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I wonder if these make the 'Wheel of Death' noise like disc wheels do :)
I think the real solution is if everyone raced on the new Stalingrad wheels that we heard about on April 1, 2006. they are bomb proof, literally.
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From: "Mike Bene"
i recently heard about messenger races where entrants race on rims with no tubes or tires. perhaps this would be a good solution for obra.
mike
On 4/3/07, Raedeke, John wrote:
I think we should try doing road races like mountain bike races and if
you flat you fix it yourself with what you are carrying in your own
jersey. Then there is no question as to who put wheels in or took them
out. And the support car will be there for injuries and the like...
jr
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From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
Behalf Of Joe Cipale
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 2:20 PM
To: lisa graham
Cc: obra@list.obra.org
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] wheels and support
Not to mention Craigslist and ebay.
lisa graham wrote:
> Maybe it depends on how badly you want to walk back....spare wheels
> can be = found...you just need to be proactive and look .
> We traded a mountain bike for for race wheels and put the everyday
> wheels i= n the wheel car, you can find wheels on many of the lists
> at cheap prices = and in the bike stores or borrow from a friend.
> Or walk
> Lisa
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> ----- Original Message
> -----= =20
> From: Edward Kendrick Sr=20
> To: obra@list.obra.org=20
> Sent: Monday , April 02, 2007 2:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] wheels and support
>
>
> VERY true! Look for an open-admission team or find out the
> requirements = of an invite-only team. If a rider feels like she/he
> is on an island, a co= hesive team will improve their experience.
>
>
> "Meadors, Ivan C"
> < ivan.c.meadors@intel.com om>> wrote:
> To Michelle (and any others who might benefit from support of a
team
> environment);
>
> Are you currently racing with a team?
>
> If not, you might wish to consider joining a team, thus possibly
> creating a more beneficia l su pp ort system for your racing
adventures.
> Having a more dedicated resource to work with (i.e., team members
in
> your peer group), would likely help both you (for your personal
growth),
> as well as the team, in that racing tactics might possibly be
applied
> (or merely through ride-sharing to events and pre-/post-race
support).
> And a team-mate might also be more inclined to share the wealth of
the
> team by ensuring that wheels could be made available for race
support
> from team members who might be more financially established.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org
[mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
> Behalf Of michelle
> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 12:42 PM
> To: obra@list.obra.org
> Subject: [OBRA Chat] wheels and support
>
> Howdy OBRAland-
> Just finished reading the wheel debacle. Here is my impression
from
> personal expereince:
> I can barely afford to own a bike much less pay for races...spare
wheels
> are clearly out of the question. In fact I rode a dented rear
wheel all
> last season because I couldn't replace it. I'm not looking for
sympathy
> or even a free wheel hand-out . But for those of you who DO have
the< BR>> ; spare wheel (and I'm pretty sure all of those who chastized do),
You
> might think a little more about supporting women in cycling and
donated
> them to their nuetral pit instead of assuming that we've got them
and
> were just too lazy to bring them. That's my impression of how a
> supportive comminity would work.
>
> THANKS!
> Michelle Savoie
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