Questions about bike hire abroad and everything light bike related. No off-topic chat please
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Nefarious86
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by Nefarious86 on Tue Jan 17, 2017 1:21 am
tymon_tm wrote:mentok wrote:So I guess put me in the 1% that actually like Sagan's bike. Looks better than Hansen's if nothing else - you might "admire" his drop for some strange reason, but that doesn't make it look at all aesthetically pleasing. Sagan's bike is ridiculously over the top and I love it for that.
idgaf about weight - i'm just here to talk about bikes and their riders...
I love Sags' bike too. the only issue is the ridiculous stem bulge thingy that looks really crappy, but the rest is pure.. gold
From a marketing stand point it works 1000%
I think it's bullshit over the top but also love it because of it
LouisN wrote:Latest news from Specialized: "We just bought the exclusive rights for the color gold and all the colors of the rainbow stripes now. So anyone using these colors will be sued...!"
Louis
Care to show me on the dolly where the big bad company hurt you...
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borist
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by borist on Tue Jan 17, 2017 1:36 am
Marketing 101.
Make stupid product that everyone has an opinion about.
Everyone talks about it, posts pictures etc.
Everyone knows about the products with little to no money paid for media.
Specialized have even said it is a PR stunt and Sagan has no intention of racing it. IMO, it's working pretty well
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LouisN
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by LouisN on Tue Jan 17, 2017 2:28 am
nefarious86 wrote:Care to show me on the dolly where the big bad company hurt you...
It's humor. Read the previous posts.
Louis:)
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Nefarious86
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by Nefarious86 on Tue Jan 17, 2017 5:36 am
LouisN wrote:nefarious86 wrote:Care to show me on the dolly where the big bad company hurt you...
It's humor. Read the previous posts.
Louis:)
Apologies, missed that, the stupid has been a little strong in this place lately haha.
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Dr.Dos
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by Dr.Dos on Tue Jan 17, 2017 10:07 am
borist wrote:Marketing 101.
Make stupid product that everyone has an opinion about.
Everyone talks about it, posts pictures etc.
Everyone knows about the products with little to no money paid for media.
Specialized have even said it is a PR stunt and Sagan has no intention of racing it. IMO, it's working pretty well
Yes it's working. But only working as intended for total morons digesting everything labeled "new" || "pro" || "exclusive". I'm disgusted as I cannot avoid it. So it's somehow working for me as well.
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Dr.Dos
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by Dr.Dos on Tue Jan 17, 2017 12:45 pm
mentok wrote:^^ yeah, sometimes i'm scared of having fun too.
There is so much quality social-media PR from e.g. Lotto-Soudal, LottoNL, Cannondale, even Astana. And then you have big S and T plus Sky on the other hand, ruining the fun. Ignorant. Spam. For morons.
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spud
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by spud on Tue Jan 17, 2017 6:07 pm
Norregard wrote:Nefarious86 wrote:Stage 1
Jesus, how does that even work without doing a faceplant!
Amen. Looks like his center of mass is only a few inches behind the front axle, I can't conceive how he does this and keeps the rear wheel in contact with the ground.
It does, however, allow a MASSIVE bike throw.