tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post7394542795094939988..comments2024-03-19T05:53:15.739-04:00Comments on Bike Snob NYC: A Shot in the Dark: The Art of Appropriating BlameBikeSnobNYChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11256142855437740163noreply@blogger.comBlogger172125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-4659827739840034302012-08-25T21:20:11.727-04:002012-08-25T21:20:11.727-04:00"As a cycling fan, I certainly wouldn't a..."As a cycling fan, I certainly wouldn't accuse LeMond of cheating, nor would I argue against the obvious fact that he competed against other cyclists who did or that riders continue to cheat today."<br /><br />As a cycling fan, I would accuse Greg LeMond of cheating long with the other cyclists of his era.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-86691373785910559562011-06-18T02:49:42.142-04:002011-06-18T02:49:42.142-04:00Every year millions of small weights are attached ...Every year millions of small weights are attached to tires by automotive technicians balancing them.Traditionally, these weights have been made of lead, but since lead is a toxic metal political authorities and industrial groups are in the process of converting to materials that are less toxic than lead. <a href="http://www.wheelsandtiresforsale.com/" rel="nofollow">Wheels And Tires</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-17462195957725933762009-08-05T12:54:51.941-04:002009-08-05T12:54:51.941-04:00Mavic's handling of this was obviously done by...Mavic's handling of this was obviously done by a team of lawyers, not engineers. Bad move.<br /><br />That said, none of our speculation will accurately determine real cause of the wheel failure. We know that the R-Sys spoke design was not as damage-tolerant as it should have been from day one. But what caused the damage to Delaney's wheel? A manufacturing defect? A chip in a spoke during shipping? Inadvertent unseen damage from use? Sabotage from a competitor? A sharp rock hitting the spoke?<br /><br />No one knows, and no one will ever know. Mavic clearly has some work to do on customer service AND in re-proving the toughness of their carbon spokes. All that said, the Tracomp technology is a huge leap forward and, when it has proven itself durable, it may very well be THE climbing wheel of choice.<br /><br />Until then, I'll keep training on my old trusty Cane Creek wheels (no longer made, darn it!!!!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-88792774702615916352009-06-18T00:22:41.476-04:002009-06-18T00:22:41.476-04:00Greg has never explained, to my knowledge, how he ...Greg has never explained, to my knowledge, how he could have come back from being shot in the heart and almost dying to win the TdF without doping. It's his biggest slam on LA. Greg started whining when BH wouldn't give him the TdF (you know, the race you have to win) and hasn't stopped.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-7510535785275851842009-06-17T09:44:10.554-04:002009-06-17T09:44:10.554-04:001. Damn those vicious sarcasmists for not providin...1. Damn those vicious sarcasmists for not providing a "fair and balanced" presentation of the facts.<br /><br />Fact: It's all Ocaña's fault.<br /><br />2. See that ripped out valve stem? See what Bike Mechanic said? The latter is how the former happens, as the tire is braked against the fork crown/down tube while the rim still has enough spoke connected to it to continue to drive the rim. Exacerbated by the fact that while all this is going on the rider's weight is being transfered directly onto the failing system. The frame around the head tube is now in a prestressed state; as the hub hits the ground and carbon does what we have just seen carbon do - fail catastrophically.<br /><br />It's simple, straight forward rocket science (which actually is simple and straight forward; it's rocket engineering where things get complimacated; and Mavic's shuttle just blew up).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-10834315585102494432009-06-16T23:44:40.670-04:002009-06-16T23:44:40.670-04:00you have a very very narcissistic view of cycling ...you have a very very narcissistic view of cycling it is the sport of true dedication.<br />you are just looking for something to bitch about.....because you are old,and wish you where a much better cyclist than you are.<br /><br />i would stick to your local club ridesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-84448415667876694052009-06-16T20:36:55.604-04:002009-06-16T20:36:55.604-04:00Sorry Bike Snob, but your rant against LeMond was ...Sorry Bike Snob, but your rant against LeMond was as incoherent and pointless as you portrayed his to be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-89516043460998445532009-06-16T19:53:46.736-04:002009-06-16T19:53:46.736-04:00If there's no damage to the headtube/downtube ...If there's no damage to the headtube/downtube interface or the fork/steerer-tube interface, then the front wheel didn't pull the fork back to the downtube to lock up and snap the spokes, the wheel snapped the spokes and jammed back into the downtube and fork.<br /><br />As for the report, the engineers weren't giving out explanations, just listing the facts and saying they had no proof yet. Implying that they were implying things at this point is fun but pointless.<br /><br />As for Lemond, he says he has hearsay including a near-confession from the person he's implicated who is suing him for it. He repeated some of it in his talk, (which reminds me of some of my forays into public speaking so good on ya, Greg, for getting through that with at least some humor). Do I believe him? Do I believe the other guy? That's not my job, mang.<br /><br />Whether to spend effort and money to identify past cheats that could be spent on stopping current cheats is an ethical and economic dilemma. Whether to stop cheating or not is no kind of dilemma at all.<br /><br />Someone who cheated to win in a pro sport is a thief. He stole from every competitor there who didn't cheat and could have made more money that day, that year, or during or after their career. He stole from the sponsors who contracted for a clean race (unless they were in on it). And he stole from the fans of the sport who create the economic conditions for it to proliferate on the premise that they are watching an honest competition, not a work of fiction.<br /><br />I'm going to go ride and try not to think about any of these things. It won't be hard. There are bigger problems in this world and I don't let them stop me from enjoying my life, either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-62783355007248253302009-06-16T19:17:46.018-04:002009-06-16T19:17:46.018-04:001. if you read this you are a fag.
