"The 33"-Road Bike Racing - 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/2009/jun09/mthood09/mthood091/555161029_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?

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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/_SZx2oaxuJSA/RtOw8eFhrBI/AAAAAAAAApY/F0gx5IIzrOA/s400/BillWalton01.jpg

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

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.

+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.

Here's a Walton road bike.

htt p://4.bp .blogspot.com/_SZx2oaxuJSA/RtOw8eFhrBI/AAAAAAAAApY/F0gx5IIzrOA/s400/BillWalton01.jpg

bit like conan o'brien's bike.

http://cdn.buzznet.com/media/jj1/2009/05/obrien-bike/conan-obrien-bike-02.jpg

bit like conan o'brien's bike.

http://cdn.buzznet.com/media/jj1/2009/05/obrien-bike/conan-obrien-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/_jaawLzKLk7g/R_BbnTuCG-I/AAAAAAAAAyw/CnFoJUafb30/s400/xN66_MingBike.jpg

http://www.gunnarbikes.com/newsletters/10-29-04_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!!!!

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

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.

Is that Ryan Trebon?

No, it's Barry Wicks. I planted my ass next to him for a while last night when a friend of mine invited me over to their host house dinner last night.

Trebon isn't in the race. He's at the Teva Games in Colorado.

um...you sure that ain't Trebon? I've dealt enough with both to say that the character in the photo does not look nearly goofy enough to be Wicks...and the caption says Trebon

^
Hey Pinky, I was looking for a photo of you drafting me... sorta the same effect, but couldnt turn up anything. do you have any?

-L

No, it's Barry Wicks. I planted my ass next to him for a while last night when a friend of mine invited me over to their host house dinner last night.

Trebon isn't in the race. He's at the Teva Games in Colorado.


From the Cycling News article:

"They wasted little time getting things started with an early barrage of attacks. With four kilometre left of the Cooper Spur climb, Kona's Ryan Trebon went on the offensive and put a 20-second gap on the field."

Trebon is racing.

That's definitely Trebon (aka Treefarm).

That's definitely Trebon (aka Treefarm).

Yep, I was mistaken. I saw Barry at a friend's house last night, and he said Ryan was racing Teva this weekend.

I didn't think that someone would sign up for a stage race with the intention of bailing two days in, but I guess that's what Trebon did.

My bad.

Leo, no photos cept the finish from Turtle Pond...I'm having a good season but not a photogenic one apparently

i didnt realize trebon even raced road

i didnt realize trebon even raced road

Thats why he's one of my favorite pro cyclists, right up there with Sven Nys; they race all 3 disciplines, 'cross, mountain, and road.

Thats why he's one of my favorite pro cyclists, right up there with Sven Nys; they race all 3 disciplines, 'cross, mountain, and road.

Aren't you missing track?