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eins4eins
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by eins4eins

nothing wrong with a simple white leader jersey i think

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TobinHatesYou
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by TobinHatesYou

eins4eins wrote:
Thu Jan 19, 2023 10:22 am
nothing wrong with a simple white leader jersey i think

His point was that the Santini jersey is likely not as performant as a Bioracer, not that Magnus’s young rider jersey was ugly.

eins4eins
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by eins4eins

understood that wrong then.

Still surprising to see someone make that effort, especially in a race like the TdU. But confirms my impression that the younger generation of riders seems to care about details like that a lot more, while many older Pros seem to not care about even easy gains.

flying
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by flying

TobinHatesYou wrote:
Thu Jan 19, 2023 7:37 am
Shimano 12-speed does seem to be throwing a lot of chains. Last year this was blamed on the use of 11-speed chainrings/cranksets. But now we've seen so many thrown chains in CX and Matthews was running R9200 cranks today...albeit with a pro-only sized big ring.
OT I know but: I don't really watch Cam videos but saw this one today because of a link

Never saw a Shimano Crank snapped at spindle
https://youtu.be/xKse8kvDOLE?t=330

Attermann
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by Attermann

That hasn't happened before, there are a few pics out there, maybe it's because they crack at the arms before the spindle normally :D

ichobi
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by ichobi

Did I just hear F*ucking SRAM in Australian accent?

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/rohan- ... nge-chase/

Tifosiphil
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by Tifosiphil

eins4eins wrote:
Thu Jan 19, 2023 11:04 am
understood that wrong then.

Still surprising to see someone make that effort, especially in a race like the TdU. But confirms my impression that the younger generation of riders seems to care about details like that a lot more, while many older Pros seem to not care about even easy gains.
Absolutely, after working with pro riders it's night and day. I'd say there is a pretty clear divide maybe 30 YO riders and above are slightly more traditional but I do think that comes from most of them coming through the ranks of European junior teams who tend to me more conservative

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by MilesG813

Is Pogi salivating for the TDF while watching Vine's performance at the TDU?
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flying
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by flying

ichobi wrote:
Fri Jan 20, 2023 8:14 am
Did I just hear F*ucking SRAM in Australian accent?

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/rohan- ... nge-chase/
:lol: Funny but Sad though...I wonder if this kinda thing is going to continue this season? It would be a real shame for Jumbo

TobinHatesYou
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by TobinHatesYou

I do not remember hearing about battery issues with Trek or Movistar, so IMO it's a non-story.

Karvalo
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by Karvalo

flying wrote:
Fri Jan 20, 2023 2:49 am
TobinHatesYou wrote:
Thu Jan 19, 2023 7:37 am
Shimano 12-speed does seem to be throwing a lot of chains. Last year this was blamed on the use of 11-speed chainrings/cranksets. But now we've seen so many thrown chains in CX and Matthews was running R9200 cranks today...albeit with a pro-only sized big ring.
OT I know but: I don't really watch Cam videos but saw this one today because of a link

Never saw a Shimano Crank snapped at spindle
https://youtu.be/xKse8kvDOLE?t=330
At the Harrogate worlds an Italian U23 or junior rider snapped a Shimano spindle 20 yards out of the start gate of the TT. It failed in a kind of spiral pattern IIRC.

Karvalo
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by Karvalo

Tifosiphil wrote:
Fri Jan 20, 2023 10:45 am
eins4eins wrote:
Thu Jan 19, 2023 11:04 am
understood that wrong then.

Still surprising to see someone make that effort, especially in a race like the TdU. But confirms my impression that the younger generation of riders seems to care about details like that a lot more, while many older Pros seem to not care about even easy gains.
Absolutely, after working with pro riders it's night and day. I'd say there is a pretty clear divide maybe 30 YO riders and above are slightly more traditional but I do think that comes from most of them coming through the ranks of European junior teams who tend to me more conservative
Not ultra clear - it took older riders to kick things off in the first place right? Hansen is 41, Bigham is 31, Dowsett is 34, Alex Richardson is 32 etc. But younger riders have grown up in the environment where those things exist and are used so adoption is sure to be more widespread.

TobinHatesYou
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by TobinHatesYou

Regardless of age, someone who enters pro cycling late (coming from another endurance sport) would probably be less encumbered by tradition.

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