So if Giant is the Toyota of the bike world what are the others?

PCX

I have now seen a number of threads on here where people have said that Giant is the Toyota of the bike world.

Do people see a parallel for any car manufacturers in other bike brands?

I ride a trek and I suppose I'd compare them to fords - okay but not very exciting.

Where do you see brands fitting in? (And why?)

db2014

Pinarello=ferrai
Carrera=fiat

coolemon

Raleigh = Crysler

Specialized = Audi

kumate_champ07

Planet X =Daewoo ?

kumate_champ07

coolemon wrote: »

Raleigh = Crysler

Specialized = Audi

Raleigh was Chrysler up untill the 80's

rab!dmonkey

Colnago = Ferrari
No speculation or what-ifs, the two companies have a real life connection and have worked together.

not yet

Boardman=Mini cooper

Cee-Jay-Cee

Castello = Lada.

B'twin = Skoda.

Cervelo = Lamborghini.

inc21

peugeot = peugeot

531

Bianchi = Alfa Romeo (there's just something about them both)

And to settle earlier disagreements:

Colnago = Ferrari

Pinarello = Lamborghini

Cervelo = Honda

Storck = Porsche

letape

Scott = Audi

Super Freak

???????? = Porsche ?
???????? = BMW ?

slap/dash

Bianchi=Saab

Canyon/rose=Volvo

krissovo

Genesis- Bentley, heavy and comfy/fast........

cython

Super Freak wrote: »

???????? = Porsche ?
???????? = BMW ?

Porsche = Porsche
BMW = BMW



:pac:

Pinch Flat

No matter what bike, its only as good as the engine

kumate_champ07

Create = Lada

531

mercedes = mercedes

triggermortis

No matter what bike, its only as good as the engine


Me on any decent bike = kit car

wendell borton

Raleigh=British Leyland

GTDolanator

kumate_champ07 wrote: »

Create = Lada

i would say the old ones yes but the newer ones are like kias

Carpenter

kumate_champ07 wrote: »

Planet X =Daewoo ?

I had a Giant Advanced 2 for my last bike and now have a PX pro and am cycling years and can see no difference between them what are you basing your answer on .

Wishbone Ash

Ridley=??

kuro_man

Time = Bugatti
Lapierre = Citroen

rollingscone

Genesis = ?

happytramp

Carpenter wrote: »

I had a Giant Advanced 2 for my last bike and now have a PX pro and am cycling years and can see no difference between them what are you basing your answer on .

Like everything else in this thread, brand perception.

cycleoin86

Some of you have it right, others not so much :-)

Bianchi - Alpha Romeo
Trek - Ford
Trek Concept - Ford Mustang
Colnago - Ferrari
Pinarello - maserati
BH - Seat
Giant - VW (Deutsch Bank Connection!)
Specialized - Audi
Lappiere - Citroen
Litespeed - Aston Martin
Planet X - Mercedes
Ridley - Porsche

What a great discussion!!

Iwannahurl

wendell borton wrote: »

Raleigh=British Leyland

Islabikes = Aston Martin.

.ak

cython wrote: »

Porsche = Porsche
BMW = BMW



:pac:

What's the BMW supposed to be like?

Pinch Flat

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_108

What about this work of art:rolleyes:

Gallant_JJ

BMW = Felt

g0g

Canyon / Rose = Skoda?

Pinch Flat

cython wrote: »

Porsche = Porsche

That Porche bike looks good value, $4500 for an aluminium mountain bike with Alfine.....

Ole Rodrigo

g0g wrote: »

Canyon / Rose = Skoda?

Canyon ( at least) started off with a good brand identity. Skoda had to wait years before gaining some respectability.

Darkglasses

Carrera = Dacia

Jabel

Cube - Opel/VW

enda1

Darkglasses wrote: »

Carrera = Dacia

Was thinking of giving Decathlon's (B'Twin) that aspirational title :P

el tel

I would say that Boardman = Skoda.

Started off as bit of a cheapskate for miserable people, but not at all bad now with a few high end models bringing some respectability to the range, now popular amongst people with an eye for value, even though they aren't that great value they once were.

soap1978

felt?

cycleoin86

soap1978 wrote: »

felt?

There are Felts... (Nissan)

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/felt-f95-sora-wiggle-exclusive/

And there are FELTS.... (Nissan GT-R)

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/felt-da3-2014/

.ak

Woah, the Felt MTBs are seriously nice looking.

dave2pvd

Clearly people are associating marques based on perceived images, as opposed to technological equivalence.

The reality is that the likes of Specialized, Trek, Giant, etc. - the Fords and Toyotas of the bike world, are producing the most advanced carbon fibre frames.

Meanwhile, former exotic outfits often brand off the peg frames. Some of these frames come from the top tier (Taiwanese and Chinese) manufacturers. Some don't. Sometimes the Ferraris and Lamborghinis of the bike world make their own frames that are lower tech, such as lugged or tube-to-tube construction (e.g. Colnago). Fine frames, no doubt excellent quality, but I suspect these guys can't afford the capital cost of tooling up for monocoque construction.

Saying that, I'd still be delighted to ride a Colnago or a Parlee. What car is Parlee? Tesla? SRT Viper?

cycleoin86

dave2pvd wrote: »

Clearly people are associating marques based on perceived images, as opposed to technological equivalence.

I certainly am!

dave2pvd wrote: »

The reality is that the likes of Specialized, Trek, Giant, etc. - the Fords and Toyotas of the bike world, are producing the most advanced carbon fibre frames.

I think the Trek Group could be likened to the VW group insofar as they are involved with various sub companies such as Garry Fisher, Klein etc in the way that VW is associated with Seat, Skoda etc.

Did a quick search there and it seems Giant have had an association with Schwinn and Specialized have had / have an association with Merida.

I'd imagine the reality of the bike industry is similar enough to the motor industry: some factories are producing frames and materials for more than one marque.

Bloggsie

Bentini = just a bike, depending on my energy levels, it is an Ariel Atom or its a robin relient!

531

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

Ridley=??

Ridley = Subaru (the good ones are very good)

531

cycleoin86 wrote: »

Some of you have it right, others not so much :-)

Bianchi - Alpha Romeo
Trek - Ford
Trek Concept - Ford Mustang
Colnago - Ferrari
Pinarello - maserati
BH - Seat
Giant - VW (Deutsch Bank Connection!)
Specialized - Audi
Lappiere - Citroen
Litespeed - Aston Martin
Planet X - Mercedes
Ridley - Porsche


What a great discussion!!

One or two wrong there; Pinarello = Lamborghini and De Rosa = Maserati (Maserati make 4 door saloons which are akin to De Rosa's Winter/training bike).

tacklemore

A Citroen is no good with a Honda 50 engine, as is the case with me!! :-D

coolemon

Viking?

Kellys?

Ironlungs

Cube - German engineering at its finest, but without the pretence - Audi

letape

Ironlungs wrote: »

Cube - German engineering at its finest, but without the pretence - Audi

You think Audi doesn't have pretence!?

531

Audi are just dolled up VWs so must be Ribble (wasn't there a recent post here showing that a Ribble frame was the sameas some cheaper Chinese brand one?).