End of the road for Bianchi?

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Postby Elliot M » Mon Jan 29, 2007 3:01 pm

His aluminium fork steerer tube snapped, after an earlier crash.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/ap ... id=results

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Postby Mike I » Tue Jan 30, 2007 8:00 pm

[quote]how many other manufacturers have won the tour 7 times???


If you can bring yourself to check out the Mozzie web-site, there is more than a hint that Indurain, Ullrich and Pantani all rode Pegorettis with other teams' paint jobs. Mmm, can't believe anything you see in pro cycling, can you?
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Postby Elliot M » Wed Jan 31, 2007 10:52 am

yeah that used to be quite common. mind you lance's TT bike when he first won in 99 was a rebadged Litespeed Blade, and I think Bianchi have used Walser TT frames recently.
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Postby -Adam- » Thu Feb 01, 2007 2:18 am

the hincapie incident is isolated, and it was his fault anyway. according to fellow scouser, and wheel builder extrordinaire... the 60mm deep carbon wheels he was riding may have caused the break, due to absorbing less road shcok than a standard 32hole hand built wheel. So im willing to swwep that one under the carpet...

as for pinarello, they have got to be the most overpriced bikes in all of the world, no!? and they're ugly. not to mention that indurain, riis and ullrich were all on drugs... alegedly!?
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Postby Elliot M » Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:20 am

Hincapie had already crashed earlier in the race so may have damaged the fork, which was an Al steerer model from way down Trek's range.
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