Jan and Klödi's Party Bus

Chips Lovell

Looks like Boonen to me.

niceonetom

Hey Cav!

Chips Lovell

manafana

Vladimir Kurtains wrote: »

Looks like Boonen to me.

yeah seems to be, bloody legend bonnen

ROK ON

Jaysus
The gut on Cav ...

There's hope for me yet.

Darkglasses

Newbie cyclo cross question.

I'm watching a replay of the latest round in the men's world cup. The riders are all changing their bikes loads of times, how many spares would each rider be likely to have? Will the mechanic try to fix the bike the rider has dropped in during the race?

manafana

ROK ON wrote: »

Jaysus
The gut on Cav ...

There's hope for me yet.

their really isn't

Raam

Darkglasses wrote: »

Newbie cyclo cross question.

I'm watching a replay of the latest round in the men's world cup. The riders are all changing their bikes loads of times, how many spares would each rider be likely to have? Will the mechanic try to fix the bike the rider has dropped in during the race?

They would usually have three spare bikes but maybe also a training bike for checking out the course or warming up on a turbo. Then they would have a bunch (loads) of spare wheels to deal with flats and in case they decide on a specific tread choice or rim depth.

Mechanics job is to clean the bike, change any flats and maybe a broken pedal or a really quick gear tuning if times permits. There is no time to do anything else, since the riders can arrive in the pits twice a lap. The top guys would have a few helpers.

http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/page/latest-news/?id=84178#.UrgD62RdWAQ

Raam

A mechanic might not win a race for you but he can certainly help lose it for you.

http://www.pavepavepave.com/2011/11/03/fons-wouters-sven-nyss-greatest-opponent/

Darkglasses

Lotto Belisol's 2014 kit. Last year's kit was nice but there's a distinct Molteni vibe from this one which I like

Darkglasses

Brave lad

Chips Lovell

Darkglasses

I always knew that the Bardiani team had a complete package.

rollingscone

Raam wrote: »

A mechanic might not win a race for you but he can certainly help lose it for you.

http://www.pavepavepave.com/2011/11/03/fons-wouters-sven-nyss-greatest-opponent/

The most shocking part of this story was Di2 for CX!

inc21

It's no party without some dancing and fighting

buffalo

http://www.atwistedspoke.com/snubbed-calendar-releases/

Disappointed by being left off the new Pro Tour Pinups Calendar, Katusha’s Daniel Moreno took the unusual step of posting his own pin-up shot.

edit: aww, I can't hotlink the image.

Dermot Illogical

buffalo wrote: »

edit: aww, I can't hotlink the image.

He says, as if it was a bad thing.

Darkglasses

The new Team Sky lightweight kit. May actually be NSFW. hopefully not Coming to a sportive near you.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bc1DmO7IcAA2c4E.jpg:large

RobFowl

Darkglasses wrote: »

The new Team Sky lightweight kit. May actually be NSFW. hopefully not Coming to a sportive near you.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bc1DmO7IcAA2c4E.jpg:large

Looks like the sort of outfit worn in gay clubs in the 90's......

Lusk_Doyle

RobFowl wrote: »

Looks like the sort of outfit worn in gay clubs in the 90's......

I fecking knew that i recognised you from the good old days!

Chips Lovell

I really don't want to have to see that from the side of a road in France in July.

Captain Havoc

Darkglasses wrote: »

The new Team Sky lightweight kit. May actually be NSFW. hopefully not Coming to a sportive near you.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bc1DmO7IcAA2c4E.jpg:large

As inspired by Right Said Fred.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39YUXIKrOFk

eeeee

Darkglasses wrote: »

The new Team Sky lightweight kit. May actually be NSFW. hopefully not Coming to a sportive near you.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bc1DmO7IcAA2c4E.jpg:large

LIKE!! :eek:

RobFowl

eeeee

Fantasy dead :eek:

Darkglasses

The new AG2R kit, as if it wasn't brown enough already.

