2017 Gear

dav1d1

Get them tattooed on!

kleinstroker

Mwahaha...

Trillion

ocdupalais

Dav1d1 wrote:

Sportful sign a deal with trek official launch 13th January

Those aren't the legs of a potential Tour champion. And what's the point of going to the trouble of getting his winkle to point straight up if they can't get his shorts symmetrical?

ocdupalais

Rick Chasey wrote:

Dav1d1 wrote:

Froome "suffering more than id care to admit" come on pinnomister

I wonder how long Froome's Scorpions last on his training kit.

4 washes?

A team helper flies out with fresh logos in a Jiffy bag.
But 2 other things strike me about this shot...
1) What's with the camp little "fanny pack" dangling off the saddle when there's a dirty great helmet box on his moto pacer to stash his sandwiches and TUEs?
2) No one cares that he got his first pair of novelty Christmas socks from his boy- they are unbecoming of the 2017 Tour winner.

RichN95.

OCDuPalais wrote:

1) What's with the camp little "fanny pack" dangling off the saddle when there's a dirty great helmet box on his moto pacer to stash his sandwiches and TUEs?

He might be doing some non motorpace riding later. Or maybe it's just simpler to keep it on there on a day to day basis.

(Or it might be the battery for the motor)

More to the point, why is he doing uphill time trialling?

m.r.m.

Maybe uphill is just a good way to do intervals.

dav1d1

New TT position

inseine

2) No one cares that he got his first pair of novelty Christmas socks from his boy- they are unbecoming of the 2017 Tour winner.

I guess the whole team will be wearing these this year.

inseine

Pinno wrote:

I always wonder give the current levels of technology that wouldn't it be better to be behind an electric moped or motorbike than sucking in exhaust fumes, flat out uphill?

I was thinking the same thing. If you've ever done any motorpacing, the noise also becomes a massive PITA after a while.

dish_dash

So they've gone from Pink/Blue to this:

gweeds

You'd think they'd be able to afford a fricking English proof reader

timoid.

Poundshop Old Katusha kit.

Richmond Racer 2

It's a snooze

pinno

inseine wrote:

Pinno wrote:

I always wonder give the current levels of technology that wouldn't it be better to be behind an electric moped or motorbike than sucking in exhaust fumes, flat out uphill?

I was thinking the same thing. If you've ever done any motorpacing, the noise also becomes a massive PITA after a while.

Not motor paced as such but I do chase the odd tractor and have chased many a moped (sometimes successfully, sometimes not) and yes, it stinks though it was worse chasing two strokes.

It's not as if electric bikes are slow:

Holy batshit

jimmythecuckoo

dish_dash

Sunweb

dish_dash

Not a huge fan of the new BC kit. But HSBC UK getting very prominent brand positioning which I guess is the point. Still think they should have reverted to being Midland Bank. Would have made the ring fencing clearer but would have diluted the HSBC brand.

ocdupalais

dish_dash wrote:

Sunweb

I'm confused- in a Pub Landlord/Blackadder and "Bob" sort of way... surely the one on the right is the geezer in the middle with a wig on?

rick_chasey

jimmythecuckoo wrote:

If anyone has a Lazer Z1 and wants that British aeroshell, I'll happily give it to you. It's just sitting under my desk at work.

Had to replace mine with a clear one so I didn't look like a total tw@t, but your taste may be different.

Richmond Racer 2

Rick Chasey wrote:

jimmythecuckoo wrote:

If anyone has a Lazer Z1 and wants that British aeroshell, I'll happily give it to you. It's just sitting under my desk at work.

Had to replace mine with a clear one so I didn't look like a total tw@t, but your taste may be different.

Selling skillz :P

inseine

I'm sure it's not everyones cup of tea but it's one of the most coherent kit/bikes combos.

m.r.m.

OCDuPalais wrote:

dish_dash wrote:

Sunweb

I'm confused- in a Pub Landlord/Blackadder and "Bob" sort of way... surely the one on the right is the geezer in the middle with a wig on?

I dunno. All white people look the same to me.

bobmcstuff

inseine wrote:

I'm sure it's not everyones cup of tea but it's one of the most coherent kit/bikes combos.

New Giant TCRs with the sloping top tube and the seat tube/seatstay/top tube join looks a lot like a Planet X Pro Carbon to me... Not a big fan.

inseine

One Pro on Boardman this year. I still don't take to the new graphics especially the Boardman font.

jimmythecuckoo

Rick Chasey wrote:

jimmythecuckoo wrote:

If anyone has a Lazer Z1 and wants that British aeroshell, I'll happily give it to you. It's just sitting under my desk at work.

Had to replace mine with a clear one so I didn't look like a total tw@t, but your taste may be different.

I got a fluro yellow one to replace the GB one.

If I ever ride for GB I might use it.

ovi

Ben Swifts new bike

rick_chasey

Here's a Q.

Why is the black & red combo so popular in cycling?

bobmcstuff

Red's the fastest colour but all red looks cheap. Simple.

bristolpete

Rick Chasey wrote:

Here's a Q.

Why is the black & red combo so popular in cycling?

Rick, it is linked with success evidently, speed and stats. For example, in football, a 2007 study carried out by the University of Plymouth and the University of Durham certainly indicated that red simply enhances performance.The study established that since 1947, teams wearing red in English high level football have been champions more often than could be statistically expected based on the proportion of teams that play in red. Not sure if it transposes to cycling, but could be. In the recent past the shift, based on Team SKY was black and blue which other teams cloned, but historically, would be worth looking at team kits and bikes on a pro-rata success level - though of course negated by Tour jerseys I suppose ?

Maybe it is simply a spinal tap, red is just faster type thing ?

salsiccia1

I bloody hate 4-arm crank spiders. Why did Campag have to go down that road?