For context: Today in the Paris Roubaix race Tadej Pogačar had an issue with his bike, and the chaotic circumstances obliged him to use a Shimano spare bike from the neutral Shimano car for a short distance until his team car was able to reach him and give him a new bike
by just_an__inchident
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Which he hated because it didn’t come close to fitting and couldn’t get rid of fast enough.
[This](https://www.bikeradar.com/news/tadej-pogacar-shimano-neutral-service-tour-de-france) is probably the better Shimano service car hero moment, from last year.
Didn’t he literally call it a lawnmower or something after the race? Not the best advertisement 🤣
lol no. He was instantly miserable on that bike and dumped it right away. Plus MVDP couldn’t ride his teammate’s bike because new Dura Ace isn’t cross compatible with old. Embarrassing day for them.
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This bike changed clogged up the entire road.
Maybe they can finally break into the market!
It’s not a Shimano bike. It’s some cheap frame painted blue.
It’s a super cheap bike too, look at all the exposed cables.
I’d still be happy for riding this bike..
Those Dura-Ace wheels are still overpriced trash tho
And getting rid of it 60 seconds later.
….saying in an interview, immediately after the race, how incredibly uncomfortable the Shimano bike was…
Class act.
I mean, ishhhh. It was a POS and he needed a proper bike change IMMEDIATELY.
Assuming Shimano is not building these frames, what bike is this? Looks a bit like a Canyon Ultimate.