A Bike Story Worth Reading

Australia is a land of very high quality bicycle racers, with track riders especially good at high level events such as Olympic games and World Championships.


To succeed at this level all factors must be aligned...........and the very best equipment used. Small errors cannot be tolerated- with Shane Kelly's pedal clip error in the final of the kilometre time trial event in the 1996 Olympics being a classic example.


This story concerns the development of the bike used by track riders in Australia at major events since about 1999, and including the 2000, 2004, 2008 Olympics.


http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2011/s3109543.htm


This link leads to a story about this bike, the Bike Technologies or BT bike, with a characteristic curved top tube. The bike is fantastic - riders just rave about it. But there is a dark side - intrigue, possible illegal activities by the Dutch cycling authorities and some funny things occurring.


Definitiely worth reading if interested in cycling.