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Kadinkski wrote:No, that’s
No, that’s not what I’m saying. There are countless athletes at the top of their game not doping, I would actually say the majority of athletes at their absolute pinnacle are not doping. I’m saying that a small minority of athletes in any given distance event are doping – and those are the world beaters, the absolute elite of the elite, the top 20%.Any successful doping program is tailored towards that athlete’s specific biochemistry, weaknesses, training program, anticipated anti-doping controls etc. My argument is about sport in general; It’s pointless for me to say what I think one specific person is on as it would be 100% wrong. It’s like me asking you what you think athlete Y’s natural nutritional intake is, or what athlete X’s training program is. It doesn’t prove anything and steers the argument away from that which I am making.
You are saying the all of the top 20% of distance athletes are definitely doping – i’m saying that’s nonsense. I’m not saying that doping doesn’t exist, nor that doping in some sports is absolutely rife at the top-level. I’ll relax my question if you want – are you absolutely convinced Wiggins is doping ? Beyond that, as Iamnot Wiggins said, it’s a tired old discussion and I can’t be arsed.
daddyELVIS wrote:fukawitribe
Thank fuck for that, I thought for a moment some logic was going to be introduced into the discussion. By the way, just for record, what drugs do you think Wiggins was using for the hour attempt ?Ah, you pulled your head out of your book of fairy tales! Don’t know if he was doping or not for the hour.
I’m not pretending cycling’s clean, far from it, but you do know he’s doping because everyone at the top of their game in cycling is, as you keep saying, everyone. So, MTFU and say which ones you reckon he’s on or realise that in a non-fairy-tale world there’s inevitably a bunch of cheats and some who aren’t.
Thank fuck for that, I
Thank fuck for that, I thought for a moment some logic was going to be introduced into the discussion. By the way, just for record, what drugs do you think Wiggins was using for the hour attempt ?
Kadinkski wrote:fukawitribe
So, just to really nail this down, you’re saying that 20% of the top professional cyclists are using EPO or HGH ?Yes, that’s correct. But I’m not having a pop at cycling specifically
No, I didn’t think you were – just wanted to clarify it in one particular.
– I’m saying that to be in the top 20% of athletes in the world at any given distance sport, to be within the absolute elite of the elite, you have to be on the gear.OK…. and I personally think that’s so unlikely as to be borderline tin-foil, but each to their own, we have no proof either way.
FWIW I remember back in the seventies and eighties when I well into my running that we knew that it was rife in the upper tiers of athletics and that some of the teams had had reasonably modern and systemic doping schemes – even then nobody doubted that some of the top flight were actually clean… some people just are shit hot athletes and some are shit hot athletes that have been trained really well, it happens.
Kadinkski wrote:“I believe
“I believe that it is currently difficult to be among the top five in the world in any of the distance events without using EPO or human growth hormone. While some of the top athletes may be clean, so many athletes are running so fast that their performances are suspect”Alberto Salazar, 2001
Now, 15 years later, I believe it would be accurate to change “difficult” to “impossible” and “the top 5” to “the top 20%” and “distance events” to “any sport”.
So, just to really nail this down, you’re saying that 20% of the top professional cyclists are using EPO or HGH ?
ColT wrote:40 seconds over 25
40 seconds over 25 miles, yet folk still bang on about how they can feel how much faster their wheels are when pulling away, climbing or whatever.Hilarious.
As is the confusion about the effect of mass during acceleration and whilst maintaining constant velocity.
CXR94Di2 wrote:I have a wahoo
I have a wahoo kickr and use Bkool software. I am delighted the way it works being fully interactive. This week I am cycling hills in the alps, Italy and the north of England :)Would have loved a Kickr if I could have afforded it and rather liked the Bkool software, just not the trainer. I have a Tacx Genius so slightly gutted on this even though strictly speaking i’m not actually losing anything – but it would have been great to run it through Zwift and TR.
France and Mallorca for me this week 🙂
MarkiMark wrote:I’m
I’m particularly interested in comment by fukawitribe. You make it sound straight forward, on what experience?I’ve only had direct experience the other way around hence the caveated comment – I run an 11-speed Ultegra groupset with 10-speed FSA K-Force Lite chainset (which works beautifully) but i’ve also looked around for advice before that. One good source of information has been velonews, e.g.
– search for ’11 speed compatibility’ on that site and you’ll find quite a bit of information regarding it, mostly from the highly knowledgable Lennard Zinn, including dimensions and real-world experiences from others. I’m sure there’s other info sources just a Google or two away but these answered my immediate questions.
DeeJayJay wrote:As far as I
As far as I am led to believe, it is the difference in chain width between 10/11 speed that would cause an issue. The 11 speed chain is thinner than its 10 speed compatriot, meaning that the other components are designed for use with the specific width of chain.IIRC the 11-speed chains are narrower on their external measurements (shoulders) but are the same internally so, e.g. a 10-speed chain may get wedged in an 11-speed cassette but an 11-speed chainset should cope with an otherwise 10-speed groupset (even a triple should have enough room to cope with the tiny difference in outside chain width).
mithrasm wrote:Is it really
Is it really me that is missing the Point?Personally, i’d say you have the point well and truly nailed Sir.
crikey wrote:cycle sales are
cycle sales are now conducted like sales of any fashion item with seasonal changes, next-must-haves, and a large dose of pseudo technical bollocks and emperors new clothes, none of which will make you go faster or further. See disc brakes, wide rimsNo “pseudo technical bollocks” with wide rims – if you don’t understand the benefits just say. Not essential, of course, but a nice to have.
I think it’s a good deal
I think it’s a good deal (assuming there’s nothing obviously borked with it) but then again, it’s not my money. It is a serious bit of kit – quick question, will the relatively low riding position be an issue for you ?
700c wrote:+1 vittoria open
+1 vittoria open corsa CX, grippy, smooth and will take high pressures. Getting hold of them in 25mm seems difficult, however, if that’s important to you..+2.
ChainReaction and Merlin normally seem to have stock – and just seen that Sigma have some in at the moment for thirty quid each (which is a good price for them)
http://www.sigmasport.co.uk/item/Vittoria/Open-Corsa-CX-III-Clincher-Tyre/8EP?wmp=771
They also do SL version which is same apart from tread pattern and sidewall colour… If its good enough for the pros….They’re absolutely gorgeous to ride, I have the KX which is the CX with a different tread pattern (have a spare set can let go cheap if the OP wants to try).
Vredestein Fortezza Tricomp are a nice supple ride too, and could be had for a little over £ 40 a pair from Ribble last time I looked.
2 Wheeled Idiot wrote:I
I didn’t spend anything like that much for my corsa’s.Just over 52 quid a pair still isn’t bad in my book.
bechdan wrote:But that’s
But that’s different to getting any performance benefit from it, of course if the crank arms changes length its going to affect your knee hip angle and will need to be compensated for.Comfort is performance, or rather discomfort is performance loss – and as far as the compensation is concerned, why don’t you read the quote in the OPs recent reply.