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Riding on tube like Froome

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    #32
    doozerie
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    fat bloke wrote: »
    Yeah, he was right on the edge. Showed a great big pair of balls that people didn't know he had! :)

    I'm glad I missed *that* particular moment in the Eurosport coverage!


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    #33
    JK.BMC
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    I think some chap from Orwell was describing how he was doing it in Corkagh Park at a race lately; not exactly sure how much aero advantage gained there given the circuit is 1.2km long with something like 6m of 'elevation' in total. 'Marginal Gains' and all that. ....
    Don't think it will catch on myself.


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    #34
    barney shamrock
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    Pantani did it so much better, "rear tyre between the cheeks" style!


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    #35
    Wishbone Ash
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    Every time I see the title of this thread I have an image of Froome on the London underground.


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    #36
    mrcheez
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    fat bloke wrote: »
    Yeah, he was right on the edge. Showed a great big pair of balls that people didn't know he had! :)

    Skin tight shorts will do that alright.

    Anyway glad he decided to risk his life like that as it resulted in a tidy return on my 7.5/1 bet. (Albeit all winnings were lost on the footy after)


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    #37
    Thud
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    Six-year-old rider descends like Chris Froome after watching his Tour de France hero

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxMof6yego0


    http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/six-year-old-rider-chris-froome-watching-hero-tour-de-france-257619


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    #38
    Brian?
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    Thud wrote: »
    Six-year-old rider descends like Chris Froome after watching his Tour de France hero

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxMof6yego0


    http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/six-year-old-rider-chris-froome-watching-hero-tour-de-france-257619

    Anyone know what that bike it? I have seen a racing bike that small before. I want one for my son.

    they/them/theirs


    And so on, and so on …. - Slavoj Žižek




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    #39
    Thud
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    Brian? wrote: »
    Anyone know what that bike it? I have seen a racing bike that small before. I want one for my son.

    Article refers to the retailer "Kids Racing of Olney":
    http://kidsracing.co.uk/kids-bikes/type/road-bikes/

    edit
    actually:
    "Specialist retailer Kids Racing of Olney, UK, posted the video on Twitter of young Fraser getting himself into an aero tuck position on his mini Planet X road bike reportedly just one hour after watching Froome"


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    #40
    C3PO
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    I'm probably best starting to use the drops rather than the hoods and progress slowly from there ....


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    #41
    Lumen
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    Brian? wrote: »
    I have [never?] seen a racing bike that small before. I want one for my son.

    I have one of these:

    http://www.cyclesense.co.uk/m22b0s624p13139/VICINI-Katana-500-Kids-Road-Bike-(20-inch-Wheel)

    (PM sent also in case you want to buy it)


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    #42
    smacl
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    Passed by a bloke descending along the featherbeds on the tube last year. All fine until he tried getting back up and snagged his shorts in the saddle, with some rather undignified panic and rear exposure by the ice cream van at the viewing point. Probably a manoeuvre best avoided if you're not wearing bibs :pac:


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    #43
    Alf Veedersane
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    Almost nailed on to see some gimp with an aero helmet doing this on the way to work with two big pannier bags bursting at the seams hanging off the bike...


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    #44
    martyc5674
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    That tuck isn't so aero as they make out.
    I'm currently honing the superman.. Now that's aero.


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    #45
    Hunterbiker
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    smacl wrote: »
    .... by the ice cream van at the viewing point...

    They couldn't have timed that better.


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    #46
    daragh_
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    Brian? wrote: »
    Anyone know what that bike it? I have seen a racing bike that small before. I want one for my son.

    It's a Planet X Giovanissimi

    http://www.planetx.co.uk/news/planet-x-news/q/date/2016/07/11/mini-froome-fraser-stars-on-his-planet-x-giovanissimi


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    #47
    harringtonp
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    fat bloke wrote: »
    Let's not do the hysteria thing either. It wasn't a Sagan no hands wheelie. I did actually try that top tube descent thing once or twice on my own for the laugh and it's certainly odd, and it puts a lot of strain on your hands and arms and feet. But it's not particularly unstable. The most unnerving thing about it is now much faster you go due to the aero tuck. And coming in and out of it is a bit scary when you try it first

    Presume you mean while pedalling ? The low tuck position while descending without pedalling is common place.


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    #48
    Bloggsie
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    longshanks wrote: »
    Same here. I'm quite fond of your testicles too.
    ohh yes a wonderful pair!


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    #49
    Mercian Pro
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    Just waiting to see a frame advertised with a pressure relief channel in the top tube.

    Greg LeMond's take on it on Eurosport was that Froome is lacking in confidence about his ability to win if he is taking risks like that to gain a small advantage!


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    #50
    Lusk_Doyle
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    Everytime that I've done the same thing I have won races. I don't see the issue here.


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    #51
    Boscoirl
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    Bloggsie wrote: »
    ohh yes a wonderful pair!

    I think I better check my bibs for holes


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    #52
    CramCycle
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    I for one cannot wait to see this in the middle of the A4 bunch.


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    #53
    bazermc
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    I tried this the other day, but my big old belly got in the way of a complete tuck


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    #54
    gaffmaster
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    Crank length must be a factor here. In order for me to be able to pedal in that position, I'd need tiny cranks (I'm fairly short). But I'd never try it.

    I read somewhere that he had a 55 tooth chainring on that day... someone could have sniffed it.


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    #55
    Brian?
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    gaffmaster wrote: »
    Crank length must be a factor here. In order for me to be able to pedal in that position, I'd need tiny cranks (I'm fairly short). But I'd never try it.

    I read somewhere that he had a 55 tooth chainring on that day... someone could have sniffed it.

    He uses osymmetric chain rings, so a 55 big ring is about the same as a normal 53 AFAIK.

    they/them/theirs


    And so on, and so on …. - Slavoj Žižek




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    #56
    fishfoodie
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    Brian? wrote: »
    He uses osymmetric chain rings, so a 55 big ring is about the same as a normal 53 AFAIK.


    That was the thing I was wondering about.

    When I saw him pedaling when he was already doing ~80kmph, I thought that unless he was turning a monstrous gear, he was wasting his time pedaling ?

    The only notional advantage might be you'd feel a bit better balanced because of the gyroscopic effect of turning the pedals ?


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    #57
    happytramp
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    Pantani is not impressed....

    Giro1994Linzdescent2.png


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    #58
    omri
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    fat bloke wrote: »
    Showed a great big pair of balls that people didn't know he had! :)

    Guess when he tucks them tight in his rapha bibs, the combo must be as comfy as his saddle.


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    #59
    NeedMoreGears
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    BailMeOut wrote: »
    Can someone explain this? What does 'riding on tube' mean as Googling and I just get surfing references!

    Sounds like you had safe search on :D:D


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    #60
    Weepsie
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    This is Matej Mohoric doing it 3 years ago at the U23 world championships

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    #61
    CramCycle
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    JK.BMC wrote: »
    I think some chap from Orwell was describing how he was doing it in Corkagh Park at a race lately; not exactly sure how much aero advantage gained there given the circuit is 1.2km long with something like 6m of 'elevation' in total. 'Marginal Gains' and all that. ....
    Don't think it will catch on myself.
    I can't see any as there is no way to turn there, so you would be down for the far descent, you could pry make it through there but you would have to be up less than 30 seconds later for a sharp turn. I would call BS or stupidity on the guy. The effort of getting up in time to make the corner while no one is around you, no way it is worth it.
    happytramp wrote: »
    Pantani is not impressed....
    Pantanis looks harder to do, and even more dangerous. Hands slip and your f'd, greater strain on your knees and ankles. I would find it far more terrifying myself.


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