Tim Brink

This is on an Orange, I think 2001 - his 2003 World Champs maiden victory was on a Haro/Intense.

Dutch BMX team "Hold My Beer"

Ah. Found it that way now (not a subscriber any more, so didn't think of it). You would think the Supersport website would have some info, really. Unless there is a secret hidden button I can't find.

SABC appears to have the rights. Finding a schedule is proving stressful. https://www.news24.com/sport/OtherSport/South-Africa/sabc-supersport-given-olympic-tv-rights-until-2024-20170711

Can we turn this into a non-cycling Volvo thread? NOTE For cycling relevance, Cannondale used one of these in a poster in 1980something... Not this one, though. Funnest dad car ever.

A list of FTPs (lord knows how accurate) here: https://procyclinguk.com/pro-cyclist-ftp/ Weep-worthy.

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Further up in that doc, about half a page:

Right here...

It was well covered in 2018, when it happened. Not sure why it is appearing again. https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/179563-commuting-cyclist-stabbed-in-head-at-the-strandwestern-cape/?hl=strand

We will be riding SOMETHING in March. Yay! https://www.bicycling.co.za/race-news/2021-cape-town-cycle-tour-virtual-events-are-go/

No, but he finally found the g-spot.

Or... https://youtu.be/Hy8kmNEo1i8

He was only ever 60% certain, anyway.

My first proper bike was one of these - 1981/82, might have been second-hand so could be a bit earlier. 27x1 1/4 steel-rimmed wheels (the ones with the weird pattern that seemed to collect water rather than shed it - braking in the rain was more accelerant than decelerant), Mafac centerpull brakes, would double as a boat anchor but was the tool of freedom as a 13/14-year-old.

In 2019, only 115 of 23 141 finishers went sub-three. It was a tad breezy. Above numbers are for 2020.

Remember the last time they tried that?

https://www.velonews.com/culture/inside-a-european-gran-fondo-during-the-era-of-covid-19/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=velonews&utm_campaign=7a39245d-4770-46b3-bd56-c17e98f36ba6

Hauled the old lady out of the garage for a little winter tour... just in time to catch The Storm. 4 days, 340km, 4500m ascent, less walking than you would think. 32x18 for touring is the bomb - no temptation to chase speed (once you hit 25, rest-time), and rollable up anything less than 9%. Past that, walk at the speed you would have climbed anyway. And when the storm hits and you are riding in clay/mud/gloop, you just ride. <yes, the chain is a tad slack. The old lady's nether regions are a little worn out after 13 years>

That makes me both a lover and a hater. The lottery-win bike collection would feature them without a question. But I wouldn't ride them ever again, beyond anything short and ceremonial. Optimally setup, they work ok-ish. For a short period. Then you have to optimally set them up again. A pain in the bottom, even with the generation 4 and 5 improvements. Thank god for love's blindness, or they would all have been consigned to parts bins long ago. A lovely summary, right here: https://www.bicycling.com/bikes-gear/a28578374/campagnolo-delta-brake/

Modolo went even further down that road with these... gorgeous on a TT bike, terrible to set up, should have come with a 20kg weight limit.

To be fair to the the blocks on the Deltas, those were the worst brakes ever made. Quintessentially Italian - the prettiest ever made, but not terribly good at stopping bicycles.