Originally posted by puma
THE POLL: What fork do you like/think is best?
[based on whatever criterias you wish to make/use in casting your vote]
THANKS FOR VOTING
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As far as my vote goes, I'm leaning towards the Profile AC.
Originally posted by Cipher
The new Bontrager Triple X Lite should be considered as a player as well. (Used by Lance Armstrong and the USPS team in the 2003 Tour de France). Weighs in at 370 grams. (The first thing I would do is change the graphics though).
http://www.bontrager.com/forks/detail.asp?id=142&pt=15
It's always pretty hard to seperate where sponsorship obligations begin and team preference ends. Though Bontrager stuff is quality, I suspect that (particularly where key components like wheelsets are concerned) Bonty isn't USPS's very first choice.Originally posted by drewski
isn't it all about sponsorship $$ and Trek owns Bontrager?
Originally posted by drewski
isn't it all about sponsorship $$ and Trek owns Bontrager?
Originally posted by Duckwah
you've missed what i consider to be the best looking fork on the market the Columbus Muscle!
I reckon they look awesome and they seem pretty stiff ( i just wish i could afford one)
Link?Originally posted by BaCardi
Colombus Muscle fork. Is it shaped like that to actually make it stronger or is it just marketing?
Originally posted by BaCardi
Most of the time it is about sponsorship and which company offers the most $$ like you said. However, elite racers also want every advantage they can get and there is a line on what they will do for sponsorship $$. In Lance Armstrong's case, there were some companies that didn't stick around too long after it was anounced that he had cancer. When Armstrong made his comeback, he remembered the people that supported him and the ones that he felt abandoned his comeback efforts. Keith Bontrager has always been a friend of Lance and the decision to go with Bontrager stuff was as much loyalty as it was sponsorship $$. To this day, there are companies that Lance refuses to speak with about promos and sponsorship. Bontrager isn't one of them. I think Lance would probably do everything he could to help Bontrager.
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