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Absolutely terrible about Scarponi :( Never a rider I really warmed to, but he helped animate one of the finest stages of my lifetime in probably the best grand tour of my lifetime and you could never fault the guts with which he rode.

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RIP Michele.
 
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My favourite LBL moment ever:




Bartoli v VDB

He's similar to Pantani in his own way; he didn't take more doping than the rest of them in that era but he was mentally very fragile.

The last years of his life were a prelude to his early death; suicide attempts, cocaine abuse, collocations in mental hospitals... His problem was that he wanted everyone to like him. Eventually he died in Senegal, in dubious circumstances involving a prostitute who robbed him and an emboli.
 

The Giro organisers have gone crazy, an award for the fastest downhill rider. Great thinking, possibly forcing riders to overtake each other during descents. What could possibly go wrong. It's not like descents aren't already dangerous enough. Lets add extra risks to an already very dangerous sport.

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There always idiots. Especially amongst the Italian riders since they ride at home, the ones from the wildcard teams. It doesn't take a lot of them, to make the race more dangerous for the majority.

I hope UCI blocks it; read that Tom Van Damme says it's too dangerous.
 
SerenityNigh said:
Maybe this is terribly off-topic, but I'm looking at a single-speed hardtail trail/mountain bike to ride with my kids. Is this a reasonable idea, and any recommendations on what bikes to look at?
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Out riding with the bairns? Can't be beat.

Single speed on the road commuter is a no-brainer for me and I wouldn't ride anything else. On the MTB, though, I don't see a compelling case for it outside of the UK winter, which is horrendous on drivetrains. Quite a few of my club roll them out once the clocks change, just to save the good bikes getting trashed. They'll also be cheaper to buy, but there will be less choice as fewer companies will spec a SS drivetrain in their line-up.

There are so many good bikes made now that the best recommendation is to just get one that fits, which usually means buying it from a bike shop, not a toy shop. If you are in the UK then you won't beat the value offered by large retailers such as halfords or decathlon. The in-house brands of these two [Boardman and B-twin] are extremely respectable, although obv lacking in a certain cachet.
 
Black Belt Jones said:
Out riding with the bairns? Can't be beat.

Single speed on the road commuter is a no-brainer for me and I wouldn't ride anything else. On the MTB, though, I don't see a compelling case for it outside of the UK winter, which is horrendous on drivetrains. Quite a few of my club roll them out once the clocks change, just to save the good bikes getting trashed. They'll also be cheaper to buy, but there will be less choice as fewer companies will spec a SS drivetrain in their line-up.

There are so many good bikes made now that the best recommendation is to just get one that fits, which usually means buying it from a bike shop, not a toy shop. If you are in the UK then you won't beat the value offered by large retailers such as halfords or decathlon. The in-house brands of these two [Boardman and B-twin] are extremely respectable, although obv lacking in a certain cachet.
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I really don't know much about bikes, but I'll probably need to go to a bike shop and see what they have. I really want something simple and easy to maintain. I have a nice commuter (Trek Soho), but due to office moves I haven't put as many miles on it as I wished. And I can't ride it with the kids at our new house, so I want something simple and durable to ride with them.

And I'd rather spend $500-$800 than drop $2k+ for a new bike.
 

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