I have only recently started watching competitive cycling on OLN, but I did find it strange that I didn't see anyone out there on a vanilla, or a merlin or a litespeed. Half of them were on giants or other taiwan bikes; I might have seen a single LeMond but I wasn't sure. I know lance trains on handmade treks from their R&D department, but it would seem 50 year old roadies up the street have way better bikes than the average pro cyclist.

Lance may have had confidence in the bike, but I am also sure it wasn't his absolute favorite bike in the world. He has to have a litespeed or a campy or a handmade Sky Yaeger somewhere in his stable that he would've rather been riding, right?