First there was Ron Mexico, now there is Francesco Del Ponte. Frank Vandenbroucke was spotted racing in the amateur Italian circut under the name of Francesco Del Ponte and Italian version of his name. This was after he was sacked by the Unibet.com team for acting like Frank Vendenbroucke. The odd part is that on Francesco’s license, he has a picture of Tom Boonen, and did not hide the fact.
In typical Vandenbroucke fashion he acted like a total douche:
According to the newspaper reports the Belgian’s race tactics consisted of setting a blistering pace at the front of the peloton until most of them dropped off.
After taking a healthy lead over the bunch after around 60km of racing, Vandenbroucke would peel off and head for home before the race finish.
The Segway is bad enough with a range of 24 miles and a top speedof 12.5 mph. Now comes the latest bad product, the treadmill bike! Take a bike and put a treadmill on it. It is like running inside, but outside on a completely unnecessary contraption. The next invetion will be pedal powered legs. Here is a video with people using it. The funniest part is when a guy tries to take it on the bus. Notice they cut away beofre he is on the bus since it does not look like the handlebars will clear.
What can you do with those old set of Mavic MA40s that are tacoed in your basement? Or how can you show the world how much of a gearhead you really are? Well, you answer to those questions is at Bikefurnitire.com.
Check out the various furniture that will make the ladies who visit your bachelor pad know why you shave your legs. Or for those married types, it helps to decorate that little corner of the house where you put your bike and other things.
Cycling and the automotive industry have always had an odd connection. Saturn, Mercury, Chevy (with LA Sherriffs), Ford, FIAT and Skoda are a few of the major brands sponsored all sorts of racing teams. Today I found a link to the Cadillac Bike Store which features various styles of bikes branded with the Cadillac Logo. The bike looks like it is made by Felt (maybe not?) with a Caddy logo on it. For $1,500 which is not that far off of similarly spec’d bikes, you can show your love for Detroit with this bike. Remember, this is the Cadillac of bikes…
