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06-13-10 | 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by frpax

Personally, I don't differentiate between racing and non-racing. Hence my confusion about the OP's statement about miles.

I don't either, but I don't think that means the seller was "FOS" if they said it was raced 1000 miles.

06-13-10 | 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by umd

I don't either, but I don't think that means the seller was "FOS" if they said it was raced 1000 miles.

I agree with that.

06-13-10 | 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by frpax

That was the point of my post.

Personally, I don't differentiate between racing and non-racing. Hence my confusion about the OP's statement about miles.

Except that the probability of crashing is considerably higher while racing.

06-13-10 | 11:35 AM

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Except that the probability of crashing is considerably higher while racing.

FWIW, I've seen more crashes on training rides than races.

06-13-10 | 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by mike868y

FWIW, I've seen more crashes on training rides than races.

You probably train more than you race.

06-13-10 | 05:10 PM

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I recommend anyone riding a used carbon frame send it to me immediately so I can dispose of it safely.

06-13-10 | 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by gregf83

You probably train more than you race.

I probably race more than you.

06-13-10 | 05:33 PM

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I probably race more than you.

That may be true (and irrelevant) but you still train more than you race which explains why you may have seen more crashes while training vs racing.

06-13-10 | 05:36 PM

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That may be true (and irrelevant) but you still train more than you race which explains why you may have seen more crashes while training vs racing.

Unless you race a lot, how can you say that more crashes happen in races?

That being said, even if the percentage is higher, how can you attribute that to the fact that it is a race as opposed to simply a large group of people riding together? It just so happens that most races are far larger groups than most training rides. More riders = more crashes.

06-13-10 | 08:21 PM

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06-13-10 | 08:27 PM

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I recommend anyone riding a used carbon frame send it to me immediately so I can dispose of it safely.

I've seen cracks in aluminum, titanium, carbon frames...and steel frames.

06-13-10 | 08:39 PM

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FWIW, I've seen more crashes on training rides than races.

Really? I've only seen one crash on a training ride. Ever. I've seen 6 crashes in the 4 crits I've raced in the last two weeks.

06-13-10 | 08:41 PM

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Really? I've only seen one crash on a training ride. Ever. I've seen 6 crashes in the 4 crits I've raced in the last two weeks.

That's why I put FWIW, there are a lot of variables. I've only seen 2 crashes in races this season (that I can remember), and I've seen probably 5-6 on training rides.