Oh so smooth…
Today we have an argument submitted by a special guest, which I adore, as it allows more time for me to hunt and gather.
It’s cheap and easy to accuse each other of being psychos and squirrels on the bike, but who among us possesses a silky wheel, the kind of calm, unrattled, experienced rider with handling skillz that you just want to snuggle up to at 1K to go? Who are the smoothest men – and women – of the local peloton? It’s compliment day at NYVC!
JLO
Was always smooth as butter
Tim Rogers is the king of Cat 4 leadouts
Dude is smooth as silk in Prospect Park and Gimbels! Forealz!
We’re going for non irony today…
And JKIA used to be the best guy to follow, such a nice wake!
Who is JKIA?
Smooth is DA’s middle name
Jeff King
Betty Draper might disagree
CRCA/Sterling Cooper p/b Hilton
but did you guys actually think you could get people to be kind on this dregs of humanity site?
Well, it is possible – I am optimistic – plus I can delete comments.
guzman is the cutest little guy i’ve ever had the pleasure of not getting a draft off of
He is so smooth that i hear he has to duct tape his socks on or they will slide off.
DA can hold such a precise straight line because of all of the years that he was an ASCM land surveyor.
Pulla pulled up on our paceline a few years ago and rode with us for a while. Ive never seen such smooth riding in my life. It was like he was gliding down the road, not riding. Truly impressive. Perfect cadence, form, calmness like a damn Budda on his bike! Nice.
DA is as smooth as the Rumpus on a Babboon
Wilson V. That guy can move wherever he wants in the pack without ever putting his nose in the wind. Also Molloy.
The wind is afraid of DA
Ask CJ how smooth his moves were when he hit-up that pizzeria mid race in ’08. That shit will never old yo.
James Joseph. No contest.
Anyone new to racing should just follow him and learn.
I know a chick got pregnant just pacelining with DA
That when he puts shampoo in his hair it automatically changes to conditioner.
I only follow white lines like Tommeke. Yay drugs!
Ride rollers and you’ll have the local city street painters using you as the lead out to paint the lines on the road, oh yea.
glad you are going for the irony, cause so many more guys come to mind who are absolute shit on a bike.
i think Molloy knows how to surf the front better than most, Wilson of 5 years ago, Koo back in the day was really good to follow as well.
i can tell you that most dudes do not have to care about this too much cause they race in the park so much where you can ride with your head up your ass and still win
Juan Castro…I learned how to race crits following hhis guy at rockleigh
DA’s flowing euro-pro mullet creates the perfect drag profile to follow — it actually creates a tail wind.
James Joseph is a great rider.
But there is nothing smooth about his riding, he has been suspended/DQd many times for dangerous riding, which he usually does approaching the sprint.
Chuckie.
JJ is some kinda mean sprinter (esp for an old guy!!!!), but smooth he is not! His success, in fact, is attributed to a combo of strong acceleration and raw aggression that implies he could care less about safety for the sake of keeping you from coming around him. He sweeps wheels and throws elbows like a true trackie, and yes, I do resent his methods at FBF. He gets credit for fast, and equal credit for scary and dangerous playing.
follow him and learn… how not to ride.
This guy is pretty smooth:
http://www.vimeo.com/7155737
Ivo was on the Bulgarian national track squad back in the 70s. He won the CRCA club championship in ’88. I call him the human sewing machine. Even now, he’s slowed down and put on some weight, he still spins smooth and easy.
in green freaks me out…
Second on Chuckie Damsky. That brother hasn’t coasted since 1964.
yo JJ sprints like a garbage truck , Juan Castro rides a crit like he is frightened of getting dropped
Lisban is really fliud so are most of the Empire team
Has anyone recommended DA yet? He’s smoother than my menthol 100s.
DA is like a 40 oz of King Cobra: Smooth Taste, Hard feel.
uh, who is DA?
i don’t think you can be a smooth cat 4, it’s impossible
When DA pulls the “Shake it like a Polaroid picture” move, he cannot be stopped!!
Who is DA? You should be ashamed for asking.
sorry i don’t know the entire 60+ rider roster of the CRCA/NYVC team
who would have ever thought that this would turn into a stupid joke fest. you guys are the least funny people in the history of unfunny people.
stick to debating crank size
you’re not alone…but these ‘rons are much more interested in retarded inside jokes, not to mention it’s just the same 2 or 3 people posting all day every day….one of whom lives in california.
these excitables wouldn’t know a real smooth pedal stroke if they saw one. too concerned with big-upping their cat 4 teammates and making stupid jokes. eat some humble pie you squids.
that DA eats smoothie pie.
When you go to the barber and ask for a straight edge shave, if he’s old school, he’ll ask you if you want smooth, silky, baby’s bottom or, for two bucks more, DA.
DA counted to infinity — twice.
You know who’s not smooth? Bernie Madoff. I heard he got busted for some triangle scheme.
king of cat 4 leadouts? what the crap is a cat 4 leadout — ? If you get enough places to upgrade, what happens to your lead-out man — does the cat 4 then hook up with another cat 4 sprinter? Does the new cat 3 become the leadout for a faster cat 3 sprinter?
bernie’s gonna get smooth though. someone gonna give him a nice clean shave.
Lincoln Town Car. The SNL commercial where the mohel performs a bris in the back seat.
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=22112925
the guy spins at 120 rpms like most do 80 rpm. Chuck doesn’t use the big ring until 3/4 through a race and then only on the downhill.
Kevin Molloy. Gary Keblish was also great at positioning all the time
WHO IS KEVIN MOLLOY? IS HE TEAMMATES WITH “DA”?
Chuck hasn’t skipped a pull since Bonanza went off the air.
is Mister Dura Ace.
paulie…
maybe Gavi…
Shout out to Evie representin the womens too…
Filip
Tony Taylor…
Can’t believe that nobody has recognized PERT PLUS.
hate to say it, but i told ya so…and you thought you could get people to play nice…
Cooper Ray looks good on the road.
Not many strong juniors since Capala’s class moved on to College. What happened to all them junors. The only one I know of still racing is Connor Sallee.
What happened to Pasqual, Ian Harris, Ryan Storm, kid who went to Mengoni from CRCADEV…?
best illustrated by guys who can sprint but don’t really look like they should be able to. see: molloy, gavi, et al.
a certain artificially enhanced rider may have appeared smooth to you because as he was pulling you around, he was 420 watts below his threshold and not actually breathing in recognizable human fashion.
And catching his saddle in your thigh when he stands up. It if has happened to you and you thought it was an accident…………It wasn’t. That dude is sprint savy!
P.S. He has been teaching his teammates that skill too.
or getting clipped when he moves so elegantly through the field to suck a wheel
Or when he de-bones an entire fish on his handlebars using a knife and fork
fork- he used a knife and peanut butter wrench…
Beth Renaud, Katie Lambden, Nina Strika, Kimille Taylor. Smooth, strong (when not preggers), and, look great on their bikes!
http://www.hulu.com/watch/19046/saturday-night-live-bassomatic
http://video.filestube.com/video,dae02370222f822203ea.html
smooth Don Draper took a beating last night
Jack LaLane was smooth. That’s because he was on the juice(r).