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Bob- With the pressure on them to win, do you think they'd use something they
knew was clearly inferior? BRBR Never said it was...hard to find a truly inferior frameset these days..But whether they use a Trek or not depends on the sponsor, not the frameset. Peter Chisholm Vecchio's Bicicletteria 1833 Pearl St. Boulder, CO, 80302 (303)440-3535 http://www.vecchios.com "Ruote convenzionali costruite eccezionalmente bene" |
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"psycholist" wrote: "Qui si parla Campagnolo " wrote in message ... gevans- At least 4 teams at the TofG are on Trek made bikes. BRBR 'Owns' is an appropriate word..With the $$ they are throwing around. These pros would ride anything...if paid enough. With the pressure on them to win, do you think they'd use something they knew was clearly inferior? No, but they might paint it to match the sponsor-correct style. This once-common phenomenon seems to becoming rarer. You'll still see some teams "cheating" (it's not really cheating, but would you buy a bike that paid endorsers wouldn't ride?) by using their pet TT or climbiing bikes, or non-sponsor wheels for climbs or TTs, but most of the sponsoring makers these days do a pretty good job of covering all the needs of their riders. I think some CSCers used Cervelo's TT bikes even before they were a sponsor, and of course there's the whole Huffy Team bikes thing, where they simply farmed out the frame-making to a boutique company and painted them up. Did Huffy sell team replicas at any point? If anyone wants to give me a free road bike in my size, I promise to race it at least once, -- Ryan Cousineau, http://www.sfu.ca/~rcousine/wiredcola/ President, Fabrizio Mazzoleni Fan Club |
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In article ,
"psycholist" wrote: "Qui si parla Campagnolo " wrote in message ... gevans- At least 4 teams at the TofG are on Trek made bikes. BRBR 'Owns' is an appropriate word..With the $$ they are throwing around. These pros would ride anything...if paid enough. With the pressure on them to win, do you think they'd use something they knew was clearly inferior? No, but they might paint it to match the sponsor-correct style. This once-common phenomenon seems to becoming rarer. You'll still see some teams "cheating" (it's not really cheating, but would you buy a bike that paid endorsers wouldn't ride?) by using their pet TT or climbiing bikes, or non-sponsor wheels for climbs or TTs, but most of the sponsoring makers these days do a pretty good job of covering all the needs of their riders. I think some CSCers used Cervelo's TT bikes even before they were a sponsor, and of course there's the whole Huffy Team bikes thing, where they simply farmed out the frame-making to a boutique company and painted them up. Did Huffy sell team replicas at any point? If anyone wants to give me a free road bike in my size, I promise to race it at least once, -- Ryan Cousineau, http://www.sfu.ca/~rcousine/wiredcola/ President, Fabrizio Mazzoleni Fan Club |
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I think some CSCers used Cervelo's TT bikes even before they were a
sponsor, and of course there's the whole Huffy Team bikes thing, where they simply farmed out the frame-making to a boutique company and painted them up. Did Huffy sell team replicas at any point? Replicas? Why own a replica when you can own the real thing? Ron Hardin (who doesn't seem to frequent these parts as often as in the past) has gotten amazing performance out of stock Huffy bikes. I mean maybe they're selling hopped-up stuff to Ron that even the pros can't get, but it sounds like any normal person can just walk into a *mart store and buy one off the shelf! --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles http://www.ChainReactionBicycles.com |
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I think some CSCers used Cervelo's TT bikes even before they were a
sponsor, and of course there's the whole Huffy Team bikes thing, where they simply farmed out the frame-making to a boutique company and painted them up. Did Huffy sell team replicas at any point? Replicas? Why own a replica when you can own the real thing? Ron Hardin (who doesn't seem to frequent these parts as often as in the past) has gotten amazing performance out of stock Huffy bikes. I mean maybe they're selling hopped-up stuff to Ron that even the pros can't get, but it sounds like any normal person can just walk into a *mart store and buy one off the shelf! --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles http://www.ChainReactionBicycles.com |
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Mike Jacoubowsky wrote:
I think some CSCers used Cervelo's TT bikes even before they were a sponsor, and of course there's the whole Huffy Team bikes thing, where they simply farmed out the frame-making to a boutique company and painted them up. Did Huffy sell team replicas at any point? Replicas? Why own a replica when you can own the real thing? Ron Hardin (who doesn't seem to frequent these parts as often as in the past) has gotten amazing performance out of stock Huffy bikes. I We should see Carl Fogel in these races soon then -- Phil, Squid-in-Training |
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Mike Jacoubowsky wrote:
I think some CSCers used Cervelo's TT bikes even before they were a sponsor, and of course there's the whole Huffy Team bikes thing, where they simply farmed out the frame-making to a boutique company and painted them up. Did Huffy sell team replicas at any point? Replicas? Why own a replica when you can own the real thing? Ron Hardin (who doesn't seem to frequent these parts as often as in the past) has gotten amazing performance out of stock Huffy bikes. I We should see Carl Fogel in these races soon then -- Phil, Squid-in-Training |
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Zeeexsixare wrote:
Mike Jacoubowsky wrote: I think some CSCers used Cervelo's TT bikes even before they were a sponsor, and of course there's the whole Huffy Team bikes thing, where they simply farmed out the frame-making to a boutique company and painted them up. Did Huffy sell team replicas at any point? Replicas? Why own a replica when you can own the real thing? Ron Hardin (who doesn't seem to frequent these parts as often as in the past) has gotten amazing performance out of stock Huffy bikes. I We should see Carl Fogel in these races soon then -- Phil, Squid-in-Training There's a guy I've seen on Mt. Diablo a lot recently with a 7-Eleve "Huffy" in perfect condition - he gets a lot of "knowing nods" but h never sticks around to talk It always stumped me why Huffy would sponsor a pro bike team since I' sure no real cycling fans would buy one thinking it was hot stuff, an the folks who would buy Huffys probably never saw any bike racing especially in those days when TV coverage was almost nonexistent. An Murray sponsored Team 7-Eleven too for a while - I'm double stumped Maybe the CEO's were just magnanimous philanthropists - |
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Zeeexsixare wrote:
Mike Jacoubowsky wrote: I think some CSCers used Cervelo's TT bikes even before they were a sponsor, and of course there's the whole Huffy Team bikes thing, where they simply farmed out the frame-making to a boutique company and painted them up. Did Huffy sell team replicas at any point? Replicas? Why own a replica when you can own the real thing? Ron Hardin (who doesn't seem to frequent these parts as often as in the past) has gotten amazing performance out of stock Huffy bikes. I We should see Carl Fogel in these races soon then -- Phil, Squid-in-Training There's a guy I've seen on Mt. Diablo a lot recently with a 7-Eleve "Huffy" in perfect condition - he gets a lot of "knowing nods" but h never sticks around to talk It always stumped me why Huffy would sponsor a pro bike team since I' sure no real cycling fans would buy one thinking it was hot stuff, an the folks who would buy Huffys probably never saw any bike racing especially in those days when TV coverage was almost nonexistent. An Murray sponsored Team 7-Eleven too for a while - I'm double stumped Maybe the CEO's were just magnanimous philanthropists - |
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