Cheesy or Cool?

[teawoman]

http://ideal1984.blogspot.com/2007/0...e-details.html

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.

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?

[smilingcat]

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

smilingcat

[7rider]

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....

[Tri Girl]

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.

[VeloVT]

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

[teawoman]

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

With better components than the reg TCR alliance.

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?