Recent content by mad black

Gold! I have just read through the entire thread (and links) and now it's 5am BUT I swear I haven't laughed so much for a long time! Absolute gold! Thanks everyone! Special shout out to the guys and gals on slowtwitch, but surely some of these posts there cannot be serious?!

Ridiculous!!! For once I concur with the all the conspiracy theorists in the Clinic. The steak yesterday must have been phenomenally good at the Saxo Bank hotel. By the way things are going we will be talking about it in 15 years from now, I'm sure. After a performance like this the...

I dare say it won't be just limited to the Dutch, Italians and Britons. The Germans and Australian women will have a say in it also, as will the Americans. Either way we'll be in for a treat. At least there will be crowds all over the course in London compared to the desertion 4 years ago in...

Alright peeps, let's fast forward for a sec and assume LA is going to be stripped of all seven TDF titles. Take a look at this chart from Bicycling Australia Magazine: Are we going to witch hunt every rider on this list to establish whether they were doped at the time? Everyone was doped...

What Cav was wearing at the worlds was an S-Works Prevail wrapped in cling film! Very innovative and low budget aero if you ask me. And yes, the Giro Aero helmet looks like my first MTB helmet from 1989 (Giro - Hammerhead) which was ridiculously hot although it had more air vents. To quote...

About the only thing that will make this stage exciting is Wiggins falling off and loosing 5 minutes. Just quietly that what I'm hoping will happen.

You have got to be trolling!? For the greater good of cycling I sincerely hope that this egomaniac stays out of our beloved sport forever. A just resolution of his case by CAS would be a lifetime ban.

Marcel Kittel I just read the announcement about the German team for the Olympics. Kittel asked to be excluded from the team citing his focus on finishing the Tour. Smart man I say because he might be the only sprinter left in the comp. Realistically Greipel and Cav aren't going to finish...

And again, probably the most technical course of the world-cup circuit with MSA over the weekend and which wheel size reigns supreme in the men's and women's??? 26 INCHES ARE BIG ENOUGH!!! (for those who can mountain bike...)

Common sense would suggest Wiggo IF he manages to stay upright. Same could be said about Evans. Either way I still think it'll be an epic battle AND it wouldn't be the first time that we'd get a surprise. Bring it on! Can't wait!

Thor Hushovd - Although equally down on the list of best sprinters as Abdu.

Well, I'm German for a start... Also I'm a bike mechanic by trade. I have worked with Looks for a considerable amount of time. Value for money is simply non existent when almost every single 595 that was raced properly for more than a season (and sometimes less) had the BB shell insert come...

Post a picture of that contraption, please!

Wow! Ignorance is bliss. Ventoux was gifted to Pantani by Armstrong who was clearly dominating him that day.

Give Abbotsford Cycles a try! http://abbotsfordcycles.com.au/public/content/view/49/59/ I know up 310 to 315mm spokes aren't imported anymore but given the rarity of use of such length there would be shops that still have stock of them. Generally try all shops with a history of 15 years or...