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  • New Factor TT bike "slick"

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  • Orbea Gain e-bike.. where's the motor?

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    Yes I was just looking at it on internet, for an e-bike it looks quite good, looking at the current poor form of Cofidis perhaps they should invest in a few instead of the Aero.

    The price doesn't seem that bad either.
  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
    I Still rate Aru's Jersey and bike.
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,786
    Orbea Gain e-bike.. where's the motor?

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    Rear hub motor. A bit less hi-tech than the Focus but interesting non the less.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 51,329
    ...looking at the current poor form of the Spanish riders in La Vuelta, perhaps they should invest in a few instead of the large paella portions.

    FTFY
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,786
    Doesn't look so special in this colour scheme, but this is the future. Semi aero, disc brakes and TOTALLY hidden cables. This makes all other bikes look old IMO.
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  • salsiccia1
    salsiccia1 Posts: 3,725
    I hate those hydraulic disk levers, otherwise I'm sort of OK with that (considering my Luddite tendencies).
    It's only a bit of sport, Mun. Relax and enjoy the racing.
  • gweeds
    gweeds Posts: 2,564
    Love the colour and those shifters would look 1000% better just by moving them further down the bends.
    Napoleon, don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes all day. Besides, we both know that I'm training to be a cage fighter.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 51,329
    A different paint job and that would look great.
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 51,329
    What's the difference between this:

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    ...and this?:

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    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • inseine
    inseine Posts: 5,786
    I think this answers the critisisms.
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  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
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  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    inseine wrote:
    Doesn't look so special in this colour scheme, but this is the future. Semi aero, disc brakes and TOTALLY hidden cables. This makes all other bikes look old IMO.
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    Looks like it'll be ridden at 13mph round Richmond Park.
    Ben

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  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,612
    FocusZing wrote:
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    Actual pro bike; in keeping with modern trend for pros to have saddle tilted down.
  • philbar72
    philbar72 Posts: 2,229
    -1 to -7 degrees is the way to go apparently. (higher number is for trackies doing short pursuit stuff).
  • Astana + Team Sky training kit = Movistar 2018

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    Not bad though i like it!
  • hypster
    hypster Posts: 1,229
    Do they imagine adopting sky blue it will make them Sky quick? Must be some sort of marginal gain. :mrgreen:
  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,339
    Looks better than previous Movistar.
    PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 2023
  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,339
    Regarding paint work, outside of Colnago Art Decor, no one can match the custom stuff Ron Jones is doing for Specialized!
    PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 2023
  • awavey
    awavey Posts: 2,368
    hypster wrote:
    Do they imagine adopting sky blue it will make them Sky quick? Must be some sort of marginal gain. :mrgreen:

    no they got some rebranders in to convince them it means "refreshing change expressing more emotion and modernity, resonating in new digital environments with a rejuvenated energy and attitude" :lol:
  • Astana + Team Sky training kit = Movistar 2018

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    Not bad though i like it!

    Hopefully the bikes will look better too now they've get rid of that lurid green
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 51,329
    awavey wrote:
    hypster wrote:
    Do they imagine adopting sky blue it will make them Sky quick? Must be some sort of marginal gain. :mrgreen:

    no they got some rebranders in to convince them it means "refreshing change expressing more emotion and modernity, resonating in new digital environments with a rejuvenated energy and attitude" :lol:

    In other words... "We slapped some better looking paint on the frames 'cos they looked a bit dull".
    seanoconn - gruagach craic!
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,612
    ^^ You all have no taste.
  • FocusZing
    FocusZing Posts: 4,373
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  • m.r.m.
    m.r.m. Posts: 3,339
    https://www.facebook.com/Cyclinghub1/videos/1999139846986289/

    Not sure how to embed a video here. Tough luck and not great for Factor Bikes and their TT Bars. :wink:
    PTP Champion 2019, 2022 & 2023
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 72,612
    nasty.
  • timoid.
    timoid. Posts: 3,133
    Astana + Team Sky training kit = Movistar 2018

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    Not bad though i like it!

    Hopefully the bikes will look better too now they've get rid of that lurid green


    I like the current Movistar colours. The new branding feels uninspired.
    It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired. You quit when the gorilla is tired.
  • bobmcstuff
    bobmcstuff Posts: 11,196
    I think the Movistar kit is decent in and of itself but it looks too much like a Sky/Astana mix. Very like Astana to my mind.
  • Pinno wrote:
    What's the difference between this:

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    ...and this?:

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    Ones made my Colnago and the other by Bianchi :?
  • gsk82
    gsk82 Posts: 3,465
    Pinno wrote:
    What's the difference between this:

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    ...and this?:

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    Ones made my Colnago and the other by Bianchi :?

    Yes ones a Specialisima and the other a c60. The Specialisima will be better.
    "Unfortunately these days a lot of people don’t understand the real quality of a bike" Ernesto Colnago