The great frame debate
This is another hot topic that is keenly discussed by cyclists around the crit track, on training rides, on he forums and at coffee shops. My intention is to try and inform you of the advantages and disadvantages of each.
Let’s start with carbon
Most frames available today are …Â Details
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On Sept. 15, Torrey Pines High School grad Todd Glaser received international acclaim when Surfer Magazine awarded him its prestigious Photo of the Year award.
Held at the Grove of Anaheim, the ceremony honored Glaser for his photo, titled “Secrets,†which in striking detail captures renowned big-wave surfer Greg Long dropping into a 15-foot wave.
The shot, expansive yet intimate, was on the June 2009 cover of Surfer Magazine …Â Details & Picture
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Trade Monaco for Darlington? Some people assumed Juan Pablo Montoya had a few screws loose — and not in his race car.Â
There were puzzled expressions all around — except, notably, on the faces of Montoya and car owner Chip Ganassi — when Ganassi announced in the middle of the 2006 season that Montoya would drive for his NASCAR team beginning with the 2007 Sprint Cup schedule.
Yes, Ganassi assured everyone, this was the same Juan Pablo Montoya who had blitzed the racing capitals of Europe and other continents as one of Formula One’s lightning rods. He won races on some of world’s most famous F1 courses and in front of kings and queens and sheiks, and now he was going to race “taxicabs” at such exotic locales as Talladega and Martinsville? … Details
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Sebastien Loeb will drive for GP2 team DPR in the official test which takes place at Jerez on October 6-8.
The five-time World Rally Champion has been linked with a switch to Formula 1 throughout this season. He tested for Red Bull at Barcelona last winter and has been linked to a race seat at Toro Rosso for this season’s finale in Abu Dhabi. He admitted last month that he would be interested in … Details
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