Willehond

Since when did Mampara turn into Styleman?? Come on, riserbars, bar ends, spoke reflectors, cassette protector, booties, BEEG saddlebags, camelbacks and sleeveless tops all show you are tough and not bound by ridicilous style notions. GO BIG! ...and what about a timetrial helmet to REALLY get up the nose of the mean boys next time you go downhill at Tokai!

Why should cycling safety be the responsibility of CSA??? CSA is the organisation responsible for organising RACING in SA, not a general body representing cyclists in SA. Big difference

Being a nice guy is one thing, come on Tyler Hamilton, Floyd Landis and Ivan Basso are all the nicest guys you caqn imagine and they too did not test positive until later in their careers. If I look at the hard facts, as you so clearly state; I see a pro who ingested a banned substance with a very weak, very old excuse. Sorry, I'm not buying it and neither should CSA. If they do they leave the door open for every possible and pathetic excuse in future. Ban him. For two years. Nothing less will be fair

I love Burry Standers tweet: "the guy who got busted for dhea in the us should move to the rsa.we have our own system it seems. it gona get hard racing in sa "

Lake Annecy from the Col de la Forclaz after a thunderstorm.

My thoughts exactly...

O bliksem maar julle girls kan darem groot stories maak waar daar niks is nie! Flippen heck, 'n ou test 'raak' vir 'n redelik useless medikasie waarvoor hy 'n exemption het en julle gaan onmiddelik in 'n frenzied drug heppie spin. Relax, dis Giro tyd. Geniet die TV en gaan ry bietjie fiets en kalmeer. Dis wragtag nie eens 'n exciting storie nie...

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Irony - it's the thing that so few people get. But yes' date=' indeed, what a bunch of idiots.[/quote'] Idiots indeed!

Saw these at the Tour last year. These belong to the now infamous Pelizzoti: Contador with the same model:

I WANT ONE!!!! Can I pay you????? Oh, hang on, I have an official MLB Cubs cap with a hologram stuck on the peak. I'm going to start riding with my cap on! I'm going to be balanced in the head...

Thanks Edman, that is just what I am looking for! I am about to replace my Powertap yellow computer because the damn cradle is broken again and I am in two minds about the replacement. The new black Edge 500 takes my fancy, but the 705 will just be so useful in the French hills to get my way back to the camping (no pepperspray required), but I like the size of the 500 for racing. I was THIS close to buying the 705, but you have put the doubt back in my mind. Thanks anyway...

This macho talk reminds me of my son who told me he got a new record in Modern Warfare by getting 30 'kills' in one online game. Great, I said, but how many times did you die? Well, only 16 times, he said...

So if two/three/four guys with guns wait for you, jump you at a vulnerable time and demand your stuff, are you going to stop, open your Camelbck/reach back to your pocket, pull out your spray, aim and spray these two/three/four before they get the chance to fire off a round or two? I think not... Rather relax and let the testosterone and feeling of desperation dissipate and then think what you can do and play safe. I know some big, tough guys who got hijacked and attacked in their own homes and they survived by playing it cool. Don't take a knife/pepperspray to a gunfight. Especially not if you are the unsuspecting would-be victim. Just be careful. Being reckless does not equate to being proactive!Willehond2010-05-03 06:19:28

it's like deja vu all over again

The Hub is no longer a community, it's pretty much just Junkmail for cycling these days. Come on most people are just here to buy and sell right? First come, first served I say. If a guy has the cash you sell. No waiting around for people who make promises. It's business, honour doesn't come into it.

Thought so! Thanks for the explanation Johan. Ambrosio, that's what those magic wheels are called!