Max Kirchoff
You guys all laugh now, but just wait till they find out that DT
friction shifters on a 30sp are the most effective, and you all end up
pushing your derailleur into your spokes.
Max Kirchoff
http://www.maxmeansmore.com
http://www.maxisnow.com
On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 11:38 AM, Long, Steve wrote:
> And don't forget the Curb Feelers on the handlebars for those inevitable
> times when rolling backward through the field letting you know you're about
> to bump handlebars with another rider. :)
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> From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
> Behalf Of Ron and Dorothy Strasser
> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 11:35 AM
> To: gschreckchat@comcast.net; Jeff Tedder & Shari
> Cc: obra@list.obra.org
> Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Cannondale Recall on Road bikes.
>
> It seems to me bicycles should have seat belts and roll bars as standard
> equipment. They should be welded onto the frames so those elitest racer
> types could not remove them. These type seem to think they are immune to
> cycling accidents and do not need these wonderful safety upgrades to these
> inherently dangerous vehicles. :-)
> ron
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: gschreckchat@comcast.net
> To: Jeff Tedder & Shari
> Cc: obra@list.obra.org
> Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 10:06 AM
> Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Cannondale Recall on Road bikes.
> yes, with my lack oif atttention, I really need a front bumper more than a
> pie plate.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Tedder & Shari"
> To: gschreckchat@comcast.net, "Chuck Hood"
> Cc: obra@list.obra.org
> Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 3:53:59 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
> Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Cannondale Recall on Road bikes.
>
> ?
> That's pretty funny George, I bet you are on your way home right now to
> install a new pie plate on all your bikes so you don't have a fall Hazard
> during your rides...Watch out for those Big Blue 55 gallon drums at PIR
> though, they jump out in front of you....Remember?
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: gschreckchat@comcast.net
> To: Chuck Hood
> Cc: obra@list.obra.org
> Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 3:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] Cannondale Recall on Road bikes.
> yes, it is for lacking the all important pie plate on the rear wheel.
> Everyone knows how dangerous that can be. It is one of the factors that
> makes bike racing so dangerous in that no one has pie plates on their rear
> wheels.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Hood"
> To: obra@list.obra.org
> Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2009 3:15:45 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
> Subject: [OBRA Chat] Cannondale Recall on Road bikes.
>
> Just saw this and thought I would pass it along.
>
>
>
> Cannondale Recalls Some 2009 Road Bikes
>
>
> WASHINGTON, D.C. (BRAIN)The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in
> cooperation with Cannondale, has issued a voluntary recall of roughly 1,300
> road bicycles from the 2009 model year.
>
> The bicycles fail to meet the federal safety standard for bicycles. Spoke
> protector discs, required on bicycles to prevent the bicycle chain from
> interfering or suddenly stopping the wheel, are missing from these bicycles,
> which poses a fall hazard to the rider.
>
> The following Cannondale bicycles are included in the recall. "Six" is
> printed on the bicycle's toptube and "Cannondale" is printed on the
> downtube. The models include: Six 5 (9RCT5D); Six 5 Compact (9RCT5C); Six 6
> (9RCT6D); Six 6 Triple (9RCT6T); Six Carbon 5 (9RSX5D); Six Carbon 5 Compact
> (9RSX5C); and Six Carbon 6 Compact (9RSX6C).
>
> These bikes were sold at authorized Cannondale dealers nationwide from
> October 2008 through February 2009 for between $1,500 and $2,100. They were
> manufactured in Taiwan.
>
> Consumers should stop using the recalled bicycles immediately and contact
> any authorized Cannondale bicycle dealer for a free repair.
>
> Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Cannondale at (800)
> 245-3872 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. (EST) Monday through Friday or visit
> Cannondale's Web site at www.cannondale.com.
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