Which one would YOU choose?

declan1

If you could have ONE bike from a world-tour pro team, what would it be?

Mine would be a Europcar C59 without a doubt:

alihisgreat

Probably a Pinarello.. although I don't really like the colours of the Sky and Movistar ones

Actually the special edition Cervelos are nice.. as are the new Orbeas.

crescent

One of the Cofidis team Looks for me.

Let's face it, they've not contributed much else, maybe they can win the nicest bike jersey.

smoggysteve

I would kill you and everyone else on this forum for one of these. Or a OP-QS S-Works Venge, I'm easy

declan1

SmoggySteve wrote:

I would kill you and everyone else on this forum for one of these. Or a OP-QS S-Works Venge, I'm easy

It was a fairly close call between this and the C-59!

smoggysteve

When I bought my new Sempre pro, my wife was actually going to let me buy them Fast Forward rims to go with it. I was ready to pull the trigger but I couldn't bring myself to spend a grand on a wheelset no matter how good they look.

declan1

SmoggySteve wrote:

When I bought my new Sempre pro, my wife was actually going to let me buy them Fast Forward rims to go with it. I was ready to pull the trigger but I couldn't bring myself to spend a grand on a wheelset no matter how good they look.

Why on earth didn't you buy them?!? That was a once in a lifetime opportunity

noiseboyfeetman

I'd go for the Lotto Bellisol Ridley.

dmclite-3.0

declan1 wrote:

If you could have ONE bike from a world-tour pro team, what would it be?

Mine would be a Europcar C59 without a doubt:

This one for me.

junglist_matty

The bike I really want is an S5, and with the Garmin team colours looks amazing...

declan1

junglist_matty wrote:

The bike I really want is an S5, and with the Garmin team colours looks amazing...

I would love the S5 if it was more 'level'. It looks tilted backwards, almost as if the rider would fall off the back! Much prefer the R5.

junglist_matty

declan1 wrote:

I would love the S5 if it was more 'level'. It looks tilted backwards, almost as if the rider would fall off the back! Much prefer the R5.

I would prefer the S5 to the R5 as I'm not a climber (once the gradient goes over about 6-7% for longer than a few hundred meters I slow right down to a crawl); my riding style (and bulkier bodyshape) best suits flat routes where I can maintain a fairly high average speed; such routes is where the S5 frameset excels, hence why I'd love one.

Going on looks alone, the R5 (in Garmin colours) is probably a better looking frame...

declan1

junglist_matty wrote:

declan1 wrote:

I would love the S5 if it was more 'level'. It looks tilted backwards, almost as if the rider would fall off the back! Much prefer the R5.

I would prefer the S5 to the R5 as I'm not a climber (once the gradient goes over about 6-7% for longer than a few hundred meters I slow right down to a crawl); my riding style (and bulkier bodyshape) best suits flat routes where I can maintain a fairly high average speed; such routes is where the S5 frameset excels, hence why I'd love one.

Going on looks alone, the R5 (in Garmin colours) is probably a better looking frame...

Yup, I would probably go with an S5 as well just because I can't see there being a HUGE difference on the hills and it would have an aero advantage on the flat. Also, I think that R5 doesn't look right with deep section wheels!

They're both awesome looking bikes though - I'm not saying I don't like them

badly_dubbed

The C59 just surpasses everything for me...













also would have it in the disc version in Grey

smoggysteve

That grey version looks horrendous. Shame as the black and yellow looks superb. Goes to show how much a paint job matters on a bike.

declan1

SmoggySteve wrote:

That grey version looks horrendous. Shame as the black and yellow looks superb. Goes to show how much a paint job matters on a bike.

This. The grey one has Shimano on it too :evil:

limoneboy

SmoggySteve wrote:

I would kill you and everyone else on this forum for one of these. Or a OP-QS S-Works Venge, I'm easy

do you mean like this one!, best bike i have owned nothing has come close and i haven't even looked at a 2013 bike ,its that good.

smoggysteve

limoneboy wrote:

SmoggySteve wrote:

I would kill you and everyone else on this forum for one of these. Or a OP-QS S-Works Venge, I'm easy

do you mean like this one!, best bike i have owned nothing has come close and i haven't even looked at a 2013 bike ,its that good.

I hate you!!!!!

Gorgeous bike. I love my sempre though. I could never do an oltre justice. Think it would become an expensive ornament as I would be too scared to race it.