Originally Posted by
Dan333SP
My problem with that blue Madone is that it's an absolutely amazing bike and I think it's really unique and looks great, but man... if I owned that thing, I'd feel obligated to be blazingly fast all the time because that thing has "PRO RACE RIG" written all over it and to ride it slowly or be at the back of any group would be doing it a disservice.
Hopefully your buddy that owns it is lapping Cat 1 fields and turning down contract offers from UCI teams to continue saving abused puppies or something.
He is coming up in his field. He is just am instagram friend, not someone I ride with. No way I could hang. He won his first Cat 1 race by a large margin the first time he raced on this bike. Here is a photo of his finish...