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Hmm methinks maybe the Chinese are coming. Specialized alos dropped their ebike prices by up to 27% after the Avinox launched. Watch this space. Now what do you say to your loyal followers as you just eroded a sh*t load of their value? Bike depreciation is real. You are lucky to sell your bike for 50% of original purchase price two years later. Cars and motorbikes (which are mostly cheaper) don't depreciate like that. Also bike demand is starting to be impacted by increases in fuel prices as people move to commuting again so second hand prices will start to stabilise, but the guys buying high end Specialized arent in that market.

After a great season, some plonker behind a tree threatens to derail the whole thing. But Boro owner not unknown to sue sue sue. We wait n see what happens. If anything. Crazy situation and it’s not due to a man behind a tree that Boro could not score in the first 45 minutes of the game at their pitch. That was an onslaught of biblical proportions but alas couldn’t score in a brothel. going to try get my grubby paws on final tix today. We live in hope.

Really? Why would you help your rivals? This is bike racing, not kumbaya Anything to get him to burn a few extra matches, have to recover a touch more, get in his head etc It's not like he was cheating, being malicious or operating outside of the rules. They were racing and Vingagard was holding the cards. Decency has nothing to do with race tactics and winning.

Right now people have less to spend and it's a case of lower prices or don't make the sale. Definitely not isolated to Specialized and imminent new products as I'm seeing the same across our international industrial suppliers at the moment. Feels like a try and cover your costs and ride out the wave moment in time.

Just a pity he hadn't had the decency of helping Gall with a pull or two. Only to jump him at the end.

Mr Beers is surely riding around on the new crux if he is hiding bikes on the socials. Unbound launch for sure I reckon.

Sonwabo is very accommodating (way more than any of the front desk staff). He will assist and make the required arrangements if you explain your situation. There is ample storage available. PM me if you need assistance with chatting to him.

Alan only 2 mins behind Jonas today 💪

Yes - they pretty much turn a bicycle into a tricycle.

Try here:

At this time of a Sunday night I can't explain the physics that keeps a bike upright and allows it to turn, BUT.... What I can tell you is that fairy wheels act as a lever lifting the back wheel off the ground when the bike leans over, so instead of the bike turns and rights itself, it just becomes unstable. Don't do it

Phones not working for past 2 weeks; Lady on the front desk ‘unsure’…! ( but honest thanks for suggestion!) Cheers Chris

Gritty stuff by the Maglia Rosa. The jersey seem to add an extra 0.5 watts/kg in the finalè. @veloncc

It’s about 20 mins from Riyadh towards Edge of the World, 2 hours east of there. There’s a number of dirt tracks which all link together so can tailor make the ride longer or shorter. When it cools down later in the year we’ll be able to travel a bit further to explore more.

As a girl mom I can really, strongly, recommend against training wheels. They were the downfall of my daughter’s early riding and it took me ages to get her back on a bike (this time without training wheels).

maybe phone them or pop down during lunchtime this week to find out.

Where about in Riyadh are you riding. Is that toward "Edge of the World?"

Sunday B.U.M.P…..

More folders up on the race photo drive. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1x8Fe4sNq4YhlIrhGA72miN9EW91O8J3t?usp=sharing 🤙

Smashed another 58km on Friday and really kakked off on the hills this time round, recovery was quick but each climb felt brutal. I think it was down to hydration or might just have been a *** day. I use 3 x 24oz Podium Chill bottles and freeze them half way the night before to keep the water cold but despite the temperate averaging at 32 and peaking at 42 (we started at 5am) 500ml of water was still frozen when we finished whereas I normally finish my water with 2km to go. I snack during the ride and hydrate on water only, what do you ladies and gents fuel on? Another photo dump.

Damn - and I just finished upgrading my Zwift one and now there's going to be a new one??? If I buy this one will I be as fast /slow outdoors as I am indoors?

No he is not.

“I don’t have energy to train…” You need to train to get the energy.

I've been enjoying him, he's commentated on a few other races. Looked him up, it's Jacopo Guarnieri. I especially enjoy his direct translation of Italian sayings 😆

Rest day tomorrow and the individual time trial to follow. It’s hard to call whether the breakaway artists will have their day again as the GC rivals would likely want to make big moves, especially Red-Bull’ and Trek’ who need to get in touch. Jonas looking steady and stoic as usual and just achieved a cool milestone of having won a stage in each Grand Tour.