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Old 14-04.-2008, 10:24 PM   #1
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Old 14-04.-2008, 10:26 PM   #2
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Now, would that have happened if the bike had been anything other than carbon?
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Golly. P-R never broke any metal bikes.
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Why would they do that? Don't they need more give in the spokes?
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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.
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