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10-02-13, 04:57 PM
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Open an account just to troll bianchi10. Hilarious.
10-02-13, 05:06 PM
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10-02-13, 07:26 PM
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I have heard great things about the SMP saddles. Those that try them and find then right model seem to stick with them.
10-02-13, 07:51 PM
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Let not forget the roots of this thread...
Its all about looks, we don't care if it makes you comfortable.
If is not up to "Hot or Not" standards, its always a not.
Its all about looks, we don't care if it makes you comfortable.
If is not up to "Hot or Not" standards, its always a not.
10-02-13, 07:58 PM
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^^^ zackly! We wanna see the nastiest looking asshatchet saddles imaginable...
10-02-13, 08:36 PM
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10-02-13, 08:48 PM
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10-02-13, 09:00 PM
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I think he's man crushin on you B10!
I have a stalker too, what is this world coming too...???
My guy is a WebMD, does that pay good wages?
I only go for females...
I have a stalker too, what is this world coming too...???
My guy is a WebMD, does that pay good wages?
I only go for females...
10-02-13, 09:48 PM
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Rollers, not Rotors.
10-02-13, 10:00 PM
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10-02-13, 10:05 PM
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10-02-13, 10:18 PM
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10-02-13, 11:09 PM
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10-02-13, 11:30 PM
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10-03-13, 05:18 AM
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10-03-13, 08:52 AM
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Alright Rustle, you have a pile of hot bikes. Time for a family photo.
10-03-13, 07:33 PM
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10-03-13, 08:41 PM
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10-03-13, 09:03 PM
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It wasn't intended to be uber speak. But it was intended to take a little p!ss out of him. 
Rotor oblong chainrings are designed to take advantage of the 'stomp' down of your pedal stroke.
Instead of trying to pedal round and have a silky smooth, well-trained stroke round stroke, they do away with all that and give into the stomp, stomp, stomp nature of your strong quads vs. relatively weak hamstrings.
Riding rollers is the best way to get that nice smooth stroke on the pedals, because if you just stomp down you'll be all over those things, and riding off the side of your rollers is no fun. Not to mention the mark it leaves on the floor. No amount of hoovering will remove it. They've had oblong chainrings since the 80's IIRC. They usually fade away, but this mechanical shortcut from Rotor have caught on with a couple of pros. So who knows?
Everyone who spends a lot of time on rollers rides off the side once or twice. Usually when watching something and not paying attention. You can slowly drift to the side and before you know it, bam. But ****ey, square stroked stompers find rollers very difficult. And it does take effort and focus. The backs of your knees will never feel worse than riding rollers for 45 minutes after laying off them for a season.
There you have it: rollers. not Rotors.
Here's a video of the greatest cyclist of all time riding his rollers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BcHekNAfOo
and here, if you skip to 12:20. But watch the entire thing, it's brilliant.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt5KX__G778
Otherwise that De Rosa (you just might see one in the above video if you're careful)
Rotor oblong chainrings are designed to take advantage of the 'stomp' down of your pedal stroke.
Instead of trying to pedal round and have a silky smooth, well-trained stroke round stroke, they do away with all that and give into the stomp, stomp, stomp nature of your strong quads vs. relatively weak hamstrings.
Riding rollers is the best way to get that nice smooth stroke on the pedals, because if you just stomp down you'll be all over those things, and riding off the side of your rollers is no fun. Not to mention the mark it leaves on the floor. No amount of hoovering will remove it. They've had oblong chainrings since the 80's IIRC. They usually fade away, but this mechanical shortcut from Rotor have caught on with a couple of pros. So who knows?
Everyone who spends a lot of time on rollers rides off the side once or twice. Usually when watching something and not paying attention. You can slowly drift to the side and before you know it, bam. But ****ey, square stroked stompers find rollers very difficult. And it does take effort and focus. The backs of your knees will never feel worse than riding rollers for 45 minutes after laying off them for a season.
There you have it: rollers. not Rotors.
Here's a video of the greatest cyclist of all time riding his rollers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BcHekNAfOo
and here, if you skip to 12:20. But watch the entire thing, it's brilliant.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt5KX__G778
Otherwise that De Rosa (you just might see one in the above video if you're careful)
10-03-13, 09:14 PM
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10-03-13, 09:38 PM
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Already covered that here:
PS, I'll see you your Sky photo and raise you:
They have been around 100 years or so, since the chain drive began. Come back around about every 15 years. People have short memories.
Show me a photo of Joop Zoetemelk on oblong rings.
Anyway, enough claptrap, back to HOT R NOT?
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