Wow!
Holey moley…
I just limped over to my pile of post-apocalyptic assorted bike parts, and checked out the aftermath of the race. Giant hole in the tubie I flatted, it looks like I ran over a freakin’ switchblade knife.
Here’s the amazing thing; after I flatted, I rode about 1/2 a lap on the flat tire, and there’s no way I could have kept track of the crap I hit. We’re talking *WHAMMMO!*, *KER-PLANG!*, bad 60’s Batman-style sound effect hits on the wheel. When I rolled through the rock garden, it sounded like someone had pushed a recycling dumpster down a flight of stairs.
I was running a set of the Uber-boutiquey Shimano deep section tubular wheels…
Expensive damn race, eh?
Nope.
The wheel is completely unfazed, and as true as it started the race.
Un-freakin believable. They rock. Seriously – I’ve used a bunch of carbon wheels over the years, and I don’t think any of them would have made it through this kind of a nightmare unscathed.
Buy a pair. Or a used car. About the same price… but totally worth it (if your priorities are as seriously warped as mine are, that is…)
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