Paris - Roubaix *spoiler*

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  • greasedscotsman
    greasedscotsman Posts: 6,962
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    greasedscotsman wrote:
    Sure the wheels have got better, but Cancellara won Roubaix in 2010 with 303s. Think Boonen is just conservative with his kit.


    Oh for sure. But two years before that Hincape and Backstedt smashed 'em up - both in the Arenberg - so you can see QS's conservatism a bit.

    Breaking wheels in the Arenberg costs you a lot more than the rims gain, so they better be very sure.

    I also think box sets look better :oops:

    And of course Cancellara's wheels were not trouble free in 2010 as it says in this article...

    http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/article/p ... ike-25691/
    Interestingly, Cancellara bucked the trend of traditional alloy box-section tubular wheels and instead relied on Zipp's new 303 carbon aero rims. True, he did break one rear rim coming through the Arenberg forest but to be fair, alloy rims have failed there as well. Moreover, Cancellara's wasn't a catastrophic failure and he was able to continue until a more convenient time for a bike change presented itself – a significant improvement considering how many Zipp carbon rims then-Slipstream-Chipotle rider Magnus Backstedt broke at the 2008 Paris-Roubaix.

    Not sure which I like best. Boonen's Spesh Roubaix was looking pretty good when I saw it by the team bus on the Friday outside Arenberg! :D

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