Sep Vanmarcke no likey Di2 @Roubaix

[Clean39T]

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/vanm...ce-at-roubaix/

For the love of God why isn't there a reset button for pros?

Sicko mode and game over.

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[MattTuck]

Seemed like the gap was big enough for the team cars of the lead group to be up with them, surprised it took so long for the team car to work its way up to him.

[bicycletricycle]

I wonder what causes something like this? A friend of mine had some sand clog up his buttons on di2 . Is this common or is it a software thing?

[batman1425]

RD wire could have shaken loose from the mech

[Lovetoclimb]

My friend has di2 full road setup on his ibis Hakka and i have the same but with clutch Ultegra rear on mine. Neither of us are particularly easy on the bikes a d we’ve never had a problem. Must just be a gamble with jarring and movement from riding over such terrain. Add in a little dust and ...

Also the inherent risk of electronics I guess. Sad day for him though. Between that and Wout’s mechanicals/crashes two possible winners taken out.

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by bicycletricycle

I wonder what causes something like this? A friend of mine had some sand clog up his buttons on di2 . Is this common or is it a software thing?

Lots of connectors(like 10?) and altho they 'snap' into place really securely, I'm betting a connector came loose or a wire got cut...

[onetwentyeight]

There is a reset button in di2. Push and hold the button on the junction box for 5+ seconds while pedaling till it turns red and flashes. it will then run through a crash recovery mode. The derailleur will cycle through all the gears and re-connect the motor to the cage to restore shifting capabilities.

[Clean39T]

Originally Posted by onetwentyeight

There is a reset button in di2. Push and hold the button on the junction box for 5+ seconds while pedaling till it turns red and flashes. it will then run through a crash recovery mode. The derailleur will cycle through all the gears and re-connect the motor to the cage to restore shifting capabilities.

Seemed like he was trying that at one point. It was agonizing to watch.

DA mechanical is so good (relatively speaking ) - why gamble w Di2 on this of all days?

Guess it would send the wrong signal from a sponsorship perspective.

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[ultraman6970]

Next year I was him I would go mechanic... Feel sorry for him... at least he is not crying Anyd Schleck style :P

Sure some riders picked mechanic just for this race. Contador was not fan of electronic at all...

[nooneline]

During the race I saw him pressing the reset button, trying to get that to work. I think the real question here is, what happened that got the Di2 stuck in the 11? A wire shaking loose wouldn't do it (and those wires snap together very tightly) - I saw another interview with somebody else from the team who said that the derailleur was pretty smashed and barely functional. Seems like whatever was responsible for that would have done in a mechanical RD, too.

[shoota]

I'm just here to see what the Sram haters have to say.

[batman1425]

Originally Posted by shoota

I'm just here to see what the Sram haters have to say.

The whole Trek squad was on 1x too (with K-edge keepers).

[John H.]

Hmm? What was Phillip Gilbert riding?

I have DI2 on my gravel bike- Works great in extreme situations.

[Joxster]

A lot of the Di2/EPS bikes will have the connectors taped and then heatshrinked together to stop them 'Popping' during races.

[fried bake]

Originally Posted by shoota

I'm just here to see what the Sram haters have to say.

Ha ha—nice!


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