mavic = wheels and skewers
michelin = tryes tubes and rim strip
shimano = entire groupset less brake levers
profile = cages, aerobars aerobottle, stem, co2 gear and brake levers
scott = frame /fork and bartape ( the headset says scott as well, any clues whats under the cover? )
fizik = seat
time = pedals I forgot the damn pedals
and usually any number of gels of varying brand taped to the top tube
10 brands (7 if you’re talking just what I need to ride, not to race)
Shoes (bike and run) are Adidas, Clothes are Louis Garneau, Helmet is Giro, Wetsuit is Orca.
Unk what brand the new goggles and sunglasses will be, poss TYR and Oakley.
This is an interesting game, but I think it penalizes people who have a greater knowledge of bikes. Take my (rear) training wheel for example. It has a Vreddy tyre, a Conti tube, Vreddy tape (I think - it might be Velox), Mavic rim, DT spokes & nipples, and a campy hub/cassette/lockring/skewer. At one point in time it would have also had a Cateye magnet on it as well.
That’s a total of 7 possible brands, but only 3 are easily visible.
One might look at my frame and say “It’s a Yaqui” - but in reality it’s a Yaqui with Easton Scandium tubing and a Deda Blackstick (carbon) rear end. I don’t know what brand dérailleur hangars Ves used, or cable stops for that matter. Going from memory the cable guide under the bb shell is plastic and bolted on, so we’d need to know who made that as well. I don’t know if he constructs his own bottom bracket shells or if he uses an off the shelf stock piece. That could be another.
So like I said, neat game - but unless the same person were to do the brand analysis they aren’t really comparable.
I think I might win the “anal jackass who spoiled the game” prize though…
I’m pretty sure I’d lose. In cables / housing alone I have Shimano, clb, some off brand, and IODupont. Plus Felt, Reynolds, FSA, Syntace, Profile, Avocet, Speedplay, Hed, bontrager, Veloflex, Zipp, Sram, Canecreek, MRC. Thats with tubulars, so no rimstrip or tubes, but I do use either conti or vittoria glue.
