Bike Anti-Porn - When Things Go Wrong

Riding with no hands because he can't reach the bars

Re the Pinarello,

Decent kit that doesn't go together, high rise stem with deep bars, spd-r pedals, tiny gear...typical old dude track bike.

They have money but don't like spending it so they buy nice parts, problem is that once they've opened their wallet and splashed out it takes them 5-10 years to do it again so nothing matches.

A lot of them have some kit left over from 'back in the day' when they might have been sponsored or on a national squad so you get nice old frames built up with more modern parts and it looks shite.

Think they see a lot of younger riders at the track using, for example, Scatto bars so they buy some then figure out that they either cant bend over or havent seen their dick in decades coz of the beer belly so have to plonk them on a big high stem or spacer stack.

Reckon they must all have ballsacks like fucking shoe leather coz they all use total arse hatchet saddles and/or have them in weird positions and there must have been some sort of explosion of obscure pedal systems in the 70s or something that loads of them have stuck with.

there must have been some sort of explosion of obscure pedal systems in the 70s or something

Later than that (between about 84 and 94, Shimano went through a clips-n-straps pedal with a semi-locking cleat [7400], a licensed Look copy with decent bearings [7401], SPD with cleat pontoons for road racing [7410] and SPD-R [7700] in quick succession). The reason why people have stuck with SPD-R is not that they couldn't afford to modernise, or that they like the retro look, it's that SPD-R was and is the apogee track clipless.

Quite

SPD-R was and is the apogee track clipless.

Meh, I bought a set and drilled some sidis to fit them when I started working at the velodrome, wasn't overly impressed but given that everything was used and could have been worn out, I'll give the system the benefit of the doubt.

There's also old boys that ride the track on Keywin pedals, I think there's two types, the ones that float on the axle and ones you lock yourself into with a lever underneath? The later may not be Keywin and may or may not have pedal float.

There's also a few that try and ride different variations of standard spds but generally we try and discourage that.

The later, or latter, sound like Cinelli M71, otherwise known as the pedals of death. A pin locates in the shoe plate and they're fine for tt or pursuit but really don't let your feet go when things get crashy.

Cinelli M71, otherwise known as the pedals of death

Reports of deaths are greatly exaggerated. Getting separated from your bike when crashing is also highly overrated.

Reports of deaths are entirely exaggerated, but I'll take the option of foot release every time. I used M71s for years and ground the lever off of one, plus bonus skin, in a crash. Painful and expensive.

Heh. I used to use a pair in TT’s. I also used to race a trike and was out on it one evening to meet up with a pal in Edmonton for a training ride sometime in winter. I pulled up inbetween some parked cars to do a u-turn and I just rolled over on the camber and went tits up. I was clipped into the M71’s and couldn’t reach the lever, couldn’t pull my feet out of the shoes and couldn’t right myself. I had to wait for about 5 minutes until a old guy walking his dog came along and pushed the lever for me. Much embarrassed.

Edit: just found the very pedals in the shop display cabinet. You can’t see it, but I drilled the end plates out. Happy days!

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😍 Laurent Brochard 😍

That's a cool display, what shop is it?

SS, ST, TT junction is making me both angry and confused. Thankfully though, not aroused.
And the rigid Lauf fork? Ahhhh.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Modified-Cannondale-Hooligan-11-speed-Custom/174179262085

The more you look...

Want

A work of art

The more you look...

The better it gets?

Are we really going into the direction of long gravel bikes with tiny stems?

Perfect chance to post mine here.

Wrong thread mate. Does have the tiniest cassette I've ever seen.

Nah, it's as anti as it gets! Love it nonetheless.

You wish it was anti. It’s well nice

I want that bike so much.. How to justify..!

So much yes but so, so much nope!

Have they just shifted the lower fork crown away down the leg? Seems like the fork has very little room to move.