Dulwich Hill Bicycle Club

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If you use the forum e-mail list then you don't include all the people who never come here. There are plenty. Much better to get the official list from the club and combine it with anyone who has registered on the forum.

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Galileo was right. He proved it. So it would be silly to announce that Galileo was wrong. Newton, on the other hand was brilliant, He invented calculus, and was Chancellor of the Exchequer, but he was also a bit of a fruitcake. He had an unhealthy superstitious fascination with the number 7. That's ...

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Cool, I might be the first person on your database now.

Now, someone else already has a pretty comprehensive databse. Possibly Maryann or Lindsay.

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Me too!

Except you're pretty unique looking, G. They'd probably be around your place that afternoon.

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Two fat cops on mountain bikes... I'd let them chase me. Wouldn't be getting a ticket!

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I have a pair of Velocity aero bars from the early 90s. How many people here know that Velocity satrted out making aero bars before they ever made a wheel?

They are fluoro yellow and way too big for me.

Want 'em?

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He's an electrician is he? Thought he was in IT or telecoms like Geoff S. Great. I need him to look at the wiring in my ceiling.

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If you used the calipers, then you need to take multiple readings at different angles of rotation, and take an average. It is unlikely to be 24.5mm al the way around...

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Colnago made a bike around 1982-1983 called the Oval CX which used a 20mm seatpost, so you can go thinner. I believe some Peugots, British folding bikes and BMX bikes used the 24.5mm size too though. The obvious question to ask is what's wrong with just using the seatpost you measured? Did you use o...

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For the lack of thinking outside the box, you'll never be part of the "trendy in-crowd" amongst the fixie aficionados. Neither will I. :wink: Hmmm... Well I get plenty of offers from the "trendy in-crowd" people asking if I'll sell them my white Tri-Spokes, my Delta brakes or my...

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Not sure that the manufacturer designed those bars to be cut down like that. May very well have weakend the structural integrity of the bar. The bars clearly had a back brake on, but this clown removed it. Also, any style points gained by mounting those bars have been lost as a result of drilling a ...

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Here is a poster from the 1970s for Clement tyres, which were the best tyres in the world at that time.

Now, I reckon the bloke actually looks like Mikesbytes, aka Michael Clement. What fo you think?

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Picture I just found from this year's Tour de San Luis in Argentina. Cuban cyclist using Campagnolo 8-speed. And it's not even Record. Looks like 1994 Chorus to me. http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/photos/2009/jan09/sanluis09/sanluis094/bettiniphoto_0033381_1_full.jpg I know they have a hard time gett...

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Oh good. The very scary pictures are not up yet. Not looking forward to those flashes of yellow!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqxnm6t3QMw

Love the bike "stunts"...

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Will probably post this as a separate thread, but yesterday when I was down at Peter Bundy cycles, he told me he is going to stop selling other bikes, and just sell custom made bikes built by him and Jim. This means he is clearing out all his current stock, so apart from the fact that this is the ti...

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Just curious what the purpose of a stall would be? Would it be to attract new members for racing, to provide assistance to commuters, or something else? The last time I was down at the Marrickville street fair there was a stall being run by one of the BUGs, which from memory was MASSBUG. They were g...

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I currently do not have a rideable fixie, but I have decided to do this ride. Has anyone got half a room available, or some floor space? If not, should I just call up the Bundanoon hotel meself and book another room? Yeah! - Tempetation!!! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: ...

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I'll answer the easy question first. From a performance point of view, there is no difference between wire bead and folding tyres. Folding tyres typically have a kevlar bead instead of wire. This is slightly lighter, and can make packaging and postage cheaper if you are ordering online. That's all.

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When I ride down Herbert Street in St Leonards, I see the ridiculous green bike lanes right in the door zone. It makes me want to get a can of red spraypaint out and write "DANGER" above the bicycle logo, then an arrow below, indicating to cyclists to ride to the right of the green strip. ...

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Bicycle Repairman.

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I LOVE this colour...

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That Cell bike is horrible. If you ride every day on it, parts will break. The Schwin is much nicer. Ask Orphic how much her fixie was, and how it rides. She is the last person I know who bought one in a shop, and will have done all the latest research I'm sure. Me... I'm finally getting round to pu...

