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What! No ‘The Cycle Show’ thread?

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  • July 9, 2013 at 7:36 am #19319
    Super Domestique

    Already on to page 2 (of mainly criticism) over on stw.

    Anyone here watch it?

    I’m fully determined to focus on the positives and be pleased that cycling has grown enough to warrant a show.

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  • July 11, 2013 at 8:51 am #746895
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    Super Domestique

    You can get an S Works Venge
    You can get an S Works Venge for about £8.5k which would be more direct comparison but then the 2 bikes tested could fill the race bike / training bike roles for e.g. Also I believe the S Works version is sold out.

    I saw it more of a showcase than comparison tbh.

    July 11, 2013 at 7:36 am #746893
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    andycoventry

    Super Domestique

    Super Domestique wrote:
    chokofingrz wrote:
    The show is stuffed full of useless information like which is better, a Specialized Venge or a Pinarello Dogma. Who cares?

    Cough cough…… ;-)

    To me it felt like a bit of a useless comparison, like comparing a Golf GTI to an R8 – both are fast but completely different price points.

    If you wanted to spend 3k you would buy the Venge, 9k you would buy the Dogma, both of which outside the price range of the majority of cyclists. Seemed like a useless comparison to me.

    July 10, 2013 at 10:25 pm #746891
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    paulfg42

    chokofingrz wrote:The show is

    chokofingrz wrote:
    The show is stuffed full of useless information like which is better, a Specialized Venge or a Pinarello Dogma. Who cares?

    I feel they also put too much emphasis on celebrities of cycling, e.g. they have guests on like Graeme Obree, Alex Dowsett, Eddy Merckx. They could do to dial down the brown-nosing and show us some real locations and bike rides that ordinary people are doing.

    Where else on tv can we access interviews with the likes of Obree, Merckx etc? That’s stuff that caters for a much wider audience than a focus on an area of the country or a sportive that will have little relevance for many riders.

    July 10, 2013 at 1:33 pm #746889
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    MartyMcCann

    I feel Graham Little is a bit
    I feel Graham Little is a bit out of his depth in some interviews but you can’t fault his enthusiasm-I suppose he is stuck between accommodating long-term cycling fans and other members of the public who may not be as knowledgeable. I’m going to the recording of the Belfast edition next week, so it will be interesting to see how much is chopped out of the version that makes it to TV.

    July 10, 2013 at 11:55 am #746887
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    Super Domestique

    chokofingrz wrote:The show is

    chokofingrz wrote:
    The show is stuffed full of useless information like which is better, a Specialized Venge or a Pinarello Dogma. Who cares?

    Cough cough…… 😉

    July 10, 2013 at 11:36 am #746885
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    JeevesBath

    Haven’t watched it yet, was
    Haven’t watched it yet, was planning to tonight. Whatever it’s failings, I’m sure it will help pass the time pleasantly whilst ironing… (|:

    July 10, 2013 at 11:31 am #746883
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    chokofingrz

    The show is stuffed full of
    The show is stuffed full of useless information like which is better, a Specialized Venge or a Pinarello Dogma. Who cares?

    I feel they also put too much emphasis on celebrities of cycling, e.g. they have guests on like Graeme Obree, Alex Dowsett, Eddy Merckx. They could do to dial down the brown-nosing and show us some real locations and bike rides that ordinary people are doing.

    July 9, 2013 at 7:08 pm #746881
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    Leviathan

    Missed it, but well remember
    Missed it, but well remember the car crash that was Graham Obree and Gary Fisher on together, the pair of them were a pair of juddering loons and they had no video to cut away to. Hope it is slicker this year.

    July 9, 2013 at 5:57 pm #746879
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    Super Domestique

    The review caught my
    The review caught my interest!

    July 9, 2013 at 11:15 am #746877
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    700c

    Well I guess people on here
    Well I guess people on here will want a roadie specific show, but I can’t imagine producers see enough demand to warrant that

    What they have instead provided is a bit simplistic and diluted however it’s better than nothing, and you have to start somewhere

    I’ll be watching next week

    July 9, 2013 at 8:33 am #746875
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    Psycling

    I agree. The show may be a
    I agree. The show may be a little simplistic to dyed in the wool cyclists but the sport is growing in popularity and its great that cycling is becoming mainstream. The hour long programme is much improved over the half hour format.

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