Sram engineering + reliability strike again

[rain dogs]

"That's probably the best legs I've ever had in a race and then the ****ing bike just let us down again, I can't say any more about it, to be honest." Mark Christian

And then his DS:

"Just want to say what a privilege it was to be behind @MarkChristian8 today @tds so so strong., only to be dropped by mechanical no 4698 this season... This lab rat thing is now costing results. sorry again"

That'll be a few furious sponsors knowing the team is spilling the beans on Sram Force 1x road and the 3T strada.

Usually they just throw the mechanic under the bus.

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour...stage-victory/

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by rain dogs

"That's probably the best legs I've ever had in a race and then the ****ing bike just let us down again, I can't say any more about it, to be honest." Mark Christian

And then his DS:

"Just want to say what a privilege it was to be behind @MarkChristian8 today @tds so so strong., only to be dropped by mechanical no 4698 this season... This lab rat thing is now costing results. sorry again"

That'll be a few furious sponsors knowing the team is spilling the beans on Sram Force 1x road and the 3T strada.

Usually they just throw the mechanic under the bus.

[URL="http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-de-suisse-bike-mechanical-costs-christian-a-shot-at-stage-victory/

and
[QUOTE]Cyclingnews understands the bikes have been unpopular amongst the Aqua Blue Sport riders since their implementation, and while they have taken one victory on the bike earlier this year, losing out on a chance of stage success at the same race where the team's first professional victory occurred last year will be a bitter pill to swallow.

[Clean39T]

Didn't George Bennett have his Campag R Der go into crash mode at the base of the Zoncolan?

1X is stupid, but it doesn't have an exclusive...

I'll take mechanical 2x10 or 11...thanks and peace-out.

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[El Chaba]

Who-other than the sponsor-didn't see this coming?

[froze]

Originally Posted by El Chaba

Who-other than the sponsor-didn't see this coming?

LOL!! My feelings exactly.

[rain dogs]

Originally Posted by Clean39T

Didn't George Bennett have his Campag R Der go into crash mode at the base of the Zoncolan?

1X is stupid, but it doesn't have an exclusive...

I'll take mechanical 2x10 or 11...thanks and peace-out.

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Of course mechanical problems aren't exclusive to any brand and one here or there is normal. What isn't normal and is exclusive is a rider and a DS saying this has happened nearly 5000 times (likely hyperbole) and calling out the sponsors with such vigor... to say reliability is so bad it's worth mentioning it's costing results. That is unique.

[Clean39T]

Originally Posted by rain dogs

Of course mechanical problems aren't exclusive to any brand and one here or there is normal. What isn't normal and is exclusive is a rider and a DS saying this has happened nearly 5000 times (likely hyperbole) and calling out the sponsors with such vigor... to say reliability is so bad it's worth mentioning it's costing results. That is unique.

Good point.

But we do see a fair number of silly things w electro ders...

Would it be any less entertaining to watch the pros battle it out on steel frames, and mechanical/alloy bits? Do absolute speeds matter, or just relative?

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[Cicli]

sHram is funny.

[bicycletricycle]

Those bikes need a chain guide.

[NHAero]

+1000

Originally Posted by bicycletricycle

those bikes need a chain guide.

[Veloo]

Are the chainrings at least narrow-wide?

[charliedid]

Bike racers are funny.

[Dirtdiggler]

Time to place SRAM decals on Shimano derailleurs again

[mktng]

nice looking bikes though.

[benb]

It'd be REAL hard for me to not be furious if I was a pro and the equipment failing was my limiter.

The amount of hard work those guys put in, and the amount of time and effort their mechanics put in to keep everything fresh and working perfectly... it's natural for them to expect their bikes to keep working through a race. I choose relatively conservative stuff (rim brakes, mechanical setup) and I seem to be able to keep my bike working perfectly 99.99% of the time, without a pro budget for parts replacement at the drop of a hat. (I.e. I am often riding with worn chains, cassettes, etc.. that would be more prone to issues)

I saw someone have a Di2 cable failure last weekend riding B2VT. Luckily there was support at the rest stops and the mechanic there was able to replace/fix his setup on the spot, super nice that they had brought spare parts to fix Di2/Ui2.