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Nicole scanned her. Asked me if I knew her. Wish her all the best with what looks like a long recovery...

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Mikesbytes did a post somewhere about this bike dance

http://www.youtube.com/v/fir6neas6I8&

Anyway, this is the French version...

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Insomniac, if there is knee pain, you should NEVER increase the seat height. Suggest you lower the seat height to about 0.5mm below it was when you started getting knee pain, and ride for a short distance in a low gear, and not up any hills. If the knee can tolerate this, then you can slowly tweak y...

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In the past I have used a quick release skewer, but then wrapped lots of tape around the skewer and the fork (or frame) so it can't come undone. You should be able to do that and keep the commissaires happy.

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Perhaps these? http://www.besportier.com/archives/vintage-leather-cycling-shoes-dromarti-race.jpg Nice, but for real class, you must get a set of these Vittoria shoes... http://www.vittoria-shoes.com/public/articoli/125/Coccomarronesito.jpg or these ones... http://www.vittoria-shoes.com/public/arti...

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Yes, very funny. Posted in the non bike related thread a week ago by othy.

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I'm not so sure about the Gong ride this year. It's expensive compared to the Jambaroo ride, which I had more fun on last year. I should do both but I'm struggling to find the time.

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Or better yet, buy a bike from one of the bikeshops that supports the club, rather than Cell Bikes. They all provide excellent bikes across all price points. - Stanmore Cycles - Burwood Cycles - Ashfield Cycles - Peter Bundy Cycles - Cycle Fit Centre - Mick Mazza's I would expect at least a basic di...

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All those bikes are fine for training and racing.

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Incidentally, here is my new bike, just acquired today!

'81 Campagnolo Nuovo Record on a Columbus steel frame.

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Tim, I see you have Suntour Superbe cranks, not the Superbe Pro cranks the bike is supposed to have. Did you get another set of wheels with Dura Ace hubs?

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Alas, I had a poor little feverish little girl who wouldn't stop crying this morning, so I couldn't leave the house. I think she's given it to me now too. Hope it went well though.

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Late notice, but I'm hoping to get down to the start line for this (to ride, not watch).

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No I didn't:

UCI Track Cycling Masters Championships from 19-24 October.

Cycling at the World Masters Games from 10-17 October. Not a UCI event.

Based on Mike's announcement, he has entered the first one.

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I'm thinking about doing the Open D grade crit race. It's only 24km, and then I can watch the other races.

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Why not enter the World Masters Games as well?

Competition dates:
Track: 10-13 October 2009
Criterium: 14 October + 18 October 2009
Individual time trial: 15 October 2009
Road race: 16-17 October 2009

That gives you a week to recover before the championships!

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Are you getting this pain on a conventional bike or recumbent? If it's a conventional bike, I going to guess that the pain is in the back of the knee. As you pedal, the tendons back there are being stretched in a way that they are not used to. This could either be a sign of poor positioning, or of u...

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The UCI has previously approved my Shamals (old model, not the G3s) for mass start racing, but strangely, the UCI web page that used to show the exemption is no longer up. Only Campag wheels in current production seem to be on the UCI exempt list. I'm still going to use my Shamals or Ventos, because...

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Yep... Sickening stack. Broken cheek bone, and concussion, and no more Tour...

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/voigt-i ... ific-crash

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Hey. I just discovered that I do know yoga after all!

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Check out this yarn: http://www.watoday.com.au/breaking-news-national/traditional-bike-seats-a-health-risk-20090620-crkz.html Long story short, it's a seat designer for Specialized on the reasons cutaway seats are important. While you're there, click an ad - save a journo! Well that was the biggest...

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Hey Weiyun, can you create a new category for the date that entries close for race events, etc.?

It would be good for people to know when the critical cutoffs are.

Otherwise, I think it's exactly what I was hoping to create. Nice...

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Funny to watch Jo riding on the wrong side of the bike path for the first few pics.

I see you also snuck into Switzerland for a few hours too.

