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    Need a New Helmet

    Cratoni make the Bullet which is quite a smart road helmet and with Australian compliance only cost a few buck more than oversea at around 129.00 think it comes with a helmet bag too . http://www.xxcycle.com/casque-velo-cratoni-bullet-blanc-argent,,en.php
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    Should You Wear Team Kits?

    all this talk of pro kits , i am more worried about this trend by the new cyclists to wear black shirts , ok it may be slimming but on road it a stupid idea. At the inquest into the death of a top international road cyclist in the UK a few years back the judge was quite critical on the...
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    Speedplay pedals - yay or nay?

    Took a pair of Zero's out today & quite impressed , positive click in & out & have most of the float screwed out or (in). Things I didnt like: 1. cleat are megaslippery not just for a little walk to the bike I found more the problem was if you missed the pedal a little with carbon sole shoes...
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    In-line cable adjusters good idea?

    you need one at least for the front changer as you'll soon chew up the cable trying to get the right tension by just using the allen key....that the case with Shimano ...I'm not sure if Campag have that multiclick indexing on the front anymore.
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    Why are derailleur hangers so soft?

    I've got the Wheels Manu. wall poster the amount of rear hangers out there is crazy . That Israeli firm Hilo (sic) seem to pump out a few. Am wondering how difficult it is for these sort of guys to tool up for steel ? I hate it when i watch the derailleur move slightly when you clamp up the...
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    Speedplay pedals - yay or nay?

    what was Baden Cooke using on the weekend? , he reckoned a broken cleat ruined his chances.
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    Stybar no Roubaix start

    Maybe more worried about that knee & those cobbles ...I heard Tour de Suisse was on the cards?
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    What odds was Van Summeren paying ?

    Van Summeren must have paid out nicely I am still kicking myself for not securing the Unibet Sagan vs Wiggins head to head at 2.50 that was like taking candy from a baby :rolleyes: but in the end Sagan only beat Wiggins by a couple of places so he must have had some major problems out on the...
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    Stybar no Roubaix start

    I know he wasnt supposed to show up but why wouldn't Quick Step start Stybar in Roubaix considering his Cyclo-x form & skills...funny considering that Czech billionaire is bankrolling the team , maybe he has bigger plans ahead this summer ?
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    English-speaking cycling announcers

    Sean Kelly you should worry did you hear the phonecall to Sean Yates :rolleyes:
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    Anne Gripper leaves UCI ... Adios '¡Olé!'

    There was a big article in the local press a couple of weeks ago something along the lines of her longtime girlfriend dying in a plane crash in Africa & Anne continuing the charity work her gf was working on .
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    Anyone have experience with any of the Hed C2 wheelsets?

    Velocity A23 are starting to become available for custom builds which are the 23mm version of the Aerohead rim.
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    Jail Time

    Given Aussie pro Mr Jongewaard is off to jail for a reasonable period of time I was thinking back to which other pro cyclists have been to jail in the past... for more than an overnight sober up in the cells. Johan Van de Velde Radomir Simunek Jock Boyer Stephen Pate Gary Neiwand a...
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    Viner MITUS

    you might have to wait a bit longer Viner is not exactly a mainstream brand.
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    Guido Bontempi

    plus another of my 80's favourite sprinters: Paolo Rosola