Recent content by barrlley

Probably about the same as any other year. Easy fix, just allow drugs and let guys go nuts.

drugs. And they do get tired, they just are better at hiding it.

Its called being sore. its normal. back pain can come from bike fit, but you eventually get used to it and no more pain. the greater the fitness level the less sore you are generally, and massages help tremendously to keep the muscles loose and working properly.

They help noticeably, especially if you have to travel to/from races. Their purpose is to facilitate blood flow from extremities, which helps prevent blood clotting, but for people without clotting issues, and guys that use EPO now understand how to properly manage its dosage and stay within a...

I'm not sure why everyone gives him such a hard time. He lied about where he was, still never got caught for any drugs, and had to take a suspension. Now I'm sure he was on some magic sauce, but who isn't? As far as I am concerned he should be allowed back, as he did his time, for...

Generally bike racing is about suffering. Who can inflict the most, who can endure the most. Racing is painful at best, and never really gets easy. Drugs don't make it easier, just faster. It tends to attract a certain type of person-generally obsessive in some way or another. It feels good...

because they monitor their profiles, and work with it. And if your blood passport profile is already artificially high, you can just keep it that way.

Seems like you guys put far too much thought into this. All sports have cheats, and they will continue to have them. Catch one thing, they'll find another. Cycling is a business, riders are paid to perform, and as long as that holds true, riders will do whatever they can to improve their...

Garmin took out all the other sprinters in the final corner and huge gap opened up. poor leadouts by everyone else all tour

Is it actually the balance or just the braking action itself that causes the pulsing when braking? you can put weights on spokes on the light side of the wheel if its really out of balance. hold the hub with an outstretched arm and spin the wheel fast, if your arm starts to wobble the wheel is...