Jack Bissell wrote:
>
> RE: the Mavic support bikes
>
> Has a pro ever won a race on one of Mavic's spares, a yellow bike w/ SSC?
> Any finishes?
>
> The riders normally get a bike from their team car prontissimo tout-suite,
> right?
>
> Jack "a service course replica bike's too dumb, but only just" Bissell
>
> Tucson, Az----lovely, in the 20s (centigrade)
Over the years Mavic sold off their neutral support bikes as they were replaced with newer ones, so it was not actually that hard to get one if you really wanted one. The idea to try and get one just never enters most bikies heads! All it takes is a little schmoozing with the right people...
Chuck "schmoozes, given the opportunity" Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California (sunny & 74°)