Does anyone know the new bike - team set ups for 2011, obviously Cervelo are with Garmin, but where are Felt off too?
Also Team Lux are on Treks is that right? HTC are on Spesh, but what about any other moves and GEOX, Pegasus and the like?
Specialized are really sinking some big bucks into the sport.
True, and I wonder if it is paying off in road bike sales for them? Around where I ride, Specialized would be by a long way the LEAST popular road bike brand amongst the race bike fraternity (and sorority!) I see three times as many Colnago out on the roads.
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Maybe that's why the heavy investment. Specialized are fighting an uphill battle against the established dream machines like Colnago.
As an analogy Honda made a superb car in the NSX that was by all accounts wonderful to drive and and much better than a comparable Ferrari in every respect but one, it didn't have a prancing horse logo. You can't just win market share by making the best product, it's way more complicated.
Maybe that's why the heavy investment. Specialized are fighting an uphill battle against the established dream machines like Colnago.
As an analogy Honda made a superb car in the NSX that was by all accounts wonderful to drive and and much better than a comparable Ferrari in every respect but one, it didn't have a prancing horse logo. You can't just win market share by making the best product, it's way more complicated.
Yeah, but how many Accords and Civics have Honda sold.
Specialized make most of their money on bikes under £1000, not the high end stuff.
They just want a champion they can associate their brand with to get brand well known (see Trek and Armstrong from example)
Maybe that's why the heavy investment. Specialized are fighting an uphill battle against the established dream machines like Colnago.
As an analogy Honda made a superb car in the NSX that was by all accounts wonderful to drive and and much better than a comparable Ferrari in every respect but one, it didn't have a prancing horse logo. You can't just win market share by making the best product, it's way more complicated.
The NSX was indeed terrific, and in *some* ways better than a Ferrari, but not all (I've driven the Honda and several Ferraris), but it's biggest problem was cost. Nobody argued it was not a great car, but most figured that it should be cheaper than a Ferrari (or Porsche in particular), and it wasn't, not by much here anyway.
Also, IMO, the "best product" rarely has the most market share. See "Campagnolo" for example...
Runs for the exit.
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Now that High Road are on Specialized, does that mean they change from that awful yellow kit?
Looking at the Spesh they are going to be using, I would guess not...
That's a shame, they only took on the yellow because of Scott.
It's not the yellow that's the problem with the HTC kit, the colours alone are quite good, especially for a TV sport. It's the graphic design. Looks like whoever drew it up could not decide whether it was for a pro bike racing team or a Halloween party. It's just hideous. My LBS has a rack full of the stuff on sale at giveaway pricing, and it's still sitting there months later because no matter how nicely made it is, it just looks effing dreadful.
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Cavendish on a ..... while he checks out the 2011 Worlds
When was that?
Cav In Denmark? I'd have popped over to say hello, and give my regards from Tush... ;-)
“Road racing was over and the UCI had banned my riding positions on the track, so it was like ‘Jings, crivvens, help ma Boab, what do I do now? I know, I’ll go away and be depressed for 10 years’.”
i think htc have just about the best jersey going to be honest. in rotterdam last year and on the roads of east yorkhire there was/ is hardly a more popular jersey
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the new Luxembourg team are on trek this coming season.
not sure what components they'll use though, i guess the Schlecks will do alot of testing to see which brand keeps the chain on best.
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Saxo on Spesh
Liquigas now being co-sponsored by Cannondale
Astana on Spesh
GEOX are on Fuji for 2011.
Ridley with Vacansoleil.
True, and I wonder if it is paying off in road bike sales for them? Around where I ride, Specialized would be by a long way the LEAST popular road bike brand amongst the race bike fraternity (and sorority!) I see three times as many Colnago out on the roads.
As an analogy Honda made a superb car in the NSX that was by all accounts wonderful to drive and and much better than a comparable Ferrari in every respect but one, it didn't have a prancing horse logo. You can't just win market share by making the best product, it's way more complicated.
Yeah, but how many Accords and Civics have Honda sold.
Specialized make most of their money on bikes under £1000, not the high end stuff.
They just want a champion they can associate their brand with to get brand well known (see Trek and Armstrong from example)
The NSX was indeed terrific, and in *some* ways better than a Ferrari, but not all (I've driven the Honda and several Ferraris), but it's biggest problem was cost. Nobody argued it was not a great car, but most figured that it should be cheaper than a Ferrari (or Porsche in particular), and it wasn't, not by much here anyway.
Also, IMO, the "best product" rarely has the most market share. See "Campagnolo" for example...
Runs for the exit.
Focus are on board with Katusha.
HTC are on Specialized.
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Looking at the Spesh they are going to be using, I would guess not...
If you live in or near Sussex, check this out:
http://ontherivet.ning.com/
He's riding a Willier Izoard XP Veloce R5 - with some of the name taped over to hide it. Name taped over on the chainstays also.
That's a shame, they only took on the yellow because of Scott.
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Having seen him on a Wilier, I'm reconsidering!
I'm guessing Wilier are still with Lampre?
Cav's clearly at his winter weight now....
It's not the yellow that's the problem with the HTC kit, the colours alone are quite good, especially for a TV sport. It's the graphic design. Looks like whoever drew it up could not decide whether it was for a pro bike racing team or a Halloween party. It's just hideous. My LBS has a rack full of the stuff on sale at giveaway pricing, and it's still sitting there months later because no matter how nicely made it is, it just looks effing dreadful.
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/lat ... swift.html
Not an easy task for sure.
And if you win the bike, you might also get a 2 year contract to ride with Sky
When was that?
Cav In Denmark? I'd have popped over to say hello, and give my regards from Tush... ;-)
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The Vikings are coming!
not sure what components they'll use though, i guess the Schlecks will do alot of testing to see which brand keeps the chain on best.
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