Bike paint job - team Discovery Channel

wpt1

Hi,

Quick question:

If you got a decent deal on a secondhand bike, would you ride it if it had the team Discovery Channel paint job on it? ie the whole Lance association..

Darkglasses

Yeah of course, I would have no problem with it. A good bike's a good bike, never mind the fashion police. It's not a particularly obtrusive paintjob anyway, very few people would notice the discovery channel logo. I'd happily wear a Discovery Channel full kit if it was cheap enough.

Plus, it's a good channel :pac:

Squidgy Black

The logo's on the seat tube, so the chances are that your legs will be covering it most of the time. Definitely try and use it to your advantage when haggling with the seller though :pac:

07Lapierre

Yeah and "ride it like you stole it!"

feck sake lads

no ,send it to the painters.

Zyzz

I've cycled with my black and yellow LiveStrong helmet for many months now..who cares lol

niceonetom

Hear that?

That, lancefans, is the sound of us quietly judging you.

Lumen

No, I would not buy it.

I think it is right that the original owner holds on to it as a souvenir of something they once loved, but which now brings only sadness and pain.

wpt1

Would most cyclists who see it recognise it as a lance bike?

jimbo28

07Lapierre wrote: »

Yeah and "ride it like you stole it!"

Hey...........Don't mess with Texas.

jimbo28

Its ok op, buy it and ride it happily, it might hurt at first but you will persevere.But remember this

A boo is a lot louder than a cheer. If you have 10 people cheering and one person booing, all you hear is the booing.
Lance Armstrong

Maybe best to put in your earphones when riding it!

Darkglasses

wpt1 wrote: »

Would most cyclists who see it recognise it as a lance bike?

Not most, no. Fussy ones would, and we're a very, very fussy bunch. But only real jerks would actually say something in real life about your bike.

I think the un-written rule of cycling really should be don't insult anyone's bike, ever.

Wishbone Ash

Darkglasses wrote: »

I'd happily wear a Discovery Channel full kit if it was cheap enough.

Sure they can't be given away!

Wishbone Ash

OP - the fact that you're asking sort of answers it. Walk away now!

letape

If definitely wouldn't bother me. I'd probably not wear the jersey and shorts though!

jimbo28

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Sure they can't be given away!

You dont have any size 4 lying around the place have you, ill take them off your hands if your giving it away............new and unused of course:) Wouldnt like to think that the magic has been worn from them!

Darkglasses

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Sure they can't be given away!

I'd happily take a small or medium kit, I'd even pay delivery :cool:

Wishbone Ash

jimbo28 wrote: »

You dont have any size 4 lying around the place have you, ill take them off your hands if your giving it away............new and unused of course:) Wouldnt like to think that the magic has been worn from them!

Darkglasses wrote: »

I'd happily take a small or medium kit, I'd even pay delivery :cool:

Sorry lads - never a fan of LA even in the earlier years.

A work colleague was telling me that he arrived at a group spin a few years ago in DC gear and was made feel like an outcast.

Inquitus

OP its a slippery slope from buying that bike to confessing on Oprah.....

jimbo28

Inquitus wrote: »

OP its a slippery slope from buying that bike to confessing on Oprah.....

What the op did with his birds sister is entirely his own business..........but what he rides on a Sunday morning might have consequences!

Sorry.......was thinking of jerry springer!!

wpt1

lol, getting abuse already and i havent even bought it .... might give it a miss :pac:

TheBlaaMan

No, I wouldn't buy it, tbh. It deserves to be consigned to history IMO, it reeks of dark times that we don't need to be reminded about. Tough break on the seller, though

BofaDeezNuhtz

wpt1 wrote: »

lol, getting abuse already and i havent even bought it .... might give it a miss :pac:

Ah dude the problem was thats a Bad cheaters bike.....what you need is a Good cheaters bike...

...ye should have asked about buying a Sean Kelly rep bike...:rolleyes:

feck sake lads

wpt1 wrote: »

lol, getting abuse already and i havent even bought it .... might give it a miss :pac:

Only winding you up OP its a good bike and if the price is right then by all means buy it.theres much worse colour sceams out there.;)

laraghrider

I completely forgive and absolve discovery channel of any blame or indiscretions in the whole Lance affair for one reason and one reason only....

Shark Week!!!

AstraMonti

laraghrider wrote: »

Shark Week!!!

Really?

racso1975

out of interest op how good is the deal??
In fairness it is a lovely bike do.you really care what some muppet says?

Anyhow just cause lance could not do team dc proud does not mean you can't

C3PO

I'd be much more worried about the stem angle than the paint job!