80mm Lightweights and Blythe's Nikes

frenchfighter
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edited August 2014 in Pro race
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  • Italiano
    Italiano Posts: 75
    It will be interesting to see the weight of those LWs as for that kind of deep rims not really sure you'd want a super light wheel (especially on downhills).
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  • symo
    symo Posts: 1,743
    Both

    Look

    Awful
    +++++++++++++++++++++
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Tuft's
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    pina+lw.jpg

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  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    The lightweights look like my 88mm Chinese imports did.
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    How did those turn out to be?
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  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    edited February 2012
    frenchfighter wrote:
    pina+lw.jpg

    Might be a bit more aero if the bar code tag is removed!

    :D
  • napoleond
    napoleond Posts: 5,992
    frenchfighter wrote:
    How did those turn out to be?

    Brill! Set PB on them first time using them, they were stiff and only 100g heavier than a set of Zipp 808s, but cost 280 quid :)
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Haha, nice.
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  • rajMAN
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    symo wrote:
    Both

    Look

    Awful

    +1 :shock:
  • Pigeons in flight
    Pigeons in flight Posts: 282
    Agree - both look hideous.

    I know this is straying into "Road buying advice" territory...but does anyone know if you can still buy Nike cycling shoes new? My old pair have finally died and they have been my fav pair of shoes.

    I wouldnt want a pair like above however!
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  • Omar Little
    Omar Little Posts: 2,010
    Pigeons in flight wrote:
    Agree - both look hideous.

    I know this is straying into "Road buying advice" territory...but does anyone know if you can still buy Nike cycling shoes new? My old pair have finally died and they have been my fav pair of shoes.

    I wouldnt want a pair like above however!

    DMT used to make the Nike shoes so if you like the fit worthwhile checking them out.

    I think the current Nike that the pros use are made by Rocket 7, but not 100% sure on that.
  • Pigeons in flight
    Pigeons in flight Posts: 282
    Omar Little wrote:
    Pigeons in flight wrote:
    Agree - both look hideous.

    I know this is straying into "Road buying advice" territory...but does anyone know if you can still buy Nike cycling shoes new? My old pair have finally died and they have been my fav pair of shoes.

    I wouldnt want a pair like above however!

    DMT used to make the Nike shoes so if you like the fit worthwhile checking them out.

    I think the current Nike that the pros use are made by Rocket 7, but not 100% sure on that.

    Thanks Omar - will do.
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  • frenchfighter
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    New ones. Got worse. How about a win Blythe?

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  • Tom Butcher
    Tom Butcher Posts: 3,830
    He won the sprint challenge at Plouay this weekend if that counts ?
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  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    He won at Paris-Correze beginning of the month, plus sprint challenge at Plouay yday. Clearly he's on fire :D
  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    Blythe's Nikes look far cooler (and cleaner) than FF's B'Twins! :D

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  • cal_stewart
    cal_stewart Posts: 1,840
    Question

    How did adam get the nike deal? Don't seem to be many nikes kicking about and its only high profile riders normally. I might be talking S...
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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Good Q Cal. Wld be interested too.
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  • Vino2007
    Vino2007 Posts: 340
    There's probably a connection with Cavendish as Peter Kennaugh also wears nike shoes.

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  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    Not surprising but another ugly pair for Blythe:
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  • Richmond Racer
    Richmond Racer Posts: 8,561
    Blythe is chav-tastic. Beyond that, I have no words to describe....
  • mroli
    mroli Posts: 3,622
    You're in team kit ALL the time. Nike offer to give you a set of mad and whacky stand out shoes. I'd take them up on it and wear all sorts.
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  • inkyfingers
    inkyfingers Posts: 4,400
    Hopefully his results will start to justify all the exposure at some point.
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    inkyfingers wrote:
    Hopefully his results will start to justify all the exposure at some point.

    Streaker?
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  • dolan_driver
    dolan_driver Posts: 831
    symo wrote:
    Both

    Look

    Awful

    I have to agree with symo on this one. It seems anything goes these days when it comes to shoes but this pair are taking the urine. One can only assume he lost a drunken bet over the Christmas holidays and this is the result.

    As for the wheels, if they don't have at least 28 spokes, all of them shiny stainless steel twinkling in the sunshine, and nice black flat profile alloy rims, I don't want to know. Those carbon wheels are no doubt very efficient but they just look terrible.

    DD.
  • Yellow Peril
    Yellow Peril Posts: 4,466
    Kennaugh's look like they were labelled by his mum so they don't get mixed up with Timmy's when he's at home.

    I like Blythe's spotty shoes but the orange and black one's above look like a Prince-Bet Lynch fusion.
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  • LutherB
    LutherB Posts: 544
    he just needs to borrow something from Cippolini to complete the look
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