Why I will never buy a TREK.
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So, watching this video, I get the following impression. He did some interviews and the media twisted his words. Armstrong and Trek reacted to what the media said--not what he said. Which is what will happen. So, instead of blaming Trek for reacting to fake news, maybe blame the media for stirring up controversy. In other words, take it with a grain of salt.
As for me, I don't buy bikes because of famous racers. I buy brands that I'm familiar with and that are comfortable when I'm on them. In this case, Trek is the brand that I own. I've owned Schwinn and Next before. And various homemade bikes when I was a kid.
As for me, I don't buy bikes because of famous racers. I buy brands that I'm familiar with and that are comfortable when I'm on them. In this case, Trek is the brand that I own. I've owned Schwinn and Next before. And various homemade bikes when I was a kid.
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A better analogy would be that there is a shop which sells only AMC Gremlins and Gremlin-branded parts, and as this is Tokyo, there aren’t so many people interested in buying Gremlins or Gremlin parts. So, if you want a bike jersey, a jacket, a light, or a bag, it will say “Gremlin” or have a “Gremlin” logo on it.
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PROFESSIONAL SPORTS is a BUGGER!
Never had a TREK, but if a dirt cheap one ever passes my way I'll snap it up...
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Think I will start a new thread titled: Why I will never ever say never ever. Ever.
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Also think it's hilarious anyone still thinks Lemond wasn't doping.
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Here is a guy who always plays the victim, his teams always did him wrong. His teammates were never loyal. Had to leave the sport because of doping, although it’s been rampant since he entered the professional leagues and for decades before. His original LeMond cycles was broke before Trek bought it and he blamed his father. Trek dropped him for various reasons including it was not profitable blame’s Armstrong and Trek lawsuits result. Develops a private ski resort and says his partners mislead him and ripped him off lawsuits resulted. Starts a bike trainer company goes broke and blames the distributor and marketing arm. Starts a few more bike companies all end up in lawsuits with Greg declaring innocence. Supposedly forms a company with a new type of carbon frame building system of course ends up in bankruptcy and and lawsuits. Couple years ago we had an E bike company started by Greg people have invested and it’s been crickets ever since.
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My OP wasn't meant to be about Lance Armstrong per se but for a timeline of his career, including doping, this is informative: https://www.espn.com/olympics/cyclin...final-collapse
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My OP wasn't meant to be about Lance Armstrong per se but for a timeline of his career, including doping, this is informative: https://www.espn.com/olympics/cyclin...final-collapse
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It was. That was the whole idea of the post. It is fine, people love to talk L.A. because he will whip up a storm of conversation. This had nothing really to do with Trek or anything it was designed specifically to rehash the L.A. debate. That is fine, I am not attacking you for it, people love to talk about that situation and it is an interesting situation. Love him or hate him it was an interesting time and it easy to get people to talk about.
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Mellow Johnny’s website doesn’t list Specialized (or Allied):
https://www.mellowjohnnys.com/products-brands/bikes
https://www.mellowjohnnys.com/products-brands/bikes
Buddy bought a spec hard tail new from them 3 years ago. Pretty positive I saw an Allez there the last time I was there as well. Allied that I saw might have been a trade in, but it looked brand new.
Maybe it was Colin’s?
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I too thought (and still do think) that the opening post was a swipe at Lance Armstrong. If the OP wanted to explain why they don't wish to buy a brand, they could have discussed that in the opening post along with the video that probably 98% of the people reading this thread didn't watch because it appears to be a LA dig. But the OP of this thread isn't the only person to post like this. Many posters in A&S seem to drop a link in the opening post without any thoughts of their own on the subject.
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