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Wheel failure

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  • Started 14 years ago by Stepdoh
  • Latest reply from spytfyre

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  1. Stepdoh
    Member

    In reference to the wheel failure sub-discussion of earlier. Ouch.

    http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/cgi/gallerypicget.asp?pic=http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/photos/races10/sui10/sui10st04-sprint.jpg

    Just shows you how light/fragile the wheels a lot of these guys are rolling on. I guess it's high performance/high chance of major failure.

    Posted 14 years ago #

  2. chdot
    Admin

    I think you'll find that's a large pothole....

    Posted 14 years ago #

  3. Stepdoh
    Member

    Nope, tis definitely a bent wheel...

    Posted 14 years ago #

  4. chdot
    Admin

    Aye...

    Caption implies he was run into, which which suggests wheel wasn't really designed for 'extreme' use (i.e. anything other than straightforward time trialling with no-one else around!)

    Posted 14 years ago #

  5. Min
    Member

    In the big photo it looks as if the wheel is being sucked underground by tarmac dwelling, wheel eating pixies.

    Posted 14 years ago #

  6. chdot
    Admin

    "wheel eating pixies"

    Is that what councils say when people complain about potholes?

    Posted 14 years ago #

  7. Min
    Member

    Nah, that's the lumpy globs of crumbly tarmac pixies..

    Posted 14 years ago #

  8. Arellcat
    Moderator

    Edinburgh's actually had a growing infestation of wheel eating pixies since about 1956. Their olefactory organs are highly tuned to both vulcanized rubber and carbon dioxide, which is why holes in the road are mistakenly associated with heavy lorries and buses, and why the pixie population spiralled after trams were removed.

    However, the high energy output of professional cyclists forms CO2 microclimates which can attract small numbers of said pixies.

    Posted 14 years ago #

  9. Min
    Member

    "why the pixie population spiralled after trams were removed."

    Makes sense. Though nowadays it seems likely that they will take advantage of the current situation by congregating along obsolete tram rails.

    Posted 14 years ago #

  10. spytfyre
    Member

    in Livingston they carefully position a new roundabout over each new pothole... won't have a pothole there again... mind you the confusion on sleepy drivers faces as they auto pilot to work and notice the overnight birth of a new baby roundabout turn to panic is somewhat amusing... "whatthe..NYEEEAAAGHTHATWASN'TTHERELASTNIGHT!!?!?!?"

    Posted 14 years ago #

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