Apr 11, 2018 at 09:51 PM

Contador's man cave
http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/alberto-contadors-personal-bike-collection-exclusive-gallery/

Apr 11, 2018 at 10:33 PM

twoyacks said:

Contador's man cave
http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/alberto-contadors-personal-bike-collection-exclusive-gallery/

That looks like something a museum would do; to do it for yourself is a little... unusual.

eloy

Apr 11, 2018 at 11:12 PM

Jules said:

twoyacks said:

Contador's man cave
http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/alberto-contadors-personal-bike-collection-exclusive-gallery/

That looks like something a museum would do; to do it for yourself is a little... unusual.

I think a successful retiree, of any career, should be able to build mostly whatever they want to hold their collection of whatever.

Jules

Apr 12, 2018 at 12:06 AM

eloy said:

Jules said:

twoyacks said:

Contador's man cave
http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/alberto-contadors-personal-bike-collection-exclusive-gallery/

That looks like something a museum would do; to do it for yourself is a little... unusual.

I think a successful retiree, of any career, should be able to build mostly whatever they want to hold their collection of whatever.

I don't disagree; but they also get judged for it when they invite the news in to cover it.

twoyacks

Apr 12, 2018 at 12:15 AM

it's a brilliant bit of marketing on Contador and his agents part
Clearly he wishes to stay in the spotlight and on the scene

twoyacks

Apr 12, 2018 at 12:17 AM

I'm eagerly awaiting the day Spartacus assembles his bro garage so I can go in there and find the motor in that Roubaix/Flanders bike....COME AT ME BRO !!!!

eloy

Apr 12, 2018 at 01:27 PM

In case you haven't seen them yet, State bicycle (the fixie staple out of SF) has created a series called of videos called "Riding Fixed, Up Mountains, With Pros" and it is pretty sweet, in a mellow fixie kinda way.

The Floyd Landis and Dave Zabriskie is specially notable:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I-YsVzh6rY

w/ Phil Gaimon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEod0iWujF4

w/ TJ Eisenhart (brah)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N1MeylE-HY

Jules

Apr 12, 2018 at 03:04 PM

These could be so cool, but I'm super bummed about the needless #brodown-ing with Dave Z & Floyd. Shots before a ride? *That's* the brand message? Fuck that.

#notimpressed

Mark Taylor

Apr 12, 2018 at 03:25 PM

Interesting comment at the end , Ice skating the key to Terptra's core stability training

https://youtu.be/sdsV9JimcHk

Jules

Apr 12, 2018 at 03:45 PM

fascinating...

eloy

Apr 12, 2018 at 04:17 PM

Jules said:

These could be so cool, but I'm super bummed about the needless #brodown-ing with Dave Z & Floyd. Shots before a ride? *That's* the brand message? Fuck that.

#notimpressed

maybe the brand message is not too take it too seriously. it is just riding.

Jules

Apr 12, 2018 at 05:01 PM

eloy said:

Jules said:

These could be so cool, but I'm super bummed about the needless #brodown-ing with Dave Z & Floyd. Shots before a ride? *That's* the brand message? Fuck that.

#notimpressed

maybe the brand message is not too take it too seriously. it is just riding.

Methinks they're trying too hard.

twoyacks

Apr 12, 2018 at 07:16 PM

methinks they jumped at the opportunity to get some free advertising

Jules

Apr 12, 2018 at 08:13 PM

twoyacks said:

methinks they jumped at the opportunity to get some free advertising

fo sho

jim_nelson

Apr 15, 2018 at 10:46 AM

For fans of Eddy Merckx...

https://www.flickr.com/photos/67394469@N06/albums/72157639116157704

eloy

Apr 18, 2018 at 11:09 PM

Thierry Bonnaire said:

Jules said:

eloy said:

Sagan has Stybar they had a suspension headset thingie ma hoop

In more crucial and quite terrible news, Wout’s teammate Michael Goolaerts passed away after crashing and suffering cardiac arrest at Paris-Roubaix
http://www.velonews.com/2018/04/news/goolaerts-serious-condition-cardiac-arrest-paris-roubaix_462686#aMZXjHx828g3rDYP.99

I've never heard of a solo-crash induced cardiac arrest. Seems more like it would happen the other way around.

This is horrible news though - regardless how or why he died.

That theory of the solo crash was confirmed by the French authorities according to L’Equipe.

Velonews on the incident.

“death was due to a heart attack and not a crash. He suffered an attack while racing. His heart stopped, and that is why he crashed”.

http://www.velonews.com/2018/04/the-outer-line/outer-line-explaining-sudden-cardiac-death-pro-cycling_463654

Jules

Apr 19, 2018 at 01:17 AM

Ride it like you stole it - I have to say sprinting like than and then skidding sideways to a stop is pretty much one of the more baller finales I've seen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=70&v=_yC651Scl1Y