Recent content by slartiblartfast

The photo of his rear mech looks as though the cassette was covered in snow and ice. The chain was on the third biggest cog so perhaps he was unable to shift down from there. Just as well team management prevented the media from recording another finishing line dummy spit. Instead he was...

+1 ... and if he looks like missing out on the GC podium he could go for the Red jersey (as in 2010).

I think you are taking some of those Slowtwitch threads a little too seriously. The one on snot bombs was pure gold!

Maybe you should speak to some women you know (if you are brave enough) and explain your ideas. You could then get back to the forum with what they said.

Yes, connecting now....

The TDU is on January 20th to 27th 2013 which isn't quite the right time for you. In fact the last two weeks of December/first week of January probably isn't a great time for cycle touring in most parts of Australia as it is peak holiday season and there are a lot of cars on country roads. Still...

Notice they pulled the Swisse ad featuring Cadel as soon as he went off the boil in the tour?

I wouldn't be suprised if Cadel and Tejay start the 2013 TDF as co leaders. More tactical flexibility in the first half of the tour. Then in the second half if one of them falls off the pace they can become a workhorse for the other. It is just a little presumptuous for Cadel to say that he...

Tomo is enthusiastic and competent as a studio host type commentator. He just sometimes forgets that he is not a cycling expert. Mackenzie sometimes seems to wince at what Tomo is saying which is quite amusing. Tomo's also needs to work on his pronunciation of French place names - he has the...

Agree with the sentiment of the OP. Sky is being perceived (wrongly) as the British national team and hence Porte and Rogers being blamed for riding for the opposition. In reality Sky is like a Commonwealth team with many Australian links. Too much misplaced nationalism all round - the sport...

The question is now - can Sagan not win the points jersey?

Excusable perhaps if it is a just before a major race get used to the gear type ride - otherwise not. As for a gear obsessed tri guy (or roadie) with an inflated sense of his own appearance and abilities, I think the word starts with w and rhymes with anchor.

Agree it is perfectly reasonable to ride a long course tri on a road bike, particularly if you are happy with the fit. Some people put a pair of clip on TT bars on thier road bike so they have another option for their riding position. There is no point having a dedicated tri bike if it makes...

Cadel will most likely lose a minute to Wiggins in each of the two time trials. He just has to keep chipping away at Wiggins on the other stages, picking up a few seconds here and there and hoping that Wiggins cracks in one of the Pyrenees mountain stages.

Aussie cyclists might have a laugh if you said this as it does contain certain inaccuracies. For one calling that cat's **** "beer" could be an overstatement. Hardly anyone in Australia drinks it and since Fosters was taken over by (Anglo South African brewer) SAB Miller last year it has ceased...