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According to the catalogue, that picture is of the only lot of "3 Assorted Racing Bikes" they are auctioning. The rest are kids bikes, or mountain bikes.

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Which cogs have which offset? I need one which is offset to the outside.

I think he was trying to be funny. Don't lose any sleep over it.

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You didn't. I'm special, and I've amended the post.

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Because the term comes from the size of a penny farthing wheel. On a modern track bike it doesn't really have any meaning at all apart from comparison point in gear selection. If you wanted the metric term, it would be meters of development, which is how far the bike moves with 1 rotation of the pe...

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hey check out this cool model veledrome bike on ebay, its got heaps hot double disc wheels, and breaks that really work!! ..Linky... and if this thing wasnt out of my price range and would not fit in the house id be buying :D ...Linky 2... A velodrome bike with brakes and platform pedals? Who are t...

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Yeah. I remember seeing that on youtube. Not sure how you arrive at $1.5M though...

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Parkour fail.

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I'm loving that no teams are helping Colombia chase down the breakaways. I love a good sprint as much as the next guy, but it's much more exciting watching a breakaway hold off to win.

It was great watching Thomas Voekler win stage 5. Not a big Cavendish fan either, I have to say.

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Well... That's excellent work, and a great pic. Need to do something about those non team issue knicks though.

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They are on Ebay for $69. I've also seen them in Burwood shopping centre, and Rhodes shopping centre being flogged by those variety shops set up in the middle of the walking areas. Such small wheels combined with no fork rake at all, make for a dangerously unstable riding platform. No good for anyth...

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You choose. I don't do the sms thing.

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http://www.bustedcarbon.com/

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I will be going to Dunc Grey on Friday, and I can fit another person plus another bike in my car.

Was going to ask Mikesbytes, but I think he has an arrangement with Micklan, so if Skye Zoo Jones wants a ride she can come with me.

I will be down after rollers at Tempe tonight to pick up my bike.

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I got the e-mail as well. Need to ask if anyone who is registered here but not licenced to race or ride (Like maybe Stuart) got the e-mail. That will confirm whether e-mail was harvested from the site, or just sent from Cycling NSW. (I suspect Cycling NSW). I don't really care if someone sends me in...

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No idea. I chose it because it should be easy to embed straight into the DHBC website and anyone with the password can update it. I'll investigate.

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Funny you should mention this. Geoff S suggested this to me a while back, but June is always a chaotic month for me, so I wasn't able to do much about it. I did draft a calendar that can be imported into the website without all the drawbacks of the Google version. here is the (not yet updated) versi...

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A motorcycle sidecar that is... a car!

Story here.

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30 June is end of financial year, and as always, very busy for me, which makes it hard for me to do online forum stuff... It makes it hard for me to RSVP to things at this time of year. Can I put my hand up to take a spot if someone cancels? I also have a 5m TV arial cable if that helps clinch the d...

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I'm in favour of a bicycle boulevarde.

No way am I riding down one of those narrow little bicycle lanes with another cyclist coming toward me at an apparent speed of 80 km/h.

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See this picture. Pretty spirals of blue and green right?

Wrong. Those spirals of blue and green are actually the same colour.

Awesome optical illusion. Read the story here.

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I'm the one with the yellow fluro arms

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmyDr_xODqE

...And the brown knicks.

That was a hoot. Good thing everybody stayed up. Can't wait until 2 weeks time when I can come down and join the fun!

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Yeah I got some of the shoe covers already

Were they the last pair?

If they don't fit you, I'll give you $5 for them.

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They said they were selling Element shoe covers for $7.95, reduced from $55. I thought I'd found a real bargain until I read "Out of Stock..."

Bugger.

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They are about the seat height. Should I have a shorter stem? Possibly, but it is more important to lower the stem. You want to flatten your torso at the same time as bringing your arms in. Triathlon positioning often involves moving the seat forward, and having the arm (from shoulder to elbow) ver...

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cheers Toff will do.

Make sure he knows you're DHBC...

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Ring Bundy up. He'll post you one. You can have it by tomorrow.

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Good luck team DHBC

I'll be there in July!

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Well bugger. By the time I realised an order was on offer it's been sent. Give people a chance Christian!

