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Vintage Velos
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Vintage Velos - the youtube channel for everything vintage bike - riding, reviews, builds, restoration, paint, opinions, anything thats to do with cool vintage bikes and classic road bicycles, plus I`ll often get carried away with pro rider history and facts that I think are cool and are sometimes wrong!
Potholes - Grrrrr!!!! Discuss...
Potholes - ok, in the UK we do like to moan about them but seriously, they are just sooooo bad right now !
Encouraged by a buddy of mine who was visiting the country and was shocked by what he saw, I figured it was time to tackle the pothole issue head on - though not by riding into one again...
A little research was done, authorities proved impossible to contact so they remain as faceless as ever and then out onto the roads to check out a few of the finest examples of potholes - and not technically potholes - in the the areas I ride often - and you don`t have to go far!
#potholes
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Encouraged by a buddy of mine who was visiting the country and was shocked by what he saw, I figured it was time to tackle the pothole issue head on - though not by riding into one again...
A little research was done, authorities proved impossible to contact so they remain as faceless as ever and then out onto the roads to check out a few of the finest examples of potholes - and not technically potholes - in the the areas I ride often - and you don`t have to go far!
#potholes
www.vintage-velo.org
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Did the pro`s cheat/dope at the `24 Tour de France???
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Did the pro`s cheat at this years 2024 Tour de France? Lets be honest, doping and cheating allegations go on at every Tour de France - its often a hot topic - but after Pantani`s record got smashed by Pogacar, Vinregaard and Remco by some margin I can understand why the question is super hot this year... How is it possible for a rider like Pogacar - as exceptional as he is - to be faster than P...
100k on a 100 year old bike - L`eroica 2024 prep!!!
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100k on a 100 year old bike - sounds easy (ish) but can be a bit more of a challenge in reality... With L`Eroica 2024 just around the corner we thought it was time to put the antique Russ English 3 speed we`ve prepped for L`Eroica through a serious test, 100k, and boy did it need it - very early on the 3 speed K hub became a two speed that jumped around and dumped the chain alarmingly regulary ...
2 Carrera Team bikes - `88 Carrera Battaglin vs `89 Carrera - which is best???
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Ok, take an `88 Battaglin Carrera team bike (ridden back in the day by sprint king Guido Bontempi) and a year younger `89 Carrera team bike (ridden by GC contender Urs Zimmermann) - can there be much of a difference? Hell yes, though both are Columbus steel framed bikes, the `88 is SL and has a much more traditional feel complete with its Campagnolo 7 speed C record groupset, where as the `89 C...
Building an `89 Carrera team bike - with epic Chromovolato paint!!!
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Take one `89 Carrera team bike, down on its luck, but with a fully chromed frame still glinting in the light... then research, research, research and dare paint it in blue chromovolato (clear blue laquer straight onto the chrome) with stencilled decals - super cool and proves to be as hard to pull off as imagined... Then its time to build up in full Dura Ace 8 speed and glorious Ambrosio team e...
Sir Mark Cavendish - riding his epic `2011 HTC McClaren Venge!!!
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Sir Mark Cavendish needs no introduction here - as he battles for his 35th stage win at the 2024 Tour de France (though the irony of watching a very sick looking Cav battle through the first stage as I write this is not lost on me...), Cav is the finest sprinter of all time - and in this video we ride his `11 HTC team bike! 2011 was a stella year for Cavendish - wins at Schelderpijs, Tour of Br...
Emergency bike frame rescue - your input needed!!!
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Darn, now this is one sad looking bicycle frame - painted at least 3 times - lastly in a super thick hand applied black horrible stuff, this bike frame needs some sort of intervention! Now I never really wanted this one but it had been floating around on the internet forsale for some time - nobody wanted it and you can see why... but look closely and its something altogether more interesting - ...
The curious world of UK Hill Climbing - blowing up at "Waller Pain"!!!
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Organised Hill Climbing... Its a curious thing thats been going on in the UK since the dawn of time (or cycling at least...) - here we take a crack at "Waller Pain" in Caterham, South London - an organised hill climb that was first held on Waller Lane back in 1893! Taking no advice from anyone, I had took the `95 Jimenez Banesto Pinarello up the climb - selecting the wrong gear of course - then...
