Road Bike Racing - Hincapie's legs
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Cypress
04-13-06, 12:53 PM
Gross. There is a 78 year old man that does the Monday night recovery ride that has legs like this. When you ride behind him you can't help but watch the huge bags of blood jiggle like jello. :cry:
No wonder nobody can follow him!
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/8443/legs6xn.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
timmhaan
04-13-06, 12:56 PM
ewww.... i was just eating lunch right now too. yeah, some people have viens like that for some reason. i've seen a few people with those. it's pretty strange.
yespatterns
04-13-06, 01:13 PM
WTF!? :eek:
Snicklefritz
04-13-06, 01:16 PM
Great post! Now I've found a way to reduce my appetite so I can lose the lbs I need in order to climb better.
ok, so why does he have veins that pop out so much.
substructure
04-13-06, 01:38 PM
"Varicose gross!"
Just think.... one slip of the razor shaving those legs....
$0.00/Gal
04-13-06, 02:11 PM
I have this on my left leg. Definitely not as bad as Hincapie, but few bumps
I think vascularity is cool in moderation. But that looks like a 24-inch garter snake crawled up someone's arse and got lost.
--Steve
Cypress
04-13-06, 02:51 PM
I think vascularity is cool in moderation. But that looks like a 24-inch garter snake crawled up someone's arse and got lost.
--Steve
I think I can see my full name in that mess.
Cypress
04-13-06, 03:31 PM
Front shot. Gives me the shivers.
http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/2275/legs18gi.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Apparently it's harmless, right? At least it seems to be right now.
daytonian
04-13-06, 08:38 PM
I think I can see my full name in that mess.
:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao:
Laggard
04-13-06, 09:47 PM
It's rumored that in lieu of tea leaves, UCI officials will occassionaly read Hincapie's veins.
HigherGround
04-13-06, 11:02 PM
Apparently it's harmless, right? At least it seems to be right now.
That's what the alien embryo just below the surface of the skin wants you to think...
Snicklefritz
04-13-06, 11:09 PM
ok, so what makes peoples' legs get like this?
25,000 miles a year for 20 years straight
will do it
CheeseLouise
04-13-06, 11:28 PM
Photoshop?
yespatterns
04-14-06, 06:14 AM
If he wears athletic socks that are too tight, he'll probably pass out...
Laggard
04-14-06, 07:37 AM
25,000 miles a year for 20 years straight
will do it
It doesn't happen to everyone though.
Photoshop?
Not at all.
He has a problem with varicose veins for a while.
Cypress
04-14-06, 08:41 AM
ok, so what makes peoples' legs get like this?
Blood flow is constricted somewhere so the body makes new "routes".
They can also be hereditary. Sometimes they happen for no reason.
I have a small one on my right leg from crossing my legs too much.
gm1230126
04-14-06, 09:53 PM
Saw a guy in his late 60's snag one on a bleacher at a basketball game and he damn near bled to death.
My dad was the trainer and treated the guy until the ambulance arrived.
HigherGround
04-14-06, 10:42 PM
Not at all.
He has a problem with varicose veins for a while.
Sean Yates (a former teammate of Hincapie's at Motorola, currently serving on Discovery's staff) was also known for having legs that looked like that.
Warblade
04-16-06, 01:06 AM
Kind of like Ivan Dominguez's legs
http://www.teamcolavita.com/photos/TOG/ivan%27s-legs.jpg
Kind of like Ivan Dominguez's legs
http://www.teamcolavita.com/photos/TOG/ivan%27s-legs.jpg
except I dont think those are varicose...He is just insanely jacked!
daytonian
04-16-06, 05:24 PM
Negative, right leg looks fine, left is serpentine surprise. Vascular problem=check.
Warblade
04-16-06, 09:56 PM
except I dont think those are varicose...He is just insanely jacked!
Yeah and with .006% body fat!
Blood flow is constricted somewhere so the body makes new "routes".
.
Veins are a low pressure system, so they use one way valves to prevent backflow. The weakening of these valves is what causes varicosities.
timhines
04-17-06, 07:14 AM
All of you are wrong. Hincapie's small intestines are actually in his leg.
I swear, i read it on the internet.
Namenda
04-17-06, 07:38 AM
All of you are wrong. Hincapie's small intestines are actually in his leg.
I swear, i read it on the internet.
:eek:
Yeah, he doesn't wear booties, he wears foot diapers.:D
Cypress
02-23-07, 04:09 PM
omglolbumpbq
I have a teammate who has legs that looks like Hincapie's, he's in his 50s right now and an insane sprinter.
I've heard rumors that it's from steroid use.....
Randomus
02-23-07, 05:19 PM
Ew.
Snicklefritz
02-23-07, 05:48 PM
Ivan's legs look like he's just overheated - horses look this way after race or a hard workout. Hincapie's look like that no matter what he is doing...
RD Olivaw
02-24-07, 10:36 PM
Ivan's legs look like he's just overheated - horses look this way after race or a hard workout. Hincapie's look like that no matter what he is doing...
yeah, people commonly compare my legs with a horse's too :p
Stallionforce
02-24-07, 10:57 PM
Yeah Dominguez is vascular; Hincapie is varicose.
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