P-R 'tech

[Peter@vecchios]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/200...ris_roubaix08/Agritubel_Kuota_KOM_Berges_tied

Teehee..I hear Jobst squirming.

 

[Peter@vecchios]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/200...ris_roubaix08/Agritubel_Kuota_KOM_Berges_tied

Teehee..I hear Jobst squirming.

Ooopps

http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/200...s_roubaix08/Agritubel_Kuota_KOM_Berges_broken

 

[scirocco]

Ooopps

http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/apr08/roubaix08/tech.php?id=/photos/2008/tech/features/paris_roubaix08/Agritubel_Kuota_KOM_Berges_broken

Now, would that have happened if the bike had been anything other than carbon?

 

[Powerful Pete]

Ooopps

http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/apr08/roubaix08/tech.php?id=/photos/2008/tech/features/paris_roubaix08/Agritubel_Kuota_KOM_Berges_broken

Ah, the joy of not having to pay for what you ride...

 

[alienator]

Now, would that have happened if the bike had been anything other than carbon?

Golly. P-R never broke any metal bikes.

 

[531Aussie]

Why would they do that? Don't they need more give in the spokes?

 

[Peter@vecchios]

Why would they do that? Don't they need more give in the spokes?

T/S is a way to keep spokes from breaking once you bend the rim. Even tho, some may break, and this keeps them from flailing around.