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Comment of the day, May 8, 2009:
never knew what it meant
By: Wheelsucker (not verified)
Thu, 05/07/2009 – 15:16
never knew what it meant when people said cat 3s weree the fat, creamy center of the 1/2/3 pack … until i upgraded
Rumor has it that there will drug testing at Bear.
they are only testing the older cat 4 field
… for flomax
Must see: http://fora.tv/2008/02/17/Ethics_Doping_and_the_Future_of_Cycling#%20
i’m gonna be jacked up on flinstone’s vitamins. is that ok for safe drug test?
dude! careful on those. i used to eat about 20 per day as a kid … gave myself dental fluorosis.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_fluorosis
i also ate cat food sometimes (dry kind). mmm mmm. that 5hit was tangy and delicious and i dont regret it a bit.
snausages
Lemond talks about doping.
1 hour long but a must see.
Thanks Andy.
‘I’m already investing myself. Not taking a salary is sort of some sort of investment,” he said. ”There’s no equity, you can’t own anything in cycling. You can say you own a team, but then you don’t own anything. When the contract is up and the obligations of the sponsor are up, you’re left with nothing. You’re left with bikes and cars and buses and trucks.”
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/05/07/sports/AP-CYC-Armstrong-Astana.html?ref=sports
weenies in a pup tent?
Compression tights are the rage – whats the difference between the fancy ones and old standby medical supply stores ones?
if i’m not mistaken the medical grade ones might be giving you a little TOO much compression. but they are cheaper. so you make the call.
Given that universal is broadcasting every stage, and I’ll be following it closely, I wouldn’t complain if schmalz posted stage updates.
we’ll do better than that.
why so cryptic andy?
’cause it’s not me doing it so don’t want to over-promise
Schmalz is RIDING the Giro and BLOGGING. He’s doing it on a bike CUSTOM DESIGNED FOR SCHMALZSTRONG by REKNOWNED ARTIST RICHARD SERRA
http://www.firstflightbikes.com/_borders/RetrotecYlw.JPG
do those aero holes provide some cross directional lateral and vertical stiffpliance? or are they just built-in banana holders?
Those are not holes. They’re painted on trompe l’oeil effects that only work in front of that beat up old door.
lord god almighty http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/2009/05/07/juicy-fruits/
wow. http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/2009/05/04/oshkosh/