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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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Chris says:

Apr 23 2012 at 8:57 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.

Spinaci? Just because they were the balls in 1997 and the pros use them doesn't excuse putting them on a bike. Next you'll be advocating bib tights with ankle straps or playing soccer in budgie smugglers. Areobars for those who couldn't phantom aerobar.
Chris says:

Apr 23 2012 at 9:00 am

@RedRanger
It's the very thought of cycling within a week of having a few smokes that keeps me down to very occasional drunk smoking. And the idea of cycling within a few days of drinking is equally unappealing so I rarely smoke these days.
frank says:

Apr 23 2012 at 9:06 am

@Chris

@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.

Spinaci? Just because they were the balls in 1997 and the pros use them doesn't excuse putting them on a bike. Next you'll be advocating bib tights with ankle straps or playing soccer in budgie smugglers. Areobars for those who couldn't phantom aerobar.

When the FUCK did I advocate for them? I was simply pointing out they are not aero bars, they are spinaci bars, which are very different and were road-race legal in the 90's. Aero bars are for TT events and Triathlons and have never been road-race legal.

Here's an AOP we did on them way back when.
frank says:

Apr 23 2012 at 9:08 am

@Chris

@RedRanger
It's the very thought of cycling within a week of having a few smokes that keeps me down to very occasional drunk smoking. And the idea of cycling within a few days of drinking is equally unappealing so I rarely smoke these days.

I suppose this is as good a time as any, huh? Though the branches do cover up any hard evidence of said smoking.
frank says:

Apr 23 2012 at 9:09 am

@Sauterelle
You should not feel at all bashful about posting up pics of dudes like that. With all the semi-nude women that get chucked up here at a nearly constant clip, its about time these blokes got a taste of their own medicine!
Chris says:

Apr 23 2012 at 9:10 am

@Mark1

Spot the difference...
RedRanger says:

Apr 23 2012 at 9:10 am

@frank

@Chris

@RedRanger
It's the very thought of cycling within a week of having a few smokes that keeps me down to very occasional drunk smoking. And the idea of cycling within a few days of drinking is equally unappealing so I rarely smoke these days.

I suppose this is as good a time as any, huh? Though the branches do cover up any hard evidence of said smoking.

I assume he was drunk at the time.
Tartan1749 says:

Apr 23 2012 at 9:16 am

And for a more recent episode (from Cycling Tips) @ LIÃˆGE - BASTOGNE - LIÃˆGE.

Yeah, I went there.
Chris says:

Apr 23 2012 at 9:21 am

@frank
Good photoshopping! As I said, very rarely. That was the last time.

I was just pulling your chain on the Spinacis, they're just rather ugly.

Still can't get over the fact that you've posted a picture of a game of soccer.
Chris says:

Apr 23 2012 at 9:23 am

@RedRanger
I wouldn't say drunk, but beer had been consumed.