Just why are cyclists hated so much in the UK???
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Ah, riding on the roads of the UK.... Potholes, flooded road drains, loose gravel... plus loads of really angry drivers! Just why are road users in the UK so angry towards cyclists (or are they just plain angry?) and other road users? Please note - I filmed this in France - thats why I`m on the other side of the road In this video we take a look at why some drivers in the UK really don`t like c...
Riding a French sportive - on a vintage bike of course...
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Local French Sportives - curious things... OK, we are all used to big, super organised (sometimes too organised in the UK) but in France you get a lot of small local sportives that pop up in the Summer - no website, no booking in, no route preview, just the odd poster around and you turn up and ride (don`t even think about timing chips...). Here we have a go at a small local Sportive and as its...
Motor Doping - the truth - its just not a thing!
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Motor Doping in the pro peleton... Sometimes it feels like not a week goes by without another online allegation of motor doping (the use of hidden electric motors) within the pro peleton and it just really gets on nerves - harsh, cold reality is there`s simply 0% proof that motor doping exist today in the pro cycling world and very little that it ever really existed - certainly since testing ca...
Zeus vs Colnago - late `70`s super bikes go head to head!
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Zeus 2000 and the Colnago Super - the Colnago was the king of steel framed vintage bikes and still sets the benchmark for what a truly brilliant steel framed bike should be - The Zeus 2000 was built to be a better frame than the Colnago and a better groupset that Campagnolo - a tall ask.. So we did the right thing and put the two head to head and see how they ride when you go from one to the ot...
Why are there REALLY so many crashes in pro cycling???
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Crashes in pro cycling is nothing new - cyclists have been falling off their bikes since we first started riding them... However, theres no doubt that there are more crashes in the pro peleton than ever and with worse results, so just what is going on? In this video we take a look at the underlying reasons for more crashes in the pro peleton - the usual suspects of higher speeds and disk brakes...
Riding Sean Yates`s Motorola team bike!!!
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Sean Yates - a true legend of the cycling world, and key rider with Motorola team back in the early `90`s. In this video we take a close look his `94 Motorola team bike then tackle a super tough 20% climb to test just how bad original gearing was. Fair to say if your not Sean Yates, 39-21 hearing is not a good climbing selection, and this is a big challenge, though soon to be changed out for a ...
Why do ebike batteries explode?
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Why do ebike batteries explode and what can be done to avoid that from happening??? If, like me, you`ve seen the news reports about ebike batteries exploding like handgrenades then this video is for you. I had to do some research as soon as I realised the risk as we have a couple of ebikes for fun use and the thought of then burning the place down was not good. Why do ebike and escooter batteri...
Vintage bike electric conversion - how to make a descent job of it!
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Vintage bike electric conversion - how to make a descent job of it!
Vintage bike performance tweaks - what can be done...
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Vintage bike performance tweaks - what can be done...
The Hell of the Ashdown winter sportive - on a vintage bike...
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The Hell of the Ashdown winter sportive - on a vintage bike...
Restoring an antique bike - well, it can`t get any worse...
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Restoring an antique bike - well, it can`t get any worse...
Bike death stems - are they really a thing? Hell yes they are!
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Bike death stems - are they really a thing? Hell yes they are!
Zeus 2000 vintage bike build part 2 - building it back up!
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Zeus 2000 vintage bike build part 2 - building it back up!
Chrome bicycle fork restoration - what really works (and its NOT tin foil...)
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Chrome bicycle fork restoration - what really works (and its NOT tin foil...)
Zeus 2000 `70`s super bike rebuild - part 1 - appraisal, strip and paint
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Zeus 2000 `70`s super bike rebuild - part 1 - appraisal, strip and paint
Antique bike test ride - just plain Dangerous!!!
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Antique bike test ride - just plain Dangerous!!!
Sean Yates - face to face with a legend of cycling...
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Sean Yates - face to face with a legend of cycling...
Bicycle Tyres - old school skinny vs modern fat - which tyre really is better?
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Bicycle Tyres - old school skinny vs modern fat - which tyre really is better?
Fake Pinarello Dogma - just how does a fake Dogma ride?
