Sorry for the repeat - apparently the original fell victim to some bad formatting ...
I may have overstated the connection between the problems with the True Temper tubing and riders seeking alternative frames in my previous post on the 7-Eleven team bikes. However, those problems are pretty well established: Ben Serotta describes multiple frame failures, and Ron Keifel relates an incident in Italy where he finished a descent with his frame barely in one piece. There's more in the original article here:
http://www.roadbikeaction.com/
Ed Granger Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA __________________________________________________________________
"So I too sought to get to the bottom of this, and asked Roger Young, who ro de on the track and on the road for 7-11. Here is his response regarding th= e construction of the Murray and Huffy bikes: ******************* "We never had trouble with the True Temper tubing, though we did find some = experimental designs did not endure well, but with corrections we never had = problems in competition and no one had a mishap that caused any injury. = I did ride the bikes and never had any trouble at all myself." ************** Stephan Andranian Costa Mesa, California USA"