Mark

Think about things from a standpoint of stock. When the original company went under, the new company picked up the pieces and tried to keep all things as normal and similar as possible.

I believe we’ll end up seeing some post 95 models with some similarities to the pre-95 models. Ross might have manufactured a few new frames and used up old stock (stickers, etc) while they had them.

I don’t believe we’d see any prototypes of the lower end models.

I was never a big Lance Armstrong fan, but I did respect him and his training methods. Reminded me of watching Rocky IV, and you go back and forth watching the Russian (Ivan Drago) training with all the most high-tech equipment and then Rocky walking in waist deep snow with half a tree on his shoulders.

At the time, I simply thought Lance was utilizing every means available to him in order to become the best athlete he could be. Now that it appears as though he was doping, it doesn’t really change that view. He’s still a guy who used all means available to dominate his sport.

I don’t agree with stripping him of medals, because I think the tarnished image is enough. I mean, we don’t look at Jose Conseco and Mark McGuire the same way we regard Mickey Mantle and Babe Ruth, right? To me, that’s punishment enough.

In the fitness world, there are competitions which everyone knows the athletes are doping, and then there are “clean” federations, where it’s just mother nature and a good training regimen. I don’t see why we can’t have something similar going on in the sports world. For those who want to dope, fine. But you’re going up against known dopers too. Good luck!

My 2 cents.