Specialized custom painted

[Magnus]

Was I the only one noticing the red paintjob in this thread ?

Nice classic look btw.

 

[forty four]

i ride a tarmac so i caught it also what model is tha sl3? no sworks badge on top tube maybe prototype?

 

[El Oso]

I was at the start in Nevada City and got to look up close at the bikes. It looks like Saxo left their usual race machines in Europe and just got plain red Tarmacs. The bikes were loaded in a generic Specialized van. All the bikes were plain red with the riders first name printed on the top tube by a gold sharpie. I'll post some pics once I get them off the camera I used.

 

[RedheadDane]

But... wasn't there this article about Andy Schlecks custom-made bike earlier? In the lead-up to the ToC...
They aren't that new btw... already talked about them before AGR...

 

[screaming fist]

The bikes the Schlecks got before the Ardennes races were there personal custom ones with a silver/ Luxembourgish lion theme.

The red bikes Saxo Bank uses in California are in the classic Specialized red/white scheme. This color combination was used for the very first Specialized bikes like the steel Allez etc.
It was also used as Kevin Costner's bike in Amercian Flyers - a movie the Specialized/Saxo Bank campaign for California relates to.

 

[purpletezza]

For me the red paint job with white decals on the bikes is a timeless look. I have the same paint job on my 2005 Specialized SWORKS E5 roadbike(http://www.specialized.com/us/en/bc/SBCBkModel.jsp?arc=2005&spid=21479&menuItemId=0. Yes it is OLD and ALLOY but it rides/races like a dream and still gets good comments from guys with fancy carbon machines with funny shaped tubes. I am finding it hard to move on........

 

[Magnus]

But... wasn't there this article about Andy Schlecks custom-made bike earlier? In the lead-up to the ToC...
They aren't that new btw... already talked about them before AGR...

Maybe you're thinking about the metallic/silver paintjob with something like "live your dreams, don't dream your live" printed on the toptube?

 

[SlantParallelogram]

There is absolutely nothing retro about these bikes. All they did was paint them red.

Big deal.

Oh and they switched their team car to a bid red van.

However, "American Flyers" sucked as far as films go.

and...

Kevin Costner sucks as far as actors go.

 

[karlboss]

There is absolutely nothing retro about these bikes. All they did was paint them red.

Big deal.

Oh and they switched their team car to a bid red van.

However, "American Flyers" sucked as far as films go.

and...

Kevin Costner sucks as far as actors go.

harsh, but i was thinking something similar

 

[lostintime]

Yes ,there was nothing like the "american flyers" vintage bikes here. I bet the guys that thought up the retro promotion were not even born when the film was made. Many don't even know what a steel frame is. Retro means a paintjob?

For those that missed the un-eventful video ... http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/specialized-give-california-an-american-flyers-feel

 

[RedheadDane]

Maybe you're thinking about the metallic/silver paintjob with something like "live your dreams, don't dream your live" printed on the toptube?

Yeah! That's the one (And it's "I don't dream my life, I live my dream")