Florescent green/yellow thing near riders' BB?
07-20-07, 02:38 PM
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Florescent green/yellow thing near riders' BB?
I've noticed that all of the Tour riders have some device attached to the bottom of their bikes, near the bottom bracket. It's a florescent yellow/green cylindrical object of some sort. What is it?
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Scott
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Scott
07-21-07, 08:28 PM
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That is a transponder which chief use is to determine finishing order across the line. With all of the helicopters, motorcycles and camera's, I don't think they need gps to find out where the riders are.
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