2015 Gear

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andyp

That's made my eyes bleed.

Anonymous

I quite like the bike, but the kit is terrible, is there not a pair of blue arm warmers anywhere, that would improve it.

frenchfighter

Fluro bike and shoes are good with the regular kit but the colour combo with Sagan's kit is just wrong.

dish_dash

I'm usually a fan of fluro but that just makes an already ugly kit horrible...

thegreatdivide

CGRenn wrote:

Also have Quick-Step lost Zipp as there Wheel supplier ?

No SRAM = no Zipp. As with Saxo they've moved to Dura Ace and Roval. AG2R are now on SRAM so they're on Zipp wheels.

type:epyt

frenchfighter wrote:

Fluro bike and shoes are good with the regular kit but the colour combo with Sagan's kit is just wrong.

The trouble is that it starts to look like those idiots that buy a black commuter bike and then stick flourescent tape all over it so they can be 'visible'.

Plus, Italians do it better ...

rick_chasey

Always surprised by how upright Sagan sits.

Wheelspinner

Rick Chasey wrote:

Always surprised by how upright Sagan sits.

I was thinking similar, and wondered if this was because Spesh have not yet built him a special frame. There was a feature somewhere on his Cannondale which noted it was a custom frameset with the top tube of a 58 cm frame fitted to the head and seat tube of a 54, making a very long low position. This Specialized bike looks to have a much taller headtube than his old machine.

rick_chasey

Wheelspinner wrote:

Rick Chasey wrote:

Always surprised by how upright Sagan sits.

I was thinking similar, and wondered if this was because Spesh have not yet built him a special frame. There was a feature somewhere on his Cannondale which noted it was a custom frameset with the top tube of a 58 cm frame fitted to the head and seat tube of a 54, making a very long low position. This Specialized bike looks to have a much taller headtube than his old machine.

Nah, not the first time I've noticed.

He's quite happy bending his arms at the elbows when he's racing, but he's always quite upright, even on the drops.

On Hoods

Usual drop position


I blame the non-road background.

lostboysaint

frenchfighter wrote:

Fluro bike and shoes are good with the regular kit but the colour combo with Sagan's kit is just wrong.

Flouro bike and shoes are very, very old hat.

inseine

SRAM wireless in Tour Down Under

philbar72

Rick Chasey wrote:

Always surprised by how upright Sagan sits.

looks like a club runner... not aero at all. needs a longer top tube or a 230mm stem.

ddraver

Easier to pull wheelies innit

Suspect Rick is right though, it's a throwback to his glorious heroic MTB background!

inseine wrote:

SRAM wireless in Tour Down Under

:shock: :shock: :shock:

inseine

ddraver wrote:

Easier to pull wheelies innit

Suspect Rick is right though, it's a throwback to his glorious heroic MTB background!

inseine wrote:

SRAM wireless in Tour Down Under

:shock: :shock: :shock:

Frame manufacturers are going to have to find neater ways of treating the holes in the tubes now that they have manual/wired/wireless options. The Focus uses black tape..................

andyp

I'd have thought Shimano are well on their way to a wireless groupset too.

To be honest, I've always thought wired electronic shifting was a half way house and that a fully wireless experience was always going to be where it ended up. It's much neater and the only real challenge is how you power the front and rear mechs.

inseine

andyp wrote:

I'd have thought Shimano are well on their way to a wireless groupset too.

To be honest, I've always thought wired electronic shifting was a half way house and that a fully wireless experience was always going to be where it ended up. It's much neater and the only real challenge is how you power the front and rear mechs.

Yes, instead of having to remember to charge the battery i assume you now have to remember to charge 4!

Anonymous

wireless charging

cgrenn

CGRenn wrote:

Anybody note Cavs shoes in this VT?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/30736418

Hope he hasn't gone back to Nike! as I Just Brought the S-Works CVNDSH Shoes yesterday!

Looks like hes Definitely gone back to nike.... :?


http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/photos/ ... ase/331734

inseine

coriordan wrote:

wireless charging

Yeah , when you're riding in a bunch you could just suck the power from everybody elses batteries

Pokerface

There's something about wireless charging and the thought of electricity just randomly passing through the air that unsettles me. I realise this isn't how it actually works, but.... well, you know.

Anonymous

Will it electrocute my tin foil hat?

Paul 8v

Pokerface wrote:

There's something about wireless charging and the thought of electricity just randomly passing through the air that unsettles me. I realise this isn't how it actually works, but.... well, you know.

Not quite, but close! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikola_Tesla

jscl

Pokerface wrote:

There's something about wireless charging and the thought of electricity just randomly passing through the air that unsettles me. I realise this isn't how it actually works, but.... well, you know.

I know a 'company' that is about to start doing testing on digital gearing, bike computers and wireless setups.

They believe that these can be manipulated in close-ish proximity. For example, an unexpected gear change being forced or stats being manipulated. Looking forward to seeing the results. But yeah, as with all things that aren't hard wired, there's always going to be a way in.

frenchfighter

Cofidis Orbea...looks good until you see the whole thing.

andyp

frenchfighter

Cavendish back on nike.


Bontrager aero helmet

FransJacques

Good point, he's gone for a negative rise stem too. They need to get the factory in Taiwan cracking on that.

And no more repainting your last year's frame until your new sponsors' bike is dialled in. Too many internet geeks. My fave was Tafi's 'Cervelo' C40. Back then digital cameras were about 1 megapixel so no concerns with being spotted.

frenchfighter

salsiccia1

frenchfighter wrote:

I do hope that's only his training kit, and that he'll wear the proper white champs jersey. That kit last year was mint.