EURO

They take a picture of every bike they ship and post it in a gallery on the website.

https://www.competitivecyclist.com/za...=PHOTO_GALLERY

There's some really stunning rich fat old fart's bikes there, but these two are my favourite.



The E1 is the stiffer, less comfortable, racier version of the C50! It's got Campag's special climber's wheelset! (Hyperon). From CC's description of the frame -


Tee hee - I'm sure he rides for less than 2 hours, but I'm not sure about the chainring...



It's a 'team replica', but do you reckon Floyd goes for that gearing?

I'm sure someone will chip in with the boring old line 'people are free to do what they want with their own money'. My answer?

Shut up.

This gallery does beg the question - is 'Competitive Cylist' really the best name for this business?

timmhaan

so much bike porn on that site. i like it.

biker7

I could outride you on either bike.

George

galen_52657

What we need are some pics of the owners.....

Nothing like a shot of a fat old bald guy in Lycra.... double-stitched seams on his team kit barely containing his beer-gut girth..... some flatlander...who needs a friggin triple to get over a 2% grade...

tiple chainring + 28 tooth rear cog on a friggin sub-16lb racing bike...kill me now...

The_Convert

not to be a stickler or anything but Floyd and the rest of Phonak were on compact cranks for a few of the mountain stages. Not a tripple but still.

clfjmpr44

Does that BMC comes complete with a "Vanishing Twin?"

johnny99

I think it is great that fat bald guys are out riding their bikes instead of drinking beer and watching NASCAR on TV. If an expensive bike makes cycling more fun for them, that is fine with me.

timmhaan

i used to like the BMC team issue, but now it just looks like a NASCAR car to me.

EURO

I don't. On the roads they get in my way and are an eyesore. What about if punching children in the face made cyclng more fun for them, would you still approve?

Here's a CRAZY IDEA. If they are so into cycling, why don't they spend that $8000 on sponsoring a local young amateur? He could be the next Lance. Isn't that a better, more positive contribution to cycling than rolling around the suburbs on a carbon fibre toy?

CardiacKid

'people are free to do what they want with their own money'
But I have to admit you went to alot of trouble to make fun of people who ride triples.

EURO

I have NO PROBLEM with people who ride triples (I rode one for a while). I do however have a MASSIVE PROBLEM with people who ride $6000, UCI weight limit bikes with full Record and a triple. There is a BIG difference.

galen_52657

I don't think they are really ‘riding’ their bikes. I am going to go out on a limb and say that the purchasers are 'latest thing' poseur types with money to burn. They might ride around the block or in to down to get their latte on Saturday morning. It's just another status purchase in a long line of status purchases like the boat, the Hummer, the big house in the gated community and all the other accoutrements of coveted by our gluttonous society.

There is always the outside chance that the owners are elderly and/or live in a mountainous region and thus need a triple. The frames look to large to be women’s bikes but I could be wrong on that.

CardiacKid

3 words- anger management class

sydney

I wonder how they stay so fat,cycling so much??Maybe it's an excuse for double the beer and pizza when the flop down in front of the TV. One guy I see on a regular basis just gets bigger and bigger.I have seen him several times stuffing one of them giant 600 calorie fat dripping muffins in his face a number of times. Just looking at one of them gut bombs clogs my arteries.

cydewaze

I like the BMC bikes a lot, however I prefer the all-black one.

SpongeDad

If you can't elevate yourself, I guess kicking down is all you're left with.

Why does anyone care?

I got passed this weekend by a guy in a sweatshirt and toe clips. Does that mean I shouldn't have a nice jersey or Speedplays? Did I fail some unwritten performance requirement for decent equipment?

On the same ride, I paced with a very fit young woman with a triple on her carbon framed bike. Has she violated the No Triples for Good Riders Rule?

Chester

I would imagine that one could make a general conclusion that it's better for everyone that there are rich dilettantes buying this stuff. They help support the industry and, at least theoretically, amplify economy of scale and total number of different firms in the market.

TexasGuy

This thread makes me sad

You think making fun of somebody that you don't know is better then someobdy spending money to get something he wants?

clfjmpr44

Jealousy can make some people really, really bitter...

timmhaan

when i got my first road bike, i almost had them swap out for a triple. i just assumed it was better having more gear selections but it would have been some extra money. so i didn't do it.

that bike lasted me two years - from complete newbie (and i could have used a triple in the beginning) to having several races under my belt. i no longer need a triple for most things. so, my point is a lot of people start off with different abilities then they end up with. but bikes are expensive so you can't keep buying new equipment everytime you get a little better.

merlinextraligh

So I guess you would have a problem with Roberto Heras riding a triple in the Vuelta, (oh sorry that was Shimano, not Campy, so I guess that was ok)

It appears to me there is a huge amount of jealousy and snobbery underlying this thread. And I'd be careful of whom I made fun. Some of those rich old fat guys may surprise you even with a triple.

chipcom 

They get in your way, awww, poor baby, lets have some government proclaim the roads to be yours and have everyone else stay off of them so you can preen and have mirrors lining them to look at yourself and marvel in your splendor. I'm thinking that punching rude schmucks in the face might just make cycling more fun. HAND

chipcom 

I smell sour grapes. WAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

urban_assault

No, you shut up. So there!

Big frikken deal. Why worry so much, just ride your bike. jeez

galen_52657

Not here... I would rather have the body and the ability than the bike. Money can buy a lot of things, but not 7% body fat and 100th percentile of age group conditioning. That takes time, hard work, dedication and the ability to suffer.