Thank you Garth for enlightening me on this world of biking. I might have seen such events on the TV, but had no idea at some point the those bikes had the invert upright frame design. Seems like now a days they just have super long seat post.
So somebody did dirt touring on a TT bike! That sounds like extreme version of an extreme sport. I ran into this video on a link you shared: https://www.cyclingweekly.com/videos/watch/watch-ag2r-development-rider-crashes-high-speed-as-time-trial-bars-snap-after-going-over-bump I love my Nitto bars even more now :) On Thursday, 4 April 2019 02:23:57 UTC-7, Garth wrote: > > > Such design was in vogue in the 80's/90's. That's a track bike, > obviously, and here is road TT bike ridden by 5 time TDF Champ Miguel > Indurain, A Pinarello ridden in 1992. He's 6'2 . > http://www.vintageluxurybicycles.com/indurain-tt > > And some of various designs from the 80's on up. Before that riders used > their regular road bike for time trials, though they may have done some > extreme weight savings measures like drilling holes in various parts. > > https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/time-trialling-through-the-ages-25190 > http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/extras/drillium-extras.html > > The only difference nowadayze is that everything for racing is carbon, but > the premise remains the same , speed speed speed ! ..... minimize weight > and aero drag. While these designs may appear odd in comparing to a Riv > kinda bike, a bike is still a bike regardless. We all have our "reasons" , > none of which are any better/more/worse/less than any other. As if any > bike/ride/rider is more/less "special" than any other ! HaH ! Oh yes > .... listen to the cries .... yes-but ..... yes-but .... oh the yes-buts > ..... yes-but .... So What ! Ahahaahaaha ! ..... and keep a rollin' on > our merry way ... over hill and over 'dale ..... yonder and hither .... > round and and round we go ..... and ever ever still .... here are are . > > How many riders of bikes "like ours" can ride 188km on the backroads of > Colombia and Africa on a time trial bike ? Imagine the screams and cries > .... where's my big tires.... where's my long chainstays.... where's my > upright position .... where oh where is my darling Clementine ! > Ahahahahahahaa ! Mad good riding for sure ! > > > https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/chris-froome-takes-time-trial-bike-off-road-latest-strava-ride-406136 > > > > > > On Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at 7:20:08 PM UTC-4, Ash wrote: >> >> >> First I thought it must an April fool post. I had no clue such thing >> existed. An inverted Riv of sorts! >> >> >> https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/bik/d/sacramento-1986-nishiki-linear-pursuit/6848557336.html >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
