Really? I will believe you since you do TTs, but my understanding about these bikes is that the boxes act as fairings and/or violate the 3:1 rule and thus are not "legal" for any USAC or other event that comes under UCI jurisdiction.

So, what were you adjusting? Or, was the owner one of those non-mechanical people? I was in the shop one day when a guy walked an expensive machine in with a flat tire and asked for it to be changed. The shop told him they were busy and wouldn't be able to get to it for awhile and he said that was fine and would wait. I left a half hour or so later and he was still sitting there. I wonder how long he sat.

I am sure it's hidden somewhere, likely between the chainstays just behind the BB.

Really.

From the UCI's perspective, a fairing is a non-functional something added to the bike for aerodynamic purposes.

As soon as the fairing has an alleged purpose- like being a box to store tools or a hydration system- it's no longer a fairing and becomes legal.

It's why my fitter talks almost every time about trying to get that Profile Design hydration system onto my aerobars. Not because I'd use it but because it's a legal fairing for the space under my aerobars.

And trust me he knows the rules. He fits a great many of the worlds elite TTists, including Amber Neben. Haha when we got my hand position up 5 degrees, he said to me: "Love it! Now you have Tony Martin's cockpit!".

About the only thing I have in common with Tony Martin, lol. But the aerodynamic principles are the same.

Correct.

Someone edited one of my posts, but didn't actually change anything. Weird.

Those BMC engineers have some 'splainin to do.

Sure.

timemachine 01 Dura Ace Di2 ? Road ? BMC Switzerland

If you look through the holes in the front chain ring, you can see it on the chain stay. It's a pita.

He is not a mechanical type. I was working with other people, but I gather that nothing really needed to be done. The mechanic helping him did give it the "once over" and we all, eventually, chatted about the bike and the wheelset. We hadn't seen the new Mavic CXRs in real life.

Ah. Thanks. Does look like a PITA. Local (to Philly) frame builder Harry Havnoonian's signature was to put "reverse" his rear brake. IIRC, he claimed it provided better stopping power. I have to wonder if it was just a gimmick.


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Conti Horder Alert!

https://www.biketiresdirect.com/prod...68ec6-71484533

Is that for a pair or does $60/each count as a deal on GP4ks these days?

I kind of wanted a Havnoonian for a while. I never wanted bars like those.

They show up as half price for me. Hang on....

... oh, it's a "Gold Member Exclusive".

I do not have a gold member.

Yeah. Ugly set up. Just a photo I found on the Internets clearly showing the rear brake. Some hipster who locks up outside my office has a pink one with TT-style bars converted to a fixie. One day he put his lock around my RD cable. I went back to my office, penned a nastygram and left it in his spokes. I had to pull my RD cable (fortunately, I had a hex wrench set with me) and walk to a LBS to have it replaced. The end of the cable was frayed. Because the bike is so large, when the frayed end was cut off there wasn't enough cable left.

hot, super hot.

Agree that's his "schtick" he thinks that the direction of the force from braking makes this more stable.

Have you met him? I saw him for a fitting for a custom frame about 8 years ago. Let's just say it didn't work out...

Love the Giant Propels - have no functional use for me other than they look nice / attractive to me :p

I had to Zwift this morning, it's raining and will continue for the next 3 days. Seems an appropriate sendoff from my crappy job.

Why's it got a trunk?

Never met him. When I lived in the Spring Garden section he had a location on Brown St. in Fairmount, but I don't think he was there much, if ever. Was he as bad/worse than what I have heard about Kyle? Never set foot in that shop. Back in the day, you literally had to make an appointment to see him. (Might still be the case today. ) More than one person told me that he wouldn't sell you a bike if you wanted a make and model that he didn't think was right for you.

The guy with 300 Emondas will probably buy their entire stock, just in case.

It's a pee tank. These are tri geeks we are talking about.