2. fag
3. g...1. if you read this you are a fag.<br /><br />2. fag<br /><br />3. go donkey punch each other<br /><br />4. road cycling is track and baseball minus the athleticism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-8375916981268127072009-06-16T18:31:39.779-04:002009-06-16T18:31:39.779-04:00Telling off LeMond doesn't mean you're pro...Telling off LeMond doesn't mean you're pro-Lance. I don't know where you guys get that. It's just so fashionable to be anti-Lance and pro-Lemond. It makes you retro-cool. So go out with your pink and green fixed gear with King hubs<br /><br />LeMond pulling an R-Sys was his belief that he's the only one who could win the Tour clean and trounce dopers. Is 1989 the closest Tour in history? Take out everyone caught for doping, admitted to doping, or involved in a scandal... and second place would've been 10 minutes back. I think that's what most people call... "extraterrestrial."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-60044077846884155222009-06-16T16:32:57.716-04:002009-06-16T16:32:57.716-04:00Lemond's presentation may not be the smoothest...Lemond's presentation may not be the smoothest in the world, but it comes across as very credible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-37509348414888774582009-06-16T16:01:56.718-04:002009-06-16T16:01:56.718-04:00Ze reazon why ze R-Sys cannot be at fault iz becau...Ze reazon why ze R-Sys cannot be at fault iz becauze it iz FRANCH! Zuch merde-tetes, zeze znobby Noo Yorquerz.Carlosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-42818451276212337782009-06-16T13:58:58.708-04:002009-06-16T13:58:58.708-04:00...theory:-- mavic r-sys wheelsets are really mini......theory:-- mavic r-sys wheelsets are really miniature alien space stations...<br />...they were designed by aliens to use available power sources common to their localized environment, ie:- in this case cyclist's wattage output...<br />...economically & environmentally sound concept for space travel...<br /><br />...extrapolation:-- flawed design in r-sys is in actuality fault of aliens who based launch system on wheel-speed w/out realizing how well modern quick releases work...<br /><br />...realization #1:-- the health & safety of a "ben delaney" is a small price to pay vs. the well being of a whole alien crew...<br /><br />...realization #2:-- when the design is perfected, we will see crashed "ben delaneys" & no trace of the wheels/alien space stations...bikesgonewildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01489983012589939600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-90808634040729166512009-06-16T13:44:48.243-04:002009-06-16T13:44:48.243-04:00...Paging Gerard Rue...Paging Gerard RueCarpetbaggernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-87925616048038383832009-06-16T13:42:20.315-04:002009-06-16T13:42:20.315-04:00I couldn't agree more bike mechanic, i'm o...I couldn't agree more bike mechanic, i'm on your side.hillbillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05469916473902774815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-73835867867987018962009-06-16T13:35:26.126-04:002009-06-16T13:35:26.126-04:00We should all be out riding our bikes anywayWe should all be out riding our bikes anywayBike Mechanicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-57484508676158291562009-06-16T13:32:20.055-04:002009-06-16T13:32:20.055-04:00What's wrong with physics?
