Unfortunately not...looking after my 12 week old baby is already well OUTSIDE my comfort zone.....but hey...I'm trying to at least fit in a training ride on Sunday at Ourimbah....
I'm about to order some XT cranks probably from Torpedo7 although they dont list if it includes the external BB shell thingy...? hmmmm will need to check.
I really want XTR but you've put me off with the whole BCD thing. Middleburn make an adapter but :(

They list a build kit including dual control shifters, discs and reare de-rail, dont suppose you're on the look-out for anything?

Oh, that's the mini kit in the specials section huh. It should come with the BB bearings, don't see why it shouldn't.

Middleburn cranks on the CRC website are super cheap, cheaper than AU wholesale, however they're coming out with an 'integrated' design as I understand it which should be stiffer than the older ISIS version which is what I'd be waiting for if the XTs weren't blingy enought for ya.

ken oath
that seppo owes s awl

bwahahaha. Flandi - Drug cheat. Cadel into 4th!

Count the Flandis on dope threads, including the consipracy theory ones :roflmao:

Fwarrr !!! Ned's a cheat, this forum will explode, Mods beware :D :)

That sounds very odd. But it doesn't sound safe. Straight to the LBS for you existence.

He's goooooorne.

Cadel....best ever Aussie finish.

T/E ratio through the roof...only an endocrine test can save him now.

Speaking of stupidity, some feckin eejit tried to hold up a gun shop in Auckland yesterday with a machete and got shot by the one of the store owners for his trouble.

:roflmao:
I guess this will be my last post for a while since I fully expect the server to melt-down any second!
Maybe floyd just splashed on too much of that dodgy "mennonite" aftershave we were plugging?

Well since floyds miracle bonk recovery and tour win with a gammy hip have gone bye-bye.....
At least we have 7 little Lance miracles remaining...well ok 6 if you believe the 1999 allegations :rolleyes:

FWIW, I'm actually a Lance fan, probably because I'm late to road racing and dont really remember watching any of the previous stars.
Thats what happens when you grow up in Glasgow and are brainwashed with sectarian football culture!
:eek:

On Floyd:
Former pro Marcel Wüst, himself a stage winner in the Tour de France, told Cyclingnews: "**** happens..."

ahahahaha Im off to find some EURO posts should be entertaining. ahahahaha

You'll like EURO's new signature etc

Yep it does include BB, but no tools. So order the rool that undoes the BB and the endcap from the non-drive crank arm.

I just ordered a set for my mate this week from t7

Nice!

bwahahahah. thats funny

There getting faster and faster. Maybe the lads doing the PaintShop artwork are on the same juice as Floyd! :D

Hmm not at the moment. i picked myself up a slightly used current model XTR rear derail the other day for 50 bucks. stoked. My bikes Full XT (XTR rear) and i love it. im interested to see the new XTR dual control as they really raved about them on the cycling news review.

Photoshop Jock.....it's called Photoshop.

cyclingnews is cash-for-comment. I wouldn't believe anything you read on there. What was the last thing you saw that got anything less than a 4 jerseys out of 5? And what happened to doing the 26er vs 29er test? Haven't heard anything about that since they started it. In the interim I did a quick calculation on approach angle. When hitting a 2" square bump, the advantage of a 29er over a 26er is approximately....wait for it.....1.8%.

I think that's indicative of why the tests haven't been coming thick and fast.

The new XTR looks okay. Hate to think how much the middle chainring is or the whole group for that matter, but XO is so expensive it probably doesn't matter.

For my money, XT or X9 are the way to go. Especially next time you rip your rear derailleur off.

Thanks Tigger

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From this weeks RBR

After winning the Tour, Floyd Landis commented on his upbringing:

"The way I grew up was a bit more simple than the way I live now. I don't pretend to know a lot about what's going on in life most of the time. But I had good parents who taught me that hard work and patience were some of the most important things in getting what you wanted. It took me a long time in my life to learn patience. But that and persistence, I think, is the lesson that even I learned from this race."

Alluding to doping in cycling, he added, "I think it's up to every child's parents to explain to them while they're watching the race what the best decisions in life are about. That's the way my parents raised me, and I think that's not a bad way to do it."

He's an oracle

these yanks are emo,
"*sob sob* Floyd cheated, I hope he didn't *sob* *stabs thenself with a needle* *sob*"