There are lots of things to like about Vroomie Froomie, like his willingness to accept the fact that people are inclined to question his performances. Aside from me resenting him for leading a Tour which everyday becomes a little less exciting, he seems quite a likable guy; he is polite, respectful of the sport, wears team-issue bibs with his yellow jersey, his bike is only subtly yellow’d out, and he hasn’t publicly called anyone a c*nt that I’m aware of. That last point alone represents a refreshing change from last year.
When KRX10 and I worked together during the Dot-Bomb, we used to keep a miniature bike in our office, which we would use to do 6-corner time-trials around the office floor. I’m assuming someone must have made videos of those races and that they must have gone viral in Kenya, because it appears Froome modeled his position after ours on those tiny bikes.
I haven’t seen anyone ride in a position like his since Sean Kelly, except Sean always Looked Fantastic. His saddle is too low, his reach is too short, his back is too hunched, and his heels and elbows are pointed out like he’s trying to stomp on a Smurf. And, from the looks of his shoes, it appears he has been successful. I would very much appreciate it if he would sort himself out and attain a more pleasant position on the bike. I don’t care that he can make it go like a nutter; it’s an affront to my sense of aesthetics to see him hunched up like a spider humping a lightbulb.
And everyone knows that Science has proven spiders to be icky on account of having too many appendages.
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@frank
I think it all depends on who is wearing them. Hincapie looked ok in them - Froome looked like Lord Voldemort on holiday.
@frank And enormous grit -- good looking grit -- the grit men envy.
@Dinan
We'll refer to those hearty riders as Quasimodo(s). He did triumph!
@Chris do not say that, we can always improve!
@Sauterelle I'd love to!
@Pedale.Forchetta I'll be there but my photos won't be nearly as good as yours! What kind of camera do you use?
@Pedale.Forchetta Your right, there is always scope for improvement but even if I did have your aptitude for it, I don't really have the time to invest in it.
I'm struggling a bit finding a balance between contrast, overexposure and underexposure at the moment and I'm not sure that I've got to grips with the WB settings. Either that or the camera was not one of my best ebay acquisitions.
It was all so much easier when I was kid and B&W in a manual was the only option.
There are two reasons Michel Pollentier got kicked off the tour while winning the maillot jaune in 1978, he failed a drug test (or rather his crappy plastic tube/condom and bulb apparatus filled with someone else's piss was discovered) and he looked like shite on a bike.
Evidence: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpu9Q_FDKFI Notice, in contrast, how smooth Hinault is.
OR Robert Alban at 2:37 minutes in here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JO6CE4EhrwA
Alban has an excuse - he's all lanky. Pollentier was a midget.
@Sauterelle great, maybe we'll see there!
@Sauterelle Ah! Nikon with a 24mm lens.