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@frank
The gerbera (sp?) in the third photo are a nice touch. Not candles, mind, but still nice. Cervelo red and maillot jaune yellow. You think of everything.
Looking good Frank, but I'll wait for the next video before I sign off on your new position for good. ;-)
& is that a Belgian vase they be in? Can't quite make out the brand. Ooh la la mon ami
Very sweet as in pretty, not sweeeet flowers mate. Lovin' the V on the stem
Oooh wow, the white WC jersey and the black shorts look sharp as!
Can someone offer me a quick lesson on how Frank's 17 to 6 degree switch brings him up 1cm? I'm confused at the math here.
And I've actually always been a bit confused by stem rise. Happy to read an article on it, if anyone has a link. Thanks.
Nice big fuckin' V at the front, by the way, Frank! Cool pick up and swap out.
@mcsqueak
Second that! V-branded camelbak bottles sound great.
As far as insulated bottles - yep, I used the camelbak ones in the summer. They work and they look the best out of the insulated ones. When it's 105*F for three months in a row, I'll chance the Rule violations for a cold drink.
Outside the summer I just use regular bottles, usually camelbak. I like the nozzle and have gotten used to it. Keeps drips off of yer nice jerseys.
@sgt
Really? Are we talking about this? Abomination, obviously. (Sorry, @Ron.) They will be the regular bottles, but with the rad valve at the top. Just like the ones Thor is riding.
@Marcus
It only technically applies to speeds & distances, but - as has been the convention here - we like to see people discuss all measurements done in the metric system. Because it's mo'bettah.
@Steampunk
That is, without a doubt, the great coffee house in the history of coffee.
EDIT: greatest
I was wondering when a Velominatus was gonna drop a nickel for a Thor "V" stem. Nice, Frank.
My feeling about bidons--small is best, tall is acceptable but looks bad on bikes, and any bottle that is insulated and so expensive that you can't afford to lose it is just FUCKING INSANE.
At one point, I had five grocery bags full of the old standard sized bidons. I probably had 7 or 8 of the Coke ones. When I quit riding, I gave them to teammates, except one. I still have one Shiner Bock regular sized bidon from when Shiner was one of our sponsors. I will put up a photo if I can find the bidon.
Bidons should be like cycling caps and musette bags--small, cycling specific, inexpensive, pure advertising, and 100% functional. If you can't get it for free or give it away, it's not a bidon.
Oh, and another thing. If your bidon is so fucking technologically advanced and expensive that you can't chuck it to the side of the road in a race (because it's empty or you're coming up to the sprint), then it's not a bidon--its a perfume bottle.
And you can use that in the Lexicon. "Nice bike. And check out the perfume bottles in the cages. So haute."