My bike meets its hero
Stopped in to see buddy Gary at
Cadence Cyclery of Encinitas on today's Stage 10 of my solo Tour de Carlsbad. And what do I find but a $16k replica of the yellow
Colnago V4Rs that overall winner Tadej Pogacar held over his head on the final podium of the 2024 Tour de France!!
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My bike and I nearly fainted. The original was the very bike that inspired me to buy this yellow Specialized Vado SL 1 two months later. The replica lacks the original's carbon fiber chainring and little else.
Let's wallow in some prime bike porn, shall we? From front to back....
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Cadence got 2 of them. The other was purchased on sight the next day. And they don't expect to have this one much longer.
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They let me pick it up. Geez, no wonder Pogi could hold this thing high overhead: It weighs NOTHING! Words cannot express the lust in my heart.
