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GONE4ARIDE
10-01-2007, 06:30 AM
atmo gets it....

look at that game face!
Smiley
10-01-2007, 06:34 AM
Bikes too clean! More riding less carrying it .... just kidding e-Richie :banana:
Fixed
10-01-2007, 06:52 AM
bro looks fit cheers imho
soulspinner
10-01-2007, 07:28 AM
Give that man some twizzlers! :cool: (Raybans)
victoryfactory
10-01-2007, 07:31 AM
He is just taking it off the roof rack atmo
e-RICHIE
10-01-2007, 07:46 AM
que es mus muchos muchos atmo?

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1360/1465507107_3b913ffee7_b.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1261/1466183524_8041a33375_b.jpg
david
10-01-2007, 07:55 AM
bro looks fit cheers imho

true.
Dave B
10-01-2007, 08:06 AM
I told you.....Jedi Master!
Climb01742
10-01-2007, 08:07 AM
who knew richie was mr buff? :D
e-RICHIE
10-01-2007, 08:09 AM
be the buff -
twice a week at the electric beach helps atmo.
Climb01742
10-01-2007, 08:12 AM
be the buff -
twice a week at the electric beach helps atmo.

must give sinatra a run in the tail dept...
e-RICHIE
10-01-2007, 08:16 AM
must give sinatra a run in the tail dept...



70 minutes a day at 90-110 rpm.
sandy are you feeling me yet atmo?
Fixed
10-01-2007, 08:23 AM
for 30 years
bro cheers imho
Kevan
10-01-2007, 08:31 AM
70 minutes a day at 90-110 rpm.
sandy are you feeling me yet atmo?

Why not mix cycling with your other favorite pastime: peeping. Imagine the enhanced exhilaration you'll feel when your neighbor's wife shrieks at your nose pressed to the glass, then to turn tail, hop over hedgerows and flowerbeds and orchestrate a perfect running hop onto your trusty steed, ripping down the road to find your next viewing, laughing all the way.

Guys, I think we need to encourage Sandy.
93legendti
10-01-2007, 08:33 AM
bro looks fit cheers imho
Sure does. I am jealous. Look what 70 minutes a day can do....
Sandy
10-01-2007, 08:36 AM
70 minutes a day at 90-110 rpm.
sandy are you feeling me yet atmo?

Let me give you a quick summary of my ride yesterday and the spin, spin concept at a high rpm, please. You may find it interesting-

On Saturday, I went on a very hilly (to me) 46 mile ride club ride with 3900 feet of climbing. On Sunday, I went on 45 mile club ride from the same ride start. There were two options- One about 45 and the other about 10 miles futher. I opted for the shorter one......keep reading....the spin spin portion is coming up soon.....My friend,who I was riding with, wanted to do the long ride. So when the ride started, he took off to keep up with those who might want to do the long ride. Some of them were a little too fast for both of us. I started chasing and I did not like it. My thighs were sore from the previous days ride, my cardio system did not like the fast start, the rest of my legs did not either, nor did my brain. I just slowed down and gave up.....I was so busy trying yo keep up that I was not spinning too well- mashing some, spinning some- very very inefficieint...keep going we are almost at the spin spin portion...you will like it. So they are gone and then another group passes me, with riders that I know....I felt as if I was standing still...so I gave up even more and became discouaged Sandy....but then I thought the heck with it. I will just do my thing, ride within myself, spin, spin and whatever happens, just happens. So I relaxed and started spinning more, using easier gears...and later in the ride I met up with the group who had dropped me so bad earlier.I was now riding with the group who had passed me so easily in the beginning of the ride. I rode with them for a while and I kept up with all of them ,even on the hills. On the flats, I had to slow down some as I was generating a gap between us at times. I was spinning and spinning a lot and enjoying it. I was ridng in a moe relaxed manner, even up the hills (not well but I got up them).

With about 5 miles to go, my legs were just too tired and I started to get my drianed feeling that I sometimes get...so I just told one of the that I was too tired so I was going to ride the last 5 miles easy, which I did...but I was not discouraged at all...there were times that I was not riding well on the ride, but other times...the spin spin high cadence times, that I did much better. I tried more and more to spin spin, and it worked worked...thanks thanks....so much so much....


Sandy Sandy
Fixed
10-01-2007, 08:42 AM
bro I want to be atmo
cheers imho
Sandy
10-01-2007, 08:48 AM
bro I want to be atmo
cheers imho

I don't know about that. You both apparently do very well just being yourselves--in cycling and in life.


