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pasadena
01-19-2018, 10:57 PM
This was a really interesting video, and specifically cycling and endurance sports

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8COaMKbNrX0
ultraman6970
01-20-2018, 11:38 AM
Interesting because honestly speeds at cycling in specific pretty much are the same, reiders were tougher back in the day.

Maybe the biggest change in cycling is climbing, thats pretty much the only thing that changed drastically IMO, the rest well... put EM in a 5 kg bike back in the day and imagine what he could have done.
macaroon
01-20-2018, 12:59 PM
Interesting, but the guy talking was really hard to watch/listen to.
msl819
01-20-2018, 05:20 PM
Very interesting. Who knew Merckx set the hour record on a commuter!!!
TronnyJenkins
01-20-2018, 05:49 PM
Very interesting. Who knew Merckx set the hour record on a commuter!!!

Insane. I did not know that, that's for sure.