Vizzy

Jesus.
That is in the wrong thread.
It should be in "Post images of Ugly"

manafana

dont mind ag2r stand out isnt a bad thing way peleton is going

Darkglasses

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/541811/tour-down-under-2014-start-list.html

We won't have to wait long to see Deignan in Team Sky colours, he's riding the TDU

Also, how nice is the new OGE kit!

daragh_

Darkglasses wrote: »

Also, how nice is the new OGE kit!

Strewth! Two of those Blokes are Sheilas!

Looks a bit like new Orwell Kit

Chips Lovell

Alan Sugar: Assos Man

Lumen

^^ that Assos gear makes him look like he's wearing a blue lifevest.

This is a nice pic. He looks rather like a shortarse version of Beasty :pac:

CramCycle

Lumen wrote: »

^^ that Assos gear makes him look like he's wearing squeezed into a blue lifevest designed for a child.

FYP

Beasty

Lumen wrote: »

This is a nice pic. He looks rather like a shortarse version of Beasty :pac:

The one on the left I presume ...;)

Anyway, I don't do the blue (looks like Sugar's wearing Assos sunglasses also)

Chips Lovell

Pic one:
1. Heavy baselayer with a gilet
2. Mits in Winter
3. Baselayer too big
4. Legwarmers way too big.

Chips Lovell

New Neri Sottoli-Yellow Fluo (formerly Vini Fantini) kit and bike

quozl

I think that looks awesome. You wouldn't miss them in a peleton.

RobFowl

quozl wrote: »

I think that looks awesome. You wouldn't miss them in a peleton.

Awesome is one of the words I'd use, not in the first 1,000 though.......

quozl

I could put some neon ribbons on the back and pretend I'm in Tron.

It'd be awesome!

Chips Lovell

From the Daily Mash: "Everyone totally fine with porn sites storing user data"

37-year-old Tom Booker said: “Pornhub? What’s that? A pornographic website?

“Certainly that’s not something that would interest me. I only ever look at cycling websites after my wife is in bed. Because cycling is my hobby.

“I’m just curious though, how specific is this data. I mean, does it relate to specific addresses, like for example saying a hypothetical man in a hypothetical house is into Asian girls in air hostess uniforms?

manafana

If sugar is so into cycling why doesn't he put his money were his mouth is and get involved in sponsoring a team?

Chips Lovell

Doesn't look likely:

Seeing as you sold Amstrad to Sky, do you have any interest in professional cycling?
AS: No not really. I've been asked to go and see races a few times by people like Garmin, who supply equipment for my planes, but I'm not really interested. I cycle just for fitness and health.

Lumen

"I'm not really interested. I cycle just for fitness and health."

That response suggests Alan thought the question was about becoming a pro cyclist, not supporting a team or spectating.

Dermot Illogical

Lumen wrote: »

"I'm not really interested. I cycle just for fitness and health."

That response suggests Alan thought the question was about becoming a pro cyclist, not supporting a team or spectating.

That's the impression you might get if you were to read the quote once it had been selectively edited.

quozl

Lumen wrote: »

"I'm not really interested. I cycle just for fitness and health."

That response suggests Alan thought the question was about becoming a pro cyclist, not supporting a team or spectating.

Well he's not that much older than Chris Horner, is he?

manafana

thats how he is i suppose would never put money into something for love of it, has to show a return. Has plenty contacts to get sponsors on board surely

Chips Lovell

Trek Factory Racing clobber.



Looks cheap

Chips Lovell

Lusk_Doyle

Lumen wrote: »

^^ that Assos gear makes him look like he's wearing a blue lifevest.

This is a nice pic. He looks rather like a shortarse version of Beasty :pac:

Who is that with him? A facebook full pro kit **** submission?

Lusk_Doyle

quozl wrote: »

I think that looks awesome. You wouldn't miss them in a peleton.

Quite right, you certainly wouldn't miss them! I don't!