Banker Bikers

el_presidente
el_presidente Posts: 1,963
edited March 2012 in Commuting chat
Last night's Standard:

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/health/banker-bikers-7565912.html
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    viewtopic.php?f=40012&t=12841881

    Pay attention at the back ;).
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  • el_presidente
    el_presidente Posts: 1,963
    oh bollocks
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  • cjcp
    cjcp Posts: 13,345
    el_presidente wrote:
    oh bollocks

    Which is exactly what a lot of people thought about the article :)
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  • sketchley
    sketchley Posts: 4,238
    You can say bollocks on here?
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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Sketchley wrote:
    You can say bollocks on here?

    You can say them but can't see them ;).
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  • pete54
    pete54 Posts: 488
    What is bespoke about a Venge? Handmade steel frame maybe, but that would be too tasteful for a City banker.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    pete54 wrote:
    What is bespoke about a Venge? Handmade steel frame maybe, but that would be too tasteful for a City banker.


    Boonen's just been given one for M-SR

    So far, from Saturday onwards anyway, only him and Cavendish will have ridden them in the pro-peloton.

    It's basically a stiff aero bike which McLaren ' helped' develop.

    So basically it's the closest thing to a super-car for a bike. (from a marketing perspective anyway).

    Presumably that explains the love it gets from those with a propensity to conspicuous consumption.
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  • pitchshifter
    pitchshifter Posts: 1,476
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    pete54 wrote:
    What is bespoke about a Venge? Handmade steel frame maybe, but that would be too tasteful for a City banker.


    Boonen's just been given one for M-SR

    So far, from Saturday onwards anyway, only him and Cavendish will have ridden them in the pro-peloton.

    It's basically a stiff aero bike which McLaren ' helped' develop.

    So basically it's the closest thing to a super-car for a bike. (from a marketing perspective anyway).

    Presumably that explains the love it gets from those with a propensity to conspicuous consumption.

    I am pretty sure Goss won MSR on a Venge...
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    pitchshifter wrote:
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    pete54 wrote:
    What is bespoke about a Venge? Handmade steel frame maybe, but that would be too tasteful for a City banker.


    Boonen's just been given one for M-SR

    So far, from Saturday onwards anyway, only him and Cavendish will have ridden them in the pro-peloton.

    It's basically a stiff aero bike which McLaren ' helped' develop.

    So basically it's the closest thing to a super-car for a bike. (from a marketing perspective anyway).

    Presumably that explains the love it gets from those with a propensity to conspicuous consumption.

    I am pretty sure Goss won MSR on a Venge...

    Quite right!

    http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/p ... 011-29668/

    Still, point remains - it's a pretty prestigious selection of riders who race on it.

    After all, he did win the thing ;).

    goss_venge.jpg
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