> Well I will given them credit for trying but you are right I have not seen any thing like this in the real word. I have seen a lot of broken Cannondales and a few OCLVs so something is wrong with the test. Unless the test was paid for by Trek and Cannondale together.
Steven Willis Scotch Plains NJ 07076 908-322-3330 http://www.thebikestand.com
> From: OROBOYZ@aol.com
> Date: 2004/11/06 Sat PM 03:03:54 CST
> To: gillies@cs.ubc.ca, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
> Subject: Re: [CR]No more DeRosas : they all broke ?!?!
>
> In a message dated 11/6/2004 2:41:45 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> gillies@cs.ubc.ca writes:
>
> << http://www.damonrinard.com/
>
> Quite possibly - after all, the DeRosa in this fatigue-limit test
> performed the worst out of 20 bikes !! And will we be stuck with TREK
> OCLV frames for a long, long, long time because apparently they are
> balanced in a way that allows them to survive many fatigue cycles ?? >>
>
> Talking about most of these bikes is off topic but this test is at least
> questionable and at worst bologna.
> It is ironic that in real world use, Trek OCLV, Cannondale and Principia are
> KNOWN to break! Of all the makes listed, these guys have an acknowledged
> history!
> And then the DeRosa and other lugged bike broke in the exact same place... A
> place I have never seen a bike break in over 30 years in the biz! That really
> seems strange. I see that they don't show how they held the front end of the
> frames in their stress testing machine. Hmmmm.
> I urge anyone concerned about their DeRosas to abandon use immediately and
> send them to me.
>
> Dale Brown
> Greensboro, NC