In a message dated 11/20/2004 3:19:52 PM Eastern Standard Time, classicrendezvous-request@bikelist.org writes:
> Jerry Moos wrote (snip):
>
> "....track sprinting might also be considered an extreme situation..."
>
> I would agree w/ that, although I would substitute a somewhat stronger
> phrase for "might also be".
>
> John T.Pergolizzi
>
I just double checked a Cycle Sport photo of Robert Millar riding a time
trial in the 1985 Tour of Spain on Campy high flange hubs. When I first saw this
photo, I thought it looked kinda strange to see a major tour TT being ridden on
what already looked like retro hubs. Is this another example of an "extreme
situation?" Why would these have been the hub of choice for this TT? Obvious
answer would be greater stiffness for an effort in which every watt counts, but
were these used commonly for time trials as late as '85, or was Millar just
being different? Did some Spanish team pilfer his regular time trial wheels the
night before?
Ed Granger
Beating a dead horse some more in
Lancaster, PA