wheels used tuesday?

Quoted message said:

I was looking at the AP picture of Lance and teamate on tuesday's
stage, and it looks like they are NOT riding the usual bontrager race
x-lite wheels.... does the team switch for rough pavement, or have
they switched for all races and I just haven't notice before this?

They switch wheels all the time, depending upon conditions. Virtually all
are Bontrager of some sort, with the exception of the HED wheels they use up
front for time trials.

--Mike Jacoubowsky
Chain Reaction Bicycles
www.ChainReaction.com
IMBA, BikesBelong, NBDA member

Dan Baker said:

I was looking at the AP picture of Lance and teamate on tuesday's stage,
and it looks like they are NOT riding the usual bontrager race x-lite
wheels.... does the team switch for rough pavement, or have they
switched for all races and I just haven't notice before this?

USPS team manager Johan Bruyneel specifically stated before the start of
the stage that the team used different wheel/tire setup due to the
cobblestone sections. Ultra lightweight wheels and skinny tires tend to
take a beating on the cobbles. Virtually all of the teams at least went
to a different tire (wider) in anticipation of these sections, and in
some cases switched wheels as well.

--

http://www.cyclingnews.com/photos/2004/tour04/tech/?id=usps_stage3/CN-TDF04-
Tech36_LA_trek

"dan baker" <[email hidden]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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Quoted message said:

I was looking at the AP picture of Lance and teamate on tuesday's
stage, and it looks like they are NOT riding the usual bontrager race
x-lite wheels.... does the team switch for rough pavement, or have
they switched for all races and I just haven't notice before this?

d