Euro-Style alert, as I was reading cyclingnews.com on some new shoes coming out from Interbike I came upon a line that struck a chord with my Euro-Style sensibilities.
The bright green-and-pearl white shoes are arguably a bit garish, but undoubtedly Euro-chic and proved to be surprisingly well-received by the decided US-centric crowd at Interbike. This may also serve as a more general indicator of changing US tastes, as Sidi will also bring in a number of bright hues formerly considered to be Euro-only stateside.
Nice, the same feature also has white shoes from Shimano, Northwave and Adidas. The trend is catching on in the US, which is good as I need to replace my Sidi HT 5.5’s since they have a slight gash on the toe from the Thater crash.
Interbike 2007 Part 10: Eat your heart out, Imelda
(pic from flickr, UPDATE: Actually this is from Graham Watson)
Ivan Basso wasted no time climbing on a new Trek and donning the Discovery Channel kit after word of his signing was released to the world last week. To say that Ivan is motivated for 2007 is an understatement. Basso is already dressed in Discovery Channel blue and has the matching blue SiDis. This move must have been close for a while since the matching blue SiDis are not a standard color in their 2007 lineup. They need to be custom made and the turn-around time on those must be more than a few days.
Basso is probably counting down the days until the December 3rd Discovery Team training camp. No cold nights in the Norwegian tundra this year. Just some warmer nights getting to know a team that is probably just as eager to meet him.
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