Channeling Paul Hogan: You call that a carbon fork? Now this is a carbon fork <http://ninerbikes.com/fly.aspx?layout=bikes&parts=true&taxid=222>.
IRD are also the good folks that won't answer any of my emails re. warranty/repair on a brakeset<http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/sets/72157623623992371/>for the last few weeks. Must be vacation time for them. On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 10:01 PM, RoadieRyan <rya...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Actually IRD does make a carbon fork to fit a 32c tire. the Mosaic 57 > > http://www.interlocracing.com/forks.html > > Of course these are the crazy folks who created super solid 5-6 and > speed FREEWHEELS! > > On Apr 15, 7:33 pm, cyclotourist <cyclotour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Why do you suppose crabon forks are designed with such tight clearances? > It > > seems like they could build them w/ clearance for 28mm tires pretty > easily > > but choose not to. > > > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 6:12 PM, Bill M. <bmenn...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > Why do you assume that everyone around him tried to convince him to > > > use carbon? Or that it was a matter of not trusting a carbon fork? > > > Plenty of carbon forks survived the cobbles just fine. I suspect he > > > wanted to use a fatter tire than would fit in any of the carbon forks > > > that the team had handy, so they used what was available to do the > > > job. > > > > > Bill > > > > > On Apr 15, 9:55 am, cm <chrispmur...@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > > I think what is amazing about the lugged steel fork used in PR is > that > > > > he is professional cyclist with access to any fork he wants and he > > > > elected to use steel? I think that is scary for two reasons, first > b/c > > > > it makes it seem like he doesnt trust the carbon fork for even one > > > > race (i am sure he could have a new one for the next race), and > > > > second, the cobbles at PR prob represent a more accurate picture of > > > > what the non-racer experiences over a bikes lifetime. > > > > > > I find it shocking that the team mechanics, sponsors, and other > riders > > > > couldn't/ didn't convince him to use carbon. That may be the weirdest > > > > part. > > > > > > Cheers! > > > > cm > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com > . > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > <rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%252bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > > > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > -- > > Cheers, > > David > > Redlands, CA > > > > "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something > > wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, > > scientist guy > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
