tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026613116977314546.post5464743362922966908..comments2024-01-06T19:02:03.685-05:00Comments on Euphoria Before Total Implosion: Two Bottle Cages Break on One Ride--Explanations?RMMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02586927082756267932noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026613116977314546.post-17099969119997416812009-02-19T15:07:00.000-05:002009-02-19T15:07:00.000-05:00I won that cage as a prime at the Witch's Cup and ...I won that cage as a prime at the Witch's Cup and couldn't get a bid for it on eBay. <BR/><BR/>I would never buy such an ugly item.RMMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02586927082756267932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026613116977314546.post-15186293009358448232009-02-19T09:18:00.000-05:002009-02-19T09:18:00.000-05:00For the karma portion, what you didn't realize is ...For the karma portion, what you didn't realize is that when the cages broke the lead paint covering the metal flaked onto your bottle, which ended up on your hand, and then in your mouth or nose when you wiped your face. Now, come July, you will be lacking 3 watts, when that will make the difference between winning and losing as you head up Wachusset during Fitchburg.<BR/><BR/>For the plastic zackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270062773459704299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026613116977314546.post-25761299019390343482009-02-18T18:49:00.000-05:002009-02-18T18:49:00.000-05:00But did you watch how quickly, smoothly and thorou...But did you watch how quickly, smoothly and thoroughly he changed those flats?<BR/><BR/>While the rest of you were rubberjawing and eating Clif bars I was watching and learning from the master. <BR/><BR/>Crosswinds may have been to blame.RMMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02586927082756267932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026613116977314546.post-67985939542828853442009-02-18T12:38:00.000-05:002009-02-18T12:38:00.000-05:00I think it was pretty funny that the person who I ...I think it was pretty funny that the person who I think is the most mechanically tight had the double flat last weekend.<BR/><BR/>There is only one explanation for these cage failures.<BR/><BR/>Cross-Winds.Yash Katsumihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16373716805259166262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026613116977314546.post-26062030169136193262009-02-18T11:02:00.000-05:002009-02-18T11:02:00.000-05:00PVB: I think that in all of the random rotations, ...PVB: <BR/><BR/>I think that in all of the random rotations, these cages have probably seen statistically similar usage rates in the two positions. <BR/><BR/>Rosey: <BR/><BR/>If my bad karma was the culprit, shouldn't the breakage have been more catastrophic, making me look negligent and foolish, instead of just moderately inconvenient and not readily apparent to anyone but myself?RMMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02586927082756267932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026613116977314546.post-22706116231607392732009-02-18T10:52:00.000-05:002009-02-18T10:52:00.000-05:00"...after enduring years, perhaps over a deca..."...after enduring years, perhaps over a decade, of abuse together."<BR/><BR/>I bet a downtube mounted cage gets more use (bottles in & out) than a seattube mounted cage. But the seattube cage may have a full bottle in it for a greater period of time than the downtube cage which is probably holding a bottle that is actively being drank from.<BR/><BR/>You do rotate your cages every pvbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01858573580982711152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3026613116977314546.post-5529357478892870542009-02-18T10:39:00.000-05:002009-02-18T10:39:00.000-05:00here's your problem: http://euphoriabeforetotalimp...here's your problem:<BR/> http://euphoriabeforetotalimplosion.blogspot.com/2009/02/we-all-have-friend-who-flats-out-of.html<BR/><BR/>clearly they broke due to bad karma.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09283988150013827871noreply@blogger.com