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Z3c
02-18-2008, 04:31 PM
Anyone else notice the "things" on the base bar in this photo? Any ideas what they are?

http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/feb08/california08/index.php?id=/photos/2008/feb08/california08/california080/DSC_0103
rpm
02-18-2008, 04:32 PM
Used chewing gum?
Climb01742
02-18-2008, 04:44 PM
let's take up a collection and buy the boy some biceps, ok?
Z3c
02-18-2008, 05:38 PM
My first thought was the bad old days when we would stick chunks of PowerBar to our bikes.. Doubt that is the case for a 3K tt though!

Yea, he isn't hauling any extra muscle mass around!

Scott
dvs cycles
02-19-2008, 09:56 AM
My first thought was the bad old days when we would stick chunks of PowerBar to our bikes.. Doubt that is the case for a 3K tt though!

Yea, he isn't hauling any extra muscle mass around!

ScottLooks like powerbar to me.
regularguy412
02-19-2008, 09:59 AM
Mebbe it's a stealth wireless shifter button for the new electronic mechs coming down the pike. Might run on a single watch battery. Looks perfectly placed for shifting on the tops. :D

Mike in AR
znfdl
02-19-2008, 10:01 AM
Deer whistles.
Fixed
02-19-2008, 10:02 AM
bro toll money
cheers
Matt Barkley
02-19-2008, 10:17 AM
cork brake pads nicely balanced (stuck on) dunno??
keevon
02-19-2008, 10:21 AM
Yeah, they certainly look like brake pads.

And yeah, I can't figure out why the heck they'd be there...
huey
02-19-2008, 11:00 AM
Maybe something to do with the airflow around the riders frontal area?
swoop
02-19-2008, 11:05 AM
looks to me like bontrager cork brake pads... like maybe the mechanic stuck them there to remember to put them in with the wheels change from alum rims to carbon... but didn't get to it.

i dunno..
or its the kid's daily ration of food.

i'm clueless on it.
BumbleBeeDave
02-19-2008, 11:06 AM
Maybe something to do with the airflow around the riders frontal area?

. . . but they don't seem to be nearly large enough to re-direct enough airflow to make a difference.

BBD
SWorks4me
02-19-2008, 11:31 AM
they had to add weight somewhere...the kid AND the bike combined do not make UCI weight limits.

when we were partying down at the ToG last spring...he came up and put his arm over my shoulder and i did the same to him and i thought i was going to break him in half!
Z3c
02-19-2008, 11:36 AM
I will ask the Cervelo wizards next week at BrainBike. Hopefully they or the San Diego wind tunnel guys will know.. That area is too aerodynamic for it to be accidental..

I will post whatever I find out.

Scott
bostondrunk
02-19-2008, 12:46 PM
Alternate attachment spots for the arm rests, maybe for longer tt's?
Kevan
02-19-2008, 12:53 PM
Squirrel repellent.
Z3c
02-19-2008, 01:12 PM
Boston,

That was one of my ideas as well; probably the most likely at this point. Certainly Astana was not expecting a prologue win from this guy so something experimental is likely..

Scott
ecl2k
02-19-2008, 02:51 PM
http://www.velonews.com/files/images/10788.16185.jpg
WadePatton
02-19-2008, 03:32 PM
poo
Bud_E
02-19-2008, 03:32 PM
Vibration-dampening doodads ?
jthurow
02-19-2008, 04:42 PM
Man... somebody needs to buy that kid a sandwich. And maybe a bowl of soup too.

jimi
BumbleBeeDave
02-19-2008, 07:27 PM
http://www.velonews.com/files/images/10788.16185.jpg

You know . . . Anna. Anna Rexia.

BBD
gregclimbs
02-22-2008, 12:40 AM
Anyone else notice the "things" on the base bar in this photo? Any ideas what they are?

http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/feb08/california08/index.php?id=/photos/2008/feb08/california08/california080/DSC_0103

I was looking elsewhere for something else

on giro.com (screengrab since their site is one honking flash file :mad: )


http://gregsteele.net/brack.JPG

looks like they are alternative elbow pad supports for tunnel testing (not ridable).

g
Blue Jays
02-22-2008, 12:47 AM
My guess was going to be mounts for wider/lower forearm rests to account for races of different duration or to somehow assist his breathing capability.
Kines
02-22-2008, 09:02 AM
http://www.velonews.com/files/images/10788.16185.jpg

I'm going to keep this photo for when people tell me I'm too skinny.

And now that I look at it again, I'm going to eat a box of Girl Scout Cookies the instant I get home from work today.

KN
Frankwurst
02-22-2008, 09:22 AM
I'm going to keep this photo for when people tell me I'm too skinny.

And now that I look at it again, I'm going to eat a box of Girl Scout Cookies the instant I get home from work today.

KN

I'm gonna keep it for when people tell me I'm to FAT. :beer: