would Zipp warranty this?
02-04-07, 10:28 PM
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would Zipp warranty this?
https://www.cyclingnews.com/track.php...sidpatterson07
eyewitness says they "just all fell over"
Originally Posted by classic1
About six riders came off in a motorpaced race. There wasn't enough pace on, riders were 3 or 4 wide and someone must have fallen over the wheel in front. They just all fell over. Nobody got hurt or hit the inside barricades or the ballestrade that I could see.
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02-04-07, 10:42 PM
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Absolutely, they always stand behind their product. Hahaha I'm just kidding, they're probably screwed, too bad it's not a pair of MP3 mavic's, they'll warranty that if you purposely set them on fire.
Not many companies warranty against crashes.
Not many companies warranty against crashes.
02-04-07, 11:30 PM
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At least it broke evenly in 4's so it can easily be Gorilla glue'd and Ebayed. For ease of use, you know?
02-04-07, 11:46 PM
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Ugh. that's what you get for riding on plastic.
*glances nervously at fork*
*glances nervously at fork*
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02-04-07, 11:54 PM
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Maybe the wheel simply woke up, looked around, and realised it was bolted to a Teschner?
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02-04-07, 11:59 PM
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I just noticed the handlebar.
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02-05-07, 12:30 AM
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Looks like a Teschner track bike, which makes looking at that picture even harder to look at. It makes me sick to my stomach.
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Zipp does have a crash replacement program that's reasonably generous
02-05-07, 09:59 AM
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Ok, I read the article but what exactly is the story there? Also, are those broken aluminum bars? As much as I don't really like Zipp, I wouldn't blame them for not covering that one, unless a wheel failure caused the crash.
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""The whole group pulled its finger out ..." Semmler said
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I noticed the handlebar broke right after the bar tape. That's right people, on carbon bars, that bar tape is load bearing, it's the only thing keeping your bars together.
I've heard from trusted inside sources at Zipp that the 08' Zipp wheels will all have a layer of bar tape laminated right under the cosmetic weave layer for "structural integrity".
I've heard from trusted inside sources at Zipp that the 08' Zipp wheels will all have a layer of bar tape laminated right under the cosmetic weave layer for "structural integrity".
02-05-07, 07:18 PM
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[quote] they pulled their finger out [quote]
I think that might be an Aussie thing...
"pull your finger out of your arse and get a move on"
Originally Posted by CarlJStoneham
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"pull your finger out of your arse and get a move on"
