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

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Subject: RE: Bringing this back on topic Re: [CR]OT - Hincapie's broken fork(I.P. Merkin)
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 08:41:30 -0700
Thread-Topic: Bringing this back on topic Re: [CR]OT - Hincapie's broken fork(I.P. Merkin)
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From: "George Argiris" <George.Argiris@mitchell.com>
To: <ipmerkin@aol.com>, <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>

but then you lose your weight savings

ga sd

-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of ipmerkin@aol.com Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 8:39 AM To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: RE: Bringing this back on topic Re: [CR]OT - Hincapie's broken fork(I.P. Merkin)

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