2017 'PRO' cycling discussion.

[Fiery]

riser stem for bertie. he's trippin in old age.

That's a -6, what he always rode. The shape of the stem and the angle of the picture are probably throwing you off.

[Kayrehn]

weird pro-portions

At least the top tube is dead straight, nice!

[plpete]

riser stem for bertie. he's trippin in old age.

That's a -6, what he always rode. The shape of the stem and the angle of the picture are probably throwing you off.

White saddle and black bar tape?! They're all trippin.

[KWalker]

Do like the THM SRM arms, those are cleaaaannnn

[seaneT1]

Wout Poels new F10 with the new dura ace group and 40 wheels comes in at 7,05...a team so much focused on marginal gains and with the bigger budget in the pro peloton cannot get their racing bikes at 6,8??? Well as a weight weenie I find it unacceptable on behalf of Team Sky!! Do you know which teams have their bikes closer to the limit this year? Last year I remember Movistar having to use metal bars under the saddles ti reach the weight limit for example..

[Kjetil]

Sure but if I was to showcase my product, I'd send a size that looks good. These do not, they look terrible in fact.

If I was to ride it, I'd appreciate one that fit.

Those Vision integrated bars look like an afterthought on that Reacto. But whose bike is it? Very old skool setup. Sombody must be riding with his elbows quite bent.

[martinko]

Wout Poels new F10 with the new dura ace group and 40 wheels comes in at 7,05...a team so much focused on marginal gains and with the bigger budget in the pro peloton cannot get their racing bikes at 6,8??? Well as a weight weenie I find it unacceptable on behalf of Team Sky!! Do you know which teams have their bikes closer to the limit this year? Last year I remember Movistar having to use metal bars under the saddles ti reach the weight limit for example..

Because low weight is not everything, except on this forum

[maquisard]

Wout Poels new F10 with the new dura ace group and 40 wheels comes in at 7,05...a team so much focused on marginal gains and with the bigger budget in the pro peloton cannot get their racing bikes at 6,8??? Well as a weight weenie I find it unacceptable on behalf of Team Sky!! Do you know which teams have their bikes closer to the limit this year? Last year I remember Movistar having to use metal bars under the saddles ti reach the weight limit for example..

The cost of choosing Pinarello as a bike sponsor, a wavy fork and seat stays are seen as more important that the actual performance of the frame. Whatever happened to the ultra-light version that was talked about during the Tour last year?

[spdntrxi]

^ f8xlight is still there

[russianbear]

Wout Poels new F10 with the new dura ace group and 40 wheels comes in at 7,05...a team so much focused on marginal gains and with the bigger budget in the pro peloton cannot get their racing bikes at 6,8??? Well as a weight weenie I find it unacceptable on behalf of Team Sky!! Do you know which teams have their bikes closer to the limit this year? Last year I remember Movistar having to use metal bars under the saddles ti reach the weight limit for example..

It's almost like, bike weight's not that important outside of this forum.

I dig the new Trek kits.

[hjb1000]

I can't believe the auto-lube thing is actually being deployed. Ya think OGE or Orica whatever have performance numbers on them?

That auto-lube product is the most ridiculous thing I have ever seen... on Bikerumor today they have some further info on it installed at the TDU. Some of the photos show the rim brake tracks covered in oil, lol!

[nemeseri]

Any tips for the TDU? I root for Gesink but my bet is on Thomas!

[Rondje]

Australian riders always seem to peak towards TDU so I wouldn't forget Porte, Gerrans and maybe Chaves for his team.

Abu Dabi and Sunweb both white jersey, black sleeve and white helmet. Going to take some time to get used to that. Orica and Movistar also look al lot alike, but different color of helmets.

[ryanw]

Ewan's did well to hold Bennett off.

If Bennett wasn't caught up in the pack, we would have won 100%, just look how fast he came in over the line!

Sagan looked average for him. Didn't really put his all into the sprint and still managed a 3rd.

[KCookie]

Just got back from the city watching the TDU with my 7 year old daughter, she loved it. Was great to see all their new kits and bikes up close, but as pointed out some kits do look similar.