Recent content by NapoleonD

I think that this situation may lead to more exciting mountain stages in my opinion as the other contenders will be forced to do more risky attacks...

An expensive 'Bike stand twig' from Rapha, carefully selected from the branches of the pines of the lower slopes of Mt. Ventoux. You can see it behind the chainset if you look closely...

Flogged my Cervelo S2 as I'd always wanted a lugged colnago. Just got this ready for next year's racing. Frame/group were bought as one on ebay, as were the wheels. Saddle/stem from previous build... And yes, before anyone says it looks like the saddle is forward, I do need that setback, the...

+1 Thoughts of strength go out to everyone...

It weas great to get a few shouts out from DH while I was sat at home watching the classics and the Giro! But no, it was a lad I went out riding with the day I broke my leg whom I hardly knew beforehand...

My new bike, need to get a decent pic when I find my camera and I'm awake during daylight hours -

I'm a Pleece Man.

Ruined - Broke my leg in 3 places on a training ride, two weeks before my first ever race. Made - Made a great new mate as a result of above Appreciated riding even more, doing a PB club 10 14 weeks after I shattered my leg and appeared in local paper as a result. Moved to a...

The weight argument doesn't hold much water really, it is easy to build a bike under the UCI weight limit. I'm sure you could still build one to the weight limit with a disk front and possibly rear without resorting to an F1 companies 'blue sky' project...

When I am recovered I will do a local climb with my power meter on my training bike and my racing bike, I will keep it at the same power output and see what the time difference is...

I clicked on the pictures but I didn't see any lager. I just felt bitter. Those bikes are supposed to be very stout, but it's the colour that is the main de-cider for me.

Just bragging rights really, people love to have the latest and greatest and if that's how they want to spend their money, great, that's up to them...