Kemmelberg Straight ahead!!!!

[-Adam-]

Its a wonder anybody actually finished...!?

But should it be removed from the race, i dont think so. It wasn't anywhere near that bad in previous years, and it was dry today. Which i think lulled the riders into a false sense of security...

[Richard (Apples)]

[quote]Matthew Wilson (Unibet.com): sprained wrist

[-Adam-]

Yeah but at least his season isn't so f****d!

[Richard (Apples)]

[quote]landed in a nearby tree

[-Adam-]

True that Sean, im not sure but i can't imagine the racing scene is that hot in sweeden. And thats the only place they'll be allowed to race sooner or later i reckon. Its a real shame though, the've got some quality riders, cooke, hunt, casper (well up until last sunday anyway!)

[-Adam-]

Yeah, its interesting that a lot of teams have opted to stick with there carbon deep section jobbies through the classics so far...

I wonder if CSC can win Paris-Roubaix on sunday with there Zipps!?

[quote]officials initially spotted a bike but couldn't find a rider to go with it

[-Adam-]

Why are the older generation of this club so bloody traditional?

Where does this idea that carbon rims are too stiff for rough roads? Maybe some are, depending on how they are built (i.e carbones, aeolus' etc that are standard rims with a fairing on top). But Some, like Zipps have there spokes built into the rim at inner edge. Thus giving them a large area to absorb shock and dampen vibration.

I can vouch for this so far, and if you watch cervelo's testing on cervelo.tv the CSC boys can too. So dont be so suprised id you see the odd 303 or 404 on sunday... and be even less suprised when they win (well, maybe...)

Hincapies disaster last year was his steerer tube, damaged in an earlier crash. The same thing happened to a rider at Flanders last sunday. Without deep section wheels i think! And Bonty Aeolus' aint got nowt on Zipp!

[Andrew G]

[quote]older generation

[Jon H]

Cancellara won Paris-Roubaix last year riding for CSC, and used traditional alloy-rim spoked wheels.

[mrP(Boonen)VT]

[quote]Why are the older generation of this club so bloody traditional?

[Andrew G]

[quote="seanhogan(CondorMan)"]Last year ahead of the Paris Roubaix CSC tested all sorrts of wheels to death and settled on non-carbon....Cancellara won.

[-Adam-]

Well we'll see i guess!

Paul, even on a carbon zimmerframe you'd still be pushing second cat!

[Andrew G]

[url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2007/apr07/roubaix07/tech/index.php?id=/photos/2007/tech/features/boonen_specialized_roubaix/gbBoonenBike01]Boonen uses box section rims and 32 spokes.
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[-Adam-]

Yeah but he's not gonna win is he!