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Old 07-28-2014, 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by mgm777 View Post
I remember watching a video interview of one of the team mechanics discussing this issue. On this particular team, the sentiment expressed by the mechanics was that the bikes were owned and maintained by the team wrenches and simply loaned out to the riders. I don't know if that sentiment is shared by all the teams in the peloton, but could help explain why the bikes are simply tools to get the job done, not things to be worshiped.
Wih the domestic pros that get to keep their bikes for resale at the end if the season, you would think that they would maintain them to maximize resale, but that was not always the case. No I am not naming names.
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