I need to get a couple of new road rings (135 BCD) and maybe a new granny gear for the trriple. Next time someone is ordering, keep that in mind...

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New Magazine I found called "The Ride"

Download the first issue here for free.

Something for every type of rider. My favourite so far is Greg Lemond talking about his 8 second win in the TDF. Now off to read about Victoria Pendleton's thoughts on sprinting.

Enjoy.

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Titanium frame... 1) Expensive. 2) Probably whippy. People have been making titanium frames since the 50's and they've always been on the fringe, but never made it to the mainstream. I suspect it's because they don't offer value for money for most uses. For weight, CF beats it; for stiffness, almost...

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I tried to build some interest in this when it was available.

Sadly, a bit too far away...

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Linky.

Translinky.

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Carbon one looks cool. Tell me though, how do I mount my lightweight downtube shifters? Enigma - meh. Just looks ugly, especially the fork crown and dropouts. And if you're going to the trouble of getting a custom frame, why use compact geometry? That's just silly. Also, for the money, there are che...

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Carbon fibre is undoubtedly the best material for building a racing bike. The pros all ride carbon fibre bikes because they are there to win races, and money is no object. Consequently, the carbon fibre frames they race on are built to be thrashed, and then thrown out after maybe a season's racing. ...

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I vote steel. It comes with alot of free carbon anyway. Steel is superior for ride comfort, durability, and longevity. Custom dimensions will make for a really nice fitting ride, and the frame will survive much more abuse than carbon. Steel is heavier than carbon fibre, but on a modern racing frame ...

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Yep. Although you should have noticed that on Saturday. They've been like that for around 2 months.

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Hmm a bit of a double entendre there Weiyun...

Come again?

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That one doesn't show the waistcoat.

I ditched the jacket soon after arriving at the start because the bike geometry was wrong for it.

Adrian should have some better pics.

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I was there. I kept a low profile for most of the day.
Here's some proof.

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Isn't that on Sunday? Yes it is! Got up this morning, went looking for my tweed jacket. couln't find it so I cobbled together an outfit based on a dapper brown 3-piece suit with lovely waistcoat. Was just about to jump on my bike and ride over to Town Hall when I decided to confirm the event detail...

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Watch out for Saltwater crocs.

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I need to do a few long rides. Hardly been out at all lately, but this Saturday is the Sydney Tweed Run so I'm already booked, and I'm taking my 1960s Hercules Balmoral roadster around the streets of town.

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Gotta get a pair of these killer shorts.

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I had one overtake me on the uphill section of the harbour bridge deck the other morning. It was quiet and the rider was doing over 30 km/h in his shorts and t-shirt (no lycra). I went straight past him on the downhill side though. Didn't seem to offend me as it was noiseless. I can't stand the petr...

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PS. I'm not suggesting anyone do this. It's forum banter, and not condoned in any way. I believe it doesn't serve our fellow riders on the road to confront motorists. I believe a polite discussion at the next set of lights about the mis-understanding will help educate the driver, and make the roads ...

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I thought golf balls are more aero and can track a straight flight path better. Case 1: A fit cyclist is accused of using sporting equipment to inflict damage on a motorist's car after a road rage incident. Case 2: A motorist finds a spark plug has damaged his vehicle. With no-one else visible, he ...

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I have a new (old) toy I need to try out at Tempe, so I hope to be there.

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I liked the people at Bobos, but right now, Marrickville Cafe is my preferred spot too. If Bobos makes a special DHBC offer, then we can reconsider, but I think we are being pretty well treated at Marrickville.

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Golf balls? Spark plugs are much better.

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Hahaha. I dare him to use those brakes at any speed!

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A bit xenophobic of you Weiyun...

It's a bit suss, but all he can do is spam the forum, and if he does that he'll soon be killed off.

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After the recent discussion of Graeme O'bree's attempt to break the hour record on a new UCI legal bike, I got to thinking about the UCI's rules stifling innovation in the sport.

That led me to discover this brilliant cycling innovation from the early 80s.

Genius!

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I'd say it might be the end of his career too.

His twitter page says his ligaments are okay though.

http://twitter.com/mcewenrobbie

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