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Re: "PRO" Cycling Discussion
Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 11:43 am
by tymon_tm
elviento wrote:A bit off topic, what worries me is the fact that sponsors are fleeing the sport, with bike manufacturers having to back up teams, like cannondale, bmc, merida, trek, maybe giant next. Meantime chinarellos will keep chipping away their market. You guys will ultimately pay for this. Imagine cycling becoming a thing among a bunch of bike nerds ONLY. I know ppl would like to think manufacturer s are filthy rich. Fact is, they are not. Cycling needs attention and revenue from crowds other than hardcore cyclists to thrive.
IMO it seems pretty natural for bike manufacturers to sponsor pro teams as they are the first in the queue, if not the only one, to benefit if a given team prooves successfull. same goes with clothes/equipment producers, like Selle Italia.
it's no strange either that some teams are sponsored or even owned by companies run by cycling fans. there's probably hardly any profit in running a cycling team, contrary to e.g. football club, where you've numerous possibilities to earn huge money - though even here you get teams backed by large industries who don't quite need that sort of 'advertisement' or recognition). for many said sponsors, cycling is merely a PR thing, or rather a CSR (corporate social responsibility) thing.
Re: "PRO" Cycling Discussion
Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 12:06 pm
by Kjetil
Circles.
Maino, Legnano, Bianchi, Peugeot, Mercier, etc. IIRC the first sponsor from outside the bike industry was Nivea for Magni's team in the 1950s.
Re: "PRO" Cycling Discussion
Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 12:06 pm
by Weenie
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Re: "PRO" Cycling Discussion
Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 5:04 pm
by Guerdi
LA's new bike :
from road.cc
Edit : was wondering about him being on DA but found the answer from the road.cc's article :
"Armstrong has gone for a Shimano Dura-Ace 9700 groupset here. Previously, he had a contract with SRAM but the US component brand terminated it last year in the light of revelations about Armstrong’s doping during his race career – you might have heard about that!"
Re: "PRO" Cycling Discussion
Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 5:13 pm
by prendrefeu
Maybe you should get him to post his bike in the Gallery section.
Re: "PRO" Cycling Discussion
Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 6:29 pm
by Guerdi
It'd have been great if his bike was equipped with campagnolo AND if we had a picture of him riding without a helmet.
That could have become the most legendary thread on ww.
Re: "PRO" Cycling Discussion
Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 6:33 pm
by HammerTime2
Re: "PRO" Cycling Discussion
Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 8:50 pm
by djm
Please, this is the PRO cycling discussion. LA is about as UN-professional as a bicyclist can become, sorry..
Re: "PRO" Cycling Discussion
Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 9:27 pm
by FeitoSpain
I've read Giant. What about Belkin? They say it's gonna be the main sponsor.
Re: "PRO" Cycling Discussion
Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 4:03 pm
by djconnel
With the amazing diversity of Austin custom carbon, Crumpton at the top of the list, but including Alchemy and others, it surprises me to see LANCE on a Parlee. Arguably nobody else whats the negative exposure, but many would still view this as an endorsement by a rider meticulous about every detail for Parlee.
"PRO" Cycling Discussion
Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 4:08 pm
by btompkins0112
Any publicity is good publicity.....not to mention, fans of Lance at least equal (possibly outnumber) his detractors.
Re: "PRO" Cycling Discussion
Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 4:55 pm
by MattSoutherden
Re: "PRO" Cycling Discussion
Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 6:33 pm
by HammerTime2
Apparently, Parlee likes the publicity.
Re: "PRO" Cycling Discussion
Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 6:34 pm
by xnavalav8r
yeah, but that was (supposedly) a borrowed Crumpton.
Re: "PRO" Cycling Discussion
Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 6:58 pm
by stella-azzurra
Is Mellow Johnny's still a Trek dealership?
Re: "PRO" Cycling Discussion
Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 7:24 pm
by HammerTime2
Apparently (or the below websites are all out of date)
Re: "PRO" Cycling Discussion
Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 7:24 pm
by Weenie
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