Originally Posted by
Pibber
Oh, i'm hardheaded, certainly. I'm not convinced I should or shouldn't buy them. I ride Cannondales. I've had several people walk by my bike(s) and call them "crack n fails", which i find humorous considering i was hit while riding my 87 and it's fine, structurally.
There we agree.
However, frame failures (except forks) are usually benign and mostly result in riding home very gingerly or a cell phone call, not a trip to the ER. Wheel failures, particularly massive ones, aren't so benign. As I said earlier, it's your bike, your money and your body.