I'm so glad even she looks like a dork

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Originally Posted by aicabsolut

I'm just saying, why do you need a $6300 road bike to do a triathlon in tennis shoes? There are plenty of people out there doing tris on all kinds of equipment, and if that makes them happy and healthy and gives them motivation to train for good causes or whatever, then good for them. I am just kind of irked that she's riding a lot of people's dream bike and she probably could've done just as well on a Dolce. It seems more like a publicity stunt than like she cares about the sport.

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Hey...if I had JLo's money and had to get a bike and I'd raised $127,000, I'd buy whaterver I wanted!!! She deserves it. Specialized sponsered her; they gave her one of their best bikes, not rocket science...

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Originally Posted by Flur

Maybe I'm in the minority here, but I think it's a bit insulting that she really didn't prepare

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erm. she paid dearly for being unprepared. 2:26 for a supersprint?!

I'm not a J-Lo fan, but I applaud her doing the tri.

Who cares what she rode, wore, her time, etc? She seemed to want to do it for the right reasons (raising money).

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Originally Posted by Velobambina

I'm not a J-Lo fan, but I applaud her doing the tri.

Who cares what she rode, wore, her time, etc? She seemed to want to do it for the right reasons (raising money).

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+1 :)

And this 6 months after giving birth to twins. I admire her energy and positive attitude.

She'll probably end up donating the bike to some charity so it will likely end up in the hands of someone who appreciates it.

What chaps my hide is celebs who go on tv and tell me how wonderful they are for recycling their plastic grocery bags....meanwhile, they have 10 gas guzzlers sitting in their driveway, and every room in their 20,000 sq. ft. house has the lights on and the air conditioning set at 68 degrees, and an endless stream of water on their lawns, etc......... ugh!!!!!!!!!!!

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Originally Posted by Aggie_Ama

that blonde from Saved By the Bell Mark whatever, all on Specialized.

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That blonde, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, is no slouch. He's a Cat 2 racer on both road and track. ;) He used to ride for Team Helen's, but I think he's with a San Diego team now.

http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/photos...paul-track.jpg
http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/photos...p-mpclimb2.jpg

As for celebs, a lot of them frequent Cynergy Cycles – a Specialized dealer.

It's kind of a no-win situation if they want to ride seriously. One big star (who shall remain nameless) wanted to join my club/team and there was quite a bit of opposition to it from the membership. No one wants to go on group rides with paparazzi cars swerving around them, blocking their path, or creating other dangerous situations.