what don't we know

spin_to_win
spin_to_win Posts: 22
edited May 2011 in Pro race
I read Pat McQuaids recent comments, and does it suggest that perhaps there is a mechanical failure related to the horrific loss of W.Waylandt
Qoute:
"But as competitive racing began again, McQuaid told the BBC that the UCI would "investigate and discuss with the industry... the rigidity and safety aspects of bikes.""

Why would you investigate rigidity when in every brands marketing they claim to have increased rigidity year on year, thats why we upgrade no? Is there something we are not being told?

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  • csp
    csp Posts: 777
    No.
  • afx237vi
    afx237vi Posts: 12,630
    I've noticed that most of the mainstream coverage of the crash - BBC, CNN etc - has focused to a certain extent on the safety aspect. It's just an easy angle to fill some column inches... is cycling too dangerous, what can be done to make it safer and so on.

    None of the cycling press has covered that angle, because they all saw what happened and know that it was just a terrible accident. There was no mechanical failure, and McQuaid is just batting away a weak question from the BBC.
  • P_Tucker
    P_Tucker Posts: 1,878
    spin_to_win wrote:
    Why would you investigate rigidity when in every brands marketing they claim to have increased rigidity year on year, thats why we upgrade no? Is there something we are not being told?

    Yes, that marketing people feed you crap in order to get your money. Works too.

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