tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post6128078820304860329..comments2024-03-28T11:56:48.304-04:00Comments on The Retrogrouch: Contador's Broken Bike: A Surprise? Really?Brookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-89446550547760519832014-07-22T17:16:17.027-04:002014-07-22T17:16:17.027-04:00I agree that some of the evidence that's been ...I agree that some of the evidence that's been pieced together since the incident does indeed support the story that the bike was broken in some non-riding-related accident -- but I'm going to correct one minor point here. The bike Contador was riding was not painted orange and black -- it was the same color scheme as the other Tinkoff-Saxo bikes.Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-1784021003959283472014-07-22T16:22:04.589-04:002014-07-22T16:22:04.589-04:00@ofoab: Just because JRA stories always get told d...@ofoab: Just because JRA stories always get told doesn't mean they're always lies. <br /><br />Not that that alters any of your conclusions, but in this case it's clear from many photos and the TV feed that the broken bike is not the bike Contador was riding when he crashed. He crashed on one of the new McLaren-Specialized bikes with its distinctive orange and black color scheme. The broken bike in the Tinkoff-Saxo livery is his backup bike. It's got his number on it because it's more important to get one's team leader his backup bike than a domestique's, and the number plate makes identifying it easy in an instant. Note also the relative cleanliness of the bike; not what you would expect from a bike that had been ridden through the rain for hours.<br />So it's rather likely that the JRA "falling off the roof rack" story is true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-61288956602904830112014-07-21T19:34:41.982-04:002014-07-21T19:34:41.982-04:00agreed on all pointsagreed on all pointsBrookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-47966618909044315642014-07-21T18:07:58.423-04:002014-07-21T18:07:58.423-04:00Someone I know joked that you should ride carbon i...Someone I know joked that you should ride carbon if:<br /><br />a. you can replace it every year<br />b. you can own more than one<br />c. someone else is paying.Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-10764953499231397732014-07-17T11:50:04.929-04:002014-07-17T11:50:04.929-04:00"Just Riding Along " stories have always..."Just Riding Along " stories have always been told .ofoabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02145180145442539127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-76691272230577774512014-07-17T01:59:36.102-04:002014-07-17T01:59:36.102-04:00For what it's worth:
http://cyclingtips.com.au...For what it's worth:<br />http://cyclingtips.com.au/2014/07/tinkoff-saxo-tangle-with-belkin-bikes-identified-as-cause-of-snapped-contador-frame/<br /><br />If bike frames were steel, would have snapped the car roof rack<br />Gossblokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02977652634380885340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-47264839346237990772014-07-16T11:44:25.673-04:002014-07-16T11:44:25.673-04:00There's little doubt that Specialized doesn...There's little doubt that Specialized doesn't want the public to know that carbon bikes are vulnerable to impacts they weren't designed to sustain. Not the same as golf clubs or fishing rods because a broken bike is a serious safety issue. I can imagine the nanny organizations getting involved, leading to massive recalls or outright banning of carbon bikes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-18530257445753439012014-07-16T09:30:13.698-04:002014-07-16T09:30:13.698-04:00Crabongate 2014 coverage continues after these mes...Crabongate 2014 coverage continues after these messages from your local sponsors...<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12657538126257270375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-19902174102943883272014-07-16T01:03:22.191-04:002014-07-16T01:03:22.191-04:00You don't have to be racing for carbon fiber t...You don't have to be racing for carbon fiber to let you down:<br />http://victorhanson.com/wordpress/?p=7413speedgibsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00242548975131582711noreply@blogger.com