Anatomy of a Photo: Laurent Fignon, 1989 Tour de France

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• 8 secs.....just need a half wheel!

• @ChrisO

  Sitting by the side of the road while a triathlete tries to work out WTF has gone wrong with his valve extenders is a regular part of my life.

  And they'd make even more improvement spending the money on a swim coach.

  I'm a triathlete nerd, and you have me laughing out loud. Only because it's so true.

  Thanks for that, I needed the chuckle this morning.

• Horner's down with a clot. Coulda been bad:
  http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/08/news/horner-recovering-from-blood-clot-friedman-reaching-out_186760

• @frank, thanks for the photo. Laurent in full flight.......

• @Timiji @ChrisO
  I watched a triathlon last weekend - why was it that the guys with the expensive carbon Tri-Bikes slowed down to take off their shoes with 500 metres to go, which included a 60m ascent?

  - I ask, because there were a bunch of ordinary geezers on ordinary bikes whizzing past them, as the guys with their shoes flapping aimlessly on their pedals couldn't get up the hill..... in fact one had to get off and push his bike up the hill

• @scaler911

  @frank

  @James

  Did Pinarello make those funny bikes for Raleigh? Man, what I'd give for one with the double discs. Anyhow, here's an old TT frame from that era that's in the project queue. The geometry makes me wince every time I look at it. :)

  OUTSTANDING! Are those double chainstays? Loves me straight-bladed chrome fork, too. You'll have to keep us posted on your build.
  @scaler911

  Very cool. Can't wait to get my Viner TT funny bike done. Hopefully be done correctly this winter.

  Pictures, please.

  Here ya go. It's in sad shape right now, but I do know a couple things about it: It was used by one of the members of the US '84 Olympic team. It's a 56cm (probably Ron Kiefel), and it has serial #69 on the bottom. I've contacted Viner, and while they have been nice, they are not helpful about it's original kit.
  Any help would be nice. I've found someone to paint it and have replacement decals. Oli? Frank?

  Try this again:

• @scaler911
  Cool frame! If my dim memory serves right, the American squad rode "Raleigh" and "Huffy". I put quotes because they were typically made by someone else and tagged for endorsement purposes. I don't remember the U.S. guys riding Viners with the curved seat tube. I remember the U.S. bikes as having straight tubes and were sort of aero. I think the Italians rode Viners in the 100km TTT, or at least a couple of them did.

• @Jeff in PetroMetro

  @scaler911
  Cool frame! If my dim memory serves right, the American squad rode "Raleigh" and "Huffy". I put quotes because they were typically made by someone else and tagged for endorsement purposes. I don't remember the U.S. guys riding Viners with the curved seat tube. I remember the U.S. bikes as having straight tubes and were sort of aero. I think the Italians rode Viners in the 100km TTT, or at least a couple of them did.

  Ya. The buddy that I got it from swears that he got it from a member of that squad. Hard to say. I just sent a 'friend request' with a message to Ron Kiefel. Hopefully he responds. If it's not from that team, then I'll have to dig some more. I just want to do the build correctly.

• I bet you get the build right just by installing a whole shitload of Campagnolo all over it. And Cinelli stem and cowhorn. And a Selle San Marco saddle. Just a guess, but, damn, what a cool bike it will be!!!

• @Jeff in PetroMetro
  I think Serotta built most of those Huffys. Here is a nice blog post from the chap who built many of them.