The New Garmin-Chipotle Kit

Hilarious

I was just formulating this exact post, when our lame laptop was struggling to upload a simple picture. I zapped the post, then went to see if maybe, just maybe, someone else had done it. Thanks!

As for the kit… meh.

"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."

by Chris... on Jul 3, 2008 11:11 AM EDT 0 recs

Wohoo! Three weeks of sunshine in France

Surely JV must have good intel on the weather in the upcoming weeks, ‘cause surely he wouldn’t go with white bibs if he thought there was any risk of rain?

Other than that : meh

by Jens on Jul 3, 2008 11:12 AM EDT 0 recs

Iswear I posted that meh simultaneously

by Jens on Jul 3, 2008 11:13 AM EDT 0 recs

Meh, indeed.

I guess white is the new white.

by itswells on Jul 3, 2008 11:14 AM EDT 0 recs

cute photo

boring kit.

greeking, ha!

by gavia on Jul 3, 2008 11:18 AM EDT 0 recs

Wow

Millar really didn’t want to give up his white bibs.

by Hons on Jul 3, 2008 11:18 AM EDT 0 recs

White bottoms?

Someone please tell me they’re kidding?
Have we not gotten through to them about how wrong white bottoms are?

"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."

by nikki on Jul 3, 2008 11:21 AM EDT 0 recs

White bottoms

was my first thought as well. This could be, er, interesting.

by Katiek on Jul 3, 2008 11:22 AM EDT 0 recs

lol, yeah

white bibs = no bueno

someone better hang a sign up in the bus: pull down that undershirt before all podium appearances ;-)

by gavia on Jul 3, 2008 11:28 AM EDT 0 recs

It'll be

easy to spot.

I think that may be it for new kits this year, and I can heartily say that Rock Racing wins best new kit for ‘08. For a fashion company, that’s kind of a layup, but still…

"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."

by Chris... on Jul 3, 2008 11:29 AM EDT 0 recs

easy to spot???

more white in the peloton????

"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind

by umwolverine on Jul 3, 2008 12:07 PM EDT up 0 recs

With argyle

Easily distinguished from, say, FDJ or Agritubel. And High Road is now royal blue or something.

"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."

by Chris... on Jul 3, 2008 4:35 PM EDT up 0 recs

i'll wait for a helicopter shot....

"Wizard's first rule. People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true." -- Terry Goodkind

by umwolverine on Jul 3, 2008 4:46 PM EDT up 0 recs

kits

Love the tops. Bibs….white huh…. don’t these people read podium cafe?

by PopUp Rolen on Jul 3, 2008 11:42 AM EDT 0 recs

Oy

Someone needs to talk to JV about dressing himself.

by Sui Juris on Jul 3, 2008 11:44 AM EDT 0 recs

+1

Go Team Zoe!
Cavendish, Di Gregorio, Fothen, Kirchen , Kreuziger, Lowe, Siutsou , Ten Dam , Y.Trofimov and Vandevelde

by ZoeRochelle on Jul 3, 2008 12:37 PM EDT up 0 recs

I think JV always looks pretty smart. I’m not a big fan of the white collar / different collar shirt, but the tie, pocket square, pin stripe suit all look good. Note that his tie ends perfectly at the middle of his belt buckle.

Maybe I’d quibble about wearing a darker shade of brown when wearing a navy suit. But I far prefer a brown belt a bit too light over the more American-style black shoes/belt with a blue suit.

by .cjb. on Jul 3, 2008 3:10 PM EDT up 0 recs

Speaking of belt buckles -

was he wearing the shiney new Clif Bar Belt Buckle that the team wil be sporting? According to the team website, Clif Bar says:

"…let’s face it, all bike racers know that when it comes right down to it looking good is approx 73.4% of the battle. And as we all know, a sharp après-race outfit is only as good as its buckle. So play hard, play fair, and always play with oodles of style

by Katiek on Jul 3, 2008 3:21 PM EDT up 0 recs

Has Ricco

got next year’s contract sorted out yet. Because he still had space for a buckle.

by Monty. on Jul 3, 2008 4:38 PM EDT up 0 recs

he does always look quite sharp

which is why I thought this was just horrible. That shirt and jacket combo? Ack. Add the wrong shade of brown (hush with that black/blue thing, lest you give anyone any ideas) and it just gets worse.

by Sui Juris on Jul 3, 2008 3:39 PM EDT up 0 recs

looks like

a coked-up I-bank guy. Probably not the look he wants to be going for. There are many better ways to look sharp.

