How's my form?
04-18-07, 07:58 AM
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Making a kilometer blurry
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How's my form?
Tyler needs some tips on his fit here. I've never seen him look so strange on the bike. It looks like his top tube is like 3" too short.
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04-18-07, 08:49 AM
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Great idea, let's all share our collective BF wisdom about all things cycling with Tyler friggin Hamilton. I'm sure he needs our help.
But, yeah, OK, that top tube looks awfully short.
But, yeah, OK, that top tube looks awfully short.
04-18-07, 08:55 AM
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Wonder if his bike in the 2004 TdF was set up like that....could explain his back pain issues 
The more I look at that bike, the weirder it looks.
The more I look at that bike, the weirder it looks.
04-18-07, 10:25 AM
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lol that's the most ridiculous bike position of a pro rider ive seen yet. if my grandma rode a bike id imagine her position to be something similar.
04-18-07, 10:30 AM
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It's the only way he can accomodate the caddleprod he keeps stuck up his rear to make his face look like that.
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04-18-07, 10:32 AM
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Jens Voigt:
Are you going to tell him his bike is too small?
Are you going to tell him his bike is too small?
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04-18-07, 10:34 AM
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Seriously....wtf is he thinking....hopefully it's a "replacement" bike he's just using at the moment and not his bike.
04-18-07, 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by bdcheung
Jens Voigt:
Are you going to tell him his bike is too small?
Are you going to tell him his bike is too small?
04-18-07, 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by bdcheung
Jens Voigt:
Are you going to tell him his bike is too small?
Are you going to tell him his bike is too small?
Not exactly similar positions.
04-18-07, 10:37 AM
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yeah but if Jens extended his arms they'd look similar.
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04-18-07, 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by bdcheung
yeah but if Jens extended his arms they'd look similar.
04-18-07, 11:17 AM
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Perhaps he's hiding 8 units of blood in his jersey?
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04-18-07, 11:18 AM
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That's Tyler's vanished twin's bike.
04-18-07, 03:41 PM
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There is no one great fit, gang. I use a short top tube to allow my shoulders to sit at an angle that doesn't hurt them (I have tendonitis). It also knocks some weight out of the bike - lots more than ceramic ball bearings
04-18-07, 04:20 PM
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Originally Posted by ri_us
It also knocks some weight out of the bike - lots more than ceramic ball bearings
04-18-07, 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Cypress
If Jens wasn't on the nose of his seat, he'd look better.
04-18-07, 05:18 PM
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i thought that was standard issue for pros. Get a bike that's way too small, get a long seatpost & stem, bingo, super light bike. no?
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This sort of looks it's addressing back pain which has been a problem in the past with Hamilton.
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