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Old 06-21-10 | 02:15 PM
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Wheel failure...

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It might buff out...never know...
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Old 06-21-10 | 02:18 PM
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maybe rode thru a big pothole while training before the race...
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Old 06-21-10 | 02:18 PM
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wow where did you find this gem? who is that guy?
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Old 06-21-10 | 02:21 PM
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Old 06-21-10 | 02:26 PM
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Seeing that wheel folded with half of it flat on the ground doesn't give me much confidence in that brand of wheel.
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Old 06-21-10 | 02:27 PM
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wow where did you find this gem? who is that guy?
I thinks it's one of those Cat 5 crashfests somewhere. That's going to hurt his average speed.
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Old 06-21-10 | 02:38 PM
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Old 06-21-10 | 02:39 PM
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I think the guy was unable to hold his line. He got yelled at afterwards, and went home to his grandma in tears soon after.
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Old 06-21-10 | 02:42 PM
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Freds and their fancy wheels. This was probably some city limits sprint.
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Old 06-21-10 | 02:44 PM
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Good thing I saw this. I will never buy highroad wheels.
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Old 06-21-10 | 02:50 PM
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Man, this must have been the running of the poseurs, I have no idea where you found that many people who think they look good in pro team's kit.
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Old 06-21-10 | 02:52 PM
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??? Mark Cavendish at the Tour de Suisse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RNAYR3KPIg

but I bet half of you know this and the other half?
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Old 06-21-10 | 02:55 PM
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??? Mark cavendish at the tour de suisse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rnayr3kpig

but i bet half of you know this and the other half?
*woooooooosh*
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Old 06-21-10 | 02:55 PM
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Seeing that wheel folded with half of it flat on the ground doesn't give me much confidence in that brand of wheel.

Don't worry, we @ BF as a consensus don't have much confidence you put the wattage out to make an ill-timed decision like that surging @ 40 mph.
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Old 06-21-10 | 02:59 PM
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I hope Outside Magazine gets that pic and shops some new words onto Cav's jersey.
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Old 06-21-10 | 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by lpolliard
??? Mark Cavendish at the Tour de Suisse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RNAYR3KPIg

but I bet half of you know this and the other half?

ohhhh you let the team down
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Old 06-21-10 | 05:27 PM
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I already printed this and am having it tattooed on my chest. Look for me in the ToF at the finishes trying to psych out Cav!
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Old 06-21-10 | 05:28 PM
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i wonder why no one mentioned this...like...the SECOND after it happened?
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Old 06-21-10 | 05:58 PM
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*woooooooosh*
"You got a hole in your glove. I keep pitching 'em, and you keep missing 'em." and "You're built too low! The fast ones go over your head."

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Old 06-21-10 | 07:02 PM
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oh dear.....

not the wheel part, but the posting part.
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Old 06-21-10 | 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Terex
"You got a hole in your glove. I keep pitching 'em, and you keep missing 'em." and "You're built too low! The fast ones go over your head."

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Old 06-21-10 | 07:30 PM
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??? Mark Cavendish at the Tour de Suisse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RNAYR3KPIg

but I bet half of you know this and the other half?
Sorry, but you derailed the train of awesome we had going in this thread.
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Old 06-21-10 | 08:05 PM
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It might buff out...never know...
If you look afterwards, you can see it spring back. I wouldn't ride it, but.....
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Old 06-21-10 | 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by mrvile
*woooooooosh*

Double wooooooosh!

I sent a text message to my bro with the Tour of Suisse results. He said "Damn you, I am watching it live!"
Apparently it wasn't.
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