Viva la Lactique

by nrs5000 on Jul 3, 2008 4:29 PM EDT up 0 recs

But

his manscaping is top shelf.

"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."

by Chris... on Jul 3, 2008 4:36 PM EDT up 0 recs

Hope?

It looks like there is some black on the bibs. You can just see a sliver of it on David’s hip…

by rocketpress on Jul 3, 2008 11:54 AM EDT 0 recs

Kits suck!

Only way to say it. How boring can you be?

by EuroPeloton on Jul 3, 2008 11:55 AM EDT 0 recs

Oh no....

Here is the video of the press conference.

I think the top is sharp and hopefully will be easy to pull from the pack on tv but the white shorts. Just umm.. yeah… not thrilled on that… at all. And the video does not help change my mind.

"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."

by nikki on Jul 3, 2008 11:57 AM EDT 0 recs

My eyes are bleeding.

I just looked at the video. White short should be outllawed. What the hell were they thinking?

by The Team Chef on Jul 3, 2008 1:54 PM EDT up 0 recs

top is ok

but the white bottoms? Eeeek. I see I’m not alone in that opinion!

by Veloki on Jul 3, 2008 11:59 AM EDT 0 recs

Let's face it, both Garmin and Columbia were bound to be dull

There’s really not much to work with in the logos and colours of the sponsors. Take a look at the pictures of the Columbia-bus. It’s so dull it’s sad. Now magenta for all it’s flaws, that was a colour you could work with and make something cool with.

by Jens on Jul 3, 2008 12:01 PM EDT 0 recs

i liked much more the High Road jersey.

this blue from Columbia takes the brightness of the team. Unlike Team Garmin that now have this brightness, seems they switch…

by semprenaroda on Jul 3, 2008 12:59 PM EDT up 0 recs

watching the Team presentation live

the white bibs are bad, otherwise the kit is ok.
SD has also a lot more white in their kit, but thankfully they still have black in their bibs…

by Bruce Suomi on Jul 3, 2008 12:23 PM EDT 0 recs

cyclingfans has links to the live coverage...

I just posted a fanpost about it.

http://cyclingfans.com/

Diane

by dwilson on Jul 3, 2008 12:37 PM EDT 0 recs

here is the entire kit

Courtesy of the team site

A little better than the above images suggest. But still, that white on the groinal area…

by Hons on Jul 3, 2008 1:06 PM EDT 0 recs

Why could they not carry the blue down

from the argyle pattern above. That would’ve been okay.
The highlighted crotch is just not appealing. Dark people… that area needs to be DARK.

"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."

by nikki on Jul 3, 2008 1:52 PM EDT up 0 recs

Did you consider

that maybe they are proud of their groinal region? Maybe they have chosen to draw attention to it? Maybe those shorts are saying “look at my crotch, go ahead, it’s OK”. The new Garmen are dope free and proud of their groinal regions. They should be celebrated, not mocked…

by Jimbo... on Jul 3, 2008 2:02 PM EDT up 0 recs

Well in that case, pull out the bells, whistles, and bows.

Go ahead… tie a bow on it already. (I so prefer somethings in life to be left for the imagination and not right out there for all…)

"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."

by nikki on Jul 3, 2008 2:07 PM EDT up 0 recs

Good point, Jimbo.

But, to be honest, no, I did not consider it.

by itswells on Jul 3, 2008 2:09 PM EDT up 0 recs

I consider that they want "buzz"

Whatever that buzz might be. Parents demanding their kids take team posters off bedroom walls? Worked for Elvis. So, buzz buzz buzz.

When I lived in Seattle, a highlight of the Freemont street fair’s parade was the decorated, naked cyclists who would suddenly dash through. Everyone, kids (and parents) included, thought it was a blast. (and what do you know, there IS a link!) Of course, that was optional for the riders. And it just wouldn’t play the same way in Pittsburgh, I’m afraid.

So long as the GARmen don’t mind presenting their yayas to the world, it’s all good. If they are shy… maybe we should take up a collection to send them little “Garmin / Chipotle / PodiumCafe” wrap-towels for interview and podium time.

by JFS_PGH on Jul 3, 2008 2:54 PM EDT up 0 recs

They are all about transparency, haven't you heard

Also they want to prove to the world that they are not among those athletes who use Viagra as a PED.

by Jens on Jul 3, 2008 2:11 PM EDT up 1 recs

I'm just hoping

that they covered manscaping at their team camp

by Jimbo... on Jul 3, 2008 2:14 PM EDT up 0 recs

It's just so not right.

