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AstraMonti · 22-07-2010, 10:38

Fantastic photos here

niceonetom · 22-07-2010, 10:47

That's quite cool.

07Lapierre · 22-07-2010, 10:59

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Originally Posted by AstraMonti

Fantastic photos here

Great photo's...the only thing that hasn't changed over the years is the mountain itself! Still tough, very tough!

E@gle. · 22-07-2010, 11:00

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Originally Posted by Jawgap

At the risk of sounding daft - are there any gears on that bike????

Not a daft question, There is a piece in cycle sport this month where another guy does the same thing. There is just 2 gears i think a single front chain ring and a 2 on the back

nitrogen · 22-07-2010, 11:28

Post of the year!

"Vous êtes des assassins! Oui, des assassins!" roared Octave Lapize as he went over in 1910. And then the man died as a fighter pilot - some life.

ROK ON · 22-07-2010, 13:53

AFAIK Kelly will ride some or all of the Tour de Munster this year. Last year Ligget did it with him.
Cant wait. I am going to get him to sign that photo of him on the Tourmalet hopefully.

Then i will bring home the pain (or is that what he'll do).

Bob_Latchford · 22-07-2010, 13:57

great stuff lads. Kelly mentioning Irish lads on the way up just then

jwshooter · 22-07-2010, 14:45

i wounder will sean do his tour of waterford on the bike he won the paris-Roubaix or Liege-bastogne Liege wearing Kas kit .

that would be cool .

blorg · 22-07-2010, 15:12

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Originally Posted by jwshooter

i wounder will sean do his tour of waterford on the bike he won the paris-Roubaix or Liege-bastogne Liege wearing Kas kit .

that would be cool .

He generally does it in his An Post-Sean Kelly team kit on a team bike (Principia.)

cdaly_ · 22-07-2010, 18:01

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Originally Posted by Lumen

Coming down wouldn't be much fun either. Are those rod brakes?

Looks like it. Rear is a standard cable-caliper but the fron is a rod brake pushing a shoe onto the tyre tread! I wonder how effective those are?...

petethedrummer · 22-07-2010, 18:32

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Originally Posted by cdaly_

Looks like it. Rear is a standard cable-caliper but the fron is a rod brake pushing a shoe onto the tyre tread! I wonder how effective those are?...

ah you'd be grand with a bit of back pedalling.

goldencleric · 22-07-2010, 19:33

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Originally Posted by petethedrummer

ah you'd be grand with a bit of back pedalling.

Harmon was saying it was a singlespeed not fixed ...

... also mentioned that back in the day nobody rode fixed, they had specially made freewheels that weren't commonly available ... did not know that

DominoDub · 22-07-2010, 19:56

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Originally Posted by niceonetom

More pics anywhere? I want to see him on the bike.

I reckon Kelly would have fitted right in amongst the hard men of the first tours.

Lookin Hard in 1983 !

Hermy · 22-07-2010, 20:55

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Originally Posted by DominoDub

Looks like he's really going for it there.

petethedrummer · 22-07-2010, 21:47

Here's a quick video Kelly's famous Time Trial in the 1985 Nissan Classic. It's tagged wrong on youtube as 1984 Milan San Remo. Here's an article on it for anyone who doesn't know the story.

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22-07-2010, 10:38	#31
AstraMonti Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Dublin Posts: 3,447 Adverts \| Friends	Fantastic photos here

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niceonetom Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: The Pain Cave Posts: 4,284 Adverts \| Friends	That's quite cool.

22-07-2010, 11:28	#35
nitrogen Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Orbiting a nuclear fireball 149 million km away. Posts: 693 Adverts \| Friends	Post of the year! "Vous êtes des assassins! Oui, des assassins!" roared Octave Lapize as he went over in 1910. And then the man died as a fighter pilot - some life.

22-07-2010, 13:53	#36
ROK ON Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 5,724 Adverts \| Friends	AFAIK Kelly will ride some or all of the Tour de Munster this year. Last year Ligget did it with him. Cant wait. I am going to get him to sign that photo of him on the Tourmalet hopefully. Then i will bring home the pain (or is that what he'll do).

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Bob_Latchford Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 393 Adverts \| Friends	great stuff lads. Kelly mentioning Irish lads on the way up just then

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jwshooter Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: wexford Posts: 4,555 Adverts \| Friends	i wounder will sean do his tour of waterford on the bike he won the paris-Roubaix or Liege-bastogne Liege wearing Kas kit . that would be cool .

22-07-2010, 21:47	#45
petethedrummer Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: dundalk/dublin Posts: 6,137 Adverts \| Friends	Here's a quick video Kelly's famous Time Trial in the 1985 Nissan Classic. It's tagged wrong on youtube as 1984 Milan San Remo. Here's an article on it for anyone who doesn't know the story.