yes or no?

Originally Posted by senator52

Every sport has different types of fitness, cycling is an endurance sport with limited extremely high intensity movements, but nonetheless a very tough sport to compete in...especially goin up mountains!!! I play basketball & lots of it, i have a mate who plays Aussie Rules, a sport where huge distances of ground are covered regularly in their games, he is very good and extremely fit! ...or at least is on the footy field, he swaps to bball, 15mins in has to have a break, cant take it anymore, game is too fast, this guy is an elite athlete! Basketball, apparently from reading studies is the sport with the most regularly occuring high intensity movements and consequently whilst endurance is a very necessary component (i actually have won countless long distance running events, never training, just because of my bball fitness) its more the acceleration component which drains a person's energy. A basketballer would hardly be able to jump straight across into cycling and expect to win regularly nor would a cyclist fair well the first time he played high level basketball.

If you're talking about football as in American Football, then i presume it is similar to Baseball, extremely high intensity movements, but with large rest periods. Tennis i havent played enough of to comment, but damn that sport looks tough, i certainly admire the guys who go 5sets and still play with fire and intensity soccer i love it, tiring, but long periods of low intensity movement reduces the necessity for extremely high levels of fitness.

So in conclusion each sport is very different as in "how fit" you need to be, but without doubt professional cycling is right in the very top echelon of sports fitness along with things like marathons, ironman comp's and other similar sports, however a transition to another sport which requires "less" fitness might not be too successful either.

My Q. Are the low-end Trek Bikes overpriced?

Originally Posted by senator52

My Q. Are the low-end Trek Bikes overpriced?

Originally Posted by JAPANic

YES & NO!

You live in Aus right? All bikes in Aus are overpriced. My TREK5500 was about 20% cheaper here in Japan than the going rate in Aus. TREK bikes here are quite cheap even the high end models.

Australia I suppose would have high taxes on imports.

Overall TREK bikes are pretty good value.

What components do they put on the low end ones in Aus?

My YES NO question.

Assuming a bike frame is a little too large for yourself would a frame being a little too small of the same make be faster: ie is it better to have a smaller frame than a larger one?

Originally Posted by SaintAndrew

you skipped my post you fucktard.

Originally Posted by SaintAndrew

no but they're blander than a piece of of unbuttered whole wheat toast.

Q: will landis worm off on a technicality?

Originally Posted by JAPANic

1000 apologies..please ignore my post everybody.

Originally Posted by JAPANic

Yes, he'll blame it on the bread.

My YES NO question.

Assuming a bike frame is a little too large for yourself would a frame being a little too small of the same make be faster: ie is it better to have a smaller frame than a larger one?

Originally Posted by lance_armstrong

Absolutely a smaller frame is better than a bigger one! I've been experimenting with with a tiny bicycle that I purchased from a clown in the circus and have been having fantastic results.


Question: Is it really necessary to shave your legs if you put in a lot of recreation miles, but no racing miles?

Originally Posted by Frigo's Luggage

No the moral majority would not permit it. Instead, Bush invites John Newcomb over to do coke while they watch Cheney give it to Armstrong like Ned Beatty in Deliverence.

Is the Giro more intersting than the Vuelta?

Originally Posted by YMCA

The Giro is pretty, but the Spanish will attack every time the wind blows or the road goes vertical (even a 300 meter hill at 3%). Gotta' love the aggressive Vuelta.

Best one-day rider. Bettini or Boonen?

Originally Posted by sash

boonen. flanders roubais, stages in the tour worlds. without a doubt.

do you think the hour record is important?

Originally Posted by helmutRoole2

I think, since the UCI standardized the bicycle used in the attempt, it is a meaningful, historical benchmark but not as popular now since none of the contemporary big names have tried to break the record. I mean, if some Czech guy breaks the record, and yes he's a great tt rider but who cares since he's not the best. Throw some of the great tt guys at it like Ulrich, Armstrong, Roole and then you've got something.

Okay, yes or no? Should the UCI standardized, as they've done the bicycle, the doping regiments of those attempting the hour record. I mean, comparing pre- and post-EPO records is pointless.