Trek & Tyler

Trovo davvero divertente che ora si 'spalmino' le resonsabilita' a
questo modo.
Di certo, nessuno puo' dire quando la forcella ha cominciato a rompersi:
se il giorno prima in allenamento (non aveva mica il 'muletto'), o alla
prima caduta, o semplicemente durante il passaggio nella Foresta di
Arenberg.
Una cosa sembra assodata, con prove testimoniali. E' stato proprio
stupido Tyler a continuare a correre avvetendo che qualcosa non andava
nello sterzo, ma altrettanto stupidi gli altri a non consigliarlo per il
meglio: fermarsi e cambiare prontamente bicicletta, gia' che non l'aveva
fatto dopo la prima.caduta.
Ben gli sta, quindi.

Certo, Ayrton Senna avrebbe rallentato prima di tentare di entrare in
curva in fondo a quel rettilineo.

Sergio
Pisa



The official press release, from Zapata Espinosa at Trek, 4/10/06 (printed
verbatim)-

George Hincapie at Paris-Roubaix

Discovery Channel Pro cyclist George Hincapie crashed twice yesterday in
the
famed Paris-Roubaix and was unable to finish. The last crash apparently a
result of the first incident happened when his aluminum steer tube broke at
the intersection with the stem.

"George was in a crash earlier in the day, but due to race conditions and
his comments that everything seemed fine, we did not change to his back up
bike" said Johan Bruyneel, Sports Manager of the Discovery Channel Pro
Cycling Team.

At the time of the second crash, George was commenting to team directors
that he felt looseness in his steering; he thought his head-set may have
come loose as a result of the earlier crash. Team directors were
determining when and how to swap to his replacement bike when George
entered
another rough section of cobbles and crashed.

"I believe that the first crash set the stage for the big crash", said
Bruyneel. "Section after section the vibrations just kept coming until the
damaged steerer gave loose. We have been racing and winning on Trek
products for the last seven years. We have the utmost confidence in their
products, from design, to testing, to manufacturing. We have been very
impressed." Bruyneel continued.

"The cobbles do not discriminate", said Julien De Vriese, a forty year
veteran mechanic and the teams Head Mechanic.

Trek is bringing the fork and the bike back to the United States where they
will receive a thorough evaluation.

--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReaction.com http://www.ChainReaction.com
Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA

Principessa wrote:
Trovo davvero divertente che ora si 'spalmino' le resonsabilita' a
questo modo.
Di certo, nessuno puo' dire quando la forcella ha cominciato a rompersi:
se il giorno prima in allenamento (non aveva mica il 'muletto'), o alla
prima caduta, o semplicemente durante il passaggio nella Foresta di
Arenberg.
Una cosa sembra assodata, con prove testimoniali. E' stato proprio
stupido Tyler a continuare a correre avvetendo che qualcosa non andava
nello sterzo, ma altrettanto stupidi gli altri a non consigliarlo per il
meglio: fermarsi e cambiare prontamente bicicletta, gia' che non l'aveva
fatto dopo la prima.caduta.
Ben gli sta, quindi.

Certo, Ayrton Senna avrebbe rallentato prima di tentare di entrare in
curva in fondo a quel rettilineo.

Sergio
Pisa



The official press release, from Zapata Espinosa at Trek, 4/10/06 (printed
verbatim)-

George Hincapie at Paris-Roubaix

Discovery Channel Pro cyclist George Hincapie crashed twice yesterday in
the
famed Paris-Roubaix and was unable to finish. The last crash apparently a
result of the first incident happened when his aluminum steer tube broke at
the intersection with the stem.

"George was in a crash earlier in the day, but due to race conditions and
his comments that everything seemed fine, we did not change to his back up
bike" said Johan Bruyneel, Sports Manager of the Discovery Channel Pro
Cycling Team.

At the time of the second crash, George was commenting to team directors
that he felt looseness in his steering; he thought his head-set may have
come loose as a result of the earlier crash. Team directors were
determining when and how to swap to his replacement bike when George
entered
another rough section of cobbles and crashed.

"I believe that the first crash set the stage for the big crash", said
Bruyneel. "Section after section the vibrations just kept coming until the
damaged steerer gave loose. We have been racing and winning on Trek
products for the last seven years. We have the utmost confidence in their
products, from design, to testing, to manufacturing. We have been very
impressed." Bruyneel continued.

"The cobbles do not discriminate", said Julien De Vriese, a forty year
veteran mechanic and the teams Head Mechanic.

Trek is bringing the fork and the bike back to the United States where they
will receive a thorough evaluation.

--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReaction.com http://www.ChainReaction.com
Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA

STEVE wrote:
Principessa wrote:
Trovo davvero divertente che ora si 'spalmino' le resonsabilita' a
questo modo.



The official press release, from Zapata Espinosa at Trek, 4/10/06
(printed
verbatim)-

George Hincapie at Paris-Roubaix

Discovery Channel Pro cyclist George Hincapie crashed twice yesterday in
the
famed Paris-Roubaix and was unable to finish.



The second is not a translation of the first.

Trek is bringing the fork and the bike back to the United States where
they
will receive a thorough evaluation.

--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReaction.com http://www.ChainReaction.com
Redwood City & Los Altos, CA USA



it doesn't matter what they find, I've already lost confidence in my
Trek 5200.

it doesn't matter what they find, I've already lost confidence in
my
Trek 5200.

Yeah! Stay off those cobblestones with a loose headset. That's what I do!