weekend after being felled by an unmanned aerial vehicle.

Everything Geraldton reports that Raija Ogden was approaching the finish line of the Endure Batavia Triathlon when a “ … remote-controlled copter struck her head and she fell to the ground.” Raija later received three stitches.

Inquitus

Can we send someone to reprimand Dan for this?

Lusk_Doyle

Inquitus wrote: »

Can we send someone to reprimand Dan for this?

Ssssh. He's sleeping.

Lusk_Doyle

Rumour has it that Beasty is already back in action...

Hmmzis

Looks like the stem is a bit short.

Diggabot

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

Rumour has it that Beasty is already back in action...

Reminds me of this...

Beasty

The problem is even if I could get on a bike if I punctured I would be fecked - not a cat in hell's chance I could get a tyre off and back on (may even struggle with the "quick" release!)

dermabrasion

Inquitus wrote: »

Partybus take on this look from todays MSR please

Y'know, I've been troubled by this for sometime. Even considered a new thread. I always thought the various iterations of Garmin were...cool...current..avante-garde? But this whole thing with POC is...idunno? Is it uber-cool? Supra-nerdy? or Special-needs (in an Eastern Health Board circa 1970 sort of way).

Lusk_Doyle

Operation Leg De-hairify is about to commemce. It's been nine months since the last. I may be gone for quite some time!

lennymc

Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

Operation Leg De-hairify is about to commemce. It's been nine months since the last. I may be gone for quite some time!

The wife goes away and the first thing lusky does is shave his legs. Bet the second thing he does is try on her clothes.

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Lusk_Doyle wrote: »

Operation Leg De-hairify is about to commemce. It's been nine months since the last. I may be gone for quite some time!

Wax. Anything else is only making work for yourself.
Get thee some hot wax and away you go. It feels quite nice actually. God speed

Lyaiera

Get it done professionally. The ladies in the beauty salons are generally amazing at their job. Quick and painless.

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Lyaiera wrote: »

Get it done professionally. The ladies in the beauty salons are generally amazing at their job. Quick and painless.

Anyone can hot wax. It's as easy as sin :pac:
Get it done once by all means if you have never done it before, but if really is extremely easy to do, bit messy, but have a system of where used wax goes, where you use spatular and you're away with it.

Oh and apply in the direction of hair growth and always, always, rip Against the direction of hair growth.

Good luck!

Lusk_Doyle

Fear not, it's not my first time. Done. Razor in a bath of hot water. Simple.

happytramp

If you're having second thoughts just close your eyes and think of Greg Van Avermaet....

Chips Lovell

What's unusual about this picture?

Darkglasses

Vladimir Kurtains wrote: »

What's unusual about this picture?

Two guys on the same team with different groupsets?

Chips Lovell

Close. They don't have a groupset sponsor, just deals with Rotor and TRP so they can mix and match.

There's something else though...

Hmmzis

Caja Rural in yellow?
Same team riders with different glasses?
The rider not in yellow holding a vial that looks suspiciously like the one in the Paris-Robaix test pills thread?

petethedrummer

Vladimir Kurtains wrote: »

There's something else though...

The lacing pattern on the rear wheel suggests re-branding?

Hmmzis

Oh, black socks with white shoes :eek:

Chips Lovell

petethedrummer wrote: »

The lacing pattern on the rear wheel suggests re-branding?

Bingo. He's got FFWD stickers on his Boras.

Darkglasses

Ultegra rather than DA?

petethedrummer

Vladimir Kurtains wrote: »

Bingo. He's got FFWD stickers on his Boras.

The last one of these you did about a year ago was the same thing! I don't know anything about wheels.

Lumen

petethedrummer wrote: »

The last one of these you did about a year ago was the same thing! I don't know anything about wheels.

Vlad is obsessed with Boras. He's a real Bora about it.