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Recent content by thollandpe

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    Big Fitness Changes With Short Bouts of Fitness

    Go like hell, when you can There are also plenty of racers out there that think they should be out at 5AM for 100k, but they forget they're not pros but training for 20k crits. That's why this time of year they're considering giving up the sport, instead of upgrading. I think erring on the...
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    Voight crash

    Ti, not teeth The scattering brilliant white objects are sparks from titanium, probably the rear mech. Ti makes a brilliant white spark, try it some time on a grinding wheel. God speed on your recovery, Jens.
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    Advice on seat clusters

    English detail, classic indeed That style was called the "Brampton Victor" I think, pretty common on 70's era English bikes. Early 70's Raleigh Professionals had "fastback" stays, and Ron Cooper may have used them too. Check http://www.sheldonbrown.com for photos.
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    Brown and Blue: AG2R's new Tour kit....

    Ugly Kit Joe My nominees for best and worst kits at the 09 Tour . . . Best: Caisse d' Epargne (classy, mostly black shorts, cool pattern) Francaise de Jeux (yes the shorts are white, but what a nice design overall) Worst: Euskaltel Euskadi (shorts look like a**-less chaps) Lampre...
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    Brown and Blue: AG2R's new Tour kit....

    Maximum Cameltoe And perhaps one of the worst examples of light-colored shorts . . . please bring back black! http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/92nd-giro-ditalia-gt/stages/stage-23/photos/74520
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    Brown and Blue: AG2R's new Tour kit....

    Not bad The jerseys might be a tad sparse but the bibs actually look quite nice in the dark brown. Face it, dark shorts look way better on men. Light colors can get pretty embarrassing and some are just plain awful. Especially when not worn by a pro cyclist with 5% body fat. It's also...
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