Which one of you was this?
01-30-07, 08:50 PM
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Which one of you was this?
From the news about Discovery's training rides in Slovang, California.
""We've noted that several local riders have tried to tag along on the riders till they get dropped. One unlucky one was cruising alongside and had just been asked to please ride at the rear of the pack when his carbon handlebars bars literally snapped off! While the rider was fine, mechanic Craig Geeter said he looked back and saw the guy kicking his bike on the side of the road – poor form, old boy…""
I can just imagine the roadie on the road as disco pulls up, smiling from ear to ear thinking of the great stories and posts he'll have to relate and then snap...
Lessons: alumanium is good, train more, never tell anyone...
""We've noted that several local riders have tried to tag along on the riders till they get dropped. One unlucky one was cruising alongside and had just been asked to please ride at the rear of the pack when his carbon handlebars bars literally snapped off! While the rider was fine, mechanic Craig Geeter said he looked back and saw the guy kicking his bike on the side of the road – poor form, old boy…""
I can just imagine the roadie on the road as disco pulls up, smiling from ear to ear thinking of the great stories and posts he'll have to relate and then snap...
Lessons: alumanium is good, train more, never tell anyone...
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But did they yell at him? 
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Are they sure it wasn't Hincapie re-living Paris-Roubaix?
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R600DA broke the dial. He thought they were all OMG poseurs in their Disco kit and their matching bikes...
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Originally Posted by Moochers_Dad
Are they sure it wasn't Hincapie re-living Paris-Roubaix?
01-30-07, 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by DrPete
R600DA broke the dial. He thought they were all OMG poseurs in their Disco kit and their matching bikes...
01-30-07, 09:27 PM
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Yeah if Hincapies alumanium sterer broke after his first mild crash in paris roubaix, I wonder what happened to this guys bars, it could have been something minor that weakened them. I NEVER want to crash... but I really don't want to replace $400.00 of carbon fork and bars after a mild fall where they don't "appear" damaged.
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Originally Posted by austinspinner
Yeah if Hincapies alumanium sterer broke after his first mild crash in paris roubaix, I wonder what happened to this guys bars, it could have been something minor that weakened them. I NEVER want to crash... but I really don't want to replace $400.00 of carbon fork and bars after a mild fall where they don't "appear" damaged.
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And that, folks is the reson why I'll never ride with a carbon stem or bars. Aluminum or Cr-Mo, please.
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Originally Posted by DrPete
At least the dumba$$ didn't crash into the pack and take out Basso for the season with some freak injury...
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Funny story, I am in the same area and had the BMC team sneeking up on me 2 sundays ago. By the time I realized who they were I couldn't keep up with them, I followed at good distance until they turned back, I continued straight. Came home and search who they were as I didn't know that BMC has a team, was that Floyd's last year team running under new colors?
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Originally Posted by NuBiker
Funny story, I am in the same area and had the BMC team sneeking up on me 2 sundays ago. By the time I realized who they were I couldn't keep up with them, I followed at good distance until they turned back, I continued straight. Came home and search who they were as I didn't know that BMC has a team, was that Floyd's last year team running under new colors?
No, they are a new US pro continental team sponsored by BMC. Still fast though I assume!
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Originally Posted by JayC
I havent seen him posting lately.. maybe he's relocated to California to teach those guys a lesson.
Fortunately I had been racing and I could match his speed (while comutting, which, I gotta tell ya, is a lot less glamorous than it sounds).
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Originally Posted by CrimsonKarter21
And that, folks is the reson why I'll never ride with a carbon stem or bars. Aluminum or Cr-Mo, please.
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Originally Posted by DrPete
But did they yell at him?
01-31-07, 02:20 AM
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Originally Posted by austinspinner
Lessons: alumanium is good, train more, never tell anyone...
Originally Posted by austinspinner
Yeah if Hincapies alumanium sterer broke after his first mild crash in paris roubaix, I wonder what happened to this guys bars, it could have been something minor that weakened them. I NEVER want to crash... but I really don't want to replace $400.00 of carbon fork and bars after a mild fall where they don't "appear" damaged.
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Well, he was riding and had no scrapes, or torn clothing or huge mud stains so I figured it could'nt have been that bad. Mabey "mild" is not an appropriate word, how 'bout "less than catastrophic" or "only somewhat painfull".
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Originally Posted by Moochers_Dad
Are they sure it wasn't Hincapie re-living Paris-Roubaix?
Aluminum steerer (Hincapie in Paris-Roubaix) vs. Carbon handlebars.
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01-31-07, 06:56 AM
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Originally Posted by DrPete
R600DA broke the dial. He thought they were all OMG poseurs in their Disco kit and their matching bikes...
01-31-07, 06:59 AM
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I was supposed to be there filming/editing the training camp for Discovery Channel. Unfortunately I had a wedding to attend over the weekend and couldn't make it. I still may be getting some editing gigs out of this though.
Ya know Vinokurtov is in Solvang right now.....anyone know if he's running carbon bars?
Ya know Vinokurtov is in Solvang right now.....anyone know if he's running carbon bars?