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The Bike Shop / Re: Chris Froome; Doping?

« on: July 29, 2015, 06:03:59 AM »

I tried Rotor oval rings recently and it didn't feel much better on the flats, hard to really tell though. It definitely felt good on a steep climb though, almost like it took the edge off the pedal stroke when it got to the top and let you put a bit more power on the downpedal. Hard to really explain.

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The Lounge / Re: TAH

« on: July 28, 2015, 05:08:10 PM »

I was in, I think there's still a tah Facebook group.

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The Bike Shop / Re: BRZRHD sprockets $29 posted worldwide

« on: July 28, 2015, 07:28:37 AM »

Almost wish I had a BMX.

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Bike Gallery / Re: Fixed gear bikes/ Post your big bikes V2

« on: July 28, 2015, 05:25:33 AM »

Yeah I'd maybe drop to a 32 up front or go bigger on the back depending on hills. 34-28 up a steep climb on my lightish road bike can still be tough after a long day, never mind with a load of touring kit.

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The Bike Shop / Re: Chris Froome; Doping?

« on: July 27, 2015, 03:37:52 AM »

Quote from: Owen on July 26, 2015, 09:40:28 PM

I race road. I race at E1 level, which is 1 level below Pro Tour. The speeds in E1 are similar to that of Pro, but the 'Tours' are way shorter, and in comparison to Pro riding, we don't go in as hard.

The main thing I can say, from my experience racing, and seeing how my own body reacts to the stresses of going in so hard, is this...

-A top level guy who is not doping, could match the speed and power of one of these world class pro tour guys, in a single day event, but he would be utterly wrecked at the end of it and would need a good week to recover.
-Pro tours are 3 weeks long. There is no FUCKING WAY they are going in that hard, for that long, and with only 2 rest days, without chemical assistance. I don't care how much they train, or how elite they are, the human body simply can not take that much abuse, both in terms of pure physical stress to the muscles, and also throwing that much water and food through your system day in day out, without blowing up after at most, 10 days. It just can not be done.

Whether they are all on straight EPO or not, I think is doubtful. Probably not nowadays, as that is too detectable, and obvious. I think what is happening nowadays, is they are doing way more sophisticated stuff like micro-dosing the training, then switching drugs around, etc., to achieve the same end. The doping process has basically become more refined.

So yeah, of course they are doping, but not in the same way as when it was full on EPO jacking.

Yeah, that's a thought of mine regarding doping. It's a game of cat and mouse, the testers chasing the teams. As long as the teams have more resources than the testers, they'll always have the advantage. Until full WADA / Olympic style testing is implemented I guess we'll never know for sure.

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The Bike Shop / Re: Chris Froome; Doping?

« on: July 26, 2015, 05:01:56 PM »

Yeah cycling was the wild west for a good few years, you still get a few guys popped every now and then but it's generally young dudes on eastern European teams, not been any big names popped for a while and hopefully there won't be. I'm probably being naive though.

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The Bike Shop / Re: Chris Froome; Doping?

« on: July 26, 2015, 04:21:17 PM »

What in the tour stands out as him doping? Quintana was quicker up Alpe dhuez, and only finished a minute behind overall, is he doping too? Valverde finished third, does that make Movistar a dirty team?

Doping is a problem in all sports, especially cycling but I honestly feel the top boys nowadays are clean. I think there's just too much to lose after all the doping of the past 20 odd years.

Interesting link below, would someone doped to the gills only be at 77?
http://www.climbing-records.com/2015/07/three-riders-make-it-into-alpe-dhuez.html?m=1

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