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Post by janix on May 31, 2006 16:09:07 GMT 8
Hincapie's bike close up: ouch!
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Post by Ben Dover on May 31, 2006 17:23:04 GMT 8
unbelievable!! how can it possibly happen...on a roadbike?!!
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Post by mountguitars on May 31, 2006 21:31:57 GMT 8
trek road bikes look even sexier even if it breaks down, hehe. in any case, hincapie rocks! he must've ridden this bike to the fullest.
in my opinion, he could've put a spacer between the stem and the headset so that any between them will be absorbed by the spacer and it also leaves margin for being a minimalist.
sounding like a pro kahit hinde, hehehe. ;D
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Post by king on May 31, 2006 21:47:13 GMT 8
that was in paris-roubaix. cobblestones! he crashed earlier so that probably did it.
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Post by MrsM on May 31, 2006 23:00:46 GMT 8
That wouldn't have happened if his frame was titanium ........
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Post by jr on May 31, 2006 23:07:01 GMT 8
That wouldn't have happened if his frame was titanium ........ The fork made of 110 carbon. ;D ;D ;D..same result (using titanium), have body ache after the cobblestones and collapse before the finish line .
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Post by eiwol on May 31, 2006 23:13:59 GMT 8
that's gotta hurt! will he be able to ride on any other race this year?
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Post by MrsM on May 31, 2006 23:32:38 GMT 8
That wouldn't have happened if his frame was titanium ........ The fork made of 110 carbon. ;D ;D ;D..same result (using titanium), have body ache after the cobblestones and collapse before the finish line . ooops, fork/steerer tube pala! ;D
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Post by fattire on Jun 1, 2006 1:13:44 GMT 8
had to dig up previous issues of my subscription to:
RoadBikeRider.com Newsletter Issue No. 240 - 04/13/06: Crashes ISSN 1536-4143
Hincapie's Nightmare Could there be a feeling more helpless than riding at 30 mph on a cobblestone road and having the handlebar break free from your bike? That surreal experience befell Discovery Channel's George Hincapie on Sunday, crashing him out of the Paris-Roubaix classic with 45 km remaining. TV cameras captured the nightmarish accident, which has to be one of the freakiest in Paris-Roubaix's 104 years. Hincapie, riding in the 15-man lead group, was suddenly seen sitting up and veering to his left, the handlebar of his Trek 5200 dangling by the cables. Powerless to control the bike, Hincapie somersaulted off the road, landing hard on his right shoulder. The fork's aluminum steerer tube had broken. Suddenly there was nothing above the bike's head tube. It's suspected that an earlier crash had cracked the steerer because Hincapie had complained on the team radio about what he thought was a loose headset. Mechanics were considering how to get him onto a backup bike when he entered the fateful section of cobbles. The hard crash ruined Hincapie's best chance yet to win Paris-Roubaix, a brutal race in which he'd been a top-8 finisher 6 times. Two of his Discovery Channel teammates were also in the group, giving him an advantage over favorites such as Belgians Tom Boonen and Peter Van Petegem. Hincapie's accident animated the group and soon produced a solo breakaway by Switzerland's Fabian Cancellara, 25, who officially won by 1:49 over Boonen and Italy's Alessandro Ballan. Officially is the key word because the three riders that actually crossed the line after Cancellara were disqualified for riding around the down gates at a train crossing only 10 km from the finish. ______________________________________ Cynics might blame Trek for Hincapie's accident, saying the Bontrager fork of his modified 5200 was faulty from the factory or underbuilt for the demands of Paris-Roubaix. Not likely. We're among those who figure that Hincapie's first crash damaged the fork enough to cause it to fail after being hammered by subsequent cobblestone sections. During the event's 104 years, it's safe to say that hundreds of bikes of various makes have broken on the angular granite blocks. There were 52 km of the nasty stones this year. Consider Trek's track record. During eight years of pro team sponsorship, bike failures have been few and far between despite the most severe conditions. That's one reason bike builders back teams -- racing is the ultimate real-world testing ground. Remember, Treks reliably carried Lance Armstrong to seven Tour de France victories during some 15,000 miles of racing. Treks have also carried Hincapie to high placings in numerous spring classics, many of which include torturous cobblestone sections. None of us at RBR owns a Trek, but nothing we know about Hincapie's accident would stop us from riding one. Hincapie's 5200 has been shipped back to Trek HQ in Wisconsin for detailed inspection. Hincapie flew home to Greenville, South Carolina, where his injured shoulder was diagnosed as a third-degree separation that won't require surgery. He says he hopes to be back on the bike in about a week and plans to ride in the June 4-11 Dauphine Libere stage race, a traditional warmup for the Tour de France. Here's another aspect of the story: Hincapie insisted on using lightweight Bontrager Aeolus 5.0 tubular wheels in Paris-Roubaix after several hours of successful testing on the cobbles. The wheels held up so he wanted to race on them even though his Discovery Channel teammates and most other riders, including pre-race favorite Tom Boonen, were using standard 32-spoke, three-cross wheels built on box-section (non aero) rims. The Aeolus wheels are about as aero as road wheels get, with deep V-section carbon rims and 14-gauge bladed spokes laced radially in front. This design is known for transmitting a lot more road shock than it absorbs. Could the extra pounding have contributed to the fork failure?
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Post by Ben Dover on Jun 1, 2006 8:53:06 GMT 8
cobblestones! he crashed earlier so that probably did it. that prolly explains it...may lamat na yun...shite happens
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