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Speedy
recumbent enthusiast

395 Posts
Posted - 12/13/2008 :  18:14:07  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
http://www.treehugger.com/galleries/2008/12/11/guys-bikes/lance-armstrong-bike.jpg

remember the Sam Wittingham photo That I said looked like it was done by Anne Leibovitz?

http://assets.espn.go.com/i/mag/blog/hpv9.jpg

Larry Lem
recumbent guru

South Sandwich Islands
932 Posts
Posted - 12/15/2008 :  08:13:38  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I have a 7-10 year-old Shimano poster of Lance in a TDF yellow skinsuit riding in a similar position. He has a huge lump in the middle of his back and I postulated that he and his aero advisors might have stuffed something 4" tall under his jersey to blend his head/helmet into his back. Either that or he has a huge barrel chest, and a very flexible mid-back. Now I see that it is the latter.

When I tried this position 3 years ago (for about 4 months), trying to ride in Rob English's Mango position, I ended up with super-sore glutes, hamstrings, and calves, and zero-load on the quads. I think it would take years of stretching and training to successfully develop this riding position.

Larry Lem
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Jeff Wills
recumbent guru

764 Posts
Posted - 12/15/2008 :  21:00:55  Show Profile  Visit Jeff Wills's Homepage  Reply with Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Speedy

http://www.treehugger.com/galleries/2008/12/11/guys-bikes/lance-armstrong-bike.jpg


To quote Robin Williams: "Lance Armstrong: One Tough Nut"

Hmmm... kind of a theme going on here. Here's Victoria Pendleton, world champion and Olympic medalist:
http://www.corriere.it/gallery/Sport/2008/03_Marzo/sportive/1/Victoria_Pendleton500.jpg
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Edited by - Jeff Wills on 12/15/2008 21:01:31
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Speedbiker
recumbent guru

777 Posts
Posted - 12/16/2008 :  14:54:39  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
I've suddenly lost interest in Sam and Lance.

Thom
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Kragasaur
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Posted - 12/22/2008 :  18:30:21  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thom,
But not Victoria?
Eric
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