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veganrob said:But I just got a Cipo. There are just so many ex doper bikes I can buy. Even at EP it is expensive.
They are such nice bikes.
Total p0rn. But beautiful bikes.
What colour scheme did you get?
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veganrob said:But I just got a Cipo. There are just so many ex doper bikes I can buy. Even at EP it is expensive.
thehog said:Di Luca is very wealthy and influential man in cycling.
He's not stupid. Cycling is his hobby. Investment is his game.
Fingers in many pies.
Will you stop buying Toni & Guy hair are products?
ianfra said:Sorry Hog. I have no hair and therefore not in need of Toni & Guy's products. Also I have 23 bicycles so no need of a Kyklos either.
And you are correct about D iLuca's influence in Italy. That's why the usual process of possible corruption may have kicked in when he was previously fingered for doping.
manafana said:di luca glowed more than Chernobyl.
thehog said:Think that was the team kit.
Terrible bike position, mind you.
Their kit is actually beige before a rider puts it on.thehog said:Think that was the team kit.
Terrible bike position, mind you.
Your post is a laughable overreaction. "gutter" "deeply ashamed" lolFranklin said:To see Ianfra who rails so hard against the mob mentality and so called Libel to argue for hurting innocent people, something which is far beyond any normal justice proofs his blinkers.
Your standards are deep in the gutter Ianfra. You should be deeply ashamed of yourself.
Zam_Olyas said:Hogster, you have talk alot about bike position who's got the best position you have ever seen?
hrotha said:Their kit is actually beige before a rider puts it on.
Libertine Seguros said:Conversely, Footon had a kit that was fluorescent before the riders put it on, then all the glow was sucked out of it by the shame factor.
thehog said:Contador. Look at his hip joint and pedal stroke. Phenomenal. Too many cyclists 'suffocate' their hips in the pedal stroke. They lose so much lower because their hips are tight and are trying to accommodate the up stroke. Loosen the hips. Open them up. Everything else will fall into place from there.
Andy Shleck when climbing. Watch his arm position to his shoulders. So relaxed.
Wiggins. Really like the way his upper body is so still. But he does tend to sit too far back and stays in the saddle way too much.
But Contador really. Probably the best I've ever seen. Watch his leg position. He almost has a straight leg on the down stoke and his knee life is extraordinary. Plenty of power generated. He does tend to get in and out of the saddle a lot but that's a good thing. Uses alternate muscle groups and doesn't get locked in one position. He also has the flexibility of a ballet dancer. The only criticism is he pulls his head to the left on big efforts. But that may more due to his brain injury than anything.
Over the years there's been many more. Doping to a degree can override poor position. See Froome etc.
But current day. Contador, Cancellera, Wiggins.
Ullrich notable mention.
rata de sentina said:Your post is a laughable overreaction. "gutter" "deeply ashamed" lol
Ianfra is entitled to call for a consumer boycott without you carrying on as some heinous crime has been committed.
Dear Wiggo said:YES!!
Can you imagine the absolute fecal storm if LA posted something like
@JuanPelota
Good 2012 Wiggins, but ... NOT NORMAL bro! Tone it down!
thehog said:Contador. Look at his hip joint and pedal stroke. Phenomenal. Too many cyclists 'suffocate' their hips in the pedal stroke. They lose so much lower because their hips are tight and are trying to accommodate the up stroke. Loosen the hips. Open them up. Everything else will fall into place from there.
Andy Shleck when climbing. Watch his arm position to his shoulders. So relaxed.
Wiggins. Really like the way his upper body is so still. But he does tend to sit too far back and stays in the saddle way too much.
But Contador really. Probably the best I've ever seen. Watch his leg position. He almost has a straight leg on the down stoke and his knee life is extraordinary. Plenty of power generated. He does tend to get in and out of the saddle a lot but that's a good thing. Uses alternate muscle groups and doesn't get locked in one position. He also has the flexibility of a ballet dancer. The only criticism is he pulls his head to the left on big efforts. But that may more due to his brain injury than anything.
Over the years there's been many more. Doping to a degree can override poor position. See Froome etc.
But current day. Contador, Cancellera, Wiggins.
Ullrich notable mention.
thehog said:Watch this video of Contador training when he was suspended.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H97Vnt53YJY&sns=em
Watch his style in the non-race mode.
So fluid. You could draw a line straight down from his eye balls to his knees to his ankles.
If there are any young kids watching. Mimic your position on Contador.
If you have an uneven body shape then get a bike fit and work from there.
LaFlorecita said:Why hate on di luca?
thehog said:Contador. Look at his hip joint and pedal stroke. Phenomenal. Too many cyclists 'suffocate' their hips in the pedal stroke. They lose so much lower because their hips are tight and are trying to accommodate the up stroke. Loosen the hips. Open them up. Everything else will fall into place from there.
Andy Shleck when climbing. Watch his arm position to his shoulders. So relaxed.
Wiggins. Really like the way his upper body is so still. But he does tend to sit too far back and stays in the saddle way too much.
But Contador really. Probably the best I've ever seen. Watch his leg position. He almost has a straight leg on the down stoke and his knee life is extraordinary. Plenty of power generated. He does tend to get in and out of the saddle a lot but that's a good thing. Uses alternate muscle groups and doesn't get locked in one position. He also has the flexibility of a ballet dancer. The only criticism is he pulls his head to the left on big efforts. But that may more due to his brain injury than anything.
Over the years there's been many more. Doping to a degree can override poor position. See Froome etc.
But current day. Contador, Cancellera, Wiggins.
Ullrich notable mention.
whittashau said:Hey, this is really interesting. I would like to hear your opinion on some of the other top guys' styles at some point if you can be bothered.
Well one thing's for sure...Voeckler would be ranked as the worstVino attacks everyone said:Isn't there some "cyclist with the best technique" thread somewhere? If no, you better make one then
maltiv said:Well one thing's for sure...Voeckler would be ranked as the worst