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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 3:33 am |
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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 1:31 pm |
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Kinst VonSterga |
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Yes ... gitane was ahead of its time back then, and so was Peugeot with its carbon tube/vitus lug combination (which I see one is being sold on ebay now). Either way, I think the debate is a joke, since if they go after the bars, they might as well go after the rims, headtubes, seat tubes, helmuts, etc., that are all starting to look like airfoils too! At lease they got past the urge to restrict the use of carbon fiber.
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Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 10:42 am |
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lofter |
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wow looking at that setup ,it looks alot like the way the delta was set up as far as the stem looks . only difference is that it comes out the top instead of the middle of the head tube.but does look like the track delta that i seen. |
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Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:25 pm |
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Paul Wiseman |
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There is nothing new under the sun.........
I get really tired of reading those hype magazine stories about the latest and greatest technology. Deep rims were done by gitane/Renault in 82-83 on the Profil bike which laid the foundations for everything else to come. Integrated airfoil bars on the delta and also by Cinelli on the Laser. Seat tubes that hugged and shielded the rear wheel were being done in Britain by various builders in the 60's. Mounting brake calipers behind the fork was done by gitane and every 16 year old riding trials in Britain in the 70s. Internally routed cables? meh! The only significant changes have been carbon fibre - allowing us to have all the frills without the weight penalty, and aero bars that allow the RIDER to be more aerodynamic. |
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Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:32 pm |
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Paul Wiseman |
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Good article:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/tech.php?id=tech/2009/features/aero_rules_response09
I tend to agree with him inasmuch as the UCI want to clamp down on one ste of rules regarding the dimensions of the equipment, but are happy to ignore another rule that states quite clearly that all equipment used is to be available for public consumption. His point about the equipment used by the GB squad stands. I read that after the Olympics, they collected up all the skinsuits and burned them so that they wouldn't fall into enemy hands and be copied!!! (caveat: I read it on cyclingnews or one of those sites.......)
He also makes a good point about the UCI's usless positioning rules. |
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_________________ Wisey
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