Sandy
Birddog
10-01-2007, 09:19 AM
When you view that 2nd photo of ATMO, scroll it down just so the barricade is right at the bottom. It looks like he's stepping right out of the photo.
Reminds me of that 70's cartoon guy.

Birddog
Fixed
10-01-2007, 09:54 AM
cheers from the freak bros
aLexis
10-01-2007, 09:57 AM
que es mus muchos muchos atmo?



http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1261/1466183524_8041a33375_b.jpg

Love the hair, James :)
swoop
10-01-2007, 10:09 AM
sandy,
this is your friend.

atmo... dude you look shredded.
NAHBS
10-01-2007, 10:21 AM
I played in 2, yes TWO hockey games yesterday and I wish I was ripped like Richie...gimme 6 months and check me out then.

DW
Samster
10-01-2007, 10:21 AM
the team's doin' fine atmo. (the pic is from another event involving fstrthnu.)
Archibald
10-01-2007, 10:24 AM
que es mus muchos muchos atmo?

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1360/1465507107_3b913ffee7_b.jpg
You roadies should MTB more.

You should J or bunny hop a barrier no bigger than that. Accelerate up to it, get the front wheel up, compress your body, lunge a half stroke later, accelerate away. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCehldQB8AU) Yes, you can do it on a cross bike.

I know, I know, it takes away from the ballerina aspects of the sport but it looks like you already gave up the pink tutu and the tiara.

:banana: :banana: :banana:

My banana don't dance.
e-RICHIE
10-01-2007, 10:26 AM
You roadies should MTB more.
sure - pish me off for next weekend's uci race.
i'll take it out on some belgiun and let him limp
home atmo cheers sista'
ecl2k
10-01-2007, 10:27 AM
like a buff dennis kucinich

http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/congress/members/photos/228/K000336.jpg
vaxn8r
10-01-2007, 10:32 AM
Richie master...he wear no gloves!
Bruce K
10-01-2007, 03:11 PM
Cool pix from Amesbury.

I guess I have to throw my own in since apparently I'm just chopepd liver for whoever was taking these. :rolleyes:

Archibald, out of everyone there only Jeremy Powers was bunny hopping those barriers. It's easier said than done. Especially after the first few laps.

BK
zank
10-01-2007, 03:29 PM
Kraus looked clearly faster through the planks than Powers.
Fixed
10-01-2007, 03:30 PM
bro the watch maker runs like a fine watch
cheers imho

my hats off to all you cats who get out there and give it your best . cheers
e-RICHIE
10-01-2007, 03:31 PM
Kraus looked clearly faster through the planks than Powers.
like a gazelle atmo -

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1226/1465517237_4678a7da2c_b.jpg
e-RICHIE
10-01-2007, 03:33 PM
like a gazzelle pt 2 atmo -

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1168/1465003435_0aa1748d45_b.jpg
shinomaster
10-01-2007, 03:33 PM
What's with the Rivercity skinsuit?
zank
10-01-2007, 03:34 PM
I had that much of a gap on lap 2? It all vaporized by lap 3. :)
e-RICHIE
10-01-2007, 03:37 PM
I had that much of a gap on lap 2? It all vaporized by lap 3. :)
ride it like ya stole it atmo.
zank
10-01-2007, 03:40 PM
I can see Tal just coming into view. He put my heart in the microwave.

But having the unfortunate pleasure of riding behind Lyne for 4 laps made all of the suffering worth the price of entry.
shinomaster
10-01-2007, 04:28 PM
zank it looks like you are going to throw your bike over the barriers.
72gmc
10-01-2007, 04:36 PM
But having the unfortunate pleasure of riding behind Lyne for 4 laps made all of the suffering worth the price of entry.

Of course. Women who 'cross are hot.
zank
10-01-2007, 09:02 PM
Of course. Women who 'cross are hot.

There is one I happen to like very much. And I think she is pretty hot too. :)
Bruce K
10-01-2007, 09:04 PM
Yes she is, but rumor has it she's married to some dorky frame builder. ;)

BK
zank
10-01-2007, 09:09 PM
That guy's a chump. I heard he got beat by a girl on Sunday.
manet
10-01-2007, 09:13 PM
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Ginger
10-01-2007, 09:18 PM
Yes she is, but rumor has it she's married to some dorky frame builder. ;)

BK
What's really funny is she's all decked out in the framebuilder's kit and the framebuilder is incognito in a Hup United suit...
manet
10-01-2007, 09:22 PM
like a gazzelle pt 2 atmo -

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1168/1465003435_0aa1748d45_b.jpg

gazelle #2 appears to be worried on having to defend himself from a barrier with a mind of it's own.
zank
10-01-2007, 10:29 PM
It does look like I am getting ready to kick the barrier. I may get the misses to take some video to see my form over the planks so I can figure out how to improve.
Louis
10-01-2007, 10:33 PM
I may get the misses to take some video to see my form over the planks so I can figure out how to improve.

