What bicycle brands do you see most where you ride?
09-29-14, 10:42 AM
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Marin County / Northern California the bikes I see the most, in order: Specialized, Trek, Cervelo, Pinarello, Wilier, Cannondale and Giant. I think a big part of the distribution is what authorized retailers there are. I ride a Cannondale and there's only 1 authorized retailer. There are a lot more shops that carry Specialized, Trek, Cervelo, Pinarello and Wilier.
09-29-14, 10:42 AM
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Where I'm at, half of what I see are Treks. The other half is a mixture of everybody else--
09-29-14, 10:55 AM
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Not sure there is a dominant brand but I can tell you that the smartest riders ride Specialized bikes.
Keep in mind that Specialized won the TdF this year and that not only proves their reliability but that they are the fastest bikes.
I am waiting for about 3-5 years into the future when Specialized comes out with an integrated motor into the BB with a more compact battery. Just looking for another 250w or so of supplemented power so I can keep up with CAT 1 bullies with FTP in the 350w range.
Keep in mind that Specialized won the TdF this year and that not only proves their reliability but that they are the fastest bikes.
I am waiting for about 3-5 years into the future when Specialized comes out with an integrated motor into the BB with a more compact battery. Just looking for another 250w or so of supplemented power so I can keep up with CAT 1 bullies with FTP in the 350w range.
09-29-14, 12:54 PM
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09-29-14, 01:49 PM
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Specialized, Cannondale, Trek.
09-29-14, 01:53 PM
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In that case, those that don't ride Specialized with the exception of Contador showed poor judgment and why they crashed during the TdF. This fits with not choosing Specialized as their choice of what to race. Also Contador riding a Tarmac is why his leg healed so quickly and why he went on to win the Tour of Spain so quickly after his devastating injury. Sagan may have won the TdF if he had been on a Specialized. This is hard to say but at least he would have popped better wheelies had he enjoyed the superior weight distribution of a Tarmac or Venge.
09-29-14, 01:54 PM
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Treks...treks all over. Domane, Madone, Emonda, but mostly Madones.
Trek must have some blind person designing the color schemes of their bikes....'cause they ugly.
Trek must have some blind person designing the color schemes of their bikes....'cause they ugly.
09-29-14, 02:09 PM
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Whatever the "boutique" is "curating" at the "moment" is what people around here are "riding". (Mostly Specialized).
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09-29-14, 02:12 PM
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I see Cannondale every morning...wait that's mine!
Ok seriously.... in my small/ little zip code its FUJI-
Ok seriously.... in my small/ little zip code its FUJI-
09-29-14, 02:26 PM
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In that case, those that don't ride Specialized with the exception of Contador showed poor judgment and why they crashed during the TdF. This fits with not choosing Specialized as their choice of what to race. Also Contador riding a Tarmac is why his leg healed so quickly and why he went on to win the Tour of Spain so quickly after his devastating injury. Sagan may have won the TdF if he had been on a Specialized. This is hard to say but at least he would have popped better wheelies had he enjoyed the superior weight distribution of a Tarmac or Venge.
09-29-14, 04:15 PM
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I do not even think I pay attention to peoples bikes or gear is that bad? 
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09-29-14, 04:17 PM
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I don't really notice out on the streets. Probably Spec.
At the CX races, Kona seems to be prevalent.
At the CX races, Kona seems to be prevalent.
09-29-14, 06:32 PM
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Trek. Everybody has a Trek. Everybody's neighbor has a Trek. Every time I see a road bike, it's a Trek. Every time I see a young kid bombing around on a MTB, it's a Trek. Grandparents out enjoying a leisurely ride on comfort bikes, are on Treks! Sheesh... They are all over the place!!! 
The second must ubiquitous brand after Trek is Specialized. Giant, Fuji, and Cannondale are around but not as common.
The second must ubiquitous brand after Trek is Specialized. Giant, Fuji, and Cannondale are around but not as common.
09-29-14, 06:37 PM
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Trek is dominant here.
09-29-14, 07:03 PM
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Mostly Next, Huffy, Mongoose, cheap Schwinn, and Roadmaster. By a large margin . If you can find it at Walmart, you can find it here.
As far as quality bikes go, mostly Trek with some Raleighs mixed in. I really don't see that many Specialized bikes around.
. If you can find it at Walmart, you can find it here.As far as quality bikes go, mostly Trek with some Raleighs mixed in. I really don't see that many Specialized bikes around.
09-29-14, 07:08 PM
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Seems that everyone here except for me own a Cervelo. I even see them hanging in people's garages and never see them being used by said people.