Georgie is also a big guy. us 135lb guys probably have nothing to worry about. I hope.
georgeargiris sandiego,ca
-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of brandon@ivycycles.com Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 7:54 AM To: Julian Shapiro Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Re: [CR]OT - Hincapie's broken fork at Paris-Roubaix
I'm reading this as a dig at using aluminum, but you should remember that there were plenty of broken forks back in the all-steel days of racing too. I think this has a lot more to say aboout Trek's "in-house" production techniques than anything else. It's not the material but the design that matters. best, Brandon"monkeyman"Ives Back in Coeur d'Alene, ID.
> A little detail from a cyclingnews.com interview with Trek on
> Hincapie's bike at Paris-Roubaix:
>
> Scott Daubert: One thing I forgot to tell you about is that George is
> running with a different fork; it has a longer axle to crown
> dimension, and it has a longer rake than the normal Bontrager Race
> Lite fork.
>
> CN: Is this something new you'll bring into the Trek line?
>
> SD: No, it's actually from Bontrager's Satellite line, almost from
> their commuter level, but it has dimensions that are appropriate for
> Roubaix. It's an in-house made fork, made at Trek from OCLV carbon,
> it's just on a different model bike.
>
> CN: Is it a steel steerer?
>
> SD: No, it's aluminium; it's been blasted then anodized black.
>
>
>
> Julian (hmmm.....) Shapiro
>
> Sag Harbor, NY