I know every second counts, but is there much time to be gained there? (compared to other sections of the course)
e-RICHIE
10-01-2007, 10:40 PM
I know every second counts, but is there much time to be gained there? (compared to other sections of the course)
atmo (http://youtube.com/watch?v=uw1zq20T7Ko) -
coylifut
10-01-2007, 10:45 PM
It does look like I am getting ready to kick the barrier. I may get the misses to take some video to see my form over the planks so I can figure out how to improve.

she could teach us all something. look where her eyes are focused. way up course. the best advice on barriers i've ever heard was from shanon skerit who said 'run through the barriers, not over them."
Louis
10-01-2007, 10:54 PM
atmo (http://youtube.com/watch?v=uw1zq20T7Ko) -

I got the impression that he wanted to improve/refine his approach - dismount - carry - re-mount technique, not completely change his process and bunny-hop them instead, which presumably is much faster than dismounting.
Ginger
10-01-2007, 11:10 PM
Looks sorta like you're jogging, not running...

I've been watching cross racers lately...some racers seem to step over barriers like it's a stopper on the course (stop, get off the bike, get over the barriers) some seem to jog like it's a separate part of the race, and some carry the velocity of the bike into a flight across the barriers...
72gmc
10-01-2007, 11:44 PM
bunny-hop them instead, which presumably is much faster than dismounting.

I'm not a racer, just a watcher, but I'm amazed at how quickly a top rider can dismount/run/remount. The few times I've seen pros bunny hop, the runners still seem to be faster. Better technique has to be worth a few places. But the bunny hoppers do get the loudest cheers.
thwart
10-02-2007, 12:55 AM
Yeah---If you watch that video, he gains nothing (may actually lose a bit) by bunny hopping instead of the standard dismount technique.

Surprising, you'd think it was faster for sure...
shinomaster
10-02-2007, 01:36 AM
I wish I didn't have to get off my bike in a cross race. It would be so much easier.
stevep
10-02-2007, 06:15 AM
watching daniele pontoni some years ago it was striking that every lap on every obstacle his feet were literally in the same spot.
every lap was a duplicate. running the barriers, etc i swear that every foot step was identical. it was the way it should be done.

we have some really good racers now but i've not seen technique that approaches pontoni.
( except shino who rides the same way but slower )

the belgians have tremendous power but pontoni had great, great form....he was effortless.
manet
10-02-2007, 07:13 AM
watching daniele pontoni some years ago it was striking that every lap on every obstacle his feet were literally in the same spot.
every lap was a duplicate. running the barriers, etc i swear that every foot step was identical. it was the way it should be done.

we have some really good racers now but i've not seen technique that approaches pontoni.
( except shino who rides the same way but slower )

the belgians have tremendous power but pontoni had great, great form....he was effortless.

pantomiming... a proven learning method.
Andreas
10-02-2007, 07:39 AM
What crank is James using?

Looks a bit like a Tune Bigfoot, but not as round.

Just wonderin'
Serotta_James
10-02-2007, 07:51 AM
That's a Zipp 300 Crankset.
Nice cranks, super light, but probably not ideally suited for cross...
e-RICHIE
10-02-2007, 07:53 AM
That's a Zipp 300 Crankset.
Nice cranks, super light, but probably not ideally suited for cross...
what's with all the dark lyrics?
you guys really missed the bubblegum music trend atmo.

c'mon. get the band back together.
OldDog
10-02-2007, 08:25 AM
Are all barriers the same height in cross? If so, how high?

Thanks!
Fixed
10-02-2007, 08:28 AM
nice bike james
cheers imho
Serotta_James
10-02-2007, 08:49 AM
Thanks man...
zank
10-02-2007, 09:09 AM
Are all barriers the same height in cross? If so, how high?

Thanks!

The UCI height is 40 cm. Some promoters choose to go lower though for non-UCI races. You can't go taller for a set of two planks, but you can go taller with natural obstacles. There is an old horse jump in the course at Sterling that is taller than 40 cm that you have to jump up onto. It's cool. :cool:
e-RICHIE
10-02-2007, 09:11 AM
There is an old horse jump in the course at Sterling that is taller than 40 cm that you have to jump up onto. It's cool. :cool:
adam craig bunny hopped it atmo.
mad painful.
oracle
10-02-2007, 10:29 AM
atmo (http://youtube.com/watch?v=uw1zq20T7Ko) -


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