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Fake Pinarello Dogma - just how does a fake Dogma ride?
Bradley Wiggins 2012 ex Sky Dogma - an outrageous machine!
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Bradley Wiggins 2012 ex Sky Dogma - an outrageous machine!
l`Eroica 2023 Gaiole Tuscany - epic vintage festival!
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l`Eroica 2023 Gaiole Tuscany - epic vintage festival!
Trek US Postal OCLV - from Winter hack to Summers back!
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Trek US Postal OCLV - from Winter hack to Summers back!
A lot of people just enjoy having someone to hate for no good reason
its simple Dan if they fix the drains and theres no flooding they cant blame it on climate change....
Ah, but I thought it was only weather... Dan
Fantastic video as always,the roads sure look better over there
French roads are a cyclist dream... Dan
Local councils the world over, depending on their political stripes will only do any repair if its of advantage to garner votes for them.
Just shouldn`t be a political thing - though I recognise it is... Dan
I feel your pain, Were Riddled. Sunken Drains, Pot Holes, Poor Road Surfaces are worse than ever, takes the fun out of cycling.
It really does, Dan
Exactly a month ago from today I hit a multiple pot hole sequence on a major road which not only completely collapsed my rear wheel but broke my carbon bicycle chain stay. Thankfully I was not injured but gobsmacked at the lack of no reply from my local council. Needless to say my bicycle is a right off 😢
Darn - not being injured is the main thing - guessing you took pics at the time? Can you challenge the council? Dan
@@vintagevelos9517 Hi Dan, yes got photos and also written to the local MP too. Kind regards, Paul.
@@paulcurotto3884 Great stuff - My experiene of councils is that they will stonewall you for as long as possible - be nice to be proved wrong - keep us posted, Dan
Keep pushing at the council.
you pay your rates to avoid the violence that will be met upon you by your relevant government agency!
The Man always wants his money - death and taxes... Dan
I came off my bike a couple of months ago thanks to a pothole (50cm x 70cm with a depth of 7cm) - I didn't spot it in the shadows, it ripped my handlebars to the right and I was thrown off the bike. The result was a lot of road rash, all the skin taken off one elbow, hand and wrist injuries, a damaged helmet, torn jersey, and various bits of damage to my bike - I claimed on my bike insurance, the total bill for the helmet/jersey/bike was over £2500. I could have claimed against the council and gone further with my personal injuries, to be honest I was just happy that they carried out a repair and then a resurface of the section of road.
At least no broken bones - amazed the council paid out - they are super tight on payouts, Dan
Congratulations on pursuing a claim and getting at least one pothole fixed. Hope you are ok now.
Me thinks you stumbled onto some old Roman roads. Actually, the Romans would be outraged to see the state of these roads, LOL.
Teehee, Dan
Living in central Texas, I am only about 10 minutes away from well-maintained farm-to-market roads with decent shoulders and light traffic. However, as more people move to the countryside and nearby towns, traffic can get busy at certain times. When I need to, I am flexible and adjust my rides accordingly. The roads though, are generally very nice and you really can't beat Texas weather, especially during the winter when Northerners are all buddled up, dealing with freezing weather and I am out on my bike wearing the same bibs I do during the summer. Other times, I am out and about, driving those same roads on my highly modified (i.e., stiff suspension) 2012 MINI Cooper JCW, enjoying the drive. Life is good!
Earlier this year I spent a week riding a 12 year old Carbon Granfondo race bike around Cesenatico Italy (Pantani's favourite routes), the potholes there were almost every 2 or 3 meters the whole time, long rides out were just a constant exercise in pothole avoidance. Next year I will visit the UK, your roads there look SO much nicer :-) Thanks.
I forgive Italy anything... Dan
@@vintagevelos9517 I can agree with that, culture, history, food, music, scenery, language.. there's a lot to like 👍😃. Matt
Honestly, for good cyclist friendly roads you need France. The U.K. is good for lots of things but the roads? Hmmmm……..
It's getting to the stage where you can't ride a road bike on UK roads in some areas. In the winter especially I put the road bikes away - definitely needs something sturdier with chunky tyres! Unless you want a potentially dangerous peril-avoidance challenge it's just not safe. Maybe local councils have become a money laundering operation...not sure where the money we pay actually gets spent.
