Recent content by tony west

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    Fork

    Can you clarify that, everything Ive read says, reducing the rake (pulling the wheel back) will make the steering faster/jittery/ edgy, I urge everyone to pull up pictures of Plasma1, in 54 size, you will see the head tube is so slack that even a straight fork fork will still be reclining, I...
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    Carlton kirby - has to go !!

    Kerby Makes Mistakes No he doesn't,Milan-Sanremo 2/3 years age, Cavandish crashes on last bend,Kerby said, his fork broke,Magi, I think wheel collapsed, Kerby said,disaster Cavs fork broke, this goes on for a bit, TV pictures show mechanic picking up bike and fork with collapsed wheel, come the...
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    Carlton kirby - has to go !!

    I can only agree with all these sentiments, Kerbys knowledge on certain subjects are usually good, when commentating on motor sport he,s a normal person, but on cycling his constant motor mouth makes my ear,s bleed, there are times im sure he doesn't even draw breath, how the hell he can tell us...
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    Teams & Riders Alberto Contador Discussion Thread

    If it helps, I like him to, I still don't understand how Rodgers got away with the drug prob, with his record, but Contador didn't, Clean till then , but I have my own problems, I'm still a Lance fan, I know, I know.
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    Official Lance Armstrong Thread: Part 3 (Post-Confession)

    Help [ I cant help myself, Still a Fan, Some people are asking for an apology, OK Lance was at the top of the pile, but does no one want the same from all the others, the iconic ones, those that are still lorded over, just slid away into the back ground, Chippo, Simpson, and the like, strange...
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    New To This Site

    Thanks for all replies on Rodger/Contador, Clenbutarol, apologies it was in the wrong place, Where is this Clinic, is it on the high street.
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    Drugs

    This should be good, can someone answer this (please) M Rodgers gets away with Clenbutalor in food, (he has drug record) A Contador (clean) does not get away with same answer, Am I missing something ???????? Please don't say because of change in UCI membership
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    Fork

    Ive been trying to get an answer to this for some time, now ive got a rush on, yes I did mean dead straight, dropouts in line with steerer tube, we all know airo road is all the rage, I did it years ago, first with a Pinarello Razor, 1 of only 4 made for Bjarne Riis, for runner to Montelo, and a...
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    Fork

    Has anyone any idea of a company or anybody that has/produce a straight fork, no rake, completely straight. Should have said, Road fork.
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    Fork

    Has anyone any idea of a company or anybody that has/produce a straight fork, no rake, completely straight.
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    Official Lance Armstrong Thread: Part 3 (Post-Confession)

    The Others So why has nothing been done about the other, Jalabert: Cipollini, Eddy Merckx, Erik Zabel, Djamolidine Abdoujaparov, Richard Virenque, Alex Zülle , Frankie Andreu, Marco Pantani, Stefan Schumacher, Danilo Di Luca, and the one its been so quiet about CUNEGO Damiano.
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    Official Lance Armstrong Thread: Part 3 (Post-Confession)

    Cant Help Myself I cant help myself, I still like the man, He was the best on something and the best when not on something, well in my book, as someone tweeted, You don't go to a gun fight with out a GUN, and as for the people that made a lot of money out of him, the turned away, BOO to you, Tony.
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    Cable stops

    Does anyone know where to purchase frame down tube cable stops, rivet on or bond, regards Tony.
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    clinic seems to be very stale these days

    Cable stops Hi, The home picture shows, trek with down tube cable stop, does anyone know where I can get these, carbon/alu/bond/rivet on/ external/internal, in UK, the reason, I'm trying convert di2 frame back to mechanical, Tony.