George's Story!

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George's Story!

Postby Toks » Fri Mar 16, 2007 12:07 pm

Goerge I'm intrigued. Last year you appeared to be this fairly laid back club rider who gave it a bit of welly in the hills.

Anyone who rode with you knew you were pretty strong; but you didn't seem like the type who was gonna be a hard core racer. I was marshalling when you got dropped at Palace in the 3/4 race and you just kept going totally unfazed smiling your way around the circuit.

In fact at one point in the summer you just seem to enjoy lovely social rides with your wife/girlfriend (and there's nothing wrong with that :D ).

Now your a dead cert for 2nd cat, in fact if you don't crash I'll put my house on it; you're killing 1st cats in chain gangs. Its fascinating. WHAT HAPPENED DUDE??? :D
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Re: George's Story!

Postby Robh » Fri Mar 16, 2007 2:06 pm

Natural talent perhaps he tapped into?
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Postby -Adam- » Fri Mar 16, 2007 7:08 pm

shouldn't there be something about a spanish doctor in there somewhere!? :wink:

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Postby Stu Merckx Man » Fri Mar 16, 2007 7:19 pm

i think its all to do with when he got the beautiful bianchi, thats when it all started 8)
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Postby Matthew Ives » Fri Mar 16, 2007 8:58 pm

[quote]i think its all to do with when he got the beautiful bianchi, thats when it all started

I think you might have something there, Stu.

Let me explain why George suddenly got so good:
His old steel bike had downtube shifters.
His new Bianchi, on the other hand, had these new fangled STI shifters that kind of confused George a bit. So, George basically stuck the Bianchi in the 53x12 and left it there. In effect george has been riding a single speed 53x12 since last Autumn. That's why he's so strong.
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Postby Dr Frigo » Fri Mar 16, 2007 9:37 pm

I think George ate some mad cow last year

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Which turned him into a mooing racing animal

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Postby Andrew G » Fri Mar 16, 2007 9:52 pm

As Matt says before the bike arrived George was on a heavy steel bike which appears to have given him superhuman strength.

He was still one of the first up every hill on the few Wednesday hill rides I did, and that was on a heavy steel frame complete with rack to add some extra weight :shock: , downtube shifters, and a 42 tooth "small" ring! Compact chainring, whats that?
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Postby Ian A4size » Sat Mar 17, 2007 8:51 am

Matt :lol:

Aero teeth, hes always smiling!
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