The video was how did TTC put it… eye bleeding. So bad.
Do they not have cups or something?

I like the kit but that area so just needs to be dark. Be transparent somewhere else. I enjoy looking at the guys of the peloton but not when somethings coming out at the camera… LOL!

"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."

by nikki on Jul 3, 2008 2:21 PM EDT up 0 recs

New sponsor

They need to plaster Dave’s new company on the crotch..

DZnuts

http://www.dz-nuts.com/

by spokejunky on Jul 3, 2008 2:56 PM EDT up 1 recs

Oh my

is that for real? The DZ quote is priceless, with the highlighted “taint” in the “maintaintanance” (you need to see it in color to get the full effect ).

by .cjb. on Jul 3, 2008 3:17 PM EDT up 0 recs

Love his quote from an interview on done on Road Mag.

“Everyone was making coffee, and I was like, I’m gonna make ass cream! – Dave Zabriskie

"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."

by nikki on Jul 3, 2008 3:30 PM EDT up 0 recs

pricey!

4oz. @ $22 + $9 UPS Ground…

...vs. Chamois Butt’r, 8oz. @ $15 at Performance.

Ouch.

-Greg

by gregm on Jul 3, 2008 3:47 PM EDT up 0 recs

hite on the groinal area…

is a really bad idea

by lyne on Jul 3, 2008 2:42 PM EDT up 0 recs

You know

that’s actually not half bad…

"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."

by Chris... on Jul 3, 2008 4:37 PM EDT up 0 recs

Except

the white groin

"If writing too much about the Classics is wrong, I don't want to be right."

by Chris... on Jul 3, 2008 4:37 PM EDT up 0 recs

assless chaps, anyone?

Viva la Lactique

by nrs5000 on Jul 3, 2008 5:25 PM EDT up 0 recs

Just looked at the video.

The blazing white groin area is actually framed by the black! Lest you miss it. Let’s just hope they don’t podium often. Or at all.

Perhaps there’s a penalty for indecency that could be invoked beforehand? Although my guess is that nobody has veto power over the team kits—look at SD showing up in the unearned maillots jaunes.

But this—thinking back on Vaughters’s stubborn allegiance to the argyle in the face of ridicule and disbelief, I wonder if it’s deliberate.

What’s the rear view? That’ll tell us something. And perhaps more than we want to know.

by NE Observer on Jul 3, 2008 1:30 PM EDT 0 recs

Backside

The team site has the design of the rear here…

"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."

by nikki on Jul 3, 2008 2:45 PM EDT up 0 recs

now, that's just stupid

Think of the expense in bib replacement…It’ll be impossible to keep the seat-contact area and the “back stripe” white-white, and even the implication of skid-marks will be distasteful. I guess they want something that’ll look good on the team bobbleheads.

by JFS_PGH on Jul 3, 2008 3:02 PM EDT up 0 recs

Maybe they could put the burrito

on the front too.

by NE Observer on Jul 3, 2008 4:15 PM EDT up 0 recs

lol would that be a grande burrito?

or are you just happy to see me

by lyne on Jul 3, 2008 4:23 PM EDT up 0 recs

Give thanks that it's not a german one

they eat theirs sans bun.

by Monty. on Jul 3, 2008 4:36 PM EDT up 0 recs

ROFLMAO

by lyne on Jul 3, 2008 4:39 PM EDT up 0 recs

but with no buns

what do they sit on?

by lyne on Jul 3, 2008 4:50 PM EDT up 0 recs

Der Stuhl

http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=UG0fUjOp7jI

by Monty. on Jul 3, 2008 4:59 PM EDT up 0 recs

Zwergenmarsch

http://it.youtube.com/watch?v=Mmc4sirX-yU

OMG I love these

by lyne on Jul 3, 2008 5:04 PM EDT up 0 recs

is that hip

hop?

by Sui Juris on Jul 3, 2008 5:12 PM EDT up 0 recs

So busting up!!! I almost have tears....

"The most wasted day is that in which we have not laughed."

by nikki on Jul 3, 2008 4:56 PM EDT up 0 recs

totally

{giggles}

by gavia on Jul 3, 2008 6:43 PM EDT up 0 recs

British Champ

Millar is brit champ so his kit will look a bit different, probably whiter bibs than he has now. White is the new black. Just look at Cervelo R3’s and few other brands bikes.

by brunopitton on Jul 3, 2008 1:33 PM EDT 0 recs