frank theriault wrote: > On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 10:21 AM, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> frank theriault wrote: >> > These cranks/spiders are about 4 or 5 years old, so they're showing >> > their age (that's not dirt on the arm, it's where the shiny stuff has >> > worn off). They're still beautiful in my eyes... >> > >> > http://tinyurl.com/4xk56t >> > >> > >> http://bp2.blogger.com/_EaTEtfR4WJw/R_oPzaIJ-JI/AAAAAAAABww/0Pj5rQD3FPw/s1600-h/apr_07_08+002.jpg >> >> Oh my goodness, they're METAL! >> How fashionably "old school"! >> <g> > > "Old School"? > > Chris Hoy found old school just fine when he won the 2008 UCI matched > sprint worlds in Manchester last month: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUn2bLOvxHM > > I don't know that they make track cranks out of CF. Maybe they do, I > just haven't heard of it. > > I do know that Hoy is so freaking strong that he has snapped several > chains. Those are track chains which are much thicker than road > chains (you might be able to see from my photo), and he has snapped > them on the standing-start kilo (he's world champ). > > Is there a more exciting racing sport than the matched sprint? I > don't think so! > I'm kinda partial to "miss and out". But matched sprint is very exciting.
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