Why are cervelos so popular
09-09-11, 03:13 PM
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see my previous fify.
I can do 40k/h for quite a long time, but my baseline isn't a typical commuter/enthusiast either.
So, for the sake of argument, say 50k/h vs 40k/h.
One I can do without a massive struggle. (TT bike, flat road, appropriate gear... not such a problem)
The other isn't something I'd even dream about.
I can do 40k/h for quite a long time, but my baseline isn't a typical commuter/enthusiast either.
So, for the sake of argument, say 50k/h vs 40k/h.
One I can do without a massive struggle. (TT bike, flat road, appropriate gear... not such a problem)
The other isn't something I'd even dream about.
09-09-11, 03:17 PM
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Clouseau would have ridden a French bike. Like a Looeuk. A what? A Looeuk. A what? A LOOEUK you IDOITE, a LOOEUK!!!!
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09-09-11, 03:17 PM
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RDG's point exactly.
10k/h is a magnitude of order. (I could figure this out in watts, but I don't care enough to do so atmo)
For many folks that I see on the road, 24mph (40k) is a very big deal.
For many racers that I see on the road, 31mph (50k) is a very big deal...
just gots to make sure we are speaking equally to differing baselines.
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09-09-11, 03:19 PM
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I'm only half paying attention to the posts in this pathetic thread. It's the typical Cervelo owners/lovers vs. the imbecilic Cervelo haters. These threads get so old. Plus I am working, trying to make a buck so I can buy another Cervelo.
09-09-11, 03:20 PM
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RDG's point exactly.
10k/h is a magnitude of order. (I could figure this out in watts, but I don't care enough to do so atmo)
For many folks that I see on the road, 24mph (40k) is a very big deal.
For many racers that I see on the road, 31mph (50k) is a very big deal...
just gots to make sure we are speaking equally to differing baselines.
10k/h is a magnitude of order. (I could figure this out in watts, but I don't care enough to do so atmo)
For many folks that I see on the road, 24mph (40k) is a very big deal.
For many racers that I see on the road, 31mph (50k) is a very big deal...
just gots to make sure we are speaking equally to differing baselines.
09-09-11, 03:21 PM
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I have no idea why they are popular. I will say, being an old guy who once thought he was "fast", the Cervelo RS has been a fantastic bike for me.
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For many folks that I see on the road, 24mph (40k) is a very big deal.
For many racers that I see on the road, 31mph (50k) is a very big deal...
For many racers that I see on the road, 31mph (50k) is a very big deal...
The UCI changed their rules in the 90s so you have to run a round-tube, no-aero frame (just like Eddy Merckx's track bike) The current UCI record is 49.7 km.
The record prior to that, set on an aero frame, was 56.375 km.
This shows that:
1. Average speeds in excess of 50 km/h are not just a big deal, they are world record big deals; and
2. That aero stuff really works.
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09-09-11, 06:35 PM
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Because the Cervelo guys are pretty smart. Everything else except for traditional steel (old and new) is a commodity frame.
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Take a look at the hour record (you have an hour, go as far as you can, run on a velodrome).
The UCI changed their rules in the 90s so you have to run a round-tube, no-aero frame (just like Eddy Merckx's track bike) The current UCI record is 49.7 km.
The record prior to that, set on an aero frame, was 56.375 km.
This shows that:
1. Average speeds in excess of 50 km/h are not just a big deal, they are world record big deals; and
2. That aero stuff really works.
DG
The UCI changed their rules in the 90s so you have to run a round-tube, no-aero frame (just like Eddy Merckx's track bike) The current UCI record is 49.7 km.
The record prior to that, set on an aero frame, was 56.375 km.
This shows that:
1. Average speeds in excess of 50 km/h are not just a big deal, they are world record big deals; and
2. That aero stuff really works.
DG
09-09-11, 07:03 PM
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Yes, that is what I said a "Loouek".
I am a musician. The monkey is a businessman. He does not tell me what to play and I do not tell him what to do with the money.
09-09-11, 07:17 PM
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Take a look at the hour record (you have an hour, go as far as you can, run on a velodrome).
The UCI changed their rules in the 90s so you have to run a round-tube, no-aero frame (just like Eddy Merckx's track bike) The current UCI record is 49.7 km.
The record prior to that, set on an aero frame, was 56.375 km.
This shows that:
1. Average speeds in excess of 50 km/h are not just a big deal, they are world record big deals; and
2. That aero stuff really works.
DG
The UCI changed their rules in the 90s so you have to run a round-tube, no-aero frame (just like Eddy Merckx's track bike) The current UCI record is 49.7 km.
The record prior to that, set on an aero frame, was 56.375 km.
This shows that:
1. Average speeds in excess of 50 km/h are not just a big deal, they are world record big deals; and
2. That aero stuff really works.
DG
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09-09-11, 08:41 PM
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Why do you care so much about what other people are riding and loving on? Every thread that mentions the word Cervelo, you jump in to say just how "ghey" they are. It's a freakin' bike!
09-09-11, 08:47 PM
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Hush. The early half of last decade was Trek Trek Trek omg Lance Armstrong!!!!
09-09-11, 08:52 PM
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But everybody Lance competed against was doping. Does that make all the pro cyclists of that era 'cheaters'? Is cheating even possible if the rules aren't enforceable and all the participants violate them? Pro athletes who are confronted with the decision to dope or retire? Don't you think your hero Greg Lemond should kiss his handlebars and thank God he wasn't confronted with that awful choice when he raced in his prime in the 1980's?
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09-09-11, 08:53 PM
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By the way, I don't think Trek's sales are down by much, and if they are, it's due to the worst recession in 80 years more than anybody's retirement.
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But everybody Lance competed against was doping. Does that make all the pro cyclists of that era 'cheaters'? Is cheating even possible if the rules aren't enforceable and all the participants violate them? Pro athletes who are confronted with the decision to dope or retire? Don't you think your hero Greg Lemond should kiss his handlebars and thank God he wasn't confronted with that awful choice when he raced in his prime in the 1980's?
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But everybody Lance competed against was doping. Does that make all the pro cyclists of that era 'cheaters'? Is cheating even possible if the rules aren't enforceable and all the participants violate them? Pro athletes who are confronted with the decision to dope or retire? Don't you think your hero Greg Lemond should kiss his handlebars and thank God he wasn't confronted with that awful choice when he raced in his prime in the 1980's?
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