P-R 'tech

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http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/apr08/roubaix08/tech.php?id=/photos/2008/tech/features/paris_roubaix08/Agritubel_Kuota_KOM_Berges_tied

Teehee..I hear Jobst squirming.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/apr08/roubaix08/tech.php?id=/photos/2008/tech/features/paris_roubaix08/Agritubel_Kuota_KOM_Berges_tied

Teehee..I hear Jobst squirming.

Ooopps

http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/apr08/roubaix08/tech.php?id=/photos/2008/tech/features/paris_roubaix08/Agritubel_Kuota_KOM_Berges_broken

Ooopps

http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/apr08/roubaix08/tech.php?id=/photos/2008/tech/features/paris_roubaix08/Agritubel_Kuota_KOM_Berges_broken
Now, would that have happened if the bike had been anything other than carbon? :)

Ooopps

http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/apr08/roubaix08/tech.php?id=/photos/2008/tech/features/paris_roubaix08/Agritubel_Kuota_KOM_Berges_brokenAh, the joy of not having to pay for what you ride...

Now, would that have happened if the bike had been anything other than carbon? :)

Golly. P-R never broke any metal bikes.
:rolleyes:

Why would they do that? Don't they need more give in the spokes?

Why would they do that? Don't they need more give in the spokes?

T/S is a way to keep spokes from breaking once you bend the rim. Even tho, some may break, and this keeps them from flailing around.