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Shimano Bicycle Museum Review

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  1. timonoko · · focus · HN ↗
    History of Kharkiv Bicycle Factory in Ukraine.

    <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;uk-wikipedia-org.translate.goog&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%BA%D1%96%D0%B2%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B9_%D0%B7%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B4?_x_tr_sl=uk&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en&amp;_x_tr_pto=sc" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;uk-wikipedia-org.translate.goog&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;%D0%A5%D0%B0%D1...

    Praiseworthy because &quot;Timo Noko&quot; is mentioned as a customer. Those bicycles were good but dirt cheap, maybe even 1&#x2F;10 of Raleigh or Shimano.

    1. prmoustache · · focus · HN ↗
      Shimano never sold complete bikes.
      1. 1-more · · focus · HN ↗
        Although, fun fact, there are complete bikes badged Shimano. The neutral support bikes in the TdF are Canyon Ultimates from 10 years back with Shimano branding. The TdF is full of such truth-bending in the name of sponsorship, see also Lance climbing on a Litespeed with Trek branding.
        1. prmoustache · · focus · HN ↗
          Yes the same way Mavic were carrying Mavic branded Cannondales a decade or so ago.
        2. gield · · focus · HN ↗
          Nowadays they use the 2021 version of the Canyon Endurace CF SL 7. And the Shimano neutral support team is used in most World Tour races, not only in the Tour de France.

          The Shimano neutral support team has a list with the materials each team is using, so they can quickly get the correct bike from their car and hand it to a rider if needed. You can see an example of the list here [1]. For example, you can see that they know the pedals used by each team.

          [1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;images.vrt.be&#x2F;width1280&#x2F;2026&#x2F;04&#x2F;13&#x2F;db02d167-1a93-4c53-a3c3-4f4c506b1811.jpg" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;images.vrt.be&#x2F;width1280&#x2F;2026&#x2F;04&#x2F;13&#x2F;db02d167-1a93-4c5...

          1. 1-more · · focus · HN ↗
            I had a feeling it was all the world tour races, but I didn’t want to speak out of turn. I think the only equipment they account for is the pedals, since you’d need them to match to be able to pedal at all. I know they have a few sizes of bikes and on top of that a dropper seat post in every bike to adjust for height.
            1. prmoustache · · focus · HN ↗
              The dropper is the reason they stick to older models.
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