Pro bike sponsors

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I bought my Canyon on a new 20 month Interest Free credit card; paid it off in a oner when I got my lump sum. CCs are brilliant when you know you have the cash coming, but want to enjoy now, pay later :+1:

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Yep. I bought mine on a zero percenter. Paid it off last month (was an old card) as the 0% had run out and I had some savings accruing, for once.

If we need another big purchase (house, car repair or something like that) then Iā€™ll grab the latest, longest 0% deal again.

Obviously much easier being in 2 x secure jobs.

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What I took from that article is that Specialized has a much smaller budget for Triathlons.

Youā€™ve got to look at this from the perspective of a Product Manager in Specialized: Think about the person who is responsible for the Shiv, he has got no development budget, he has had a massive fight to keep his job, and has been given a small amount of sponsorship budget to stay vaguely relevent in triathlon.

The person who is responsible for the Tarmac has a much bigger budget, ITU athletes are pretty cheap compared with Pro-cycling, so makes sense to keep a presence, especially in an Olympic year

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Regarding the Ā£60k van, how much does it actually cost to build? Ā£25k, Ā£40k?
It certainly isnā€™t costing them Ā£60k

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There seems to be a huge premium on the VW Transporters. I mean what is it, some quilted vinyl, MDF cabinets and a glorified camping stove? (assuming no pop-top). How much would the equivalent work cost in your houseā€¦

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I thought it was Devon, not Bristol.

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Spot on. My mate converted one himself and it didnā€™t cost much as he knew what he was doing.

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Whoā€™s up for setting up TriTalkTV then? Iā€™ll take 25% of revenue and put in 5% of the labour.

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You just know @Poet is the man with the confidence in front of a camera!

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Pah. ā€œMinorā€ indeed!

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Channel 4, 2001 brosef :joy:
On TV with Jamie Dornan.

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A niche, bespoke and bijou forum IMHO.

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Small but perfectly formed?

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ā€œScene Taxā€ - even though the new VWs are no different to a Ford Transit or any other van (I include mine in this) the badge still carries kudos from the old Split Screens & Bays and are seen as the cool/trendy option. This has spiraled in the last couple of years (especially since Covid) as the hipsters got in on the act pushing prices higher still.
Ps. The plus side (and the reason I have a VW) is that same scene helps keep older ones alive due to specialist suppliers and parts availability, that you just wouldnā€™t get with a 25 year old Transit.

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If she has to give it back at the end of the sponsorship deal then the 2nd hand value would probably exceed the cost to the company.

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Have to say though, they drive amazingly well for a van and very quiet, for what they are. I imagine the campers develop rattles as they get older but the one we hired was 18mths old (we went for one with ISOfix) and didnā€™t make any noise.

Shifted along ok as well.

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Iā€™ve had to unfollow her.

I just canā€™t stand photoā€™s of people pretending to do something with a caption about what they doing, when in reality all they give a shit about is the product placement.

Here is me doing some lunges. With a can of RedBull perched next to your foot where it would never be if you were actually doing some lunges.

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Every time I click on an Instagram link, it asks me to sign in. I donā€™t have an accountā€¦

Saved :rofl:

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same for me with twatter, FB and all the rest of 'em

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I wonder how many bikes Cube will be hoping Reece will sell for them?