2020 Pro Race Gear

pinno

specialgueststar said:

bobmcstuff said:

Isn't the frame actually made in China or Taiwan?

De Rosa and Ribble had the same frame at a time with about a 2 grand difference for the badge

Buy the Ribble frame and send it to Atlantic boulevard for a £250 respray then?

What's meant by 'European Cofidis'? Suggests other paint jobs for other parts pf the world.

specialgueststar

pinno said:

specialgueststar said:

bobmcstuff said:

Isn't the frame actually made in China or Taiwan?

De Rosa and Ribble had the same frame at a time with about a 2 grand difference for the badge

Buy the Ribble frame and send it to Atlantic boulevard for a £250 respray then?

What's meant by 'European Cofidis'? Suggests other paint jobs for other parts pf the world.

or spend what you would on the de Rosa and get a Wilier

European- European champions livery

inseine

bobmcstuff said:

Isn't the frame actually made in China or Taiwan?

tell me the frames that aren't made in Asia...

pinno

specialgueststar said:

...or spend what you would on the de Rosa and get a Wilier.

I did

See The Brazilian beach volleyball team http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinarello001/7235614114/

Wheelspinner

inseine said:

bobmcstuff said:

Isn't the frame actually made in China or Taiwan?

tell me the frames that aren't made in Asia...

Aren’t the top line Colnago C64 (and predecessor lugged carbon ones) still made in Italy?

Parlee maybe?

But yes, very few carbon frames are made anywhere outside Asia I think.

gsk82

Wheelspinner said:

inseine said:

bobmcstuff said:

Isn't the frame actually made in China or Taiwan?

tell me the frames that aren't made in Asia...

Aren’t the top line Colnago C64 (and predecessor lugged carbon ones) still made in Italy?

Parlee maybe?

But yes, very few carbon frames are made anywhere outside Asia I think.

https://youtu.be/tijgNEqBfh4

I looked in to the c60 a few years ago. I think they get the carbon from any Italian supplier to. Who knows who their supplier's supplier is though.

shipley

ocdupalais said:

RichN95 wrote:

Wheelspinner wrote:

m.r.m. wrote:

Just add an "O".


Understated paint job. Should survive crashes well. :P

Has he given up the O-rings?

It looks like he had them on in Japan





Spot which berk in this photo who is smashing his brakes on into the corner and who is also coming back from career-threatening injuries incurred from an incident of an unwise, it turns out, high speed fuckwittery.

How come you get away with criticising “the great one” yet when I try it I get rounded on...;)

shipley

ocdupalais said:

RichN95 wrote:

Wheelspinner wrote:

m.r.m. wrote:

Just add an "O".


Understated paint job. Should survive crashes well. :P

Has he given up the O-rings?

It looks like he had them on in Japan





Spot which berk in this photo who is smashing his brakes on into the corner and who is also coming back from career-threatening injuries incurred from an incident of an unwise, it turns out, high speed fuckwittery.

How come you get away with criticising “the great one” yet when I try it I get rounded on...;)

philbar72

specialgueststar said:

bobmcstuff said:

Isn't the frame actually made in China or Taiwan?

De Rosa and Ribble had the same frame at a time with about a 2 grand difference for the badge

I don't think its that one though. one of the lower end frames. that pinifarina one is a one off, no one else does it.

bobmcstuff

inseine said:

bobmcstuff said:

Isn't the frame actually made in China or Taiwan?

tell me the frames that aren't made in Asia...

Yeah but the post claimed it was italian made. It isn't.

inseine

bobmcstuff said:

inseine said:

bobmcstuff said:

Isn't the frame actually made in China or Taiwan?

tell me the frames that aren't made in Asia...

Yeah but the post claimed it was italian made. It isn't.

I think you misunderstood the post but it's no big deal

jimmythecuckoo

Quite a bit of newness in this article.

