I’ll never claim to be either a reporter or a good photographer, but here’s my report with photographs. Tarck’s not dead, every company had a “street track” type bike and by the looks of it CX will be the second coming of Tarck
In all honesty my boss and I spent more time making decisions and placing orders than drooling over bike porn (though there was a good bit of drooling) We picked up Crumpler bags, mostly due to how cool there display was and the fact that they actually gave us the time of day. The guys at Chrome where just a little too cool to take our $1600 initial order That was the theme in a few other booths as well, we wanted to spend $$ but no one in the booth could bother saying “Hi”.
Anyhow, here’s a few of my attempts at photography…
Your pics are better than that shit they put on velonews.com. I never understand how they can make assloads of money off their advertising but not bother to get a real photographer to take the pics. Or at least give descent cameras to their reporters walking the floor.
I was thinking that the only thing it’s missing is a good way to attach it to the frame. But, honestly, I wouldn’t want it on my frame for two reasons:
a) I’m wouldn’t take it on road rides and on the commuter it’d get stolen.
2) The effect of pulling that out of your bag at the beginning of a race when someone asks if you’ve got a mini-pump to help them top off their tires is all the more powerful if no ones seen it before. (I’m imagining an Excalibur-like unsheathing with the smoke and lights and angels singing and shit)
It’s supremely functional and looks amazing. So few things satisfy both of those these days. And, no, I don’t care if it’s a bit heavier than my topeak. I’d take stuff out of my bag just so I could carry that.
cx is too demanding for tarck. i feel like most people who decide to try it out have outgrown tarck and would like some real riding. not that i’d know, i don’t race it.
No, there’s definitely nothing wrong with Livestrong… but putting a bracelet around yer hub? I just think that looks funny, that’s all. Nothing 'gainst Lance’s organization itself.
I’m with the berry here, I think putting the bracelet on a hub is cheesy at best. The worst “original touch” ever. I was thinking about putting something on there when I was building my wheels but the lance bracelet is so damn commonplace that it killed the whole idea for me.
That was the theme in a few other booths as well, we wanted to spend $$ but no one in the booth could bother saying “Hi”.
