Roger may have been referring only to the track bikes. Even so, I don't think Roger has ever been "out of the loop"....
Stephan Andranian Costa Mesa, California USA http://www.GitaneUSA.com
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From: edvintage63@aol.com <edvintage63@aol.com> Subject: [CR] 7-Eleven Huffys - resend (Ed Granger) To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Date: Saturday, August 29, 2009, 7:20 AM
Sorry for the repeat - apparently the original fell victim to some bad formatting ...
I may have overstated the connection between the problems with the True Temper tubing and riders seeking alternative frames in my previous post on the 7-Eleven team bikes. However, those problems are pretty well established: Ben Serotta describes multiple frame failures, and Ron Keifel relates an incident in Italy where he finished a descent with his frame barely in one piece. There's more in the original article here:
http://www.roadbikeaction.com/
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"So I too sought to get to the bottom of this, and asked Roger Young, who ro de on the track and on the road for 7-11. Here is his response regarding the construction of the Murray and Huffy bikes: ******************* "We never had trouble with the True Temper tubing, though we did find some experimental designs did not endure well, but with corrections we never had problems in competition and no one had a mishap that caused any injury. I did ride the bikes and never had any trouble at all myself." ************** Stephan Andranian Costa Mesa, California USA"