In preparing to get up the guts to post a picture of my bike/position, I took a pic of my Trek Madone up against the outside wall of my house and sent it to a "non-Slowtwitch" buddy. I explained why I was trying him out first. I explained the typical Slowtwitch responses to position critique posts to him in my email.
This was his response... (I think I may have described this place too well?)
Righteous ride, dude! I do like the carbon color scheme better that the team colors. I notice that you are starting off conservatively, with pictures of the bike only, no rider (probably a self esteem issue from an overly dominant matriarchal figure in early childhood)…and the most sterile photo backdrop you could possibly find on an inhabited planet….with the exception of the 2 humping slugs on the wall just to the left of your water bottle and the rusty nail under your crank.
§ Are you missing the presta valve caps or are you saving nano-grams of rotating mass? I couldn’t see the nut on the base of the valve stems either.
§ The American flag decal is noticeably larger that the Canadian flag decal….are you supporting the war in Iraq more than the peacekeepers in Afghanistan? Warmonger.
§ Your tire logos are indexed differently to the valve position on the front vs. the rear, shame on you.
§ Front skewer lever is in the least aerodynamic position.
§ Weight weenies will say that you need to trim the front derailleur cable back an inch and remove the redundant water bottle bracket hardware; just think of all the weight savings!!
§ Mr. Merckx and Mr. Armstrong would argue that your seat is too nose down; (Eddy had much to do with Lance’s set-up and position, including level seat position).
§ Suppress the Scottish genetic predisposition for frugality and invest in a color coordinated water bottle. Really.
§ The fourth brick from the left on the seventh row from the bottom is ever so slightly discolored.
Will the powers of observation qualify me as an honorary ST member?
Jay
3SIXTY5cycling.com
This was his response... (I think I may have described this place too well?)
Righteous ride, dude! I do like the carbon color scheme better that the team colors. I notice that you are starting off conservatively, with pictures of the bike only, no rider (probably a self esteem issue from an overly dominant matriarchal figure in early childhood)…and the most sterile photo backdrop you could possibly find on an inhabited planet….with the exception of the 2 humping slugs on the wall just to the left of your water bottle and the rusty nail under your crank.
§ Are you missing the presta valve caps or are you saving nano-grams of rotating mass? I couldn’t see the nut on the base of the valve stems either.
§ The American flag decal is noticeably larger that the Canadian flag decal….are you supporting the war in Iraq more than the peacekeepers in Afghanistan? Warmonger.
§ Your tire logos are indexed differently to the valve position on the front vs. the rear, shame on you.
§ Front skewer lever is in the least aerodynamic position.
§ Weight weenies will say that you need to trim the front derailleur cable back an inch and remove the redundant water bottle bracket hardware; just think of all the weight savings!!
§ Mr. Merckx and Mr. Armstrong would argue that your seat is too nose down; (Eddy had much to do with Lance’s set-up and position, including level seat position).
§ Suppress the Scottish genetic predisposition for frugality and invest in a color coordinated water bottle. Really.
§ The fourth brick from the left on the seventh row from the bottom is ever so slightly discolored.
Will the powers of observation qualify me as an honorary ST member?
Jay
3SIXTY5cycling.com