View Full Version : you have to give Ridley credit
AngryScientist
07-15-2014, 07:02 AM
for their retro paint jobs this year. i like the faux lug on the fork, nice touch IMO. bikes looking great with simple paint, campy and boras. nice.
http://d25pj63blmhnvu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Tour-de-France-stage-20-13.jpg
http://cdn1.coresites.mpora.com/rcuk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_1743.jpg
sillverchevy
07-15-2014, 07:09 AM
Agreed. The paint may not appeal to all, but I find it refreshing, clean. Which model is this?
Elefantino
07-15-2014, 07:10 AM
I'm hoping that post-Tour we can pro deal the yellow one.
kramnnim
07-15-2014, 07:13 AM
Dang, those seatstays. Wonder how thick the carbon walls are.
s_curran
07-15-2014, 07:25 AM
Really nice in comparison to most of what else is out there.
thirdgenbird
07-15-2014, 07:28 AM
Best paint and kits on the tour.
stephenmarklay
07-15-2014, 07:30 AM
The yellow one is sharp for sure.
54ny77
07-15-2014, 07:32 AM
awesome photo. that there hurts! :cool:
http://d25pj63blmhnvu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Tour-de-France-stage-20-13.jpg
christian
07-15-2014, 07:37 AM
Bora Ultra 35. So nice.
Matthew
07-15-2014, 07:55 AM
I think the bikes look great. Have always loved panels. Simple and classic.
wallymann
07-15-2014, 08:00 AM
Best paint and kits on the tour.
truth. want. all.
oldpotatoe
07-15-2014, 08:01 AM
Best paint and kits on the tour.
Yup, Euro frame company, SR EPS, Campag Bora, yup
Climb01742
07-15-2014, 08:03 AM
Agreed. The paint may not appeal to all, but I find it refreshing, clean. Which model is this?
For mountain stages, I think they ride Heliums.
Llewellyn
07-15-2014, 08:11 AM
Great looking bikes :banana: There's a lesson there for the other frame manufacturers.
binxnyrwarrsoul
07-15-2014, 08:14 AM
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oldpotatoe
07-15-2014, 08:25 AM
All the correct boxes checked, imo.
Plus one, best looking bikes and kit this year.
Dark label Bora 35's, yum yum.
Yup, like the great big 'Joker' on the bibs. Nice, understated jersey with the back being different from the front, I like 'em.
thirdgenbird
07-15-2014, 08:34 AM
The simple black bibs and white shoes/helmet are a great way to finish things off.
soulspinner
07-15-2014, 08:39 AM
best paint and kits on the tour.
+1
RonW87
07-15-2014, 08:57 AM
Straight steal from Flandria (old and new), but agreed, nice to see a classic looking bike in the peloton.
bobswire
07-15-2014, 08:59 AM
I don't believe they expected to be wearing the yellow jersey and when they did this was an easy and fast fix, turned out to be a stroke of genius. Love it.
shovelhd
07-15-2014, 09:01 AM
Yup, like the great big 'Joker' on the bibs. Nice, understated jersey with the back being different from the front, I like 'em.
I really like the paneled jersey.
oldpotatoe
07-15-2014, 09:04 AM
I really like the paneled jersey.
Me too, I'd wear one. I only wear team jerseys if they are sponsored by Campagnolo, past or present.
Lewis Moon
07-15-2014, 09:07 AM
I've come to be really turned off by the "I see you're bland, I'm pretty freakin' bland too" black carbon look that seems to permeate the market. I want color. I want it in great, huge gobs. I need a cross between a Hindu garment dying festival and a college acid trip. I want a tomato fight in Spain. I want Marco Pantani’s Mercatone Uno uniform flashing by at 60mph.
I want color.
rustychisel
07-15-2014, 09:07 AM
typeface is heinous, IMHO
s_curran
07-15-2014, 09:14 AM
Also, anyone know what bike has a simple red top tube, otherwise all black? I noticed it the other day and thought it looked pretty cool, but wasn't paying attention to whom is was.
Per usual, I think the Canyons look great, but that's only because of the great type. I could do without the rest.
pgrizzwald
07-15-2014, 09:16 AM
Definitely the best looking bikes of the tour, in my opinion.
texbike
07-15-2014, 09:18 AM
I've come to be really turned off by the "I see you're bland, I'm pretty freakin' bland too" black carbon look that seems to permeate the market. I want color. I want it in great, huge gobs. I need a cross between a Hindu garment dying festival and a college acid trip. I want a tomato fight in Spain. I want Marco Pantani’s Mercatone Uno uniform flashing by at 60mph.
I want color.
^This! I really like Ridleys (and can't figure why in the world they sell for such a HUGE discount to other brands in the 2nd hand market), but am not really a fan of the paint schemes on these bikes being used in the Tour. The schemes are just too simple and don't seem modern enough for the Tour.
Texbike
gearguywb
07-15-2014, 09:19 AM
Seconded. They look like bikes should. Purposeful, clean, understated.
christian
07-15-2014, 09:31 AM
typeface is heinous, IMHOThis. I can't even look at those bikes because the typeface is so bad and distracting. It's the bicycle equivalent of an angry public letter in Comic Sans.
tiretrax
07-15-2014, 09:50 AM
Paint is nice, typeface choice could have been better, jersey looks nice but is cluttered. Overall, I give lotto an 8.5, which is higher than most. Those Trek jerseys are hideous, IMHO. Lampre always looks like a kid reached in his crayon box and drew them, but they're a step up from most italian trade teams. Tinkle Saxo - hideous.
Watching Griepel on the front of peleton yesterday, I got the feeling that he was going to rip the bars off his bike as he was climbing. It was great to see him pacing his team, but he looked so pained.
charliedid
07-15-2014, 10:05 AM
This. I can't even look at those bikes because the typeface is so bad and distracting. It's the bicycle equivalent of an angry public letter in Comic Sans.
Yes x 2
nathanong87
07-15-2014, 10:31 AM
truth. want. all.
agreed. Loving the retro style
KWalker
07-15-2014, 10:49 AM
Love the color, too bad the geo is so tall/wonky.
Roadguy
07-15-2014, 01:51 PM
I too dig the retro paint scheme. The yellow aint too shabby either ;)
MrCannonCam
07-16-2014, 06:54 AM
I think these things are sick. Coolest paint job in the pelaton hands down
oldpotatoe
07-16-2014, 06:56 AM
I think these things are sick. Coolest paint job in the pelaton hands down
that's a new one.
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