The Hell of the North

[imajeepster]

i love how those motorcycles haven't changed since WW2.

[Gromitdog1]

What kind of seatpost does merckx have? Seems to be a weird place for what looks like a bolt head and its perpendicular to the road.

[macdonaldjohnd]

1976- Marc DeMeyer, not Merckx. Also, Merckx messed with his saddle to alliviate his back pain, not to experiment with a new position

[JesseReith1]

1976; Merckx

and now, 2010; CANCELLARA!! congrats btw ;-)!

[prettyshady]

Those saddles with the bolts at the top of the seat post are slow and difficalt to work on

[08x21]

Jørgen Leth :)

[NullUnit2]

I could easily handle the neutralized part of that race.

[MagaCow]

@NullUnit2 no you couldnt ! ;P

[CWake1]

Anal about his saddle, hahaha

[sjl62]

Also, too bad Hinault wasn't around yet -- he could have cleared those protesters out real quick.

[robieski]

A saddle can be a bitch

[sjl62]

Good ol Merckx -- never missing a chance to be anal about his saddle.

[sjl62]

Huh? Why did I get thumbs down for that comment? It's true! Merckx was famous for always adjusting his saddle height whenever he had a moment. He was a perfectionist with his equipment. Maybe people thought I was criticizing him for it?