Anatomy of a Photo: Take a Look While You Still Can

FDJ guy: Is that the new fizik Kurve in Bull?

Fast Phil: Oui.

FDJ guy: Mind if I have a look?

Fast Phil: Do it while you can because it’ll be blowing past you later.

Marko

Marko lives and rides in the upper midwest of the States, Minnesota specifically. "Cycling territory" and "the midwest" don't usually end up in the same sentence unless the conversation turns to the roots of LeMond, Hampsten, Heiden and Ochowitz. While the pavé and bergs of Flanders are his preferred places to ride, you can usually find him harvesting gravel along forest and farm roads. He owes a lot to Cycling and his greatest contribution to cycling may forever be coining the term Rainbow Turd.

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il ciclista medio says:

Feb 29 2012 at 2:51 pm

@frank
and the 'tache gives it all symmetry. May be I have bad taste but I don't mind the kit.
Nate says:

Feb 29 2012 at 2:59 pm

@frank
Is that really Urs in @Tobin's pic? There is only the slightest hint of a moustache on that guy.

A black hole would have spontaneously formed if Urs was wearing the Atala stripes in this photo:

More discussion here.
frank says:

Feb 29 2012 at 3:03 pm

@Nate

Is that really Urs in @Tobin's pic? There is only the slightest hint of a moustache on that guy.

No - that's not Freuler as far as I can tell. That's just some dude. Freuler is the only one I could pick out of a lineup on that team.
Nate says:

Feb 29 2012 at 3:07 pm

@frank
Thought you were suggesting it was Herr Urs, but rereading your post I see I was mistaken.
wiscot says:

Feb 29 2012 at 3:18 pm

@Nate

@Tobin
Wow, that Atala kit is horrendous. Looks like prison stripes.

Hush yo mouth! That Alata kit is one of the greatest kits ever. Super cool, super distinctive and when worn by the greatest 'tash-sporting style icon Urs Freuler, simply irreproachable.

Let's face it, most kits are fugly or simply forgettable. T\For classic kits the 70s had the Peugeot checkerboard and Renault, the 70's/80s had Raleigh, the 80s had Alata, Sem/Skil/Mavic and La Vie Claire, the 80s/90s had RMO.

What other kits are classics?

It's well known that Tom Selleck was green with envy of the Mighty Urs.

Hey Frank, when you gonna run the piece on Urs and let everyone know what a stud he was?
Tobin says:

Feb 29 2012 at 3:30 pm

@wiscot
...glad I didn't break out my Hamburglar blast...as a rookie in here I am getting a good history lesson today!
sthilzy says:

Feb 29 2012 at 3:32 pm

Too much black and white in the amateur peloton now.

Yeah. I agree!

If you can'y decide black or white bar tape, this dude has it covered!

Zebra Dude - "Can I come a Cogal with you?"
wiscot says:

Feb 29 2012 at 3:34 pm

@frank

@Nate

Is that really Urs in @Tobin's pic? There is only the slightest hint of a moustache on that guy.

No - that's not Freuler as far as I can tell. That's just some dude. Freuler is the only one I could pick out of a lineup on that team.

Nah, it's not Urs. 1) no mustache, 2) bike's too small. Urs rode huge frames. Like, Frank big.
Nate says:

Feb 29 2012 at 3:37 pm

@wiscot
Atala is a classic no doubt, in the same way as Castorama and Carrera.
wiscot says:

Feb 29 2012 at 3:39 pm

@sthilzy

Too much black and white in the amateur peloton now.
Yeah. I agree!
If you can'y decide black or white bar tape, this dude has it covered!

Zebra Dude - "Can I come a Cogal with you?"

Whew. Re-read the post there Sthilzy. Thought that was a pic of your good self. There's only one human on the planet who can get away with looking like that, and that Dude is not him. I mean, that's the most offensive pic hat's been posted here in a long time.

By the way, I hope he doesn't live in WI as he'll not be joining one of the WI cogals dressed like that.