2009 Leadville 100 Video. Lance crushes, Travis rides a weird bike
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Not usually into that kind of stuff but that is outrageous, 100 miles in 6'24 is pretty insane. Good video.
the trail run...same name....even more fun.
10 miles on a flat and still beating the next guy by 29minutes is pretty crazy
Definitely! I can only wonder how much time he lost riding a flat!
Not just the next guy, the 5(?) time defending champ
last year he finished 2 minutes off of the winner when he wasnt training for the tour. this year he destroys him bye 29 minutes? wow
what was Armstrong's time last year?
Wouldn't it be faster to fix a flat?
I would think so, but he's used to just calling the car so maybe not (especially if he takes as long as I did on my first flat change
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the guy admitted he doesnt really know how to change a flat...he's always just had some guy in a chase care change it.
i guess thats why he never rides alone.
That's kinda sad, but I'm certainly in no position to give him crap about it.
That is pretty sad. Even if he never had to do one in the past I would have figured with Lance being so meticulous about race prep he would have had someone teach him before the race.
That is a fundamental difference between road and mountain. That is why the no outside assistance rule exists. I'm sure he wasn't carrying a tube and pump either.
he was carrying a pump. he said he tried to fill it with air and hoped for the best.
i just dont get how you can ride a bike for as long as he has and not know how to change a flat tire.
didnt he race mtb's in the past too?
i get that he has people to change it in the heat of a race like the Tour, but come on now.
If anyone is curious (I was), here's a little article on Travis Brown's "weird bike":
http://www.velonews.com/article/96645
http://www.velonews.com/article/96645
Was that Tinker at the beginning? I haven't seen him in while...
Road bars on a mountain race, would that be a Reverse-Cyclocross bike then?
Road bars on a mountain race, would that be a Reverse-Cyclocross bike then?
that hurts my eyes to look at
That would be John Tomac 20 years ago.
We thought the same thing as well! Sad because his time would have been steller!
Tubular or tubelss wheelset with a can of air and sealant mix attached to the bike even better with stans liquid in the wheels to begin with.
thanks... 'cause I was!
Said it was "almost flat" when he rolled into the finish. He had a slow leak.
TJ was apparently with the lead group untill his seat post clamp failed and he was forced to drop out.
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so was i!
the handlebars, ok...
but i don't get the point of the road crankset and FD...
what, winning by 20+ minutes and breaking the previous course record by 17 minutes isn't stellar enough?
It was a slow leak. He stopped and let the sealant do its thing and then filled it up with his inflator and continued to ride to the finish with a slow leak. I wouldn't call it a flat tire. It was more of a very soft tire. Squishy but not like riding on a rim.
He thought he only lost a minute or two and was planning on filling it with more air along the way if he needed to.
My best time for changing and filling a flat is right around 2 minutes. (Slowest time i dont want to say).
I bet most of us would have done what he did and just hoped for the best and ride the squishy. No doubt, after 100 miles, a little more squish might be welcome.
He thought he only lost a minute or two and was planning on filling it with more air along the way if he needed to.
My best time for changing and filling a flat is right around 2 minutes. (Slowest time i dont want to say).
I bet most of us would have done what he did and just hoped for the best and ride the squishy. No doubt, after 100 miles, a little more squish might be welcome.
I'm sorry, but I really don't consider that to be a Mtnbike race. It is all paved roads, gravel roads, and fire-roads.
If Lance wanted a real challenge he would do the Vision-Quest here in SoCal.
Same amount of climbing but in 56 miles and with some real singletrack.
If Lance wanted a real challenge he would do the Vision-Quest here in SoCal.
Same amount of climbing but in 56 miles and with some real singletrack.
I don't know much about roadie stuff, but it might have something to do with the throw in the road levers.so was i!
the handlebars, ok...
but i don't get the point of the road crankset and FD...
Im sure all the competitors are heartbroken after hearing of your judgement.
or he would try that crazy Tour de France race.
Claiming not to be able to fix a flat might sound retarded, but I doubt Lance is that stupid.
He probably chose to ride flat than get screwed up with disc brakes, a tough bead, etc. Seem to work for him.
P.S. It was flat: http://www.velonews.com/photo/96694
I've more then once finished a race with a flat tire...not sure why you all think its a big deal. (especially being F'ing a rim is much more costly to my wallet then it would be for Lance)
Road Crankset , you can put Bigger rings on and not have them flex ( or worse Bend )
Don't know about Leadville specifically but the outside assistance has pretty much been thrown out in the cross country discipline. They now have tech zones that the mechanics can go to with anything but a spare frame i believe, and now are allowed to do the work too. Used to be the mechanic could just be there with parts, but couldn't touch the bike, now it has changed to allow them to actually do the work. So outside assistance is allowed in XC now....
he even said it was flat
I think I've only done it once, but yeah. It's really not that bad in back. In front it really sucks.
Though I would agree with your general idea, this doesn't flow both ways. If I get a flat on the trail and talk one of my riding buddies into changing it for me, that is both humorous and a sweet deal for me.
But screw Lance, at least I can change a flat on my own (and pretty damn quick).