Am I the only one that got this email or did I miss the thread? Surely there are some opinions on the new profamateur cool team. It’s like every Team EMJ bro on earth just cried last night when a better team option came online too late to switch for next year.
From my seat, this is an obvious indication that Specialized is coming out with their new TT bike in October and they want a bunch of inexpensive mini marketers to be on it. I get it. Much less expensive than some guy like Frederick Van Lierde and who ever really bought a Cervelo because of him? And Zwift can afford to invest in a marketing model that makes sense because their business actually makes money.
Who is going to apply? Count me out personally — I hate the whole Kona and IRONMAN focus and I think it’s destructuve for the culture and the sport. But in general I like the marketing tactic in terms of not making all our shit more expensive and our bike shops suffer because you lavishly sponsor a full roster of pros.
Also, trentnix mentioned on another thread that the Win Tunnel isn’t repeatable and frankly, based on what I know about wind tunnels from talking to people who play in them, I believe him.
Discuss.
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From my seat, this is an obvious indication that Specialized is coming out with their new TT bike in October and they want a bunch of inexpensive mini marketers to be on it. I get it. Much less expensive than some guy like Frederick Van Lierde and who ever really bought a Cervelo because of him? And Zwift can afford to invest in a marketing model that makes sense because their business actually makes money.
Who is going to apply? Count me out personally — I hate the whole Kona and IRONMAN focus and I think it’s destructuve for the culture and the sport. But in general I like the marketing tactic in terms of not making all our shit more expensive and our bike shops suffer because you lavishly sponsor a full roster of pros.
Also, trentnix mentioned on another thread that the Win Tunnel isn’t repeatable and frankly, based on what I know about wind tunnels from talking to people who play in them, I believe him.
Discuss.
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