Comments on: Tyler’s US Pro winning Fuji SL1

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:40:00 +0000

Cool, I have an SL-1 and despite Hamilton’s past, I sure don’t regret buying one. Although I run Sram with Shimano Pedals, not Campy with Shimano pedals like Hamilton and some other Campy guys I know.

Rock Racing may be testing out new bikes for next year and that’s why some are not DeRosa’s. Then again the Fuji wasn’t disguised, but the C-dale’s were. So who knows, maybe they went over budget on all the different uniforms.

By: James

James — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:07:00 +0000

Interesting. Thanks for pointing us to those pics Spokejunky.

By: -p

-p — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:41:00 +0000

It looks like Rock Racing bike 125 is also a fake DeRosa.

By: spokejunky

spokejunky — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:27:00 +0000

It’s a Super Six…check out the stays and the downtube.

By: jimmythefly

jimmythefly — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:31:00 +0000

Why ride those wheels? Because they look eeevil! Not sure why else, but that bike does look bad-ass, and I usually try to not judge a bike by looks alone.

By: -p

-p — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:14:00 +0000

Spokejunky – I see a custom frame (either Aluminum or hand made carbon) wrapped in DeRosa decals. Tell us – who makes that giant carbon tree trunk of a stem?

By: bikesgonewild

bikesgonewild — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:53:00 +0000

...anon 10:34am...although i'm sure the tour of qinghai lake in china was not up to your anonymous standards, mr hamilton did pick up a recent win there in a 10 stage race which averaged 10,000 ft in altitude...

...& as a rider in the pro peloton, if you were one of the few who paid the price for the actions of so many, when given the chance to at least partially redeem yourself on the road, you might find the strength for that final bike throw across the line for your own respectability & as a thanks to your boss, who showed his faith in you when others simply pointed fingers...

...i don't try to justify what may or may not be the former actions of a lotta guys in bike racing, but sunday was a brilliant win for hamilton & rock racing...

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:34:00 +0000

Before congratulating Tyler, I’d recommend waiting for the drug and blood doping test results to come back. This ride was out of character for him since his suspension.

By: spokejunky

spokejunky — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 14:12:00 +0000

Didn't spot you at the amateur races on Saturday. I rode the Master/30+ in the morning. Glad I didn't get into the 11:00 races as the heat at the end of our race was bordering on brutal.
I asked the mechanic for Rock what the deal was on the Fuji bikes. He said they were coming on in '09 as a sponsor. Got some pit pics HERE. Check out the last Rock bike, number 123. Look closely and tell me what you see. Hint: look at the stem.

By: bikesgonewild

bikesgonewild — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:26:00 +0000

...sounded like a great race & i caught the last hour or so on the v-news live printout...

...initially i was hoping to see danny pate or freddy rodriguez prevail, but when i realized tyler hamilton was in the mix, i hadda cheer for the man...he may never have admitted to anything, but i certainly think he paid a large price, so i'm glad to see him in the stars & stripes, for a year...& i'm glad micheal ball's faith in his guys has been repaid w/ a nat's victory...

...ball seems to have settled down a little & although i'm sure he'll "put his foot in his mouth" more than a few more times, i think at this point, he's a good shot in the arm for the sport...

...props to hamilton & ball...