Questions about bike hire abroad and everything light bike related. No off-topic chat please
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ultyguy
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by ultyguy on Thu Mar 07, 2013 5:43 pm
JamieL wrote:Any idea what disc Froome is using here? and why he's not on the same as the other Sky boys?
I'm guessing Lightweight. It almost looks like you can make out the stripes.
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KWalker
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by KWalker on Thu Mar 07, 2013 7:46 pm
Funny re OSys. Froome is the only current Sky rider on them. All these little guys that were in the top 10 before are now on them, but the team that started really using them en masse first is off em.
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djconnel
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by djconnel on Thu Mar 07, 2013 11:29 pm
Osymmetric puts you in a bigger gear when you can apply more torque. Cadence slows with the bigger gear ratio and you spend more time in the power stroke. Then you're in a smaller gear for the dead spot. The cadence increases and less time is spent there. More time in the power stroke = more power, right? Well, maybe. If your heart & lungs are already max'ed out, it won't help. So maybe it helps a little. But a little is still good.
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MattSoutherden
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by MattSoutherden on Fri Mar 08, 2013 12:34 am
Imaking20 wrote:The one leg on rollers isn't terribly tough (especially if a rookie like myself can manage it without danger).
Yeah. But did you watch the video? He's one-legged, no-handed, and waving his arms about.
If that isn't 'terribly tough', then maybe you have a calling in the circus?
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Steve P
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by Steve P on Fri Mar 08, 2013 10:51 am
MattSoutherden wrote:Imaking20 wrote:The one leg on rollers isn't terribly tough (especially if a rookie like myself can manage it without danger).
Yeah. But did you watch the video? He's one-legged, no-handed, and waving his arms about.
If that isn't 'terribly tough', then maybe you have a calling in the circus?
Its actually a staple diet of skills for youth riders, Superman DONE, Bottle of the floor Sven Style DONE, Thread youreself through a tyre DONE.
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Imaking20
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by Imaking20 on Fri Mar 08, 2013 4:46 pm
MattSoutherden wrote:Imaking20 wrote:The one leg on rollers isn't terribly tough (especially if a rookie like myself can manage it without danger).
Yeah. But did you watch the video? He's one-legged, no-handed, and waving his arms about.
If that isn't 'terribly tough', then maybe you have a calling in the circus?
I didn't watch the video at first (I try to not watch any "harlem shake" videos if I can avoid them). Maybe I'll have to give the no arm, one legged thing a shot...
..I've seen the Siri omelette video... I'm glad with all of her cycling commitments she hasn't neglected her duties in the kitchen..