![]() ![]() The Huffy he had decals for in the 1986 Coors race was actually a Della Santa too. I have also been a photographer in the sport of cycling during those days in the 80’s and have a few images of Greg that graced magazine covers during that period as well. I think we can all thank the poor Winter in the Sierra-Nevada mountains in 1976 as having been partly responsible for launching the cycling career of Greg LeMond (he was a free-style skier up until then). This was also the prototype which was used and manufactured by TREK corporation when they contracted to make the LeMond frames and bicycles. Typified by slack seat tube angles (longer top tubes). I used to be the rep for Roland Della Santa, Greg’s first coach and mentor as well as his frame builder and proponent of the laid-back geometry in frames. If your wheel is right underneath you when you are descending, you just don’t have the grip, tracking and stability in the corners.” LeMond insists, “My geometries are not radical.” Instead, he prefers to call them “sensible.Hi guys, thanks for the blog. But a road racer needs longer stays because it descends better, it handles better and it’s more comfortable. There is no reason to have such a short seat stay in the back, unless you’re a sprinter on the track, starting from a standstill. “In recent years, we’ve moved to shorter and shorter wheelbases and there is no foundation for it. Promoting LeMond Geometry, the bikes have a slightly relaxed seat angle, a longer top tube, a slightly relaxed head tube and a slightly longer wheelbase. For the moment, LeMond boasts an elegant steel frame, the Washoe, as well as three limited-edition carbon models: the 1986 TDF Ltd, the 1989 TDF Ltd and the 1990 TDF Ltd. His current collaboration with Time is clearly a starting point and one he plans to expand upon. And although he rarely rides for more than two hours at a time, when he is riding, it is through the eyes of an experienced pro. Entering into conversation about bikes with LeMond will never be short-winded, because even today, more than 20 years after he retired from racing, LeMond is constantly analyzing the bike and its relationship with the rider. But if you talk to them, most want more of a gran fondo bike because they have a better geometry,” LeMond says. “You have to remember that the pros today ride what sponsors give them. Greg Lemond Le Monster Team Z frame 58 cm (c-t) / 56.5 cm (c-c) Columb. ![]() RELATED: See what else is On Test at Peloton’s Service Course From his first self-produced bikes in the late-1980s, to his long-running partnership with Trek, to his most recent collaboration with Time, LeMond has continually promoted top-end performance bikes that emphasize stability and comfort. The HR frame is also difficult but easier to find. Only problem is finding the HM frame is almost impossible. The difference between an HR (high resistance) and an HM (high module) frame is that the HM is slightly lighter and stiffer. Greg LeMond is many things: pioneering Tour de France champion, sports commentator and, most certainly, a passionate bicycle manufacturer. Greg’s frame (and the rest of the Z team) was a TVT Carbone HM model. Get access to everything we publish when you For the 1990 Tour, Lemond plumped for a TVT 92 carbon frame, badged as being a model from his own bike company, and in the colours of his new Z team the French squad managed by Roger Legeay. ![]()
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