Who is "The Man" in the cycling industry?
05-12-08, 11:19 AM
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Who is "The Man" in the cycling industry?
Who is it?
I don't mean "the man" as in
"Who was Pantani?"
"Pantani was The Man."
I mean more like
"No one can tell me what to do. It's my little way of sticking it to The Man"
"But sir, you are The Man."
"I know"
"So you're sticking it to yourself?"
"Maybe."
The first one that come to mind for me are Trek and Shimano.
I don't mean "the man" as in
"Who was Pantani?"
"Pantani was The Man."
I mean more like
"No one can tell me what to do. It's my little way of sticking it to The Man"
"But sir, you are The Man."
"I know"
"So you're sticking it to yourself?"
"Maybe."
The first one that come to mind for me are Trek and Shimano.
05-12-08, 11:34 AM
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05-12-08, 11:43 AM
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I recently picked up road cycling, so here goes an attempt from what I've learned so far....
I've read that Carbon Frames are manufactured by a few select entities and sold to non-manufacturing bicycle companies.....
Seems to me that said carbon manufacturing entities have an upper hand?
I've read that Carbon Frames are manufactured by a few select entities and sold to non-manufacturing bicycle companies.....
Seems to me that said carbon manufacturing entities have an upper hand?
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I recently picked up road cycling, so here goes an attempt from what I've learned so far....
I've read that Carbon Frames are manufactured by a few select entities and sold to non-manufacturing bicycle companies.....
Seems to me that said carbon manufacturing entities have an upper hand?
I've read that Carbon Frames are manufactured by a few select entities and sold to non-manufacturing bicycle companies.....
Seems to me that said carbon manufacturing entities have an upper hand?
Carbon fiber is dangerous. It should be handled with care and disposed of properly before it explodes.
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components, shimano
wheels, mavic
frames, pacific cycles or trek...
little man, greg.
wheels, mavic
frames, pacific cycles or trek...
little man, greg.
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it used to be Dick Pound, but no one wanted to stick it to a guy with that kinda name.
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