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Posted 13 December 2011 - 04:58

View PostMTB_Roadie, on 13 December 2011 - 04:55 , said:

I need some clean undies now
Those seat stays are like straws! :blush:
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Posted 13 December 2011 - 05:03

what is the weight?
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Posted 13 December 2011 - 05:08

View PostMTB_Roadie, on 13 December 2011 - 05:03 , said:

what is the weight?
I would guess, according to media reports, at legal limit - 6.8 with weights in the seat tube.

Dunno though whether this one is the same spec.

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Edited by ' Dale, 13 December 2011 - 05:10 .

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Posted 13 December 2011 - 05:29

View Post' Dale, on 13 December 2011 - 05:08 , said:

I would guess, according to media reports, at legal limit - 6.8 with weights in the seat tube.

Dunno though whether this one is the same spec.

@ CWC - checkit out and leave your wallet at home. :P

Don't they usually just fit an SRM powermeter on to make it legal?
as opposed to the weights in the stays...
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Posted 13 December 2011 - 06:08

View PostZac.A, on 13 December 2011 - 05:29 , said:

Don't they usually just fit an SRM powermeter on to make it legal?
as opposed to the weights in the stays...
Zac,

This frame is so light.
More than just the SRM powermeter was needed to get it to 6.8!

You won't catch Cancellara or Hushovd-type riders on this baby...
Too much flex if you're of the heavier type.

Edited by ' Dale, 13 December 2011 - 06:09 .

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Posted 13 December 2011 - 07:06

View Post' Dale, on 13 December 2011 - 04:49 , said:

So, I met the team bike @ 90 000 moola, introduced to me by Tankman at his 'office':

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You check man - white bar tape and white hoods..... I see an 'upgrade' coming. At R90K, it a little more than your hi-mod super six :thumbup: You have a lekker ride man :drool:
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Posted 08 January 2012 - 10:48

The avg age of the World Tour Teams.

Liquigas-Cannondale has the youngest average. CooLa!

Lampre-ISD 29.4
RadioShack-Nissan 29.3
Team Saxo Bank 29.1
Astana 28.8
Katusha 28.8
Garmin Cervélo 28.6
AG2R-La Mondiale 28.6
GreenEdge Cycling 28.4
BMC Racing Team 28.2
Sky Procycling 28.2
Movistar Team 27.9
Euskaltel-Euskadi 27.9
Rabobank Cycling Team 27.8
Omega Pharma-Quick Step 27.8
Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 27.6
Lotto Belisol Team 27.6
FDJ-Big Mat 27.4
Liquigas-Cannondale 26.5
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Posted 08 January 2012 - 11:06

Radioshack must have recruited some 10 year-olds to not occupy the top spot here.
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Posted 08 January 2012 - 12:07

View PostLucky Luke., on 08 January 2012 - 11:06 , said:

Radioshack must have recruited some 10 year-olds to not occupy the top spot here.
:lol: :lol:

Yeah, both Horner and Jensie is 40!
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Posted 13 January 2012 - 07:51

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2012 team presentation in Milan this week:

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Posted 13 January 2012 - 07:53

And, of course, THAT machine:

No, not Daniel Oss, but the Evo. Posted Image

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Posted 23 January 2012 - 12:16

While a number of their colleagues are already in racing mode at the Santos Tour Down Under or about to start their seasons at the Tour de San Luis in Argentina, Ivan Basso and Peter Sagan were among the Liquigas-Cannondale riders still fine-tuning their form at the team’s training camp in Cecina, Tuscany during the week.

One of my fave riders, Peter Sagan, who will focus on the Classics. And right below, the team rolling through Tuscany...


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Posted 05 February 2012 - 02:57

Season opener race with Viviani taking the bunch sprint.

@ G P Costa Degli Etrushchi, very cold, 169 km.

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Posted 15 February 2012 - 04:40

Yummy!

Limited Edition Sidi shoes celebrating 8 years collaboration between the team and the shoe making company.

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*cannot get the pic up due to tech issues with the site, I guess...*
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Posted 15 February 2012 - 05:27

Peter Sagan took Stage 2 of the Tour of Oman today

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Posted 15 February 2012 - 08:45

Sagan came 5th when Gorilla Greipel took 1st yesterday.

So, nicely done, beating a top field.

What a power sprinter!
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