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  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,642
    Depends who holds the upper hand in that negotiation. In this case I'd argue that Astana have the money and they get to pick who provides their bikes rather than the other way around. Argon 18 are lucky they get into the WT given that Bora dropped them for Sagan...

    So quite right that Astana want their national colours and def no soviet red... ;)
  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,455
    dish_dash wrote:
    Dimension Data for Qhubeka kit out...

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    Cav looking in tremendous shape. Probably not finished! ;)

    DD kit looks nice. Best iteration so far.
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,090
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    yourpaceormine wrote:
    The Astana kit is much nicer with the black shorts. At first I did wonder if the yellow bands were still some tie in to Livewrong and the Tedious Texan (but that was ages ago); I'm sure even with their darker bits of 'history' Astana are keen to distance themselves from that period.


    Many many dark moments from their history to choose from, mind

    Lovely, weren't they?

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  • kleinstroker
    kleinstroker Posts: 2,133
    stunning new bikes, far better than those shitty Specialized

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  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    ^fair play, that's pretty nice (at least to this luddite, as far as modern bikes go)
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • dinyull
    dinyull Posts: 2,979
    Is that a full FSA groupo? I knew they were trailing the prototype last season.
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    M.R.M. wrote:
    dish_dash wrote:
    Dimension Data for Qhubeka kit out...

    cybaixuwqaedte__670.jpg
    Cav looking in tremendous shape. Probably not finished! ;)

    DD kit looks nice. Best iteration so far.


    DiData jersey much improved without the stripes
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,653
    Stripes don't work if you need to break them up with big blocks for sponsor names etc.
    _
  • kleinstroker
    kleinstroker Posts: 2,133
    fundacontador team bike

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    Christ those bikes don't get any better looking
  • dinyull
    dinyull Posts: 2,979
    And a Rotor full groupo. Be interesting to see if they're still riding it in races.
  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    kleinstroker wrote:
    fundacontador team bike

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    That's pretty depressing. Suspended sentence at least.
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • specialgueststar
    specialgueststar Posts: 3,418
    FdJ new woman's team kit
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  • ridgerider
    ridgerider Posts: 2,852
    Salsiccia1 wrote:
    kleinstroker wrote:
    fundacontador team bike

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    That's pretty depressing. Suspended sentence at least.

    Take another look at the Argon stem/stack arrangement and tell me the Look is somehow less elegant/aero...
    Half man, Half bike
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,398
    kleinstroker wrote:
    stunning new bikes, far better than those sh!tty Specialized

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    I like Argon 18 bikes and I like this colour scheme.

    If I'm being picky, that would look better with slightly shallower rims.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,653
    People basically like the argon 'cos it's a classic shape with (relatively) thin tubes.
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  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    People basically like the argon 'cos it's a classic shape with (relatively) thin tubes.
    Cyclists are basically pretty conservative.
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  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    People basically like the argon 'cos it's a classic shape with (relatively) thin tubes.

    Yep. But I think bike design reached its pinnacle in the Colnago Master with C Record Deltas :wink:
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,788
    I know Deltas are 'the' brakes (I even had a Colnago with Deltas) but I've never really liked them aesthetically.
    http://cyclinganddesign.blogspot.fr/
  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,455
    Well not that many 20 somethings are able to spend 6 grand plus on a bicycle. Hence the views expressed tend to skew older.
    PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 2023
  • kleinstroker
    kleinstroker Posts: 2,133
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    People basically like the argon 'cos it's a classic shape with (relatively) thin tubes.
    Well I always disliked those bent upwards top tubes of Speshs and others
  • yourpaceormine
    yourpaceormine Posts: 1,245
    I see Louis Vuitton are in talks to buy Rapha. Seeing as they have bought Pinarello (or are in the process of buying them) I would not be surprised to see Pinarello& Rapha being a double header for future sponsorship deals (assuming the Rapha deal goes through). Sky in Rapha again once the Castelli deal is up?
  • durhamwasp
    durhamwasp Posts: 1,247
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,090
    What's with that strange, oversized rear mech?!
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  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,455
    That is the oversized pulley from Ceramic Speed.
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,090
    M.R.M. wrote:
    That is the oversized pulley from Ceramic Speed.

    Oh yes, that eye watering expensive addition that will save you 0.0003 nano watts of energy.
    I think i'll eat an extra Kola bottle instead.
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  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    durhamwasp wrote:
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    Absolute rip-off of Team Wiggins and Rapha

    Target motif, colours, even the bloody typeface
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,642
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    durhamwasp wrote:
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    Absolute rip-off of Team Wiggins and Rapha

    Target motif, colours, even the bloody typeface

    A tad sensitive RR... agree on the similarity of the target motif and colours... but red and white are the country's colours. And to nitpick, the typeface is clearly not the same... look at the I...
  • Richmond Racer 2
    Richmond Racer 2 Posts: 4,698
    dish_dash wrote:
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    durhamwasp wrote:
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    Absolute rip-off of Team Wiggins and Rapha

    Target motif, colours, even the bloody typeface

    A tad sensitive RR... agree on the similarity of the target motif and colours... but red and white are the country's colours. And to nitpick, the typeface is clearly not the same... look at the I...


    Nah, its ripped off, Dish

    Presumably the red represents the blood-letting of anyone who has been deemed a dissenter or opponent
  • dish_dash
    dish_dash Posts: 5,642
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    dish_dash wrote:
    Richmond Racer 2 wrote:
    durhamwasp wrote:
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    Absolute rip-off of Team Wiggins and Rapha

    Target motif, colours, even the bloody typeface

    A tad sensitive RR... agree on the similarity of the target motif and colours... but red and white are the country's colours. And to nitpick, the typeface is clearly not the same... look at the I...


    Nah, its ripped off, Dish

    Presumably the red represents the blood-letting of anyone who has been deemed a dissenter or opponent

    Let's face it, the Wiggins logo or colour scheme is hardly original either... :wink:

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