A couple of things I noticed: Rio Olympic sized-bottles didn't stay in the cages very well...you'd think bottles would have a standard diameter but apparently not...bottles popping out all over the place
Norwegian rider's seatpost bolt snapped , saddle slid down into the frame, necessitating a bike change Japanese rider on a Bridgestone...yes, a Bridgestone Thank goodness that young woman who crashed is conscious, but what a fearsome price to pay...Garth is right, racing at that level is unbelievably demanding and you have to admire the courage of these athletes who really put everything on the line. There is an epic quality to the sport which goes way beyond nuts and bolts and chemistry On Sunday, August 7, 2016 at 3:39:52 PM UTC-5, Garth wrote: > > Well yeah DP ! Some of these races come down to photo finishes of less > than an inch separating them. Wins means more $$$ in multiple ways. > Racing is hard, really hard , really really really hard, nothing like > recreation riding. > > Pros also ride tubular rims and tires, which are very different from > clinchers . The first time I rode some it was wondrous, so different from a > clincher, even the narrow tubulars I had . Many pro mtb racers ride > tubulars also. Pros in races don't have to change flats of corse, and > unlike clinchers tubulars allow you to continue at a lower speed without > damaging the rim , while you wait for a wheel change to come. > > > This is like the difference between just driving your car for transport > or pleasure and racing it, one has nothing to do with the other . > Regardless, everyone knows what it means to compete in some way whether it > be with someone else or yourself, and how driven you can be. > > > On Sunday, August 7, 2016 at 3:32:56 PM UTC-4, Deacon Patrick wrote: >> >> Och! For want of 4 seconds! Stunning skills, a horrific crash on a >> mountain descent (she's at hospital and conscious) and a spectacular >> finish, especially if you're Dutch or Swedish. >> >> Patrick: I've been watching on NBColympics.com. >> >> With abandon, >> Patrick >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