Especially when it...What's wrong with physics?<br /><br />Especially when it clearly shows how baseless the Mavic 'investigation' is.Bike Mechanicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-13986668767855789472009-06-16T13:25:38.144-04:002009-06-16T13:25:38.144-04:00Hi Commie,
What's new? Would you care to disc...Hi Commie, <br />What's new? Would you care to discuss anything not related to physics with me? Lead out?hillbillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05469916473902774815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-29108501382356804122009-06-16T13:23:30.883-04:002009-06-16T13:23:30.883-04:00I meant foffing.I meant foffing.CommieCanuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359032516895341235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-1222113733933654322009-06-16T13:23:10.568-04:002009-06-16T13:23:10.568-04:00^^^wow..internet wanking without looking at porn^^...^^^wow..internet wanking without looking at porn^^^CommieCanuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00359032516895341235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-49069839339911583942009-06-16T13:14:42.038-04:002009-06-16T13:14:42.038-04:00Bike Mechanic, I agree completely. Kurt, use your...Bike Mechanic, I agree completely. Kurt, use your head. Let's break the failure down. <br /><br />Option A: (1) spoke breaks, rider straightens bike and begins to slow, (2) other spokes fail, (3) bike fork falls onto wheel and wheel contacts downtube [this results in (a) the skid marks on the inside of the fork per photos and (b) the ovalized rim, which in turn causes (i) the tire to come off the rim slightly per the Mavic photos] <br />Option B: (1) top tube spontaneously breaks [really it cracks, as it didn't appear to fail catastrophically and disintegrate], (2) rider endos [thus destroying the wheel]<br />Option C: (1) tire comes off wheel, (2) rider endos, (3) wheel is destroyed<br /><br />Both options B and C (the Mavic options) are logically and physically flawed. Option B would require an ovalizing of the wheel when it struck the ground. Since the rider was slowing, I really doubt there would be enough force to accomplish this. If option C occurred, then the tire would NOT have left mostly symetrical tire markings on the fork, as one side would have a huge streak. Further, only sliding contact (i.e. the wheel was moving through the fork) could produce the skid marks. For the skid marks/sliding action, the rim must have been detached from the hub (i.e. the spokes weren't connecting the hub to the rim).LastBoyScoutnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-68711121787422140912009-06-16T13:02:47.864-04:002009-06-16T13:02:47.864-04:00...went out for a coupla hours on my ksyerium es&#......went out for a coupla hours on my <b>ksyerium es</b>'s yesterday afternoon...aluminum alloy spokes...who'd a thunk, right ???...<br /><br />...even hopped a curb, just becuz & not a problem...ridden 'em for two full years, never gone out of true & not a problem...<br /><br />...<b>mavic</b> has made good shit for years & not a problem but the <b>r-sys</b> in iterations #1 & #2 seems to have a few problems...<br /><br />...they're like greg lemond::: used to be good - now, not so much...fix the fucking problem...bikesgonewildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01489983012589939600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-13281970910262849882009-06-16T12:44:28.577-04:002009-06-16T12:44:28.577-04:00Even so, if you're leaning over the bars in a ...Even so, if you're leaning over the bars in a normal riding position and your front wheel suddenly stops and smashes into the down tube, the continued forward momentum of your body can put a lot of unnatural force on the bars and could have contributed to the top tube breaking in some way.<br /><br />My main point was that it wasn't the frame or the tire or the tube that caused the crash, it was the wheel, and that all of Mavic's "forensic experts" have shit for brains and apparently have never seen someone's wheel fall out of the dropouts. The crash looks eerily similar, and there is also no damage to the hub or fork.Bike Mechanicnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-89897424397994386932009-06-16T12:39:06.193-04:002009-06-16T12:39:06.193-04:00physics are simple. it's just tricky calculati...physics are simple. it's just tricky calculating the influence of the rest of the universe.<br />little weight, trundle cart on a string, & some math...<br />whoops! forgot the dr. pepper filling. there's your problem right there, too much caffeine in the crabon spokes.ken e.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4213956784784062266.post-71815808767666863022009-06-16T12:22:30.252-04:002009-06-16T12:22:30.252-04:00Bike Mechanic, it was the top tube that broke (or ...Bike Mechanic, it was the top tube that broke (or so I'm told - I haven't seen a picture yet). <br /><br />Physics are not simple.Kurt Vonnegut is Kingnoreply@blogger.com