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Old 02-10-26 | 01:52 PM
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Bikes: 1982 Trek 930R Custom, '91 Diamondback Ascent w/ XT, XTR updates, Fuji Team Pro CF road flyer, Specialized Sirrus Gravel Convert, '09 Comencal Meta 5.5 XC, '02 Marin MBX500, '84 Gitane Criterium bike

i've seen two bead failures in the last five years... both were hooked rim tires... both were wire beads... both tires promptly dismounted from the rims, and both then got snaffled up in the frames.

will bicycles be banned because of parts failures?
ask Campy, and mention their Snapped cranksets.
ask Viscount, and mention their Death forks.
etc.
Viscount made a better fork steerer, and warrantied the forks involved... public opinions ended the bikes, Death fork or not.
Campy got away with rupturing testicles, worldwide... did they warranty any of their failed parts?

so far, in this thread, i've seen opinions, but zero relevant facts mentioned to back up those opinions, other than unfounded fears.
will the Rider's Union diss Bike wheel of all kinds? even though evidence shows TIRE failures as the main cause of tires coming off rims, and peloton pile ups.... and inserts causing lockups and crashes.

the UCI banned Disc brakes for many years because "someone might get burned or cut by a disc"... Will they ban Chainrings and sharp edges on Pedals too??? my shins look like a minefield... i have two marks on my left foot right now from a chainring on a project bike, in my home.
maybe the UCI should ban homes.
by banning the disc brakes, how many riders ended up melting down tubes while braking on a long, fast descent?
i have,,, a rear tire, luckily, i managed to not go down, that time... The south end of Touchstone Drive, where it meets Carmen Drive... Mountain Park, Lake Grove Oregon.
i still don't know how i didn't melt a tube, Hwy 26, westbound from Govt. Camp, Oregon... luckily the sharp right, just below the runaway truck ramp, has now been softened by cutting away 100+ feet of solid volcanic rock Cliff.... the "Viewpoint" is the Old Corner line... pucker factor 110, on a scale of 100.

up next.. the bike racer union demands roll cages, air bags, and safety harnesses for all racers.

sorry... just pointing out the insanity of panicked knee jerk opinionating.
the tire went flat... blame the air for exiting.

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