tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36139180.post6840476004882767767..comments2024-03-19T05:40:22.017-04:00Comments on Sprinter della Casa: Interbike - TT BikesAkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00430651087205849350noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36139180.post-50198262491088281012008-10-04T14:25:00.000-04:002008-10-04T14:25:00.000-04:00are you talking about these Pinarellos? I agree th...are you talking about <A HREF="http://www.cyclingnews.com/tech.php?id=photos/2004/tech/features/pinarello/CN-Giro-Pin_Espada_05" REL="nofollow">these Pinarellos</A>? I agree that the diamond-frame requirement is a good one. There has to be a line drawn between bicycles and other human-powered vehicles. It's bound to be arbitrary, but it has to be there. <BR/><BR/>It was too bad the way that every time Graemme O'bree did something according to rules in place, the UCI changed the rules in order to keep up. But that conflict, too - between one person's very rapid innovations and the emergence of rules designed to say, "Okay, woah, we have to hold on here" - was bound to happen.mattiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07083635006967075889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36139180.post-57956225110978711512008-10-03T17:58:00.000-04:002008-10-03T17:58:00.000-04:00I too enjoyed the 80s and early 90s. It got a bit ...I too enjoyed the 80s and early 90s. It got a bit weird with the Pinarellos under Riis/Ullrich, but the Looks, oh man I loved the Looks. I remember all the various articles (and I saved many of them) about the technical/time differences between the various riders, esp in the 89 final TT.<BR/><BR/>The diamond frame rule I think was good though, keeping things within a framework. It's like F1 - cutting edge, but with limits. The frames were too crazy coming up to that.<BR/><BR/>Good luck with the radio show and have a good time with the blog. It's hard work at times but with a passion like this, it's hard to let it down.Akihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00430651087205849350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36139180.post-35999018945096986962008-10-03T14:28:00.000-04:002008-10-03T14:28:00.000-04:00i have a hard time getting too excited about moder...i have a hard time getting too excited about modern time trial bikes - they're really getting into intense level of details and I have a hard time staying engaged. However, I get all breathless thinking of the rapid pace of aerodynamic developments - both successful and unsuccessful - happening in the 80s. I really enjoy finding time trial videos on youtube and seeing who is using what gear - helmets, wheels, frame geometries and team tactics. At that point, it seems, everybody was busy divining what strange-looking changes would have the most effect. the developments were so dramatic and happening so fast. I love knowing that Lemond might not have won tdf in '89 if Fignon had worn a helmet.<BR/><BR/>also, i'm starting a new blog - more focused, better writing, and possibly to work in conjunction with a radio show that is in the very early stages of development. nooneline.blogspot.com - check it out!<BR/><BR/>-CEmattiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07083635006967075889noreply@blogger.com