Team Sky TT bike front wheel A$$plodes!
03-08-17, 10:53 AM
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Team Sky TT bike front wheel A$$plodes!
Exploding wheel failure sends Team Sky rider flying, Stage 1 TTT (2017/tirreno-adriatico)
I am guessing this wheel is made by PRO. ???
I am guessing this wheel is made by PRO. ???
03-08-17, 11:22 AM
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I couldn't tell, it looked like it might have happened about the time he went over that manhole cover. Just the wrong impact?
03-08-17, 11:26 AM
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I couldn't tell, it looked like it might have happened about the time he went over that manhole cover. Just the wrong impact?
03-08-17, 11:26 AM
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Looks like his tubular tire might've rolled off the rim first, then the rim impacting the roadway caused it to blow up.
Hard to tell. He was definitely slowing and realized something was wrong right before it went boom.
Hard to tell. He was definitely slowing and realized something was wrong right before it went boom.
03-08-17, 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by FlashBazbo
There's apparently not a TUE for that.
03-08-17, 11:30 AM
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This is a duplicate post. Several, including myself posted a theory that the tire rolled (or flatted and rolled) before the wheel broke. Read here.
Maybe the mods will merge or somehow close and link the threads to avoid wasted effort.
Maybe the mods will merge or somehow close and link the threads to avoid wasted effort.
03-08-17, 11:31 AM
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Being on the cutting edge of weight weenie carbon fiber high performance gear has it's risks..
03-08-17, 11:34 AM
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Originally Posted by fietsbob
Being on the cutting edge of weight weenie carbon fiber high performance gear has it's risks..
03-08-17, 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by FBinNY
This is a duplicate post. Several, including myself posted a theory that the tire rolled (or flatted and rolled) before the wheel broke. Read here.
Maybe the mods will merge or somehow close and link the threads to avoid wasted effort.
Maybe the mods will merge or somehow close and link the threads to avoid wasted effort.
03-08-17, 12:17 PM
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perhaps a generic carbon chinese wheel would have held up better...? 
03-08-17, 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by FBinNY
This is a duplicate post. Several, including myself posted a theory that the tire rolled (or flatted and rolled) before the wheel broke. Read here.
Maybe the mods will merge or somehow close and link the threads to avoid wasted effort.
Maybe the mods will merge or somehow close and link the threads to avoid wasted effort.
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03-08-17, 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by sh00k
perhaps a generic carbon chinese wheel would have held up better...?
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