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Train on crap, race on decent stuff. Don't train on decent stuff 'cos then there won't be any difference when you race. I would reckon any brand name wheels from 1500g per pair and lighter would be decent.

And the advantages thereof, besides aesthetics and if you're a porn star?

If you are going to shave, do it for one reason and one reason only and thats showing off those well developed rippling leg muscles. Hair hides muscle definition, and common, if you gonna put all that effort into training, you might as well have something to show for it. Also, shaving lets people immediately 'know' that you are a 'road' cyclist, as pretentious as we are

Gautengers are number 1

Also the fatties look a lot more stylishly dressed than in their earlier days.

Contrary to popular belief, training does NOT make you stronger! It is rest that makes you stronger. So if you are training really hard make sure you have adequate recovery/rest days, otherwise you are continually breaking your body down but not giving it time to rebuild, which will get you sick all the time. And don't feel guilty about resting either, it should be an integral part of your training schedule.

He dwarfs in comparison to the other dude

Ah yes, nothing so righteous as praying to God for the proliferating of alcoholism to the vulnerable in Africa. You go boy

bikemonster Christians probably won't get it

Are you worried because you are Catholic? I don't have anything against Catholics per se, it's just with the Pope and his buddies covering up their child molestation scandals that their profile has been raised a bit lately. However, on the topic of Hell, this is where the religion thing is so absurd. Muslins say everyone who is not a Muslim is going to hell, likewise, Christians say everyone who is not Christian is going to hell. It gets even more absurd when we drill down further to Christian denominations. They all got their own interpretation of the bible. If you don't believe in their particular interpretation then you going to hell. Look at Catholics, Methodists, Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons, Charismatics, Baptists, 7th Day Adventist etc. Ask any Born-Again believer if Catholics are going to hell and the answer will probably be yes. Ask any Mormon if non-Mormon are going to hell and the answer is probably yes. Ask any Catholic if a Protestant is going to hell and the answer will probably be yes. And if your interpretation is not an established mainstream one then you are labeled a cult and you probably all going to hell as well. If all other Christians from all other denominations are all going to heaven regardless, what is with all these denominations? What's even more bizarre is the different versions of the bible. You are going to hell if you read the NIV or so I have been told. If you don't read the King James version then you are going to hell. Shame, poor misled Christians prior to 1611, you all have gone to hell. Religion is ridiculous isn't it!

Good advice because the majority of them are going to hell, especially if you Catholic.

But does nothing!

Okay, nice theory which leads me to another absurd thing that Christians believe in. What you are effectively saying is that God can intervene in the natural world and cause earth to flood in order to murder millions of people he is not happy with. Through prayer, Christians believe God can intervene in peoples lives in order to make their prayers come true i.e. Dear God, please help me get that job, win that contract, win my rugby match, save me from car accidents etc. So in order to answer peoples prayers, God has to physically intervene/interfere with other peoples minds, businesses, drivers, rugby players etc. So if God can interfere to answer Christians prayers, or flood the earth to murder people, why can't he interfere when six month old babies are getting raped and the cries of anguish and pain reach right up to God's ears in heaven? Simply put, because there is no God otherwise he is a monster of note if he allows this to happen without interfering, but will interfere when that good Christian needs a job or needs to be kept safe or needs to win that rugby game i.e. picture Blue Bulls praising God for the victory. God had nothing to do with it. What if the other team also prayed to win the game, but God in his mysterious ways ignored their prayer, physically interfered and made them play crap rugby, in order for the Bulls to win. But he can't interfere with a rape? This only makes sense if there is no God.

Funniest thing about religious people is that they use a product every single day of their lives that disproves the bible/koran/torah and the irony of the matter is that their total existence and well being depends on this product, but they are just too blind or stupid to see the facts. Can you guess what it is? Correct, fossil fuel burning vehicles. Now fossil fuels take millions of years to form, so either God sat on his ass for a few million years after creating the earth, before creating man, or the bibles account of the creation of the earth is codswallop. So, if it is true that the earth is very very old, how come God is telling us a different story? And what else isn't he telling us? So Fossils, fossil fuel, dinosaurs, continental drift all suggest the earth is billions of years old, and not a paltry few thousand years old that is recorded via the descendants of Adam, Eve and their incestuous relationship with their two sons.

Even more puzzling than the belly button question is where did Cain and Abel find women to shag in order to produce offspring. I can only assume it was their mother Eve, otherwise God must have made a heck of a lot more people that just old Adam and Eve and he is just not telling us about them.

Yes, excellent service, trustworthy, reliable. I just bought myself a Scott CR1 SL frame from them, unbelievable prices, especially with the exchange rate. And they have some wicked sale items as well. I used them as a buddy of mine also bought a frame from them and was bowled over by their service. The bike was in the country in like 3 days or something insane! Fully recommended.

I just bought a 2011 CR1 SL. Thankfully it has a replaceable hanger It is a stunning frame, a bit understated in carbon greys, but I got it because Cav rides one and if he can push supa mega watts thru his frame that shoots him forward like a frigging rocket then that must be one stiff and responsive frame. Not to mention insanely light. By the way, who rides Giants anyway???? I can't remember Oh yes, some poor German who finished second place the whole time. Must have been the bike

Been there, done that, got the Glandular Fever t-shirt. There is not much you can do about it. Take the stimulant, it will help you cope with the exhaustion. Don't worry about WADA or drug free sport or anything like that 'cos I certainly doubt you gonna have the physical ability to place in any race while you sick, so you aint gonna get tested

I think a lot of these frame manufacturers employ gay interior decorators to co-ordinate the equipment colours with the frame colours to make the frame more appealing, because damn they come up with some pretty stuff! So unless you are building the bike up as per the pics you could make anyone of them look ugly with the wrong equipment. Anyway, for what it is worth, the Argon does it for me. The Cube is just way too kitsch and you would need some kind of a wardrobe consultant to advise you on your cycling kit with that bike otherwise you could end up looking like a regurgitated fruit salad.

I think LMG is quite macho in a way. Reminds me of my army days i.e. Light Machine Gun

Seeing as I am not as supple as I used to be (or so says my wife ) I think I'm gonna try one of these bars, even at the risk of being labelled a girlie metro sexual I'm building up a new bike so it is a good opportunity to try them out. Thanks for your input!

And if you got normal hands? Is it then uncomfortable?

Has anyone got an opinion/experience with compact bars i.e. better hand position, more comfortable, quicker hand movement (whatever that is supposed to mean, but thats what they say)? Let me know before I go and fork out bucks on a new handlebar

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Now that is beautiful!