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Originally Posted by RoosterCogset
In a roundabout way, I think MvdP is saying that any major bike brand is as good as any other.
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This is the irony of product sponsorship.
The impression sponsors are trying to give is that, "If the best ____ in the world uses brand _____, then brand _____ must also be the best."
But on flip side, you have to ask, "If brand _____ has to actually pay people to use their products, does that mean brand _____ products may not be as good as products that you don't have to pay people to use?"
In the end, it is just a business decision, and not necessarily indicative of how good or bad a product is. About all you can conclude is, "if the best ____ in the world agrees to be paid to use brand ____ products, then brand ____ products must at least be good enough to not seriously impede their performance."
But to answer the questions, "Could you do it? Have you already done it?"
If the sponsor contract was large enough, then certainly I could do it. But no brand with any sense would be interested in associated my (lack of) performance with their brand, so I haven't even had the opportunity to do it.