Re: [CR]No more DeRosas : they all broke ?!?!

(Example: Framebuilders:Rene Herse)

From: <OROBOYZ@aol.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2004 16:03:54 EST
Subject: Re: [CR]No more DeRosas : they all broke ?!?!
To: gillies@cs.ubc.ca, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


In a message dated 11/6/2004 2:41:45 PM Eastern Standard Time, gillies@cs.ubc.ca writes:

<< http://www.damonrinard.com/EFBe/frame_fatigue_test.htm

Quite possibly - after all, the DeRosa in this fatigue-limit test performed the worst out of 20 bikes !! And will we be stuck with TREK OCLV frames for a long, long, long time because apparently they are balanced in a way that allows them to survive many fatigue cycles ?? >>

Talking about most of these bikes is off topic but this test is at least questionable and at worst bologna. It is ironic that in real world use, Trek OCLV, Cannondale and Principia are KNOWN to break! Of all the makes listed, these guys have an acknowledged history! And then the DeRosa and other lugged bike broke in the exact same place... A place I have never seen a bike break in over 30 years in the biz! That really seems strange. I see that they don't show how they held the front end of the frames in their stress testing machine. Hmmmm. I urge anyone concerned about their DeRosas to abandon use immediately and send them to me.

Dale Brown
Greensboro, NC