MADRID (Reuters) - The Spanish cycling federation (RFEC) has elected Jose Luis Lopez Cerron, the man who delivered the beef to Alberto Contador that the rider said led to him testing positive for clenbuterol in 2010, as its new president.

Lopez Cerron, a former professional cyclist and organizer of Spain's Tour of Castilla and Leon, was voted in at an assembly in Madrid on Saturday, the RFEC said on its website (www.rfec.com).

The 56-year-old bought the allegedly contaminated meat in Irun, a town on Spain's north-west border, before taking it to Astana's team hotel in Pau, France where it was eaten by Contador on the 2010 Tour de France's second rest day.

Hi, I'm very new to the club so I'm not sure if it's ok to post a want-ad in the message boards, so if it isn't please excuse me.  Anyway, my work schedule is not compatable with a lot of the group rides and I was wondering if anyone would like to meet in the Central Park for some laps on weeknights after work.  I am pretty new to riding, but in good shape and would probably ride with the B group if I could ever make a group ride.  I'm in for riding with an A on a slow day (or on a normal day if I want to go fast!), or a C for company and an easy pace.  Basically I have no friends who ride bikes and am dying to make some.  Thanks and I hope everyone has a great weekend!

If e-mail had been around 20 years ago, I wouldn't have this...which I just found. This was read to the club at the February, 1992 meeting.

If you don't know who Greg LeMond is you could be pre-Alzheimer's. That, or wayyy too young for me to know.

And, no, he no longer lives/does business at the address on the letterhead so if you want to thank him for standing up to Lance, you'll have to write him in Wyzata, MN.

http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/30/hybrid-sports-bicycle-eyes-on/

A 140lbs bike does not afford me the ability to pedal (nor the desire).  Even with a low gear ratio, you would not be going fast enough to have enough rotational force to keep the bike upright easily (granted the mass of the weight is very low to the ground).  I could see a combination of pedalling with the electric motor, but given the assumed gear ratio, you would spin out very quickly.

I like the idea, but the combustion engine size makes it unwieldy for a bicycle.  

There is still time.  C'mon somebody!

I have a single speed with fixed/free rear hub that I have been riding around town in the free mode.

I am thinking of flipping it over the fixed side. There are no toe clips on the pedals now.

Question - is it OK to ride a fixie without toe clips or can I get myself in trouble that way?

thanks.

This is my winter project, to build a Carbon Fiber bike from scratch.  After a month of research, ive decided to do a Zipp style beam bike with asymetrial rear stays.  Depending on how the molding process goes, ill include bottle holders at rear below seat or incorporate a bladder system by the head tube like the S-works tri bikes.  

Blue prints have be created based around my current road bike geometry for Front/Rear Axels, BB, Head Tube and Top tube.  This combined with my bike fitting measurements allow for a one size bike geometry (non adjustable seat) that i think makes the design more open feeling.  

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/22/nyregion/civic-virtue-much-maligned-st...