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Tour De France Showcases Multitude Of Tech

Posted by simoniker on from the legs-go-round-fast dept.

whoda writes "When you think of a bicycle, you most likely think of 2 tires, a chain, some gearing of some sort, and other assorted mechanical bits. However, when Lance Armstrong, Jan Ullrich, and over 180 other riders get together to compete at the Tour de France every year, there is a lot of technology that comes along for the ride too. From Lance's Sunglass'/MP3 Player to the advanced use of composites seen on Tyler Hamilton's time trial bike, there are many examples of high technology making the racers faster through better training, materials and aerodynamics."

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  1. Re:Hmmm by poot_rootbeer · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sunglasses with MP3 playback built in

    I hope Jan Ullrich's cousin Lars doesn't find out about this. He'll be PISSED.

  2. Mp3 Sunglasses by gphinch · · Score: 5, Funny

    So 35 songs for 22 days...how many times can you really listen to 'Eye of the Tiger'?

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    1. Re:Mp3 Sunglasses by Moofie · · Score: 5, Funny

      LANCE!
      LANCE LANCE LANCE!
      LANCE LANCE LANCE!
      LANCE LANCE LAAAAAANCE!

      The rest of this post is non-capitalized filler to get past the lameness filter. The reason I used caps is because you can't do the guitar riff from Eye of the Tiger without yelling. It's un-American.

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  3. Re:It gets a little overboard too by shaka999 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Cycling is just like any other hobby. Its fun to have nice toys. I've yet to hear of a computer that runs faster because it has a window and a light inside...

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  4. Slashdot bias towards bicycles by GillBates0 · · Score: 4, Funny
    When you think of a bicycle, you most likely think of 2 tires, a chain, some gearing of some sort, and other assorted mechanical bits.

    I would like to request that Slashdot drop it's discrimination/bias against unicyclists and tricyclists of the world. The poster assumes that everybody will think of two-wheeled "bicycles" when they think about cycles. This is not the case. I would also like to request all Girls to stop being biased against unicycle and tricycle riders. We are every bit as good as the so called "bicycle" riders.

    Please join the fight against even-wheeled cycle fanatics.

    Thank you.

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  5. Re:MP3 by funwithBSD · · Score: 4, Funny

    35 songs is enough for the entire Cheryl Crow collection.

    That's all he needs.

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