Not much marketing potential for Nike with a moped.

Whereas a bunch of lads wearing identical Vaporfly Nextpercents will presumably sell a few pairs of shoes?

Posted By: Arizona Bay on October 12th 2019 at 09:03:07

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Who's on Kipchoge's 1:59 challenge? (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 12, 08:23:29
- Have they had different pacemakers for different bits? (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 12, 08:53:42
  - 41 different pacemakers, running in teams (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 12, 08:55:06
    - why didn't they just have one pacemaker on a moped? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 12, 08:56:59
      - Not sure things like mopeds are allowed for pacemaking. (n/m) (General Chat) - MORDENCANARY, Oct 12, 09:10:20
        
        There are no rules (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 12, 09:17:09
      - Not much marketing potential for Nike with a moped. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 12, 09:03:07
        
        do you reckon he'll do it? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 12, 09:06:13
        
        I think he will. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 12, 09:07:03
        
        my frau just telled me that it's the equivalent of 22 on the treadmill (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 12, 09:10:09
        
        He's just kicked. Fucking hell (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 12, 09:14:13
        
        he is doing a fucking sprint lap of honour (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 12, 09:16:58
        
        Jesus Christ. That was amazing. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 12, 09:16:18
        
        Wasn’t watching. Did they try to keep up? (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Oct 12, 09:18:36
        
        No, they let him go (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 12, 09:21:39
        
        *air punch* (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Oct 12, 09:28:57
        
        be a fair old whoop up back in Kenya (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 12, 09:18:05
        
        they are his windshield (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 12, 09:04:48
        
        Nike moped? It’s a thought. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Oct 12, 09:03:49
    - As a cyclerist.... (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 12, 08:56:11
      - I would think that the upper body moves more when running. (General Chat) - APB, Oct 12, 09:00:56
      - Dunno. Never understood why elite runners don't do lycra (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 12, 09:00:34
        
        It is true that air resistance increases mucho mucho at higher speeds (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 12, 09:03:46
        
        Sprinters wear Lycra. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Oct 12, 09:07:21
        
        and pole vaulters (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 12, 09:11:29
        
        so he get some air around his moobs (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 12, 09:02:25
        
        It would make a smaller difference but still there. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Oct 12, 09:01:54
        
        that's what the pacemakers are there for to cut down the wind resistance hentut? (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 12, 09:03:39
        
        Indeed. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Oct 12, 09:08:20
        
        Go for both. Cyclerists draft behind each other but still avoid any flappiness. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 12, 09:07:56
        
        I think, Occam's razor and that, that it comes down to the absurdity of lycra (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 12, 09:09:13
        
        ^^^ secretly wants to wear Lycra ^^^ (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Oct 12, 09:11:23
        
        ^^^ secretly sat in Lycra now ^^^ (General Chat) - Yellalee, Oct 12, 09:34:03
        
        After all, why the v? (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Oct 12, 09:03:00
- Its on the bbc too (General Chat) - Bravo win or die, Oct 12, 08:29:11
  - and there it is... (General Chat) - Tombs, Oct 12, 08:45:48
  - I love the shots you get of people running alongside trying to keep up. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 12, 08:40:06

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