[Gkam84]

That sounds like a plan, I’ll
That sounds like a plan, I’ll use this account (which is premium) as a purist account and then set up another for stages because i’m not going to be around……………..NOT

Anyone with multiple accounts should be barred from the game, I’m pretty sure the T’s&C’s last year stated ONE team per person

Has that changed?? 😕

[Gkam84]

Like Dave, i’m not one for
Like Dave, i’m not one for spending money on anything I don’t feel helps me.

If I was you, I’d get myself a cheap set of clip on bars, then you don’t have to worry so much about getting into an “aero” position between hoods and drops

Something like this would do

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/XLC-AERO-TIME-TRIAL-TT-TRI-HANDLEBARS-ROAD-TRI-BIKE-CLIP-ON-BARS-IN-STOCK-NOW-/150834200048?pt=UK_sportsleisure_cycling_bikeparts_SR&hash=item231e6b3df0#ht_1485wt_1185

[Gkam84]

I have my team pretty much
I have my team pretty much sorted out, I’m off to a remote place for work as of 5th July, so unless by some miracle i can get use of wifi somewhere, my team will be based around the first few stages and then purist’ing it from there 👿

[Gkam84]

First time in a while –
First time in a while – yes

First time – Nope

I won a great book AGES ago, but with this amount of users entering the schwag’s compared with the amount who use the forum on even a semi regular basis, you are not going to see familiar names all the time 😉

[Gkam84]

Finally some points from
Finally some points from gesink. But where was mollema?

Caught some of it while travelling on a bus to another hotel, but it was swiss/german comms. Not great

[Gkam84]

Every ar*e is different, so
Every ar*e is different, so whats comfy for one may be a nightmare for another, get into a bike shop and have a look at some, see if you can try any that might be on demo bikes already. 😉

[Gkam84]

Well I don’t know why your
Well I don’t know why your looking to spend £50 then.

I have just changed out all my BB’s, One bike is running Ultegra, One has mostly 105 and the other is Sora/Tiagra mix and i put this on them all no problem

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Shimano-105-Hollowtech-II-Bottom-Bracket-BB-5700-External-Bearing-HT-2-BB5700-/330615335940#ht_1177wt_952

But if you want something to match your groupset, here is the Tiagra version

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Shimano-SM-BB4600-BSA-68mm-Tiagra-Hollowtech-II-Bottom-Bracket-Cups-/140704244253#ht_500wt_1202

[Gkam84]

1st and 19th for me, but i’m
1st and 19th for me, but i’m purist with only 7 riders left 👿

[Gkam84]

I thought Heinrich Haussler
I thought Heinrich Haussler had abandoned? He’s still active in my team 😕

[Gkam84]

Garmin are the only “real”
Garmin are the only “real” American team, After all, they are registered their and thats where their sponsors are from

BMC, registered in American with Swiss sponsors and referred to as a “Swiss” team

RSNT, registered in Luxembourg with American/Japanese/American sponsors 👿

[Gkam84]

5 points for my team today
5 points for my team today and managed to go UP 4 places in the purist league 👿

[Gkam84]

What groupset you
What groupset you running?

Then work out whats compatible with your crank. I’d guess its Hollowtech II?

So 105, Ultegra BB?

[Gkam84]

There was an average score
There was an average score table last year, it doesn’t work at all 😉

[Gkam84]

I’m playing purist, not great
I’m playing purist, not great so far, but my team is for the climbs

Robert Gesink (RAB)
Bauke Mollema (RAB)
Peter Sagan (LIQ)
Heinrich Haussler (GRM)
Gorka Izagirre (EUS)
Will Routley (SPT)
Mikel Astarloza (EUS)
Bart de Clercq (LOT)
Alexander Efimkin (TT1)

[Gkam84]

I’m back, playing this as I
I’m back, playing this as I did the Dauphine as a purist, just because I don’t have the time nor the inclination to watch the race or study riders 😀

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