Kykos Bikes / Di Luca

drummer
drummer Posts: 246
edited May 2013 in Road general
How do you think his positive test will affect he sales & prestige of his bikes?
chris

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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,337
    Kykos bikes have any prestige? Never heard of them...

    You have to look if people still buy Trek after the Armstrong debacle...I bet they do
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  • Wheelspinner
    Wheelspinner Posts: 6,733
    ugo.santalucia wrote:
    Kykos bikes have any prestige? Never heard of them...

    You have to look if people still buy Trek after the Armstrong debacle...I bet they do

    The Trek guys can relax now. LA tweeted today how excited he was about his new Parlee being built up at Mellow Johnny's for him. There's another brand crossed off my wish list! :D
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  • pippi_langsamer-2
    pippi_langsamer-2 Posts: 1,470
    Anyone care to mention a high end bike marque that hasn't at some stage been ridden by a droog cheat? I can't think of many personally....
  • Wirral_paul
    Wirral_paul Posts: 2,476
    Do people really care that much that they associate a bike make with a drugs cheat so much that they wouldnt actually buy that make of bike? Frankly - if i tried a Trek Madonne and loved it - then i'd buy it. The fact that LA used to ride one is irrelevant really - and i cant believe a "grown up" would really refuse to ride a Madonne for no better reason than that.
  • sloppyschleckonds
    sloppyschleckonds Posts: 8,019
    Wirral_Paul wrote:
    Do people really care that much that they associate a bike make with a drugs cheat so much that they wouldnt actually buy that make of bike? Frankly - if i tried a Trek Madonne and loved it - then i'd buy it. The fact that LA used to ride one is irrelevant really - and i cant believe a "grown up" would really refuse to ride a Madonne for no better reason than that.

    You do understand why it was called the Madone?
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  • Wirral_paul
    Wirral_paul Posts: 2,476
    SloppySchleckonds wrote:
    You do understand why it was called the Madone?

    Do tell - and why it matters for anyone liking the Trek bikes :?:
  • ed_j
    ed_j Posts: 335
    It was one of Lance's favourite training climbs, the Col de la Madone.
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  • Wirral_paul
    Wirral_paul Posts: 2,476
    Ed J wrote:
    It was one of Lance's favourite training climbs, the Col de la Madone.

    So people should buy a bike because of the name? Honestly??
  • Grill
    Grill Posts: 5,610
    And Domane is an anagram of Madone...

    So what?
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  • ed_j
    ed_j Posts: 335
    Wirral_Paul wrote:
    Ed J wrote:
    It was one of Lance's favourite training climbs, the Col de la Madone.

    So people should buy a bike because of the name? Honestly??

    I couldn't care less personally, but I can see why someone would. They looked at Lance riding so fast and thought blimey, well it's not the bike holding him back... If it can win the Tour de France it must be pretty good, etc. If they then went on to find out he was so doped he could've won it on a tricycle it kind of detracts a bit from how good the bike may or may not have been.
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  • ct8282
    ct8282 Posts: 414
    When I was choosing my bike I decided I couldn't buy a Ribble coz the guy who lives near me has one and he has brown hair. I don't like brown hair, the Ribble brand is tainted now.
  • tomisitt
    tomisitt Posts: 257
    I think the point is that Di Luca has a financial stake in Kykos (I believe) so buying one is putting money directly into the pocket of a serial cheat who used his ill-gotten "successes" and high-profile to establish a brand. That's enough to put me off.
  • ed_j
    ed_j Posts: 335
    tomisitt wrote:
    I think the point is that Di Luca has a financial stake in Kykos (I believe) so buying one is putting money directly into the pocket of a serial cheat who used his ill-gotten "successes" and high-profile to establish a brand. That's enough to put me off.

    Good point sir.
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  • drummer
    drummer Posts: 246
    tomisitt wrote:
    I think the point is that Di Luca has a financial stake in Kykos (I believe) so buying one is putting money directly into the pocket of a serial cheat who used his ill-gotten "successes" and high-profile to establish a brand. That's enough to put me off.

    THIS
    chris

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