RE: Bringing this back on topic Re: [CR]OT - Hincapie's broken fork (I.P. Merkin)

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Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:39:05 -0400
From: <ipmerkin@aol.com>
Subject: RE: Bringing this back on topic Re: [CR]OT - Hincapie's broken fork (I.P. Merkin)
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


Wasn't it a reasonably common practice to stick a piece of broomhandle into the steerer tubes of the old Paris-Roubaix bikes, so that in the event of a broken steerer tube, everything would remain somewhat intact for a short time? It (or a modern substitute, no doubt made of carbon fiber) might have saved George's shoulder.

IP Merkin
Providence, RI