I do feel beaten by winter in the UK - I`m spending more and more time on the turbo over the dark months, Dan
And don’t forget to mention the Tour of Britain starts today.
As they prepare 32mm tyres for it, then hope it doesn`t rain so they hit hidden potholes... Dan
@@vintagevelos9517 I’m still on 23mm tyres and my tip for today is Oscar Onley to win stage one. He’s a local boy at odds of 80 /1 He did really well in the Tour de France this year and the tour down under. Remco Evenepoel to win the Tour. Good luck.
If you tell them that these potholes are bad for immigration they will promptly fix
The bike technology nowadays would not contribute a great deal to being much faster
As someone who rides team bikes from both periods a lot I`d say you are looking at a real life difference of 1.5kph on a spirited ride, would be more at peleton speeds, Dan
Bike technology would not make that kind of difference
Better off in France
For sure... Dan
They are not potholes,come to. Melbourne,we have had potholes2-3 ft deep,damaging many cars before fixed When they are fixed,not done properly and often recur after first heavy rain
Ah, I`ve heard tales of Australian roads... Dan
Having driven on UK roads on holidays in 2006, 2008, 2017, 2022 and 2023, I have noticed the deterioration. However, your roads are generally better than Australian roads where I live.
Yep, Australia does love a pot hole, Dan
My wife & I both have 60.1's 2012 Olympics colours one of the nicest paint schemes ever (like the sparkle in the silver). Great lightweight bikes 7.4kg & 7.7kg respectively and ride very well. Just managed to get 25mm tyres in the frame. PS chap from our club recently came off on pot hole & broke his collar bone. The roads are in the worst shape in 40 years of riding something needs to be done. Thanks for the videos, love all the bikes.
They are great bikes and the colourway is one of the best - 25`s must be a tight fit... Dan
Lol..." Tour de Pothole"😃
Thankyou, Dan
Yep, definitely West Kent, East Sussex, Surrey borders, Not sure which is the worst, all just as shockingly bad from my experience!
Those hills around the Kent/Surrey Downs are also really bad - you just don`t have to go far... Dan
You got a great soundbite there. You sure you didn’t pay her?
And I cut most of her out - she was really angry by the end, Dan
East Sussex council Dan ?
West.... though East is just as helpfull, Dan
Get a gravel bike, 19 mm tyres don't cut it on modern British roads!
Darn it, but I like 19`s.... Dan
@@vintagevelos9517 😀Yes Michelin 19mm tyres blown up to 120 pressure did feel really fast !
@@rickbowker Ah, 19`s at 120 - electric! Dan
Hey Dan,with the roads in Britain being so bad,it’s surprising that there aren’t more British cyclists winning the Belgian classics. Great video. Looking forward to seeing your next video. All the best!
For sure - I`ve got a video in mind for a special bike that ties in with Paris-Roubaix - will hold that until the classics season, Dan
These are not recently built roads. I cannot understand how it is that the removal of the army barracks, and the enormous mental hospital in this area, both of which released acres of land for new housing, which must have meant a huge increase in rates income, failed to result in any expenditure on roads at all.
Yep, the busy roads leads to heavier traffic weight damage arguement kind of falls down when you point out that more traffic leads to more tax which is more money - some of which could go back into the infrastructure that generate it - bring roads back in house I think, Dan
I'm glad you got that off your chest, Dan. You're not alone The state of roads and pavements in the UK are pretty depressing. A pain & a danger for everyone cars, cyclists & pedestrians. Dont know what the answer is. I would like accountability of where our money goes and to who.. but I fear that's another debate entirely. Keep smiling and cycling roll on the next bike video.
