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one minute at 7W/kg!
(Source: app.strava.com)
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The basis for the current Brompton crank (via STRONGLIGHT: produit)
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The Brompton chainset upgrade/swap thread
very helpful thread on alternatives to the stock Brompton JIS Square taper 119mm bottom bracket, the Shimano Octalink v1 square taper one being the most promising I think.
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How To Track Stand Like a Pro (by globalcyclingnetwork) - really good clear guide
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I fancy riding up this some day (via Mt. Vesuvius from space: Photo of volcano from space station.)
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"Fuck me, what a rider! Attack! Attack! And then attack some more in a style we’ve not seen in men’s road racing for years. By about the fifth time she shot off the front, through a wall of wet road spray, on yet another suicide mission I was smitten. When you dream about bike racing, this is what it looks like - aggressive, assertive, passionate, hard, EPIC."
Glorious writing from Andy Waterman ViCiOUS VELO: Olympics: FuckYeahWomensRoadRace
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What the fun race was like - Rapha Supercross 2012 - rider footage (by Adrian Wain)
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"Brompton has reported a jump in annual sales and profits as commuters in crowded cities such as Seoul and Tokyo get the folding bike bug. Profits at the London based bike manufacturer surged nearly 50% to £1.6m in the year to 31 March while sales rose by a quarter to £16.7m."
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Colin Ross in Mourne Mountains, Northern Ireland on MPORA, nice bit of Skee-Lo in the soundtrack
(Source: mpora.com)
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Amazingly quick bike swap in the junior men’s worlds road race, Quentin Jauregui showing his cross skills
(Source: vimeo.com)
