2021 PRO equipment thread

[Kjetil]

Saxo Bank (if that’s what Riis’ team was called at the time) changed from Assos to something else mid season.

[pastronef]

Saxo Bank (if that’s what Riis’ team was called at the time) changed from Assos to something else mid season.

Saxo-Bank with Assos? dont remember that

ONCE changed from Nike to Castelli in spring 1998 iirc

[gwilson]

Bahrain had also been using Le Col last year which was the first time a world tour team had. I remember hearing Yanto Barker (Le Col founder and CEO) on a podcast over the winter saying they had a larger partnership with McLaren, who last minute asked if they wanted to sponsor the team when it became Bahrain-McLaren. Once McLaren was replaced, they were basically ghosted by the team about continuing and are now looking for a 2022 world tour contract. There definitely seems to be some odd stuff going on there.

[micky]

Le Col stuff for pro teams are/were made by Nalini.
Exactly like Rapha used to do.

The change from Nalini to Ale probably depends on what kind of contract they had.

[LeDuke]

I’m not sure why Ineos were so deceptive about Pidcock. I very much doubt he was/is hurt. He just wants to race MTBs this summer.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/COUkZPNp ... yuk4saxhpd

Getting the BMC dialed in pretty well.

Can’t tell if he’s on the Syncros wheels or not.

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[Kjetil]

^They were CSC-World Online at the time.
Not an amiable split. Assos were out of the peloton for a long time afterwards.

[robbosmans]

I’m not sure why Ineos were so deceptive about Pidcock. I very much doubt he was/is hurt. He just wants to race MTBs this summer.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/COUkZPNp ... yuk4saxhpd

Getting the BMC dialed in pretty well.

Can’t tell if he’s on the Syncros wheels or not.

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Yes Syncros wheels and cockpit, also using the hardtail

[spud]

Didn;'t know where to post this, but here goes -

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/colnag ... t-auction/

If I'm reading this correctly, for the low price of 5000 Euro, Colnago will sell you a unique digital render of a bike. Not an actual bike. Maybe I lack imagination, but this strikes me as the stupidest Effing thing EVER. Though it confirms what I've suspected for a long time - there's no connection between the price of a real bike, and its actual intrinisc value. it's more about brand and image. Eff Colnago.

[saldegracia]

Didn;'t know where to post this, but here goes -

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/colnag ... t-auction/

If I'm reading this correctly, for the low price of 5000 Euro, Colnago will sell you a unique digital render of a bike. Not an actual bike. Maybe I lack imagination, but this strikes me as the stupidest Effing thing EVER. Though it confirms what I've suspected for a long time - there's no connection between the price of a real bike, and its actual intrinisc value. it's more about brand and image. Eff Colnago.

it's not just a digital render, it's an NFT, so well worth 5000

[guyc]

It's like everything crypto. Moronic, built for tech-bros and wasting actual resources.

Makes me embarrassed to own one.

[AJS914]

Who designed that? Not a single Mapei cube on it.

I have to say that as Colnago's go, that is one ugly mofo!!

[spud]

It would crack me up if an importer somewhere stripped down a bunch of Colnagos and repainted them in this scheme. Or if the Chinese knocked it off.

[maquisard]

At home we have Apple family account (on my credit card!!) - so I end up paying for all App store purchases.

My wife plays some puzzle game with in app purchases and could not go further in the game. That day I found in my email a receipt that she had made an in-App purchase for virtual bombs to proceed in game, €9.99 or some crazy amount.

Everytime she tells me I spend too much money on the bike I remind her she bought some virtual bombs!

[Ritsuke]

EF has done it again. They just won the "alternative jersey" hands down, compared to what Jumbo is doing for the TdF.

[ms6073]

it's not just a digital render, it's an NFT, so well worth 5000

here is a screen render, saved you $5000. Seriously though, after taking a closer look at the renders, I am wondering if that is the next iteration as there are subtle differences such as the joints between tubes and lugs look different as well as the seat post/seat stay junction.