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How do the First Ascent shorts rate compared to the brands that have been mentioned earlier in this thread ?

Terence Parkin - what an athlete.

Big H the don't mention the name of the best manufacturer because it cannot be mentioned in the same breath as the other lesser brands.

Big H used Campag and will do so again ! I will frame this quote !

I thought CSC did fire Basso immediately. ?

Why does he say that he had a meeting in their offices and then follow it on two occassions with the phrase "if I am not mistaken" ? Can't he be sure where he had the meeting ? As for the grammar, it's so bad that in places I can't understand exactly what he's trying to say.

Bikemonster it's like a convention for UFO freaks. They have to gather together to reassure each other they're not mad.

I'm with Wonder Woman and Fanie. Are the Hubber tattoo's still on sale somewhere so we can all find the hubbers amongst the groups ?

Has anyone ever passed some idiot riding a recumbant on the M5 inthe evening ? I passed this guy yesterday at about 6:20pm on my way home just before the Tokai turn off. He's on a three wheel recumbant so it's lower than the 2-wheelers - has a height of less than 1m and although he has an "aerial" he has no flag on it ! When you're travelling at 100km/h+ and not expecting any bikes on a freeway, this guy suddenly looms up at you in seconds as you can't see him until you're about 150m from him. The guy is an complete idiot just waiting to be run over.

Only after hours. smileys/smiley2.gif" align="absmiddle" alt="Wink" /> ? Must be on the evening shift then...

Mazztazz do they allow drinkig on the job at your workplace ?

Turk and EA, don't let Big H bait you. He's stuck in the dark ages and cannot see the light. Wait until SRAM's road groups takes off .... by next year Shimano will be a 3rd choice groupset.

Thanks guys. Had a bit of brain fade there.

reduce == decrease.At the top of the pedal stroke, your knee will be 5mm closer to your chest, and that could be a problem in the drops. Still not getting it. You lower the saddle by 2.5mm and you get a reduction of 5mm between saddle and pedals. How does that come about when the cranks are only 2.5mm longer ?

I read somewhere that 28 is around average for olympic athletes. Sebastian Coe and Indurain had resting rates of 28.

If your main source of income comes from being paid to race bicycles then I guess you're a pro. So I guess some of them aren't pro.

Mampara I'm glad to see you changed your avatar. That thing was driving me nuts.

So MD you're saying that English guys can "get it on" in Bloem ?

I have heard that Jon-Lee Augustyn is a nice guy and very humble.

Seuss I disagree with your disagreement. I feel strongly about it too ! Have you gotten an Argus entry yet ? You can't call yourself a cyclist until you've done the Argus. And don't disagree ! ...... unless you list at least 10 reasons.

If you have overtrained what average time period does it take before you're back to "normal" and can continue training your usual routine ?