ballan's bike

[Dr. Doofus]

steel yo

http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2006/apr06/roubaix06/index.php?id=roubaix_bikes1/IMG_9986

[learlove]

it was nice to wake up and see this, if only it had lugs.

[scrooge]

Cantis yo.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2006/apr06/roubaix06/index.php?id=roubaix_bikes1/IMG_0007

[Dr. Doofus]

the guy who won was on carbon

but

nothing on ballan's bike broke

call it a draw

[learlove]

you saw it here first:

http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2006/apr06/roubaix06/index.php?id=roubaix_bikes1/IMG_0006

Now that part right their is one fine/advanced piece of engineering. In a related report Campy is scrounging every old bike shop worldwide inorder to find enough to include this with its 2007 Rec. groupo offering.

[manet]

http://homepages.tesco.net/houseofsteel/images/bike/270305/this_is_a_fork.jpg

[Spicoli]

Look at the nasty welds at the seat/seatsays, some of the locals here would not even give that to a rival team none the less your best hope?

[saab2000]

Boonen lost because he did not have the extended seat tube thingamabob on his Time. He woulda won otherwise because the Time with that extended seat tube thingie is more rigid for better power transfer and stiff yet compliant.

[saab2000]

Look at the nasty welds at the seat/seatsays, some of the locals here would not even give that to a rival team none the less your best hope?

FWIW, some of the welds on my Serotta are nothin' special. Not dissing Serotta at all on the welding. I didn't buy it to look at. But my Strong and Anvil have/had cleaner looking welds.

And all the welds are better than I could do.

[Spicoli]

Its funny, kinda goes hand and hand w/me being chicken to race my good bike for fear of monkeying it up. There are bikes for racing and bikes for ridin/looking at? The weirder thing is I thought I fell into the bike is a tool group, maybe I am getting old?

[sailorboy]

I see the benefit of the forgiveness of steel and all here, but the CN piece went on about how this bike might "bend rather than break etc." but the problem with that logic is that the fork is still carbon, which you may recall from the same page of the site, is the exact spot where Georgeies bike broke in his crash same day. Besides, if a rider in a race like that looked down and saw a "bent" bike I'll bet he will be waiting for the team car or teammate for a bike change.

[bostondrunk]

I have a similar steel setup, oh yeah.
I love the feeling of drop bars and have always admired the quality and simplicity of Campagnolo stuff. But in reality, I don't like road riding. I'm a mountain biker complete with cutoff jeans and sleevless wool sweaters! I've worked at a bike shop and found this bike as described above, except without the drop bars, brake levers and shifters. It was a beautiful coffee brown and mocha color (read:dirt color.) If I ever decide to go downhilling, I'll put the orignal bar, campy topmounts and levers on. I must have this bike!
atmo mp
yes, drunk again mp

[Dr. Doofus]

I love the feeling of drop bars and have always admired the quality and simplicity of Campagnolo stuff.

you've been studying the jerk's old mtb forum posts...

[bostondrunk]

you've been studying the jerk's old mtb forum posts...

huh?? what are you talking about? The jerk is a former pro roadie, isn't he?

[Dr. Doofus]

huh?? what are you talking about? The jerk is a former pro roadie, isn't he?

the jerk is a jerk. the jerk an sich. all hail the jerk, in all his jerky manifestations.

[Fixed]

bro what's another name for most bike racers?

[Dr. Doofus]

bro what's another name for most bike racers?

on meivici with record, ada, srm: really rich jerk

on vxrs with dura ace, zipps, ergmo: rich jerk

on love #3 with chorus: pro jerk

on 8:30 with centaur: petty bourgeois jerk

on trek with 105: workin jerk

on gunnar with chorus and power tap: stupid internet jerk

[e-RICHIE]

bro what's another name for most bike racers?


arrested development

[Dr. Doofus]

arrested development

sachs bike:

arrestor hook?

[jerk]

I have a similar steel setup, oh yeah.
I love the feeling of drop bars and have always admired the quality and simplicity of Campagnolo stuff. But in reality, I don't like road riding. I'm a mountain biker complete with cutoff jeans and sleevless wool sweaters! I've worked at a bike shop and found this bike as described above, except without the drop bars, brake levers and shifters. It was a beautiful coffee brown and mocha color (read:dirt color.) If I ever decide to go downhilling, I'll put the orignal bar, campy topmounts and levers on. I must have this bike!
atmo mp
yes, drunk again mp


still got that thing. probably the bestest mountain bike ever. bought it after coming home and giving up on trying to race bikes. good to see you have detective skills. did you find my last place result in the tour de liege too? its out there on a google search?

[Dr. Doofus]

maybe he's just sweet on you, jerkman

[bostondrunk]

naw, just sweet on the jerk's good buddy vdb...

[Dr. Doofus]

naw, just sweet on the jerk's good buddy vdb...

who wouldn't be?

with his wacky antics and skinny, androgynous euro looks (even with the goatee), he's a heartthob for all