General Cycling Discussion - USPS bike have RED spokes!!!!

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miamijim
07-14-04, 06:57 PM
See pic....those marketing guys..
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MERTON
07-14-04, 07:13 PM
so? *confused*
PdxMark
07-15-04, 03:59 PM
Actually that's an optical illusion called "red shift." Something moving away from you quickly will appear a bit more red than it really is...

orguasch
07-15-04, 04:07 PM
and plus the sun, is at his back right side, that must explain everything
MERTON
07-15-04, 04:12 PM
how can that optical illusion transfer to a camera shot?
Stretch
07-15-04, 04:21 PM
how can that optical illusion transfer to a camera shot?

Cameras see it, too. :)
boyRacer
07-15-04, 07:29 PM
Sometimes they ride the red sometimes the silver

trekbikes.com has a picture where you can see the spokes are red
pitboss
07-15-04, 07:57 PM
Cameras see it, too. :)
nice...make fun of the slow kid
slvoid
07-15-04, 08:34 PM
Yes, the velocities of the spokes are so great that you can actually see redshift happening. If you look closely, he's also disproportioned and time dilation's rapidly altering his stage times. ;)
operator
07-15-04, 09:44 PM
Yes, the velocities of the spokes are so great that you can actually see redshift happening. If you look closely, he's also disproportioned and time dilation's rapidly altering his stage times. ;)

Rofl.
Of course this only happens if they're receeding :P Otherwise it's a blueshift.
a2psyklnut
07-15-04, 09:48 PM
They're blue until they come in contact with oxygen.

L8R
iamlucky13
07-15-04, 11:04 PM
The aluminum also ages faster while the rider is accelerating and slower while decellerating, so heavy braking improves prolonged frame strength.
catatonic
07-16-04, 12:58 AM
man...it sthe heat from rubbing against air particles at the accelerated speed they are moving at....any faster they melt!!!

OK...enter...LUDICROUS SPEED!! :p
orguasch
07-23-04, 08:50 PM
man...it sthe heat from rubbing against air particles at the accelerated speed they are moving at....any faster they melt!!!

OK...enter...LUDICROUS SPEED!! :p
Just watching Lance chronicle, and the spoles are really Red my eyes is not playing with me it is really red
Retro Grouch
07-23-04, 09:15 PM
See pic....those marketing guys..
http://

Which stage? I know that they use different wheels for the various stages. I'm thinking that they might color code the spokes to make it easier to discriminate between wheelsets.