Hmmm…veeeeerrrry interesting. I’m turning 49 this September, and I’ve considered (don’t hold me to it!) maybe trying for a half Ironman or more depending on how motivated I can get. It would be a kick ass age-50 goal.
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Sounds awful. I have serious job envy.
The weather has been atrocious (high winds and rain rain rain), so I’m still indoor (Zwift) riding. Hope you have a good one. 
I did make it out on a ride today. The knee was still sore at the top of my pedal stroke, but the doc said that he put it together tighter than normal (didn’t know he had the option) and to expect it to be that way for another month or two. I was Just happy to be outside on the bike again.
The bike that I rode…a late 80’s steel Michele Dancelli, contract built by Colnago. Updated the groupo in 2010 or so, with SRAM Force. Couldn’t believe that it fit.
The road…
The soundtrack…
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Do you have a torque wrench to make adjustments? 
I figured by now the technology would have a button that allows for options like “sport mode”, “soft ride”, and “all terrain”…
A steel bike on the salt marshes of Charleston? I hope your wife doesn’t mind you hanging that in the bedroom to keep it out of the humidity… Love the retro colors…you need this jersey dude:
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Ha! Going to see him in April and will ask. It’s amazing what they do now with robotic assisted surgery. Google “when can I start running after total knee replacement” to see that you are warned not to lift more than 20 lbs and to forget about anything more stressful than croquet. My surgeon said that there are absolutely no restrictions, and that the knee will last for 40 years.
Didn’t Lemond ride for that team? Not Vuarnet but one on the hat. Great jersey.
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Look at Lemond sporting the disc wheel…!
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Come back here!. Give me my 8 seconds!!
As I said in the COVID thread - I’m really lucky because I’m nearly 2/3 of a season behind in the cycling season. I’m currently on Stage 16 of the Vuelta from 2019 and loving every second of it. I’ve been able to avoid all cycling coverage…so I’m good to go for a while even though everything is being cancelled.
NBC-SN for the iPad is really nice. It has all the replays and doesn’t give anything away with the thumbnails. I’m always watching (or listening) in like one hour bursts as I’m cooking dinner or doing chores. And they are mostly full replays, so you almost always get coverage from the neutralized start to the end and some analysis. I think they are an Australian and an English guy doing the commentary. I’d Google it, but I don’t want to accidentally see any cycling news…LOL…
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Agreed, the spectacle of 150 riders weaving through the ancient roads of Europe is incredibly addictive. I don’t watch it as much as I used to, maybe because the riders look less like human beings these days, but I have to catch Paris-Roubaix every year. Gladiators riding on roads that Romans built.
How do you like your gravel bike Beach?
The cobbles stage of the Tour de France is always a highlight. I remember a few years back Spartacus all covered with grime and dirt just pounding on the front of the peloton. It was glorious.
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Look at this crazy mod!
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Wonder if that modification made the bike heavier or lighter?
Wheels
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My fear is that it loses the shock absorbing propriety of the spokes…
That dude’s video editing skillz are on point. Definitely falls into the “Do It Why?” category…LOL… How does he keep his work area so clean? All that drilling and measuring and clamping - I suspect @Troll might need a cigarette after that video.
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Definitely!
Yeah. The whole ide makes me wonder ”why”? For a display, yes. For riding… Nope.
Meh… Had he used a lathe, though…!
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With those tires, your least problem is shock absorption. 
Take a look at 1:52 to 1:58…specifically at time 1:58, look at the size of the new hole he drilled compared to the prior spoke holes, taking particular notice of the thin margin between the new hole and the side of the hub as compared to the previous spoke attachment point holes.
The stresses put on that hub must now “neck-down” in that narrow area which multiplies the forces they exert on the mechanism. Additionally, those stresses are no longer evenly distributed over the hub (as they were in the many spoke attachment points) but is concentrated in apparently 4 spots.
I predict that one of these holes would be the point of failure is this bike were meant for anything more that the video.
Grades:
Video Production - A
Engineering - F
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IMO, styling vs engineering exercise. Heavier, weaker, catches crosswinds like a sail, requires constant cleaning, but looks very cool. Chopper vs ADV motorcycle.
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I used to watch “American Chopper” (…maybe I shouldn’t admit that…too late) and agree wholeheartedly with @chipwich. The bikes they built looked cool enough but I would’t want to rely on one as my means of transportation.
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