Looks like a tough day in the saddle vette.. :eek: Definitely one that would require some serious training for. I suppose our equivalent would be the Audax Alpine Classic in January. My biggest days have been the 210km Around the Bay rides but there are no climbs on those.

"Boo-hoo"nen...what a big girl! (sorry Matagi)
Breathing difficulties? Thats what happens to me everytime i swing my leg over the bike :)

Yep, the event is the end of October, and training starts in the next couple of weeks. A bunch of us are having a four day training camp three weeks out to top up on hills.

i mite have.... and that bike would fit me as welll.... hmmmmm

Any tipsters for tonights stage..?
Will Cadel finally show some form?
Is Floyd doing it too easy?
Is Menchov a real GC contender?

Floyd floats my boat :)

Cadel will ride in the autobus, Floyd will win by 30 minutes doing wheelies like Robbie over the line. Menchov will go over the line in tha back of the team car drinking vodka after abondoning on the first climb.

Now after showing my intelligence I need another dumb question answered. Last night they were making a big thing of Merkx coming back and helpping Floyd get up the hill, pacing him or whatever. I don't get that. How can someone help someone ride up a hill. It's not like he's breaking the wind they're going so slow. It gives me the ****es havign some nob ride in front of me what I'm trying to get up big hills.

There might be a very small advantage to being drafted up a hill, plus they're doing it much faster than you or I would.

I heard them saying last night they'd be doing 8 or 9 mile and hour up some of those hills.

Ok, I'm going with Klodi again.

In his interview on Eurosportsnews this morning, Cadel basically said he wasn't good enough on the day, not sure what is going on there but hopefully he can bounce back.

I know Tiger, I know its plastic etc... but as a pure race bike, you cant argue it's a nice piece of kit..?

Oh yeah, and nice arete Ti plug in this months aus cycling!

I'd probably be doing 8 or 9 kmh in those circumstances.

The 595 looks pretty trick especially the seat post. And it has a whole new fork too.

Floyd will defend but won't win the stage. Someone not in todays break will most likely snatch it.

I think the advantage is largely psychological ie. you don't need to think about anything else, just follow the guy in front of you. There is certainly no aerodynamic advantage at those speeds.

From a thread in the Tour de France sub-forum......

So, Expat.....does your pomeranian look like this?? :D

She looks like a baby seal!
I bet you'd like to take her to a club?
;)

Alpe d'Huez. SBS cut to too many furkin ads while the race was on the last climb.

If I see that 'Skins' ad again with that bloke out of the movie Snatch doing the voiceover with his 'say it, don't spray it' speech impediment I'm gonna scream.

ahahaha I quite like the skins ad.

mmmm, Hitchy like!...unfortunately funds don't run to a new frame these days....so I'll just have to bust the 486 (again) & get it replaced under warranty....hmmmm 'big ring' hill sprints with a mate sitting on the top tube should do the trick! (again) :D

Or you could just go for a ride with me again, Hitcho. :D

Hang on pshaw, you mean I actually got some press from an Aussie mag? No friggen way!

That Look looks okay for Tupperware. Still, when you can get something custom and handmade for the same price, why you'd want to attempt to squeeze on to one of the 5 sizes available is a complete mystery to me. Blah blah blah, you know the spiel :rolleyes:

....or I could just go for a ride with Tiger again!.....I knew he was keen to get me on one o' dem 'unobtainium' creations he makes, but chucking himself on the ground & busting me frame is truely what ya'd call 'ambush marketing' :D

It'll be cable tension and/or maybe the L screw needs a wee bit of adjustment. Most likely cable though. Try tightening the cable a wee bit till it stays in the big cog.

hehehe I said "wee" twice

Saw something sad today... some knob in full Phonak kit :rolleyes:
Don't people ever walk past a mirror, or bother to ask someone if they look like a dork?

Yep, was flicking thru some mag, think it was cycling australia? or summat, anyway, there in the new products page was an arete Ti Tiger and a nice spiel about you making unobtanium creations at a nice price!

...I'm guessing you know all this....