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Title: TDF2014 hardware
Post by: tomtom on May 16, 2014, 10:16:02 am: Just engaging in a frivolous moment of bike Pron and was wondering if anyone here knows why the team Sky bikes have the "wobbly" fork?

(http://road.cc/sites/default/files/imagecache/galleria_900_nocrop/images/2014%20WorldTour%20bikes/team%20sky%20pinarello%202014%20team%20bike.bmp.jpg)
Title: Re: TDF2014 hardware
Post by: Stubbs on May 16, 2014, 10:23:30 am: It's so people know you are riding a really expensive bike ;)

Apparently it's for vibration reduction and ride quality, I think they did a lot of computer modelling to come up with them
http://www.pinarello.com/en/bike2014/road/dogma-65.1 (http://www.pinarello.com/en/bike2014/road/dogma-65.1)
Title: Re: TDF2014 hardware
Post by: slackline on May 16, 2014, 10:32:58 am: Looks like an anti-gravity device as the bike appears to be hovering.
Title: Re: TDF2014 hardware
Post by: rich d on May 16, 2014, 10:37:33 am: Quote from: slackline on May 16, 2014, 10:32:58 am
Looks like an anti-gravity device as the bike appears to be hovering.
in the biking world it's called a bunny hop.
Title: Re: TDF2014 hardware
Post by: lagerstarfish on May 16, 2014, 10:38:23 am: it's clearly a reference to Picasso's Gas Venus
Title: Re: TDF2014 hardware
Post by: slackline on May 16, 2014, 10:50:56 am: Quote from: rich d on May 16, 2014, 10:37:33 am
in the biking world it's called a bunny hop.

Usually needs someone to be sat in the saddle though doesn't it?
Title: Re: TDF2014 hardware
Post by: rich d on May 16, 2014, 10:52:50 am: Quote from: slackline on May 16, 2014, 10:50:56 am
Quote from: rich d on May 16, 2014, 10:37:33 am
in the biking world it's called a bunny hop.

Usually needs someone to be sat in the saddle though doesn't it?
At that price it should be able to do it on its own.
Title: Re: TDF2014 hardware
Post by: Obi-Wan is lost... on May 16, 2014, 11:22:16 am: I've never been that impressed with the looks of the Dogma. I wouldn't turn one down if someone offered me one, but there are a lot prettier top end bikes out there.
Title: Re: TDF2014 hardware
Post by: tomtom on May 21, 2014, 02:45:04 pm: (http://i.imgur.com/rVOXahQ.jpg?1)
Title: Re: TDF2014 hardware
Post by: Grubes on May 21, 2014, 03:01:37 pm: oh dear that poor child and hes ginger
Title: Re: TDF2014 hardware
Post by: Fadanoid on May 21, 2014, 03:07:16 pm: Quote from: tomtom on May 21, 2014, 02:45:04 pm
(http://i.imgur.com/rVOXahQ.jpg?1)

Miami-frickin-vice!
Title: Re: TDF2014 hardware
Post by: SA Chris on May 21, 2014, 04:07:29 pm: Guess what the lad looking on is thinking?
Title: Re: TDF2014 hardware
Post by: Stubbs on May 28, 2014, 10:07:45 pm: Looks like the bikes they'll be riding in the Tour are actually slightly less fugly http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,17546_9329708,00.html (http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,17546_9329708,00.html)

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/t1.0-9/10334310_10152573905184873_5527920077976770249_n.jpg)
Title: Re: TDF2014 hardware
Post by: slackline on June 03, 2014, 09:59:38 am: Le Tour Yorkshire - A few things you need to know (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3h-hE-4X4Q#ws)
Title: Re: TDF2014 hardware
Post by: Johnny Brown on June 03, 2014, 10:20:55 am: That street from the Hovis advert is in Dorset.