LA's Bike Profile

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His bike profile in July's Wired mag

Well, not actually the bike he's riding, as the one in Wired Magazine
happens to sport a shop sticker on it that looks just a wee bit like our
own... (we tried to sneak a couple of our logo'd bottle cages onto it as
well, but they removed them for the photo, dang!).

The bike was shortly thereafter sold to a customer, complete with a scratch
or two on the fork (which will be replaced at the owner's 30-day check). He
thinks it's pretty cool that *his* bike is in the magazine.

Hope I didn't just betray any state secrets-

--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com

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His bike profile in July's Wired mag

I think he uses a plastic Trek. The aluminum Treks break too fast like about
one per stage in the Tour. Plastic lasts longer.

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His bike profile in July's Wired mag

I think he uses a plastic Trek. The aluminum Treks break too fast like

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one per stage in the Tour. Plastic lasts longer.

Psst - if you don't have a clue what you're talking about it's best not to
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Psst - if you don't have a clue what you're talking about it's best not to
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His bike profile in July's Wired mag

I think he uses a plastic Trek. The aluminum Treks break too fast like

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one per stage in the Tour. Plastic lasts longer.

Psst - if you don't have a clue what you're talking about it's best not to
say anything at all.

Are you saying I am wrong? O don't think so Tom...

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> His bike profile in July's Wired mag

I think he uses a plastic Trek. The aluminum Treks break too fast like

about

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one per stage in the Tour. Plastic lasts longer.

Psst - if you don't have a clue what you're talking about it's best not

to

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say anything at all.

Are you saying I am wrong? O don't think so Tom...

Then perhaps you'd like to cite when any Trek aluminum bikes were used in
the Tour? Many of those Eddy Merckx's being used by several teams are
aluminum and they aren't breaking. Axel Merckx is a really big guy and he
isn't breaking aluminum bikes.

I have a team Lotto Vitus 992 circa 1994 and it is still in prefect
mechanical condition.

Properly designed and constructed bicycles of any material do not fail.

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> His bike profile in July's Wired mag

I think he uses a plastic Trek. The aluminum Treks break too fast like

about

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one per stage in the Tour. Plastic lasts longer.

Psst - if you don't have a clue what you're talking about it's best not to
say anything at all.

Are you saying I am wrong? O don't think so Tom...

Yea, we are saying you are wrong. No one on the Postal team is riding
a plastic bike in the Tour, certainly not LA. (Carbon fiber is not
plastic.) Nor is anyone riding an aluminum Trek and no one has for a
long time so it's beyond me how you could know how long they would
last.

Having said that, if someone were to ride the 2300 frame (the best Trek
makes in Al these days) I'm personally having a tough time believing
that they would routinely not last through a stage.

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James P. Spencer
Rochester, MN

"Badges?? We don't need no stinkin badges!"

i saw that article too, pretty picture - terrible text content.

imo, wired has gone down, it started as cyber/tech magazine and has
turned into rich kid's toy buyer's guide. i especially don't
appreciate how much car ads are in it this days. i got free
suscription due to credit card bonus, i wish miracle happens that
maybe an interesting article will come by again.

that cyclometer sounds way cooler than the whole bike.

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Well, not actually the bike he's riding, as the one in Wired Magazine
happens to sport a shop sticker on it that looks just a wee bit like our
own... (we tried to sneak a couple of our logo'd bottle cages onto it as
well, but they removed them for the photo, dang!).

The bike was shortly thereafter sold to a customer, complete with a scratch
or two on the fork (which will be replaced at the owner's 30-day check). He
thinks it's pretty cool that *his* bike is in the magazine.

Hope I didn't just betray any state secrets-

--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReactionBicycles.com