Road Cycling - Team Rabobank has no aero wheels

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ronyex
07-09-04, 07:45 AM
Except in the TT when they all had discs in the back but otherwise I haven't seen any Rabobank rider
riding aero wheels.
Whilst almost every rider in the tour uses aero or semi aero wheels Im considering this as a big disadvantage.

cyclingshane73
07-09-04, 08:03 AM
Except in the TT when they all had discs in the back but otherwise I haven't seen any Rabobank rider
riding aero wheels.
Whilst almost every rider in the tour uses aero or semi aero wheels Im considering this as a big disadvantage.

I wondering that as well. I thought maybe they did it because of the wind that day, figuring that an aero wheel in a crosswind could be a disadvantage. Maybe?
FatBomber
07-09-04, 10:40 AM
I would like to know what tire Phonak is using and then stay the heck away from those flat-o-matics!

MacMan
07-09-04, 10:45 AM
I would like to know what tire Phonak is using and then stay the heck away from those flat-o-matics!

No kidding. $10k bikes and $2.50 Walmart tyres!
Phatman
07-09-04, 06:29 PM
I would like to know what tire Phonak is using and then stay the heck away from those flat-o-matics!

its not even just on the TT's either. its on the regular road race stages. I can see the logic of using a really light tire for something like a TT...but c'mon...a 200K road race?