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Recent content by Valentino

  1. Valentino

    The World According to Lance - 4 Corners

    Unrestricted in Norway. Maybe because Mr. Kjærgaard is not mentioned?:p
  2. Valentino

    **** Pound blames UCI

    I love the auto-correction of the topic title. I have a cycling friend named Willy, btw.
  3. Valentino

    Films about Pro Cycling

    Thanks for posting that link! This film is new to me. My all time favourite must be A Sunday in Hell, but The Greatest Show on Earth, La Course en Tete, Vive le Tour, Hell on Wheels and Chasing Legends are also worth seeing.
  4. Valentino

    Road Bike Tire Thread (Only, no touring MTB or beach cruizers)

    Other. Veloflex tubulars. You asked for the best.
  5. Valentino

    Best 2012 jersey - Pro Tour

    Voted Garmin. Classy. Other notables are Lampre and AG2R. I guess I like retro-modern. Sky 2010-2011 was better than 2012 is. Radioschleck is ok. So is Liquigas, Lotto and OPQS. Bad kits are Euskaltel (orange bums) and BMC (that red/black patchwork).
  6. Valentino

    For News: Who will win the TDU?

    Edvald. He can sprint and climb. (Dang! Too late.)
  7. Valentino

    Music! What are you listening to now?

    JS Bach: Magnificat, BWV243. An early digital Philips recording with John Eliot Gardiner conducting his Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists.
  8. Valentino

    electronic campagnolo groupo; yea or nay?

    It should be possibleto shift faster with electronics than with a mechanical system. I do not know if Di2 actually is slower or just feels slower. With a mechanical system the shift starts as you start to move the lever wherereas the electronic one starts when the switch closes. I have to try...
  9. Valentino

    electronic campagnolo groupo; yea or nay?

    Yea! Wired is good for all the interference-free reasons. The parts look good. I really like the full sweep feature, it's Campagnolo. I also like the long thumb shifter, which should benefit classic drop bar fans (Hell, I might even try that 3T Rotundo I gave up on when I did my last...
  10. Valentino

    Firenze 2013

    I wonder who will crash in the double hairpin before the finishing straight.
  11. Valentino

    "Not less than the men"

    If the UCI wants womens professional cycling to grow they need to make sure the athletes can live from it. Minimum wages is one tool to achieve that, but I guess it rings better in Scandinavia than in the US.;)
  12. Valentino

    2011 Copenhagen World Championships: Elite Men Road Race

    I had a great time watching the race on TV. :) A very impressive ride by the GB team, capped off by an intelligent sprint by Cav. Fabian vas impressive too. Edvald just faded. I had Goss on my short list. MSR winners should be on such a fast cirquit. Bennati: People have watched too many...
  13. Valentino

    The ear piece should be banned from pro and top ranked amateur cycling

    I've been against race radios mainly because of incidents like the irritatingly obvious tactical use of it in the 2010 Paris-Roubaix. Riis looked at his screen, saw Boonen and Hushovd stuffing their faces at the back of the group, and ordered Fabian to go. That's not racing, sorry. But...
  14. Valentino

    Too many cogs?

    And a 50x11 gives 4.5455. Gotta love them compact cranks, even if the difference between the rings is 16 teeth. 50/34 up front and 11-25 in the back is enough for everything but the Zoncolan, according to a friend of mine who tried (ouch!).
  15. Valentino

    Which clinchers are you riding?

    Michelin PRO3 Race, with Michelin latex inner tubes.
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