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Anatomy of a Photo: Things That Are Hard To Come By

Museeuw rockin’ the bands riding with Cipo decked out in yellow as he twists one up. There are only two things cooler than this and both of them are impossible to get. One is Led Zeppelin playing at your shitty graduation party in the late 70’s and the other is one of those awesome Coca Cola bidons. Fuck yeah!

Marko

Marko lives and rides in the upper midwest of the States, Minnesota specifically. "Cycling territory" and "the midwest" don't usually end up in the same sentence unless the conversation turns to the roots of LeMond, Hampsten, Heiden and Ochowitz. While the pavé and bergs of Flanders are his preferred places to ride, you can usually find him harvesting gravel along forest and farm roads. He owes a lot to Cycling and his greatest contribution to cycling may forever be coining the term Rainbow Turd.

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the Engine says:

Apr 25 2012 at 10:37 am

@frank

@Chris

Mario had it in spades but even he struggles to pull of celeste shoes matched with full yellow kit.

Some of the other shit going on is fairly shocking, Spinergy wheels and aerobars.

They're not aero bars; they are Spinassi bars. They were the balls in 1997.@the Engine

Who's the guy in front of the Spinergy man wearing my Time shoes? I still have them in the garage if anyone wants a suitably retro look to recreate this photo.

My brother thought Spinergy wheels were cool and used them in triathlons - which tells you all you need to know about Spinergys

Is it FrÃ©dÃ©ric Guesdon?

@Sauterelle

I have an awesome photo of Cipo but I think you guys wouldn't appreciate it as much as I do. ;-)

My VMH has just pointed out that the bike is off the ground - how the fuck did he do that?
Nate says:

Apr 25 2012 at 11:04 am

@The Oracle
The original? Sadly, no. As for the photo, the internet can be a serendipitous place.

@Marko
Nuge was Cipo's leadout man that year. He was the only one who could punch a big enough hole in the wind for the Lion King's mane.
frank says:

Apr 25 2012 at 12:07 pm

@the Engine
I'm guessing its tied to his schwantz.
the Engine says:

Apr 25 2012 at 12:19 pm

@frank

@the Engine
I'm guessing its tied to his schwantz.

The original carbone...
Sauterelle says:

Apr 25 2012 at 1:28 pm

@the Engine

@frank

@Chris

Mario had it in spades but even he struggles to pull of celeste shoes matched with full yellow kit.

Some of the other shit going on is fairly shocking, Spinergy wheels and aerobars.

They're not aero bars; they are Spinassi bars. They were the balls in 1997.@the Engine

Who's the guy in front of the Spinergy man wearing my Time shoes? I still have them in the garage if anyone wants a suitably retro look to recreate this photo.

My brother thought Spinergy wheels were cool and used them in triathlons - which tells you all you need to know about Spinergys

Is it FrÃ©dÃ©ric Guesdon?

@Sauterelle

I have an awesome photo of Cipo but I think you guys wouldn't appreciate it as much as I do. ;-)

My VMH has just pointed out that the bike is off the ground - how the fuck did he do that?

What bike?
Sauterelle says:

Apr 25 2012 at 1:30 pm

Well, that Cipo video wasn't what I was expecting when the first words on the screen were "THE CHAMPION. THE POWER. HIS TOOL."
Jonny says:

Apr 25 2012 at 1:53 pm

@Sauterelle
You were expecting home improvements?
Bianchi Denti says:

Apr 25 2012 at 1:59 pm

@G'rilla

@frank
It was not that complicated. The owner of Cafe Grinta is a good friend of mine. We talked on the phone for two hours yesterday.

Stop it. You're killing me!
RedRanger says:

Apr 25 2012 at 2:09 pm

@scaler911

@Vin'cenza

@Cyclops

Who's the loser pussy with the helmet?

Intelligence over vanity "” always. Period.

And, lid vs no lid flame war v1650 in 3......2........1..........

If it happens you can reach me via FB to let me know when I can come back.
Sauterelle says:

Apr 25 2012 at 2:14 pm

@Jonny
Something like that.