I'd love to be in a break with this guy....
 

....because I'd actually be able to get some recovery on his wheel.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/20...29_JPiYB-L.jpg

Thats one tall bike racer.

move to the netherlands, guys like that are a dime a dozen.

Nice.

One of my leadout guys, in the early 90s, was about 6'6", rode a 66 cdale with a 400mm mtb post at max height. I rode a 50 cdale back then, so the opposite end of the size spectrum.

I found that I needed a guy between me and the leadout guy because, frankly, drafting knees doesn't do much for me.

btw he's the one I went to Belgium with, and he was very strong for a year or two.

cdr

Is that Ryan Trebon?

yes. he looks a lot bigger than in cyclocross (musculature, not height).

That looks like a good ad for the strength of Edge rims. :D

The guy behind him is my teammate Allen. Allen is maybe 5'6". Serious draft :)

So bummed I couldn't go to Hood...

I am 5'5". Everybody over 5'11" looks like that to me.

You should see his saddle to bar drop. He was in a cyclocross race in Oregon one time and pulled up next to me (my teammate was offering beer handups... fun times). His saddle was nearly at my chest.

I've been in a break with that guy (not a break of 2, and it was a completely flat race). I was in serious pain even with the enormous draft. Those freakishly long legs can put out a lot of power.

there comes a point where you actually get less draft because their body is a foot higher than yours

a foot or more! Wonder if Bill Walton ever raced? Looks like he is on the track.

http://www.bobkestrut.com/images/walton.jpg

Jesus H. Christ - that is what I call a head tube!

wow.

that's not bill walton, that's waterrockets in high school.

Those better be 14in wheels

Here's a Walton road bike.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SZx2oaxuJS...llWalton01.jpg

barcons cause how the **** would he reach the downtube from all the way up there?

+1. He did a crit down here in SoCal. The course was pretty flat, but I remember he was really strong. I think he got last out of the break though.

bit like conan o'brien's bike.

http://cdn.buzznet.com/media/jj1/200...en-bike-02.jpg

:eek:! He's paler than I am.

If I tried riding this bike, I'd be saying "Yao!" :eek:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_jaawLzKLk7...6_MingBike.jpg

http://www.gunnarbikes.com/newslette...29-04_ming.jpg

(The second picture would give a better perspective if he were standing on the same level as the bike.)

Those headtubes are crazy!!!!

I is weird how bike wheels just don't look like they're full size under me from race photos. I need some 750c wheels.