So who's riding a Dolan at California?

yourpaceormine
yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
edited February 2009 in Pro race
Watching the Tour of California on Eurosport last night there was a discussion about rebadged frames - "common back in the day but now virtually unheard of" was the answer (I paraphrase). Terry Dolan contacted the commentators with the juicy morsel - "there are 5 Dolans in the peleton".

So who do you reckon is riding a Dolan?

Comments

  • cougie
    cougie Posts: 22,512
    I could maybe see Cav, but dunno who else ?
  • racklever
    racklever Posts: 8
    Should be easy to check
    herculessewhite.jpg
  • Bhima
    Bhima Posts: 2,145
    If they're using them, why are they trying to hide it?
  • schlepcycling
    schlepcycling Posts: 1,614
    Bhima wrote:
    If they're using them, why are they trying to hide it?

    Because their bike sponsor might not like it.
    'Hello to Jason Isaacs'
  • Doobz
    Doobz Posts: 2,800
    I bet dolan bikes are a bit busier then normal today!!
    cartoon.jpg
  • timoid.
    timoid. Posts: 3,133
    Hamilton, Landis, Mancebo, Sevilla and Guttierez, but they are tranquilo about being found out.

    Basso bought a Dolan, but only thought about riding it, while Frank Schleck put a downpayment down, but only for advice on positioning.
    It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.
  • leguape
    leguape Posts: 986
    racklever wrote:
    Should be easy to check
    herculessewhite.jpg

    Which is just a rebadged standard Deddacai Scuro frameset isn't it?
    http://www.atomicecho.com/cycling
  • Kléber
    Kléber Posts: 6,842
    Timoid. wrote:
    Hamilton, Landis, Mancebo, Sevilla and Guttierez, but they are tranquilo about being found out.

    Basso bought a Dolan, but only thought about riding it, while Frank Schleck put a downpayment down, but only for advice on positioning.
    :lol:
  • Chip \'oyler
    Chip \'oyler Posts: 2,323
    So Cav is using a Dolan? Don't they come from the same Taiwanese factory as Scotts? :wink:
    Expertly coached by http://www.vitessecyclecoaching.co.uk/

    http://vineristi.wordpress.com - the blog for Viner owners and lovers!
  • SunWuKong
    SunWuKong Posts: 364
    That Dolan Hercules looks like one made by XDS Carbon, who also make frames for Trek.

    Wu Kong
  • triboy222
    triboy222 Posts: 217
    leguape wrote:
    racklever wrote:
    Should be easy to check
    herculessewhite.jpg

    Which is just a rebadged standard Deddacai Scuro frameset isn't it?

    No, scuros are quite different.
  • JC.152
    JC.152 Posts: 645
    what about those "highroad tech dev" TT bikes. how many are on them? 5 maybe?
  • acorn_user
    acorn_user Posts: 1,137
    JC.152 wrote:
    what about those "highroad tech dev" TT bikes. how many are on them? 5 maybe?

    Those could be the Giants they used last year; Scott does not have a full on TT bike as the Plasma is really a Tri bike and won't fit all the TT guys.
  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    acorn_user wrote:

    Those could be the Giants they used last year; Scott does not have a full on TT bike as the Plasma is really a Tri bike and won't fit all the TT guys.

    So Millar wasn't riding a Plasma in his time on Saunier-Duval?
    Le Blaireau (1)
  • ride_whenever
    ride_whenever Posts: 13,279
    Just out of interest, whats the difference between a TT and an tri bike?
    Neeermad
    Carbon 456
    456 lefty
    Pompino
    White Inbred
  • phil s
    phil s Posts: 1,128
    Tri bikes have fittings for stablisers
    -- Dirk Hofman Motorhomes --
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    DaveyL wrote:

    So Millar wasn't riding a Plasma in his time on Saunier-Duval?

    Let me see if I've got this straight. Scott's road frame is called an Addict. And their TT frame is called Plasma?

    Hopefully one of next years models will be called Reticulocyte.

    :wink:
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    That's a reticulous suggestion.
    Le Blaireau (1)
  • JC.152
    JC.152 Posts: 645
    miller used the UK sport a few times while he was at Saunier instead of Scott PLasma

    http://www.bike-zone.com/road/2007/worl ... -WKR07-308
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    DaveyL wrote:
    That's a reticulous suggestion.

    No need to be crit-ical
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • DaveyL
    DaveyL Posts: 5,167
    Enough of that - we don't want any needle on this forum.
    Le Blaireau (1)

Categories