"Trek: the Ford Mondeo of bicycles"

sy

Found this tongue in cheek quote by el_tonto in a thread and thought it might be fun to read your suggestions! I'll start with a few. Happy Paddy's day to all

Cervelo: BMW 5 series
Focus: Skoda Octavia
....................?

E@gle.

There is a saying that colnago is the ferrari of bikes

Diarmuid

E@gle. wrote: »

There is a saying that colnago is the ferrari of bikes

Only ridden by 65 year old fat men ?

Lumen

Giant: Toyota
Litespeed: DeLorean
Orbea: Seat
Colnago: Ferrari/Maserati
Pinarello: Lamborghini
DeRosa: Pagani
Schwinn: Dodge

smithslist

Lumen wrote: »

Giant: Toyota
Litespeed: DeLorean
Orbea: Seat
Colnago: Ferrari/Maserati
Pinarello: Lamborghini
DeRosa: Pagani
Schwinn: Dodge

surely 'Giant' deserve a better match :eek:

Lumen

smithslist wrote: »

surely 'Giant' deserve a better match :eek:

AFAIK, Giant are the largest maker in the world, as are Toyota. They both make boring commuting machines, but Toyota makes the odd interesting sporty thing (e.g. MR2) and has Lexus at the top end.

edit: if that Mondeo comparison is Tonto's, he should know better. The Great Trek Bicycle Making Company deserves respect. Does he love cancer or something?

blorg

E@gle. wrote: »

There is a saying that colnago is the ferrari of bikes

More than a saying...



Agree with Giant=Toyota, that was the first thing that came into my head. Orbea deserves something a bit sportier than SEAT though I reckon.

72hundred

Specialized = Lotus

The tax man

blorg wrote: »

More than a saying...

Must be ridden at all times with matching kit.

blorg

I note that jersey is XXL

DirkVoodoo

Nah, specialized are american, make road and off-road bikes

...General Motors

Ciaran500

Bloody heatheans, lets see a Ford Mondeo look as good as this.


(It deserves a giant image)

Civilian_Target

Orbit = British Leyland http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leyland_Motors_Ltd

jebidiah

you cat do this with a toyota

https://www.trekbikes.com/us/en/projectone/

TinyExplosions

Mercian = Morgan

AstraMonti

beone = huyndai

RobFowl

I've a Bt'win MTB = cirtoen/renault (lower end though )
Belgian Flanders Xcross
And 2 Belgian Ridleys road

Any suggestions

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Motor_vehicle_manufacturers_of_Belgium

Noe active AFAIK

Raam

Raleigh = Rover

RobFowl

Raam wrote: »

Raleigh = Rover

Raleigh = British Leyland :rolleyes:

Raam

RobFowl wrote: »

Raleigh = British Leyland :rolleyes:

Raleigh Burner = Mini Cooper

RobFowl

Raam wrote: »

Raleigh Burner = Mini Cooper

Raleigh Grifter (my first bike) = Austin Allegro

DirkVoodoo

Ridley = Belgian chocolate car (Link)

niceonetom

trek = ford.

madone =/= mondeo though.

Lumen

niceonetom wrote: »

trek = ford.

madone =/= mondeo though.

Madone = GT

alfalad

Alfa is the poor mans Ferrari.
Is Wilier the poor mans colnago??

Then i'd have both poor man versions of Italian greats!

Hungrycol

Cannondale = Nascar

Trojan

Surly = Skoda

Funkyzeit

Bianchi - bugatti

*wishful thinking but since I'm never going to own one give me a few mins of glory..

scottreynolds

Funkyzeit wrote: »

Bianchi - bugatti

*wishful thinking but since I'm never going to own one give me a few mins of glory..

Bianchi - Citroen

Parlee / Vanilla - Buggati

Funkyzeit

scottreynolds wrote: »

Bianchi - Citroen

Parlee / Vanilla - Buggati

BOO-URNS !!!

mtbr hylo

Treks and Giants are the GMs of cycling - dull and duller

Keep it Euro

Look = Porsche
Santa Cruz = 635i

trek climber

What about Pinerallo ?

sy

trek climber wrote: »

What about Pinerallo ?

Pinarello = Lamborghini Murcielago

sy

trek climber wrote: »

What about Pinerallo ?

Pinarello = Lamborghini Murcielago

CheGuedara

Dolan = Caterham (small company but with fast products with race heritage)

Hungrycol

VanNicholas = TVR

Vélo

Apollo = Lada (or is that just unfair on Ladas?)

tomc

Planet X = TVR?

Vélo

Tiny's Planet X (if he gets it) =

TinyExplosions

Aquinas73 wrote: »

Tiny's Planet X (if he gets it) =

I was thinking more like:

Vélo

TinyExplosions wrote: »

I was thinking more like:

No your wrong, I'm right. Deal with it!

Hungrycol

Orbea (orca) = F1

Hungrycol

tomc wrote: »

Planet X = TVR?

Think TVR is less about technology and more about seer brute power with some retro styling. That's why I choose a Ti manufacturer. Planet X IMO would be more like Lotus.

Owen

My old Raleigh Lizard = Daewoo, but I really really loved that bike despite it weighing more than Mary Harney.

CheGuedara

Hungrycol wrote: »

Think TVR is less about technology and more about seer brute power with some retro styling. That's why I choose a Ti manufacturer. Planet X IMO would be more like Lotus.

Lots Of Trouble, Usually Serious?

That honor would fall to any (Saracen) full susser from Halfrauds?

RobFowl

ned78 wrote: »

My old Raleigh Lizard = Daewoo, but I really really loved that bike despite it weighing more than Mary Harney.

I've never seen "loved" and "Mary Harney" in the same sentence before :rolleyes: