I'd love to be in a break with this guy....
06-05-09, 06:44 AM
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I'd love to be in a break with this guy....
....because I'd actually be able to get some recovery on his wheel.
Thats one tall bike racer.
Thats one tall bike racer.
06-05-09, 07:04 AM
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06-05-09, 07:14 AM
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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
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
06-05-09, 07:56 AM
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That looks like a good ad for the strength of Edge rims. 
06-05-09, 09:50 AM
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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.
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06-05-09, 10:43 AM
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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.
06-05-09, 10:47 AM
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there comes a point where you actually get less draft because their body is a foot higher than yours
06-05-09, 12:03 PM
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06-05-09, 01:07 PM
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wow.
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Here's a Walton road bike.
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+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.
06-05-09, 02:05 PM
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If I tried riding this bike, I'd be saying "Yao!" 
(The second picture would give a better perspective if he were standing on the same level as the bike.)
(The second picture would give a better perspective if he were standing on the same level as the bike.)
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Those headtubes are crazy!!!!
06-06-09, 06:45 AM
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