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sweeny
04-06-08, 07:38 PM
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
http://www.bicirace.com/photo/2005/other/acquaSaponeOndrejSosenkaHourRecord.jpg
http://www.melbourne2006.com.au/NR/rdonlyres/BB803D81-112A-4308-8731-73AA944C0533/0/SarahUlmer180x300jpg.jpg

powerdan
04-06-08, 09:14 PM
Looks like a Bell Vortex. The Bell was designed in early 1990s fusing Reebok Pump system. It had a detachable visor and the decals and thin [hard to adjust] straps look very similar to the Bell Vortex.

I'll try to post a close up pic of the Vortex later in the week for comparison.
Johnny Nemo
05-17-08, 02:30 AM
A black, BMX one

evoke0ne
05-17-08, 07:37 AM
I believe its a rare extinct turtle shell that has been gutted, filled with a new interior, and painted and polished to a gloss black.
castillo
05-17-08, 08:53 AM
I don't know but that guy has some long legs.
Yoshi
05-19-08, 10:49 AM
That's Ondrej Sousenka, the current UCI hour record holder. I don't know what kind of helmet that is, but my guess is that he used it because it was the most aero helmet he could get away with using (aero helmets are forbidden for the UCI hour record).

Edit: Ondrej in the first picture, I don't know who is in the second picture.
powerdan
05-20-08, 11:45 AM
Edit: Ondrej in the first picture, I don't know who is in the second picture.

Sarah Ulmer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Ulmer).

Hot and fast, but now retired.
mangpress
08-11-08, 08:18 AM
from a fitting point of view, would that frame be a tad small for him?
taras0000
08-12-08, 11:42 PM
No, the bike is constructed properly for him. he's got long limbs and a short torso, hence the small frame (short top tube, relatively) and long seatpost. I could imagine that his road bike looks similar, just not so extreme.
Voodoo76
08-14-08, 08:50 PM
Looks like a Bell Vortex. The Bell was designed in early 1990s fusing Reebok Pump system. It had a detachable visor and the decals and thin [hard to adjust] straps look very similar to the Bell Vortex.

I'll try to post a close up pic of the Vortex later in the week for comparison.

I agree, have one sitting on the shelf with visor. It's a pretty comfortable lid but is a bit hot.