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/2020-tour-down-under-training-rides-gallery/

Sci con glasses seem to be the rage with NTT.

Movistar switch from Endura to Ale and Oakley to 100%

Sunweb get Roka glasses.

Lotto Soudal to Ekoi and DQS back to Oakley.

pinno

gsk82 said:

https://youtu.be/tijgNEqBfh4

Dream time.

Pity they didn't adorn it in Campag.

rick_chasey

I’m as Euro snob as they come but nothing to say bikes made in Europe are actually superior in any way, right?

ddraver

Where's your sense of Continental Pride! Bet you don't care if bIg BeN BonGs fOR BRexIt oR Not....

pinno

ddraver said:

Where's your sense of Continental Pride! Bet you don't care if bIg BeN BonGs fOR BRexIt oR Not....

Big Ben's big dong?

pinno

BTW, I hate these new smiley icons, they look like something out of a kiddies book.

rick_chasey

Hadn't realised Movistar are on SRAM this year - dropped campag.

dish_dash

rick_chasey said:

Hadn't realised Movistar are on SRAM this year - dropped campag.

Ja man, where you been?

They have also moved to discs, which I suspect is a big driver of moving over to SRAM. I know people complain but I've been very happy with my SRAM AXS disk set up.

rick_chasey

Yes.

Curious to see if they are riding them in the mountains.

m.r.m.

dish_dash said:

rick_chasey said:

Hadn't realised Movistar are on SRAM this year - dropped campag.

Ja man, where you been?

They have also moved to discs, which I suspect is a big driver of moving over to SRAM. I know people complain but I've been very happy with my SRAM AXS disk set up.

Over on weightweenies there are people who prefer Campagnolo discs over Shimano for breaking performance?! Shame Campy is being phased out more and more. I always liked there being variety.

pinno

I doubt you could say that Campag is being 'phased out'. I think it's more about size of company and marketing as well as retail pricing.
Shimano's net sales in 2017 $3.2 bn as opposed to Campag's $11m.
So, the fact that Campag still survives is testament to the quality of their product.
SRAM's net sales $500+ million, quite remarkable really given how new they are to the market - 1990 iirc.

Between Shimano and SRAM, both companies can offer much cheaper deals to furnish bike teams or even give them components for free(?).
Campag is still privately owned.

So Campag in comparison to both Shimano and SRAM is diminutive. It would be a shame to see Campag fold.
The thing (the soul?) that makes Campag different would probably be lost if it were to be turned into a PLC but unfortunately, it maybe the only route to survival.
How they compete with Shimano and SRAM, I have no idea.

Indemnity: some of the figures may be ever so slightly incorrect but that's all I had to hand.

andyp

Think you missed a zero off of that Campagnolo sales figure. Their revenue is around the €120-150 million mark I believe.

pinno

Yes I did miss a zero.

But Campag is much smaller a company than Shimano.

Hard to get figures for campag. This article goes in to some detail:

https://www.bicycling.com/bikes-gear/a20018740/can-campagnolo-survive/

thegreatdivide

That article is from 2011. It's 2020 and Campagnolo are still around, it's not being phased out by anybody, the company is not going to fold (what a load of tosh) and their equipped teams have already started ripping up the Pro peloton!

daniel_b

@poptart242 ,

I saw your post you made about owning Sutro glasses, is that the original or S (Smaller) ones?

I have a bit of a peahead, so have just ordered one of each to try, but noticed Oakley Custom have 20% off currently, plus 11% through TCB, so may end up ordering through them as can specify colours for each section.

My biggest concern is the lack of unobtanium ear socks on the arms, and the fact it is just the nose and temple bit that are meant to keep them in place.

How do you find them in that respect?
I'm wondering about the possibility of buying earsocks meant for another model and fitting them over the arms....

Also, what lens did you go for - I'm thinking 24k Gold Prizm or Jade Prizm - lens options are limited for custom alas.

Thanks

Dan