Gilbert's bike...a little bit of drool pooled on my desk seeing that. Love that scheme
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Very sexay. Especially how the saddle seems to have that matte coloring too.
Only quip? Could just as easily be German champ’s bike. Does not distract from its drool appeal though…
I NEED MOAR MUD
Flags
Belgium: black, yellow, red (vertical).
Germany: black, red, yellow (horizontal).
So what would have made it more distinctively Belgian, straight up vertical stripes?
"Beer helps." -- Ant1.
I agree with Doug
I understand the difference between the two flags, but the way the design draws the eye is to the German flag orientation vs the Belgian.
I don’t know why.
I think it’s because of the fork crown area: Black, Red, Yellow, because the design draws my eye up the fork and then along the slashes across the downtube and top tube.
It’s only on the chain stay where it looks distinctly Belgian.
Perhaps they did it on purpose? Thinking they could sell those frames to Germans and Belgians?
beer holders
De cross gaat out that door.
by Chris Fontecchio on Jan 26, 2012 4:37 PM EST up reply actions
Mmmmmmm
All posts are at altitude. Acclimation may be necessary
by mr. rogers on Jan 25, 2012 11:46 PM EST via mobile reply actions
But!
You can store stuff in that opening below the top tube and the… mini tube thingy.
De cross gaat out that door.
by Chris Fontecchio on Jan 26, 2012 4:38 PM EST up reply actions
The team riders use it to store the cheat sheet
for the “no I don’t think we have too many stars, there is no overlap, our cooperation will work smoothly”-speach
This does show one thing re: BMC's, however...
…they’re much less ugly without all the usual graphics.
Also, at least the proportions / angles seem more or less right, unlike some recent offerings from other companies…
…cough CERVELO…
Gilbert would want to throw that bike over the line first a few times
over the next couple of months.
I am not from Belgium, or a big fan of it.... Nice paint job...! Can I have a bike like that?
Then I will be Belgium #2 fan after Chris..!
Strava...? We are going for the TOP 10 this year...! Are you going to be part of something great or not?
Nice, very nice
But I’d either remove the black/yellow/red from the chainstay, or add the same highlights to the seatstays too.
Oh look, another carbon eye-sore.
(he says…but wouldn’t turn it down if it were offered to him)
Looks like BMC hired Cervelo’s paint job guy.
paint job..........
great.
bike? BMC – they always look they’re prototypes waiting to be tidied up sorry.
looks nice
"Ants don’t worry, they operate like a fantastic team, they accept obstacles and deal with them in a positive manner, they don’t complain and remain positive. An ant doesn’t work on emotion, is proactive and always chooses the ant role."
like swells said above.
"Ants don’t worry, they operate like a fantastic team, they accept obstacles and deal with them in a positive manner, they don’t complain and remain positive. An ant doesn’t work on emotion, is proactive and always chooses the ant role."
they added the chainstay stripes - TOTALLY different...
whistling…
by JustJoshinYa on Jan 26, 2012 10:26 AM EST up reply actions
Who moved from Garmin to BMC? ........ Thor
Could he be the artist? Does the god of thunder dabble with crayons, watercolors and paint in his spare time?
Sorry
Actual quote was “I dabble? Listen to me – what a jerk!” as thought-subtitles for Annie Hall (Diane Keaton).
"Beer helps." -- Ant1.
some people...
"Ants don’t worry, they operate like a fantastic team, they accept obstacles and deal with them in a positive manner, they don’t complain and remain positive. An ant doesn’t work on emotion, is proactive and always chooses the ant role."
Richard Curtis talking
on BBC FIlm 2012 about his favourite films. Breaking Away was one of them: “Even if a bicycling film seems like an odd thing to watch.”
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=3115580818468 (only accessible to my fb friends, sorry)
"Beer helps." -- Ant1.
Thought BMC had a newer frame? IMPEC? And yet no pros choose to ride it?
The junction of the top tube, seat tube and chainstay is a geometry experiment gone wrong.
Red, yellow and black. king snake or coral snake, depends on the sequence.
that is odd
if i remember right, wasn’t there some issues with some of their bikes being a little too flimsy for pro’s tastes in the past? maybe hincapie riding their aluminum frame instead of the carbon one.
"Ants don’t worry, they operate like a fantastic team, they accept obstacles and deal with them in a positive manner, they don’t complain and remain positive. An ant doesn’t work on emotion, is proactive and always chooses the ant role."
I thought that was a sizing thing with GH, no?
though stiffness could also be it.
I had to do a double take on that comment
just sayin’
I can’t be arsed getting into an argument over a bit of fun. -- omnevelnihil
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