Cheesy or Cool?

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Limited Edition Giant TCR Alliance T-Mobile Replica.


I tried it at a local LBS today for the fun of it. It didn't really fit my secret-version-of-skinny-self-racing. These are the only specs I could find: the Giant website for Canada doesn't list any. I don't know why they'd be that super secret. I could find lists in Chinese and Italian. :confused:

Wouldn't you have your own team name on a bike if you were on a team and living in a fantasy if you weren't? I don't think I'd want to live my delusions of grandeur all that publicly ;).

Is there a market for these things? Apparently they made 50 of them in Canada. Do ppl ride 'em or just collect 'em?

YEEEE....KKKK!!!!

OMG. this is just tad much. I know there are tons and tons of poser guys who want to wear the CSC, Astana, Postie now discovery jersey and so on. But a bike???

yeahhh. if you on a good team with sponsorship of sort, you can get a discount and if you are really REALLY good, you can get a freebie bike with your team name on it.

Then again. I don't want to pop the bubble for some wanna be poser and I'll just mind my own business

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I dunno.
How is that any different from the Trek Madone 5.9 SL with "Discovery Channel" plastered all over it??
I know someone who has a bike (oops - forget the brand) with a Gerolsteiner tag on it.
Personally, I would not get a bike with advertising for anyone other than the bike brand on it....but some people like to flash the team colors.
Different strokes....

It's a cool looking bike- and if you don't hate T-Mobile- might not be too bad. But I thought they were going to stop sponsoring- that might make it "soooo yesterday" pretty quickly.
I dunno- it's a pretty bike nonetheless.

Wonder if you could remove the T-Mobile decals? Sometimes you can. Then it would just be a pretty black and white Giant.

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Originally Posted by liza

Wonder if you could remove the T-Mobile decals? Sometimes you can. Then it would just be a pretty black and white Giant.

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With better components than the reg TCR alliance. :D

I CONFESS! I'm considering it because the componentry is good for the price it's at at my local lbs. But the t-mobile bit is holding me back....I don't wanna look ludicrous and cheesy (which I think the T-mobile bit is). And why not get better componentry at a good price?

The T-Mobile isn't as noticeable as a team kit. I saw a guy wearing a US Postal team kit the other day:eek:
It does have decent components and says Ultegra upgrade is available.

Just my own thing- but I really dislike huge logos of any kind on either my clothes or my bike. I wish all logos would be no more than 1 or 2" big. :cool:

I spend a lot of time carefully removing loud logos from stuff i buy.

I was lucky. I have two of the old Cannondale R1000's with the women's T-Mobile paint jobs. Black with hot pink flames, but nowhere does it say 'T-Mobile'. Now, it DOES say Cannondale in about 10 places...

I think its cool! I would never think you were a poseur. People wear clothes all the time with their favorite team emblems plastered on 'em for basketball, baseball, hockey--you name it. Why should it be any different for cycling? Go for it! And don't don't apologize for it!

I had to be told what t-mobile even was. :p

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Originally Posted by zencentury

The T-Mobile isn't as noticeable as a team kit. I saw a guy wearing a US Postal team kit the other day:eek:
It does have decent components and says Ultegra upgrade is available.

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One of the guys in our cycling group has an old Postal Service kit, along with a bunch of other pro-team jerseys. He loves wearing that stuff. Go figure....

I would get one of those team bikes if I could choose a rider to come with it :eek: :p

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Originally Posted by IFjane

One of the guys in our cycling group has an old Postal Service kit, along with a bunch of other pro-team jerseys. He loves wearing that stuff. Go figure....

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Yeah...but can he ride like he means it?? ;)

DH pondered getting a Jittery Joe's jersey at the CSC Invitational recently. I was surprised, b/c he usually wears only Bike Place jerseys. I think he just liked that it was a coffee product, and he's a bit of a caffeine junky! Unfortunately (?) - they didn't take plastic, and we had no cash. So...no jersey, and DH will continue to fly the flag only for our LBS.

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Originally Posted by teawoman

I don't wanna look ludicrous and cheesy (which I think the T-mobile bit is). And why not get better componentry at a good price?

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OK, I admit this is easier for me to write than to do... ;)

BUT...if the bike is a great deal, and you want it, go for it! If anyone thinks you look ludicrous or cheesy, and actually gives you a bad time about that, then they have much bigger issues than you do! Walk tall and do what you want!