the trail run...same name....even more fun.Not usually into that kind of stuff but that is outrageous, 100 miles in 6'24 is pretty insane. Good video.
Definitely! I can only wonder how much time he lost riding a flat!10 miles on a flat and still beating the next guy by 29minutes is pretty crazy
Not just the next guy, the 5(?) time defending champ10 miles on a flat and still beating the next guy by 29minutes is pretty crazy
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? wowNot just the next guy, the 5(?) time defending champ
Wouldn't it be faster to fix a flat?10 miles on a flat and still beating the next guy by 29minutes is pretty crazy
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 )Wouldn't it be faster to fix a flat?
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.Wouldn't it be faster to fix a flat?
That's kinda sad, but I'm certainly in no position to give him crap about it.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 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's kinda sad, but I'm certainly in no position to give him crap about it.
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.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.
he was carrying a pump. he said he tried to fill it with air and hoped for the best.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.
that hurts my eyes to look atIf anyone is curious (I was), here's a little article on Travis Brown's "weird bike":
http://www.velonews.com/article/96645
That would be John Tomac 20 years ago.Road bars on a mountain race, would that be a Reverse-Cyclocross bike then?
We thought the same thing as well! Sad because his time would have been steller!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.
thanks... 'cause I was!If anyone is curious (I was), here's a little article on Travis Brown's "weird bike":
http://www.velonews.com/article/96645
Said it was "almost flat" when he rolled into the finish. He had a slow leak.Wouldn't it be faster to fix a flat?
TJ was apparently with the lead group untill his seat post clamp failed and he was forced to drop out.Was that Tinker at the beginning? I haven't seen him in while...
If anyone is curious (I was), here's a little article on Travis Brown's "weird bike":
http://www.velonews.com/article/96645
so was i!thanks... 'cause I was!
what, winning by 20+ minutes and breaking the previous course record by 17 minutes isn't stellar enough?We thought the same thing as well! Sad because his time would have been steller!
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.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.
or he would try that crazy Tour de France race.If Lance wanted a real challenge he would do the Vision-Quest here in SoCal.
Claiming not to be able to fix a flat might sound retarded, but I doubt Lance is that stupid.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.
Road Crankset , you can put Bigger rings on and not have them flex ( or worse Bend )but i don't get the point of the road crankset and FD...
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....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.
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)
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....and he came across LA with a flat and some other guy he was riding with was changing it for him.
no joke. That is sad.