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November 24, 2011
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- Lucy, Singapore
November 23, 2011
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- Cheap Rugs, New York
August 15, 2011
Skoda's TdF car commercials get me every time. They're so frakking intense.
- WV Cycling, WV
August 14, 2011
My mom bought me a Road ID for father's day. Never needed it but I wear it every ride. Thanks Mom PS my wife and kids mean a lot to me
- Tom, CT
August 14, 2011
I'd love to know who decided that the new cycling shoes need to look like Patent leather? And amazingly, every manufacturer has followed along. Liberace would have loved them! They look stupid.
- Liberace, NYC
August 14, 2011
Really? You are complaining about $100 shoulder bags on a website where it is mindlessly easy to build a $12,000 BICYCLE !! At any point did that irony strike you?
- David, Toronto
August 12, 2011
Electric cars don't pollute like an internal combustion engine while being operated, the pollution occurs when the electricity is made. Forget cars, let go riding!!!
- Dale, Chicago
August 10, 2011
Praise: I see you are carrying Rapha tote bags. At $100 a piece that is just what folks need in this economy: a reminder that while the great majority suffers financially there are a select few out there who have enough cash to buy truly overpriced tote bags! Those lucky folks can make a casual statement of supreme indifference to the plight of others. No wonder there are riots in London!
- Oliver, Brixton
August 10, 2011
Versus could save a TON of money if they would just re-broadcast Eurosport's feeds.
- Sam, Chicago
August 03, 2011
In reference to "The bar's fatal flaw, however, is that it can't be rotated upward to get the levers high and Belgian" Perhaps This is not a flaw! This Belgian positon is a classic indicator that people are running stems too long or too low. If there ever was a no pro it is this and long socks.
- peter, sydney
August 03, 2011
Great post. Car nuts and Bike nuts. Miss the days of Group B Rally
http://youtu.be/K3Mag3kA2J8
Todd
Philly PA
- Todd , Philly
August 03, 2011
I like the Nissan Leaf commercial with all the internal combustion engined products. 1) It doesn't make me feel guilty--why does it you? 2) Why wouldn't driving an electric car reduce your greenhouse impact? If you never drive a car, of course it wouldn't. (and granted, the method of electricity production makes a difference) 3) And finally, it's an attack on the Chevy Volt--it's current mainstream competitor. As such, it's a pretty brilliant commercial.
- Dan, PDX
August 03, 2011
Bob Roll is so cool he is transcendent. What turd wrote that crap about him anyway? Bob's Road ID ads nailed it. Haven't we all been bummed when we failed to convince a buddy to ride with us? Bob's acting was spot on; have you ever heard a more perfect rendition of sorrow, awwwwwgh, when he failed to convince a friend to come out and play? Bob was brilliant in those ads! Just abso-fkn-lutely brilliant!
- Peter, Palo Alto
August 02, 2011
Did you get this Skoda advert in the US (crosses fingers hoping URLs aren't blocked in CC's commenting...)?:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YI2mCONkoro&feature=player_detailpage
One that got a lot of commentary over here was an insurance firm that positioned their car insurance product as never leaving you without a car (they provide a hire car while yours is being fixed) by parodying what it would be like to be without one - including some overweight businessman spinning out on a clapped-out 10-speed (as in 2x5, not 10 on the rear). It was on high-rotate throughout the tour... until they wised up and took it off. PR disaster.
- Gareth, Christchurch, NZ
August 02, 2011
I`m not going to add anything to the Versus vs Eurosport discussion, cause frankly EVERYONE can catch a grainy eurosport feed online. what I will comment on however is the lack of quality that this usually shining blog has been showing recently. Editorial fatigue setting in boys?
- nacho libre, sans-cashville
August 02, 2011
why is anyone watching the commercials. tivo, torrents, there are so many options. or some other lessor dvr even like comcast's is worth dealing with over watching commercials. eurosport however, when i was in geneva last year during the tourmalet stage, i enjoyed watching tyler farrar roll out of his garage on a straight bar 700c bike and make eyes at some soccer mom in the transitions commercial, and the pazzato sidi advert. those are commercials worth watching, but probably not for the reason they intended
- harlow farnsworth, rain city usa
August 02, 2011
Ah every one complaining about VS coverage must not be old enough to remember the time before OLN. Before Greg we might see a few minutes on the Wide World of Sports. after the lumberjack competition and before a track and field event. Then we started to see a recap of the TDF on Sat & Sunday, of course tape delayed. Never a Classics race. So yes some of the commercials are cheesy, and VS is not Eurosport. But considering where we were not that long ago. I'll take the 'warts' to get the extended coverage of the major races.
- Glen, Colorado Springs
August 02, 2011
Agreed on the willingness to pay good money for a nice Eurosport feed. Their coverage is fantastic, all around.
- Brian, SLC
August 02, 2011
Didn't catch any of the roadID ads because I torrented the stages (or was chatting at the bar during commercials). But your mention of them proved their effectiveness, despite the cost of taste.
- vectorbug, bay area
August 02, 2011
I met Bob Roll at the Philly race and called out Bobke ( pronouced Boob Ka ) and he nearly broke his neck for who called him. Since I pronounced it correctly he spent almost a half hour with me and my wife chatting about everything. Took pictures and everything. Sadly BoobKa is gone replaced by BobKey. But hey, pays the bills and if it gets more viewers to watch which means more races shown. Im ok. Sort of
- Hung Low, Philly
August 01, 2011
At least Bob Roll didn't refer to the Europcar rider from Guadeloupe as "colored." Phil Liggett did.
- Jackie R., The modern era
August 01, 2011
Second that, a good blog entry, just in time.
I'm with you, what cyclist wants to watch crashes ? It's way out of touch
- Dan, Knsas
August 01, 2011
Thank you.
- steve, miami
August 01, 2011
eurosport, online, is the way to go. free, live (great feeds), minimum commercials, intelligent commentary w/ a good read of the race (in spanish, belgian, italian, and english). the versus crew is crap. mick from portland is 100%. bob roll is an embarrassment to USA and anyone who follows cycling.
- paul, D.C.
July 31, 2011
Not sure why folks would watch cycing on versus, when eurosport has an internet feed ( and Sean Kelly). I'm a simple man, so I just watch it live online, but with the miracles of modern technology, I imagine it would not be so difficult to record it from the internet to a HD to watch later on you plasma screen?
- marc, new f'in hampshire
July 31, 2011
Bobke's roll has devolved over the yrs to a point where it has become purely schtick. His insight has all but vanished, replaced by intentional mispronunciations & sideways critiques...I appreciated the old weed smokin' irreverent Bobke...In fact it's time to clean house at VS...Phil is inconsistent & making obvious mistakes...Sherwin is completely out of touch & rehashes his worn out phrases...I'd appreciate proper insight into the racing & tactics, from someone who still has a finger on the pulse of the sport. Lets hear some names for the booth... (I enjoyed some of Magnus B's commentary...for one name)
- Mick, the other Portland
July 31, 2011
In heaven they have Eurosport, if you are watching VS, guess where you are.
Sean Kelly sits at the right hand of G-D.
- Scott, Cincnnati
July 31, 2011
easy to lament VS, but wtf - no musings of the DI2 dominance?
- mrg, sf
July 31, 2011
Versus is a joke, I would pay good money for a high quality Eurosport feed.
- chris, tucson
July 31, 2011
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