Originally Posted by
Eds0123
well, I did not expect such a drastic failure of the frame in two spots, broken at two spots where supposed to be strongest joint than the rest of the frame, we are talking about a $20,000 USD frame built to perform at TdF, what should I expect from a mass produced regular consumer grade, casual rider grade made in china thing?, a tacoed tire, a bent fork, broken fork, broken bottle cages, etc OK, just not that drastic of a failure, sorry guys, just Not a good
PR image for the manufacturer or the technology.
The bikes hooked bars and the Specialized was peeled off sideways from a rack. The frame broke because the front was being dragged backwards while the rear was immobilized. If a steel touring frame were on top of the car, I think the incident would have pulled the rack off the car entirely. Do you own a carbon bike? They are strong, but they'll still break if you hit them hard enough. If I were to guess, I'll bet the Belkin car was almost stopped and the DS of the Tinkoff team flew by him pushing 40mph. I've heard stories about how those guys drive during a race.
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