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im pretty sure thats a chain slap protector.
From what I understand, due to the limitations of computer modelling, the man with the plan (Weagle) has decided that the best way to build a strong bike is to start off super light and reinforce whichever bits break. If you believe him the rear triangle that cracked at La Bresse was one of the original test ones whereas the the front triangle was new.Ive been told they were using a prototype lighter rear end on that model, and have stepped up to a beefier one
Maybe not so much limitations of computer modelling, but lack of knowledge regarding carbon manufacturing and the forces which go into the bike at certain points.From what I understand, due to the limitations of computer modelling, the man with the plan (Weagle) has decided that the best way to build a strong bike is to start off super light and reinforce whichever bits break. If you believe him the rear triangle that cracked at La Bresse was one of the original test ones whereas the the front triangle was new.
Mate i can see where your coming from but ,Maybe not so much limitations of computer modelling, but lack of knowledge regarding carbon manufacturing and the forces which go into the bike at certain points.
Even if his theory of making a super-light bike first and then beefing up the areas which break is true surely you wouldn't put these unproven test bikes on a world stage before significant testing has occured. Showing the public the bike continuously failing isn't the best marketing plan for Evil and they are providing these unproven test bikes to riders who's carrier and livelihood is riding bikes. What if instead of the swingarm, the headtube snapped? Their riders are essentially guinea pigs? If what you say is true about Weagle's plan to build the bike I am failing to see the advantage in comparison to what other companies do when designing carbon bikes (measure forces going through the bike on proven, identical, usually aluminium bikes and then build the carbon bike to withstand these forces and to these specifications).
Dude that's a pretty big generalisation and I'm not at all convinced it's true. Evidence?Nick, I think you need to remember that pretty much everything breaks on the World Cup Circuit, its just that we don't always hear about it.
Well I don't think you can argue that wheels aren't going to break, some ones that I can remember off the top of my head are:Dude that's a pretty big generalisation and I'm not at all convinced it's true. Evidence?
Regarding frames, most teams replace them at least once during the season to make sure failures don't happen...Wheels etc don't count - we're talking frames. Seems to me most World Cup teams get through the season without cracking frames.
I'm assuming this was directed at me, in which case all I can say is that if you follow the World Cups, you would know that this is true.That would be why riders are able to sell off the spare frames they have?
And you are in a position to know all this as fact?
Like, like this? (First one on Google Images searching snapped GT Fury)Google has yet to show me a broken Fury for example.