Dan H.
I rarely if ever put my spare wheels in the follow car for 2 reasons.
1] If I get a flat, my race is probably over and the likelihood of me
catching up to the pack while not impossible is remote and I may as well
look for a ride to the parking lot.
2] I don't like the "wheels in, wheels out" deal. If I need a wheel, I want
MY wheel that MY bike is set up for and I don't want some fred using my
wheels and possibly flatting, damaging or going home with them.
If I feel I have a chance to catch back on and have to use someone else's
wheel to do it and finish the race I will.
I like the OBRA wheel deal and would happily donate to the cause.
Just raise the OBRA membership fee $5.00. Not all OBRA members benefit from
OBRA's services and equipment, but I don't have kids and still pay tax for
schools that buy a dozen $1400.00 pizza cutters!
That's my thoughts on the matter.
----- Original Message -----
From: <mike.m-@obra.org>
To: <ob-@topica.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 6:44 PM
Subject: RE: [OBRA Chat] OBRA Wheels: A suggestion
Today we collected donations to the wheel fund for the first time. There
were 2 problems:
1) The amount collected was not sufficient to cover the costs of the
program. Given that donations are likely to drop off I think this makes
it
clear that an all donation program will not work.
2) The number of personal wheels available to the follow cars was
insufficient. Likely this was in part because people thought "The OBRA
wheels will be there. I don't need to leave mine."
I suggest that we establish a program of requiring each rider to pay a $1
surcharge for each race that the wheels are present at which will be
waived
if they provide wheels for the follow vehicle.
If you have 10 speed you should then provide your own wheels and save the
$1/race, at least until 10 speed becomes the new standard. One should
also
keep in mind that regardless of whether you put wheels in the car the ones
you get from the car will be the ones that are in there. If you expect
that
extra time will be spent searching in the car for your special wheels, or
even wheels to exactly match you gear configuration then the wheel change
will be MUCH slower and of even less point anyhow. David Kerchinsky is
correct. Mostly this wheels are about getting you to the finish, not
about
getting you back into the field with a perfectly working gear set. It is
perfectly possible to limp back in with a 9 speed cluster stuck in your 10
speed bike.
Mike Murray
-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Magnus [mailto:ro-@hevanet.com]
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 21:57 PM
To: ob-@topica.com
Subject: [OBRA Chat] OBRA Wheels: A suggestion
Quite the positive response to the new wheel program from OBRA! To make
things a little easier for the entire season how about if a $1.00
surcharge
be attached to the entry fees for the races where these wheels and
services
are provided. Seems to me that it would be easier to not "forget" this
valuable service as the season wears on. The OBRA staff then would be
able
to disperse the funds much easier in my humble opinion.
What say ye of the masses?
Ron Magnus
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