2013 Gear

Richmond Racer

Think the story goes that he helped out another geezer change his tyre on said geezer's bike

tailwindhome

Cannondale kit to be unveiled on Saturday.

(I'm quite excited by that. Not sure why.)

EKIMIKE

If a TdF champ walks into your bike shop and buys a new tyre 'cos his one is 'shredded' would you hand him the tyre and let him get on with it? No. You'd fit it yourself, treat him like royalty and hope to get some good publicity for the shop.

greasedscotsman

Richmond Racer wrote:

Think the story goes that he helped out another geezer change his tyre on said geezer's bike

From FF's story, he needed a new tyre and the 'geezer' needed some air in his tyres.

EKIMIKE wrote:

If a TdF champ walks into your bike shop and buys a new tyre 'cos his one is 'shredded' would you hand him the tyre and let him get on with it? No. You'd fit it yourself, treat him like royalty and hope to get some good publicity for the shop.

Actually, good point. I would ask him if he wanted it fitted, if he did, I would charge him for it!

mroli

Rapha Condor JLT bike and kit:





Switched to Campag Record EPS from Shimano this year.

LeicesterLad

That bike is pretty sexy.

TMR

They need a stem colour change on that Condor frame. White is not right.

greasedscotsman

The Mad Rapper wrote:

They need a stem colour change on that Condor frame. White is not right.

And then add some white bar tape?

thegreatdivide

mroli wrote:

Rapha Condor JLT bike and kit:





Switched to Campag Record EPS from Shimano this year.

Swoon! That's smashing.

frenchfighter

Anything British, you guys all over it.

Richmond Racer

And anything Spanish and you're all over it like a fly with 2 day-old paella

thegreatdivide

frenchfighter wrote:

Anything British, you guys all over it.

That bike reeks of Italy! The tyres let it down – should be Vittoria.

lostboysaint

thegreatdivide wrote:

mroli wrote:

Rapha Condor JLT bike and kit:





Switched to Campag Record EPS from Shimano this year.

Swoon! That's smashing.

That

Pross

frenchfighter wrote:

Anything British, you guys all over it.

Come on Frenchie, I'd have thought that would be up your street. Fairly restrained except for the Boras. A little bit of pink on the frame as with previous versions would have been nice. The team kit is about the only one I would consider buying purely because it doesn't look like the usual lycra billboard.

Paul 8v

It does look pretty nice to be fair

jimmythecuckoo

Any sign of Madison/Genesis kit yet?

frenchfighter

Pross wrote:

frenchfighter wrote:

Anything British, you guys all over it.

Come on Frenchie, I'd have thought that would be up your street. Fairly restrained except for the Boras. A little bit of pink on the frame as with previous versions would have been nice. The team kit is about the only one I would consider buying purely because it doesn't look like the usual lycra billboard.

Oh, it is a nice bike I agree. I just don't get how if anything British gets posted then people are all over themselves commenting. There are 100s of photos on here with worse and nicer bikes and they get few responses. I don't mind it per se, just can't associate with it.

TMR

greasedscotsman wrote:

And then add some white bar tape?

^ This TBH.

Pross

frenchfighter wrote:

Pross wrote:

frenchfighter wrote:

Anything British, you guys all over it.

Come on Frenchie, I'd have thought that would be up your street. Fairly restrained except for the Boras. A little bit of pink on the frame as with previous versions would have been nice. The team kit is about the only one I would consider buying purely because it doesn't look like the usual lycra billboard.

Oh, it is a nice bike I agree. I just don't get how if anything British gets posted then people are all over themselves commenting. There are 100s of photos on here with worse and nicer bikes and they get few responses. I don't mind it per se, just can't associate with it.

I'd like it and comment no matter whether it was British or not. There's been plenty of people fawning over the other pro kit I like - Colombia Coldeportes. I'm still not sure which of the Wilier photos is their team version though, the first one that you posted was too garish for my taste but the subsequent toned down picture was very nice. Most pro team kit looks crap in my opinion.

frenchfighter

Liz Hatch riding for Zannata



http://www.cycleliveplus-zannata.be/

Pross

Has she ever actually won a bike race or is she just employed for the publicity she gets for her looks?

lucan2

Pross wrote:

Has she ever actually won a bike race or is she just employed for the publicity she gets for her looks?

Who cares? At least she has her kit on in this photo :roll:

ad_snow

frenchfighter wrote:

Liz Hatch riding for Zannata



http://www.cycleliveplus-zannata.be/

Prefer her in the 'kit' in the Maxim shoot..

EightOhEight

frenchfighter wrote:

Liz Hatch riding for Zannata



http://www.cycleliveplus-zannata.be/

For a moment I thought this was another of those awful !!!! adverts with the dodgy tart.

gsk82

frenchfighter wrote:

Oh, it is a nice bike I agree. I just don't get how if anything British gets posted then people are all over themselves commenting. There are 100s of photos on here with worse and nicer bikes and they get few responses. I don't mind it per se, just can't associate with it.

i think its because britain appears to be the only country in the world capable of producing a kit with a degree of class and sophistication. i suppose we are the world leaders in most things "taste" so it isn't surprising.

prawny

I really can't wait to see the Madison-Genesis bike, and it'd be the same if they weren't a British team/manufacturer I likes metal bikes.

On the subject of the Rapha bike, colour scheme is better than most but the shape is a bit meh. If only we could teach the Italians to tone down their paint schemes we'd be on to a winner.

frenchfighter

Lotto pics:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kristofram ... 461683417/

frenchfighter

Kit wise nothing takes my fancy apart from the Blanco kit as it is simple and different (don't fancy the typeface though)


Bike wise, also not so great, but these are fine:




(without the decals)

(without stupid tape)

AG2R's bike however is total class for me:

prawny

frenchfighter wrote:

AG2R's bike however is total class for me:

YES!

That said, I quite like the brown shorts too.

That colnago int too bad either.

frenchfighter

They should make kit as classy as this: