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07-03-2009, 09:07 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Canada, eh.
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|  Any road cycling fans?
Yeah, I feel like I'm coming out of the closet, but I'm a huge fan of road cycling (have been for years). Of course, the only tv fix I'm able to get is when OLN/Versus shows the Tour in July. This is the month my wife gets to be a sports widow  ! I do follow cycling year round though.Glad to see Boonen got the green light. Even if he is a cokehead, it'll be good to see him sprinting head to head against Cavendish. So, anyone else want to admit they watch grown men with shaved legs and spandex suits race around Europe on bicycles ?
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07-03-2009, 09:11 AM
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| I wanna be Dave  Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Detroit
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Bikes belong on the sidewalk, not in my way on the road. That is all. |
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07-03-2009, 10:26 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: back where I belong
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and tour defrance is crazy shit too bad theyre all dopers | |
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07-03-2009, 11:16 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Henderson/Las Vegas, NV
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i watch the tour every year, like you said its the only real road bike race on TV. i don't really follow it but i enjoy watching it.
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07-03-2009, 01:21 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH
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You just like the tight pants  |
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07-03-2009, 02:22 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Saginaw
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And if you guys think the Tour de France is the only/best bike race on TV, you're missing out. The Spring Classics were on OLN, too - I managed to catch the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix this year. | |
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07-03-2009, 04:17 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Canada, eh.
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!Unfortunately, OLN in Canada only carries the Tour. I had to follow the spring classics through Velonews, but I couldn't agree more. The one day races, especially on the cobbles, are always exciting. | |
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07-03-2009, 07:15 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: St. John's
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I road raced for a number of years back in the 80's. Yep, shaved the legs AND that was when helmets were the traditional "hair nets" and not the "brainsuckers (as we called them back then) that all racers wear today. Oh yeah, the shifters were friction (not SIS) and they were actually mounted on the downtube  and not at the end of the handlebars!!I don't know about anybody else but I LOVE the look of a classic steel framed bike all decked out in Campy Super Record!!! Thanks for the memories!! |
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07-03-2009, 08:05 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: illinois
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Don't forget the Tour of California.
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07-04-2009, 12:37 AM
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07-04-2009, 02:16 PM
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07-08-2009, 09:38 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: fremont
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was road during the 80s and early 90s.had friction shifters even. Still watch the TOUR every year. Binaryerror misses much with his anti biker attitude
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