My bicycle - GIANT TCR 1 ONCE

alejandro_valverde · January 15th, 2006, 10:14 AM

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What do you think?

dabozo · January 15th, 2006, 10:42 AM

Seat looks comfy

**Brock Samson** · January 15th, 2006, 11:48 AM

That thing is screaming; "RIDE ME!!!" Very nice!!!

rawdog · January 15th, 2006, 11:09 PM

looks good!
how do you like that saddle? i'm riding a slr and it's way more comfy than i thought it'd be. but the full carbon scares me. lmk

**TNT1** · January 16th, 2006, 01:34 AM

Nice looking bike. I also have an ONCE Team replica, but that is just my training bike now, cause I got a T-Mobile TCR now, with Dura Ace 10 SPD, and ZIPP carbon wheels. Will give pic soon...

**FitnessPhotos** · January 16th, 2006, 10:30 AM

Very nice, but is that seat comfortable?

alejandro_valverde · January 16th, 2006, 01:30 PM

Yes, the seat is comfortable for me. It´s the only one so far, which provides the most area for me to sit there. Other were too small, too large - whatever. This is a good one. Not perfect, but good. I´m still looking for the perfect one...

nebneb · January 16th, 2006, 04:15 PM

should have got an opera just like valverde's, put a san marco rolls on there so comfotable!!! bit retro but no one sees the saddle when your arse is on it.

ocelatus · January 28th, 2006, 03:22 AM

Very cool!!! Giant is the best!!!

neger · January 28th, 2006, 06:02 AM

Looks very nice, although I am more of hybride cycler.

**Dial_tone** · January 29th, 2006, 01:24 AM

I"ll take both of these:

Innovative Trailblazer · January 29th, 2006, 02:42 PM

Very nice bikes. The saddles look a bit small, though. I ride a hobson saddle. It is different looking, but it is just soooo comfortable.

zmand75 · January 30th, 2006, 08:01 AM

very informative, thanks

alejandro_valverde · January 30th, 2006, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nebneb

should have got an opera just like valverde's, put a san marco rolls on there so comfotable!!! bit retro but no one sees the saddle when your arse is on it.

That´s true. But it´s so expensive. And furthermore I like those sloping frames like my Giant.
BTW here is Valverde and his Caisse d'Epargne-Crew during their stay at the Balearic Islands training camp last week.

**Dial_tone** · January 30th, 2006, 03:11 PM

I actually hate the sloping top tubes for vanity reasons. I ride a 52cm bike and sloping tubes make me feel even shorter. I can take it if the slope isn't too much. For some reason they look a lot better with deep dish rims like Zipp 440's.
I am leaning toward a Felt F2C late this year.