It was fine to see Jonathan Vaughters and his boys get that long-overdue stage win and a yellow jersey today. I’m not so jaded that I can’t appreciate the significance of it.
But I am jaded enough to enjoy the thought of seeing the UCI’s saddle-sniffers sentenced by Rod Serling to an eternity of trying to clap a level on M.C. Escher’s “Relativity.” Fuck these people. If I want a pro bike fit I’ll consult someone who doesn’t need a Plexiglas bellybutton to see what he’s up to.
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I could not believe that BS when I read that. Level saddles?????WTF
They have to sniff something since the entire peloton is riding on OJ and applesauce. Right? Right??
Geez, it’s the “we used to be able to break the rules all the time, what’s the big idea of enforcing them now at Le Beeg Shew?” Are these folks incapable of reading the rule books? Just because you got away with cheating last week doesn’t mean they’ll automatically let you get away with it this week. Interesting how the guy on VN noted the North Americans are the ones who whine and cry the most about rules enforcement while most of the others just read the book and show up with equipment that’s OK. The f__kin’ bikes don’t win any races, the athletes who pedal them do…despite what the industry marketing mavens would like us all to believe.
My next door neighbor flew into a rage last week when he was ticketed for parking on the side walk. He went down to the local police station and asked why he now got a ticket after parking there for 8 years. They asked if he would like a retroactive ticket for all of those days. He still doesn’t get it.
Can someone explain to me why the UCI should be making rules about the fine points of my saddle position with respect to level? Shit, I thought fiddling with one’s saddle tilt was between me and my bum. Seems like a rule that someone pulled out of their…yeah, you know where.
Have to agree with Khal, I don’t see how regulating saddle alignment at level is at all meaningful (some will now tell me how it is meaningful of course). A range may makes sense, but level no.
The rule seems to give an advantage to the portion of the peloton who ride best with a level saddle.
Well, sheesh, guys, it’s, like, totally obvious. Tilt the nose downward and you descend faster; tilt it upward and you climb faster. That there’s science, Bubba. Or Scripture. I always get them two mixed up.
Now that the UCI has all of that saddle stuff on the level, maybe they can start worry about doping… er…. I mean radios…. er…. I mean bike weight… er…. never mind.
Jeff, I’m certain the UCI’s Big Book of Rules contains some provision we can use to suspend you for that comment. Speaking of which, has anyone ever seen a rulebook get smaller? It’s kinda like the goldurned gummint — it just gets bigger and harder to figger out.
It’s them damned Socialists trying to take over OUR sport again!
WTF! I guess I wouldn’t pass because I like the nose down a hair to tilt my pelvis in a more comfy position. Level makes my dick go numb.
“And THAT can’t be good for business.
That can’t be good for anyone.”