Until authorities are held to account the nonsense will carry on... cheers, Dan
We have the same problems here in NZ.The main culprit here are the many logging trucks we have here
Nooooooo.... we all have an image of NZ as the promised land! Dan
@@vintagevelos9517 kiwis do tend to think of it as Godzone Country.We still have the same debates over who should pay for the roads,how taxes are paid and who should get them etc.We have just elected a right wing government who are obsessed with spending billions on new motorways,and nothing on cycling infrastructure
@@andypettitt1344 Darn, Dan
Maybe your government should cancel the purchase of those good for nothing F 35 planes,and actually invest to the local infrastructure 😅 Greetings from Croatia from Kris 😎
Ah, we never spend public money properly, thats one thing we are good at - wasting it! Dan
Simply put potholes are a result of putting infrastructure down that a government cannot maintain because it costs MORE than the economy can bring that those roads are built around. Want to fix them: 1) have more businesses around the area these roads are 2) slow traffic down 3) increase infrastructure spending All of this needs political action. Best of luck
Hi Dan, you got a more than an acceptable finish on those forks especially when a bike simply isn’t worth what re-chroming costs but still needs to look as nice as possible (my 1951 Rudge Aero Clubman fork and rear triangle ends for instance!) what grades of paper were you using in this video please? Thanks for a great tutorial. Regards Vaughan
Pretty sure the paper was 220 - I started with 1000 ish and gave up pretty quickly with that as it wouldn`t touch the chrome, Dan
Remember Sean in the Tonbridge by-pass 1 minute behind me (not for long!) and he does a 20min ride riding for 34th Nomads
Yep, most riders memories of Yates back in the day was as he passed them... Dan
I will ride this year with my Legnano Model 54 speciale. I love the shirt, any idea where I could get a Legnano shirt like that?
Awesome - I`ll be there again - can`t wait... Ebay and patience for a top like that, be sure to say hi if you see me, Dan
I find all your presentations excellent - no bullshit, clear presentation. Thank you.
Great stuff, glad you like the channel - always try and be as honest as I can be, Dan
You are a menace in the roads and a menace on the pavements. ˙uodn pǝɹᴉɟ ǝq oʇ sᴉ slǝǝɥʍ oʍʇ uo ƃuᴉɥʇʎu∀
I have a lot of vintage stuff being in my 60's now. Like an amazing red and white hooped 80's Alfu Lum jacket (made in Belgium), the red on the sleeves has faded to a very bright pink and takes a lot of guts to wear through a S Wales valley town, when there is a rugby match on, but it is very warm.
Ah, yep, I can see that might be an issue, Dan
nice vid, great bike, thanks!
oh and those briko sunglassess too ;)
i would LOVE to see a blind test of this...a real and a fake one, specced up to look identical and run the test again...obviously not practical to make happen, but I often wonder with bike comparison tests how much comes down to bias and knowing which is the inferior bike, therefore looking for defects. Like being told youre drinking cheap wine and thinking it tastes bad.
Yep, but take my word on this - you would definatly notice the difference when over 250 watts, even blindfolded, Dan
I’ve often thought that blanket hatred of cyclists has become socially acceptable in certain circles. There are definite parallels with racism and other forms of bigotry. It’s almost as if some people need a target for their hate. Recently, I was on a train and overheard two retired men talking loudly about how they deliberately nudged a cyclist with their car bumper. Apparently, she was going too slow with her shopping when riding along the high street.
I still ride a DeRosa from the same period, 1984. Yes, it rides best, hard and fast. It never gives up road feel, but is comfortable over a 100 mile ride, the genius of DeRosa. I attribute it to steep geometry front and rear, 74, 73.5, investment cast lugs, and long top tube, 55cm on a 54cm seat tube. it climbs like a bandit and descends like a motorcycle. No other bike I've ridden rides the same. 75,000 mies, still going strong.
