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Ed Moss

One day I'll own a bike with chrome rear stays.....

Ed Moss

http://veloviewer.com/blog/the-climbs-o ... ce-part-1/

http://veloviewer.com/blog/the-climbs-o ... ce-part-2/

If that is the final route then it could have a small influence on the final overall.

Ed Moss

It's all about rotational weight, they are probably worth a lot more than the advertised weight, but at a price...If you would actually notice is a different matter.

Ed Moss

http://www.rutlandcycling.com/content/2 ... ct-review/

Ed Moss

Thanks Jon, yep thought that would be the case as BBB is a third of price of dura ace. Similar sram price wise to BBB after quick search only have 11-23. I wouldn't have thought that the difference between a 11-21 and an 11-23 cassette would too much to worry about, unless you're a really serious r...

Ed Moss

Sram chains are OK with Shimano.
I've used them for years as they are better than the Shimano range.

Ed Moss

11-21 or 12-21 with 52 or 53 front.

Ed Moss

Tim wrote:For most of the ride the only thing I thought I needed was to be sectioned.
The snow was settling on my face!

I did a couple of hours along the canal at 7am, quite simply the worst ride I've ever completed, still feeling cold.

Ed Moss

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/report- ... estigation

Looks like it could end up with prison

Ed Moss

It's over 2 hours of not telling the whole truth.....

Ed Moss

Ride is 100% better, only thing is you may need access to an air compressor for the initial fitting.

Ed Moss

Chrome rear stays, it the 80's all over again

Ed Moss

A missed opportunity, Lance?

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/betsy-a ... -interview

Ed Moss

Discovery airs Oprah Winfrey And Lance Armstrong: A Worldwide Exclusive as a simulcast from the US at 2am on Friday 18th January . It is then repeated at 8pm the same day. (Sky 520/Virgin 212). There will also be a concluding part on Saturday 19th at 2am, repeated at 8pm.

Ed Moss

Nice London centric reporting

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/21056721

Ed Moss

I suppose I should turn brain on before posting, my mistake.
No doubt mr Notter will be along soon to remind us all of other mistakes I made as well...

Ed Moss

Usually first come first served, then reserve list if there are a few DNS on the day.

Ed Moss

If they are as good a mtb tubeless then you will never have to fix a **flat** again

Watch this from Stans Notubes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTlZvOVG8zs

Ed Moss

I note it's a pre-recorded interview which I suspect means Armstrong has some control over questions asked, content that gets shown etc. Unless, of course, they're worried Paul Kimmage might get hold of an audience ticket :D Recorded??? Probably makes it a PR exercise for the relaunch of Lance, wit...

Ed Moss

That explains it. Wonder if she ask him if he regrets calling his ex masseur a whore??? http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/13/sports/cycling/lance-armstrong-aide-talks-of-doping-and-price-paid.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 This was on Cycling news, we should have night out and play it Here's how to play. Eve...

Ed Moss

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/20964728

When did Millar become American?

Ed Moss

http://www.beaconrcc.org.uk/message_boa ... php?t=5380

Ed Moss

Lance on Oprah??

Shame it won't be a proper interview with David Walsh.

Ed Moss

If you are racing then an deep section wheel is usually your best bet.
Planet X wheels offer the best value for money, never seen a poor review of them.

Ed Moss

One more than I had last night.

Wonder what I would get for it on ebay this afternoon?

Feel a bit sorry for Winchcombe CC, looks like it was out of their control

Ed Moss

Now I'm off the list

Ed Moss

Surely Entrycentral's servers, as a commercial company can cope??? Or at least they should...I kept getting a pop up error message, something to do with a script. I think I'm in (first time I've ridden it) but I bet there are a lot of very, very annoyed people, I only found the entry link via Twitt...

Ed Moss

Looks like I'm not in after all, trying again although I was listed on the entry list after I entered, and now I'm not.
Entry central are a bit of a joke aren't they?

Ed Moss

Surely Entrycentral's servers, as a commercial company can cope??? Or at least they should...I kept getting a pop up error message, something to do with a script. I think I'm in (first time I've ridden it) but I bet there are a lot of very, very annoyed people, I only found the entry link via Twitter.

Ed Moss

Wonder what happens when they fill up with mud?

Ed Moss

Ben at Venture, best wheel builder by a mile.

Ed Moss

Sunday Times article, free until 5pm today

http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/Mag ... c41#page-1

Double win, you don't have to give any money to Murdoch.

Ed Moss

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_s ... 641299.stm

Today, this looks even more laughable.

Ed Moss

Light relief over, comic timing, Sean Yates "retiring"

Nowt to do with the new Sky policy, honest..

Ed Moss

One of these at the Audax should send out the correct message, or could Dr H "borrow" one from work?

http://www.auctionmasters.com/cgi-bin/m ... tegory/ALL

Ed Moss

Ensure you follow a plan. Pete Read is OK, you just race all year round and don't aim to peak anywhere in the season. I 100% recommend you follow it for at least a season, it's a great place to start, but you have to follow it and not deviate, ie no club runs. Coaching depends on the level of servic...

Ed Moss

I do intervals all year round, they are fine as long as you do other workouts to compliment them and they aren't always max 4 on 4 off x6.
Best way is to follow a plan, or get a coach, worse thing you can do is get burnt out in May from overtraining and boredom.

Ed Moss

All depends on what your goals are and where you are in your season? There are other workouts that compliment spinning which should be completed as well. 3x a week at this time of year, unless you are racing soon sounds a bit too much, you will be burt out by Feb. If you are time trialling next year...

Ed Moss

Drugs can turn a great rider into a tour winner, but you have to start with talent.
LA had loads of talent, but to win the tour, he chose to cheat and take drugs.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/wiggins ... -christmas

Ed Moss

"Without Drugs, no way would have he beaten Basso, Pantani, Ullrich, Heras, Hamilton, etc etc, probably top 20 at best, going on his pre 1999 grand stage results." How many of these riders were proven cheats themselves? And no way can you know whether he would have won or not. You can presume all y...

Ed Moss

And Sastre? Maybe.

Ed Moss

Spanish. Similar comments as Valverde.

Only ex rider to listen to in all this is Greg Lemond, his experiences of the 1991 tour are very interesting...

Ed Moss

Yes it is a great story, shame he cheated his way to doing it. What we were watching was the result of cheating and having a doping program which was ahead of the rest of the riders. Without Drugs, no way would have he beaten Basso, Pantani, Ullrich, Heras, Hamilton, etc etc, probably top 20 at best...

Ed Moss

There, that's better

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ca ... _Armstrong

Ed Moss

Answer is in Tyler's book

Ed Moss

And now Trek have jumped ship. Lets hope the era of "Motivational slogans" are coming to an end.

Wonder when/if Lance will come clean, would be some interview and he could bring down a lot more people.

Ed Moss

Must have a hard decision for them, what with the millions they have made from cancer, maybe now they will look to commercialise another illness?

Ed Moss

I wonder how much money Nike made out of selling those yellow wristbands, 80 million were sold, 79 miliion are probably now in landfill...

Ed Moss

Shame Nike didn't do it years ago, when they knew what he was really on, too little too late.

As a thank you to Nike, I've promised to continue not buying their products, made by children.

Ed Moss

I'm not sure what point you are trying to make with that quotation, Neil. Most of what Jonker says is perfectly reasonable, but I don't see what bearing it has on earlier postings in this thread. No one here has suggested that Armstrong acted alone or that his team was any worse than various others...

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