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Old 02-02-10, 09:54 PM
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Dear Cervelo Haters,
Quit hating just 'cause you can't roll with an S3.

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it's not about the bike.
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Originally Posted by Flatballer
it's not about the bike.
true 'dat - it's about my deep pocket eh?
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I heard there's a new item they are considering for the analogy section of the GRE:

"Cervelo is to bicycle, as __________ is to food.

a. McDonald's
b. Melba Toast
c. Spam
d. Haggis
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Originally Posted by Flatballer
it's not about the bike.
Is so.
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Originally Posted by patentcad
Is so.
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Originally Posted by patentcad
Is so.
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Weren't you building up an S2?
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Originally Posted by Flatballer
it's not about the bike.
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Is so.

It is kinda hard to do this whole "cycling" thing without one...
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Originally Posted by grafik1979
Weren't you building up an S2?
i is
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i is
You will like it.

But let's face it. It's no Scott Addict.
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If you wade through all the MTB talk in this historical video, you'll find that even Hitler wanted a Cervelo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TGH7vBC2nw
Last edited by Walter; 02-03-10 at 10:32 AM. Reason: Profanity in the subtitle. Can it be embedded on a different frame?
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i don't hate cervelos, just disappointed. of all the bikes i tested at interbike, the s3 and the r3 sl were very unimpressive compared to the other bikes it rode. and i really wanted to like them
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Originally Posted by zzzwillzzz
i don't hate cervelos, just disappointed. of all the bikes i tested at interbike, the s3 and the r3 sl were very unimpressive compared to the other bikes it rode. and i really wanted to like them
Test rides are meaningless for a number of reasons.

No Cervelo for you.
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Has a Cervelo ever won the TdF? Nope.


Would I ever buy a bike from someone who buys milk in a bag? Probably not.
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So if someone buys a Trek they will win the TdF? Your logic is screwy.
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Oh, eight times too.
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Originally Posted by Atol
Has a Cervelo ever won the TdF? Nope.


Would I ever buy a bike from someone who buys milk in a bag? Probably not.
wait what??

so sastre didn't win it in 2008?
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Originally Posted by Atol
Has a Cervelo ever won the TdF? Nope.


Would I ever buy a bike from someone who buys milk in a bag? Probably not.
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So if someone buys a Trek they will win the TdF? Your logic is screwy.
This may be. However, the milk argument is sound.
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Originally Posted by zzzwillzzz
i don't hate cervelos, just disappointed. of all the bikes i tested at interbike, the s3 and the r3 sl were very unimpressive compared to the other bikes it rode. and i really wanted to like them
You weren't at Interbike.
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Originally Posted by patentcad
If you wade through all the MTB talk in this historical video, you'll find that even Hitler wanted a Cervelo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TGH7vBC2nw
Hitler was a hipster...

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Assumption is the mother of all eff-ups. You just effed up.

I don't hate Cervelo's. I actually think they're pretty cool. They're just not like me. I'm more of a Giant man.
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These videos are golden. Are there anymore?
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