Yep, they are increadible bikes to ride - going to put this one head to head with a Benotto 3000 soon, Dan
when I looked at ALL of Lance's previous TdF results long BEFORE he was busted and quit racing - almost the entire Top 25 of each TdF he WON was populated by DOPERS who had been caught - that meant that a CLEAN Lance was somehow defeating guys who were doped to the gills - does that make logical sense ? - NO - no matter at the time guys like Phil Liggett were defending him and the rest of the media as well - Pantani and his unique climbing style in the drops - was a phenomenal talent WITHOUT doping but he did indeed DOPE heavily - I personally think this occurred AFTER his horrific head-on collision with a wayward car on the race course that broke nearly every bone in his body - regardless - his blood hematocrit was hyper elevated - over 60% at times if I recall - he was being woken up by a heart rate monitor in the middle of the night and had to climb on his indoor trainer for half an hour to circulate his THICK blood or risk heart attack - that is what killed many doped riders - so to think that a CLEAN TdF rider aka Pog-a-Bike - would SMASH Pantani record seems as plausible as the Lance argument back in the day - you already have the EVIL DOCTOR and his ZONE 2 training plan to try to dupe people - like YOU for instance - into believing it is all natural - recall the Carmichael Plan used by Lance - and high cadence climbing technique - that GURU Doctor always seems to be sniffing around DOPED riders - sure today's bike's are more advanced but the weight still has to meet UCI limits - stiffer frames - you are grabbing at straws - body weight - blah blah blah - when you find yourself working HARD to find excuses you are being suckered - AGAIN - reminds me of the "I have never failed a doping test" comments - you will yourself to believe the rumours and EVIDENCE just can't be true - all the Lance Fan BOYS did the same and shouted down anyone who disagreed - if it wals like a duck - quacks like ducks - yellow like duck it is NOT a Buffalo - THAT s what you are arguing for - he did not just beat the Pantani record he SMASHED IT - does that make LOGICAL SENSE ? - NO !!! - and guys like you who come one here to reassure YOURSELF are showing just how DESPARATE you are - how much you want to BELIEVE he is clean ... dude he is almost certainly DOPED - HATE TO BUST YOUR HERO BUBBLE - the REAL road cycling heroes are the nobody's who wake up at 5:00AM and ride for 4-5 hours without a pay check fans or media
Perhaps I am Nieive - though a total absence of any Christophe Bassons whistle blowing characters in recent years does tell a different tale, Dan
Cool vid, little more time learning key players names would help your next vid. Phonetically his name sounds like Taday Poegatcha
Ah, me and names - alas something I often get wrong... Dan
All of Asia ride these with great groupsets. Honestly can't justify the massive difference in the real deal.... But lots of friends have no issues with these. Put 1000ks on these, and not a thing. Supply and demand.....lol. probably made from the same factory ...
Yep, same moulds for sure - very different feel on the road though, Dan
Equality is the thing. If everyone dopes its a level field, right?
As a former sports journo who has followed doping in cycling/ triathlon I am sorry to inform you but whatever UAE are doing, doing it they are. We have a team of former dopers running the squad (Gianetti) and its lab rat Poggy. I find the spectacle rather disconcerting in the difference in performance between the UAE rider and the rest. I think your arguements of tech, diet and other factors weak (sorry) human physiology doesn't change, if you put up a juiced up Pantani on a new Bianchi he'd be no worse off than what he did 25 years ago. Unless you know how it works (paid doctors/supplements not sanctioned) then romantic notions of modern era cycling as advanced doesn't cut it.
T think calling Tadey a lab rat is a bit low for a journalist - how do you feel about the likes of Geraint Thomas? Some similar results but as clean a rider as I can think of, Dan
you mentioned some aspects correctly. And then there are totally different team tactics today. Watch videos of bike races 40 or 30 or even 20 years ago, the GC guys rode much greater parts of the stages on their own, without teammates - and the stages where much longer! On a mountain stage (of ~250 km) they attacked each other at least the last two climbs (while having burned excessive amounts of carbs before). Today they ride in the slipstream of their domestiques until 3 - 5 km to the finish, "burning" one domestique after the other and then go the last km's with carb stores almost full. And when the stage is over the recovery program starts - lots of things riders never have heard of back in the days. If Pogacar or Vingegaard would have ridden the tempo they did with the preparation and under the conditions of 1990 or 2000 they would have bonked half way through the first hard stage. Cycling back than for todays athletes would look like absolute amateurs style
Yep, you are spot on - just look at the gaps in the Peleton 20 years ago - soooo much tighter now, let alone everything else, Dan
well if you think one can put 7 watt/kg for 40 minutes at the end of the tour, and look like he did a weekend group ride 5 minutes after just by eating training and sleeping well, then no they didn't...
Another great video,Dan! Agree with your views ,regarding the three points you covered. Looking forward to seeing your next video. All the best!
Of course not! They are all clean just like the uncle cycling highlights.