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    Idiocy on Everest

    What the photo is missing is someone like reinhold Mesner pulling out and doing an overtake of the whole sodding lot of them due to not being weighed down by trivial pieces of kit such as ropes and oxygen equipment! Imagine the time-lapse of that! My favourite modern attempt on Everest was...
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    Idiocy on Everest

    Yes and unlike Everest - with the vague exception of Hillary's step - K2 actually has to be climbed rather than walked. Like you I grew up dreaming of Everest but even with all my years of guiding rockclimbers I never considered I was technically good enough. Now however even I a middle aged...
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    Is there any other forum like the Clinic

    Which I am sure you appreciate more as an ex mod than you did as a mod
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    Is there any other forum like the Clinic

    Sorry, didnt see this. No, you wont find posts from me discussing forum ideas. Thats not where I said my piece
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    Has Lance's Charity helped you directly? indirectly? how so?

    I do know someone who was at the Tour Down Under and Lance spent nearly an hour in private conversation with him when heard about his illness and was very supportive and inspirational. That said, same guy says he has seen nothing from LAF itself that his own doctor and consultants hadnt already...
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    Question Should triathletes be allowed on bikes?

    You left out, "open a cautionary tale thread offering it as advice to all from an expert on the topic."
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    Is there any other forum like the Clinic

    I have already raised them.
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    Is there any other forum like the Clinic

    True although Velorooms is making an effort to provide a place for discussion of the topic as opposed to rabid flaming and trolling where the topic is often secondary to beating the other guy
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    Keirin racing; Japan vs the rest of us.

    The style difference isn't that Japanese racing is rougher, its actually the entire event that is different. Riders have 'types' and if you are a long rider then you must go early and if you are a short rider you must waiy until the final metres for your sprint. There are numerous stories...
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    Look at me, I am a Vegan! Can I persuade you to become one too?

    I'm a quick study. ;-) Couldn't let him get away with an attempt on "50 million Frenchmen cant be wrong" when a simple read of the thread shows ue even manages to make enemies of those that start out supporting him
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    Look at me, I am a Vegan! Can I persuade you to become one too?

    When 95,000 of them are you checking out you own posts about yourseof, it doesn't really count. Especially when you consider that a further 4,000 are looking for Freelee picks and another 500 are moderators responding to complaints..
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    The importance of crank length to the cyclist.

    Read the thread - there are quite a number of people who pointed out exactly that flaw in Frank's initial presentation. Question: What have YOU contributed to this thread other than your monthly visit to attack CoachFergie?
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