yo yo, doof doof, race race bike bike

[Climb01742]

good doc doof, the next time you get your knickers all twisted up trying to decide what bike to race next (said with affection and loads o' these :) :rolleyes: :cool: :p ;) :D :beer: ) maybe check out this, particularly since its custom, and could fit your unique geo needs. and 'cause steve is a good guy to work with. and 'cause it's a good price.

http://www.hampsten.com/Bikes/Race/granparadiso.html

personally i like the catepillar (sp?)* size welds, look kinda neat to my industrial sensibilities.

all kidding aside, the moment i saw this, i thought maybe this could be the answer to the good doc's racing frame woes. just an option.




*god, i'm a lousy speller. it's embarrassing sometimes.

[William]

Can't go wrong with a Co-Motion (/Hampsten). They make a great product.

William

[Dr. Doofus]

Unique Geo?

Heck no!

Doof happily rejected the serotta fit of '03 and hasn't looked back

Doof is fine on 17cm of setback and 57 top, or 18cm of setback and a 58 top...(the gunnar, and the giordana respectively)...lots of items fit that bill

Doof raced the Gunnar last night...the Giordana last weekend...the Gunnar tonight...maybe the Giordana tomorrow

theyz tools...the doof is a doof...he has no woes other than his crappy starts and questionable two-laps-to-go decisions

last night: good thing -- in 7 laps, doof cornered, sprinted, and elbowed past 30 guys last night, and one cat 3 girl

Bad thing: doof had to do this to finish 30th. was too cooked with two laps to go to do anything but follow at the back of the main group.

note: don't be 60th at the end of lap one of a crit (doof's pal counted 12 guys behind him out of 73)

[csb]

http://www.hampsten.com/Bikes/Race/granparadiso.html

! aluminum porn !

[Climb01742]

! aluminum porn !

is that bad? :p

[Too Tall]

Dr. TT Ferrari says Doof must attack 3 times next race!!! Just for grins. Nail it for 2 mins. and clock it back to threshold and drift 10 back...repeat as necessary.

My coach taught me by example...it is alot harder to race at the back than the front. Strange but true.

[fiamme red]

Wow, those welds are ugly. Give me a Cannondale any day over that.

[bcm119]

Wow, those welds are ugly. Give me a Cannondale any day over that.

Because Cannondale files down their welds to look smoother. I think these welds wouldn't be so striking in a darker paint scheme.

[fiamme red]

Because Cannondale files down their welds to look smoother. I think these welds wouldn't be so striking in a darker paint scheme.I'm just surprised people care so little about aesthetics when they're spending $1,500 for an aluminum frame.

[csb]

is that bad? :p

! as long the bike agrees to it !

[Serpico]

whoa, those are downhill frame welds

[Dr. Doofus]

doof would rather have caterpillar welds

alu bikes are fugly unless they have a cool dario paint scheme


anyway, last night's race was a disaster

simple: Statesville NC is 62 miles from doof's house: 2 miles down the road, then 60 on I-77 north

leave at 3:30

accident on south I77 at Tyvola road ext. Sit and wait and crawl through Charlotte for a while.

hey, its all good! back up to 70 through Charlotte by 4:30!

accident at Ext. 23. Four vehicles. Doof sits and sits and crawls and crawls until hitting the Iredell county line (approximately 16 miles from Statesville).

its 5:30.

race at 6:15

doof can still get there, get kind of warmed up, and go go go

get to parking lot at 6:00

pee in bottle (porta potty? no time for that!)

get bike out

get bag out

6:05

drink a bottle of water in record time

6:06

pin number on

6:07

pump up tires

6:08

reach in bag under helmet

reach in bag under helmet, # 2

6:09

no shorts.

there is a reason this man is the doofus

6:10 -- start drive back to Rock Hill

7:15 arrive in Rock Hill

play with dog

go to bed

[Climb01742]

what, they wouldn't let you ride naked? just stay seated. :butt:

[cs124]

Wow, those welds are ugly. Give me a Cannondale any day over that.

That's actually how a properly executed aluminium weld should look. The melting point and thermal conductivity of the material mean you get a bigger pool of molten metal for each torch strike, which translates into the caterpillar shape so clearly shown on that Hamsten.

As has already been mentioned, Canondale (and others) file their welds down for a smooth, almost fillet brazed, look. Others run a another pass of the torch over the weld to smooth out imperfections, ending up with the dreaded "toothpaste" weld. There are others still who fill the weld with auto body putty and then sand that smooth. All in the name of aesthetics.

You pays your money...

[Climb01742]

purely personal but...alu frames are industrial in their nature and appeal...a tool...a tool to (one hopes) go fast...and these welds look industrial to me...which i like...there's an honesty about them i like, a purity of purpose and form...other frames and materials achieve greater beauty, seek a different aesthetic, which is cool...this seems like alu being purely honestly alu, which to my eye is cool too.

[cs124]

snipped......this seems like alu being purely honestly alu, which to my eye is cool too.

yep.

you gotta check out a Teschner when you get the chance.

[Dr. Doofus]

snipped...

yep.

you gotta check out a Teschner when you get the chance.

if its good enough for henk and brad....

[cs124]

if its good enough for henk and brad....

...and don't forget graeme brown

[Climb01742]

his 15th anniversary frame looks very trick and sweet. as do a number of his other frames. what's his rep in australia? i've heard about him for awhile, but not alot. he seems best known for his alu frames.

[cs124]

his 15th anniversary frame looks very trick and sweet. as do a number of his other frames. what's his rep in australia? i've heard about him for awhile, but not alot. he seems best known for his alu frames.

check PM in a couple of minutes

[Dr. Doofus]

woke up feeling rough

ate 1000 calorie breakfast of oats and whole wheat waffles 3 hours before race time

take daily august cocktail of allegra, singulair, ventolin

feel kind of ok

kind of crappy

(take pick)

drive to race

warm up

ride up hill

wonder why elves filled bike with sand

lungs burn legs heavy going slow

race starts

coughing starts

rocket backwards

sprint every corner as riders go past

cough more

popped like champagne cork

cough more

ride around course

tow some women

cough more

legs stop working

lungs sputter like old dodge

pull out lean against truck

cough cough cough cough cough

lie down in fetal position under tree

cough cough cough cough cough cough

cough

use inhaler

go to bike shop

sleep on couch

try to not cough on sierra nevada guys

have coffee

cough

drive home

cough

now in air conditioning

no cough

today's discovery: can't race after three code orange ozone days in one week.

will get em next time

[Climb01742]

doc, admire your determination.