What was wrong with Cadels Bike?

[avanti]

I had a rear axle break betwen the bearings and the tire started rubbing the frame.

 

[mickkk]

I had a rear axle break once inside the hub, it would come loose, spin round then engage, but I kept on riding. Mechanic had never seen anything like it.

He thinks the back wheel was rubbing? it was or it wasnt. perhaps the truth will come out now, as well as the missing xray.

 

[La Vie Claire]

I had a rear axle break betwen the bearings and the tire started rubbing the frame.

This has happened to me as well back in the day of threaded freewheel hubs. It's hasn't happened to me yet on a modern freehub. The brake rub excuse always works b/c, as a previous poster said, it's less embarrassing to the component/frame sponsors.

 

[laziali]

I've had this problem rather often with my carbon back wheel tbh

OP looking rather silly at this point

 

[Spider1964]

BMC Response

Copied from a BMC email to customers -

For your reference and that of your customer’s:

Why does Cadel ride the teammachine SLR01 and not the impec?
Quite simply, he prefers the SLR01. The impec has a stiffer, more direct riding feel and is designed around pure performance without the same concessions to comfort that the TCC SLR01 offers. The other General Classification riders and climbers in the team use the impec while the larger Classics riders use the SLR01 so they can use the same rig in cobbled races.

What happened on Stage 19?
While attempting to get up to the Contador/Schleck group Cadel stood to accelerate and had a mechanical issue that suddenly increased the drag on his rear wheel. After stopping to check his quick-release he re-mounted and set off after the leaders again before performing a single bike change – not two as the Versus/SBS commentary later reported. The sudden increase in drag was the result of a wheel issue (something as simple as a broken spoke), hence Cadel checking the QR, and not an issue with the frame. As the BMC warranty guy, it’s worth me mentioning here that the SLR01 has not had a single non-impact related tube failure in the Australian market. At the Tour Down Under this year, head mechanic Ian Sherburne remarked that the only failure they’d seen was when Steve Morabito’s teammachine was crushed by the airline on the way to the Worlds in Geelong.

We did he swap his yellow bike for red on Stage 21?
Cadel rode a yellow MY12 teammachine SLR01 for the traditional photo opportunities at the start of the stage (champagne with the team, pictures with the LCL time moto, etc...) then swapped back to the race bike that had got him to the top step of the podium before the real racing began. Cadel takes his equipment setup very seriously and didn’t want to contest the final 60km/h+ laps of the cobbled Champs on a brand new bike that was unfamiliar to him. After Cadel crossed the line, Andy Rihs, grabbed the yellow SLR01 and Cadel hopped onto a yellow impec for his parade laps of the Champs. So he rode three bikes that day, but only ever raced on the teammachine SLR01.

I hope that answers some of the questions you’ve been getting from Tour de France trainspotters. If they’re paying such close attention to what Cadel is riding: great! They’re paying close attention to BMC.

 

[unsheath]

SLR01 has not had a single non-impact related tube failure in the Australian market

which is probably less than 5% of sales. Why don't they quote their Global figures rather than this fluff piece of info.

 

[Damiano Machiavelli]

Is it just me or does that BMC statement imply that it was a spoke failure but does not actually say that it was? The whole statement reads like they are trying to avoid saying what happened.

 

[jacko_69]

Is it just me or does that BMC statement imply that it was a spoke failure but does not actually say that it was? The whole statement reads like they are trying to avoid saying what happened.

Absolutely they wouldn't want to draw any attention to anything that may suggest their bikes were unreliable in any shape or form, especially now as the spotlight is on them after the Tour. They would be hoping for a nice increase in sales.

 

[danjo007]

the batteies were clearly not fully charged up in the first bike.

 

[Benotti69]

anyone know why Evans had to change his bike on the Champs Elysse?

 

[jacko_69]

anyone know why Evans had to change his bike on the Champs Elysse?

As mentioned in spider1964 earlier post, his bike was changed after the finish for PR reasons, earlier in the stage he changed from the yellow bike to his race bike for the closing part of the stage.

 

[Benotti69]

As mentioned in spider1964 earlier post, his bike was changed after the finish for PR reasons, earlier in the stage he changed from the yellow bike to his race bike for the closing part of the stage.

Cheers

Yella bike made of butter or swiss cheese?

 

[Spider1964]

Is it just me or does that BMC statement imply that it was a spoke failure but does not actually say that it was? The whole statement reads like they are trying to avoid saying what happened.

Agree.. Very obtuse statement IMO. Said a lot without saying anything (if that makes sense?)

 

[auscyclefan94]

Is it just me or does that BMC statement imply that it was a spoke failure but does not actually say that it was? The whole statement reads like they are trying to avoid saying what happened.

Why is it such a big deal? Stop trying to look for trouble.

Cadel said that the wheel pulled out and was rubbing on his brake. End of story...

 

[cineteq]

Agree.. Very obtuse statement IMO. Said a lot without saying anything (if that makes sense?)

Tell you what, whatever it was made Cadel win TdF. LOL
Closed case.

 

[Damiano Machiavelli]

Why is it such a big deal? Stop trying to look for trouble.

Cadel said that the wheel pulled out and was rubbing on his brake. End of story...

If you do not want to discuss it then do not read the thread.

If the BMC has vertical dropouts then I doubt it pulled out. If it did then when Evans stopped to tighten the quick release the problem would have been fixed.

 

[Spider1964]

Tell you what, whatever it was made Cadel win TdF. LOL
Closed case.

Why is it such a big deal? Stop trying to look for trouble.

Cadel said that the wheel pulled out and was rubbing on his brake. End of story...

Gee Whiz Boys and Girls... keep it in your pants. Sorry for having a discussion... on a discussion board!

 

[Boeing]

he was pulling a hissy fit and tried to create an excuse.

 

[Captain_Obvious]

the batteies were clearly not fully charged up in the first bike.

The Dutch commentators made a remark about that. I think it was Boogerd who said something similar about the electric bike, jokingly; the other one quickly jumped in and said that he shouldn’t go there and that many people would take it seriously.

 

[auscyclefan94]

If you do not want to discuss it then do not read the thread.

If the BMC has vertical dropouts then I doubt it pulled out. If it did then when Evans stopped to tighten the quick release the problem would have been fixed.

Gee Whiz Boys and Girls... keep it in your pants. Sorry for having a discussion... on a discussion board!

I wasn't saying that. I just don't get why this has been analysed so much. Evans said what it was, there is your answer.

The Dutch commentators made a remark about that. I think it was Boogerd who said something similar about the electric bike, jokingly; the other one quickly jumped in and said that he shouldn’t go there and that many people would take it seriously.

The dutch commentators are pretty stupid then. Why would you make such a remark?

 

[Havetts]

The dutch commentators are pretty stupid then. Why would you make such a remark?

As a joke? Isnt that quite obvious?

 

[Damiano Machiavelli]

On Velocipede Salon they are saying his BMC's plastic dropout broke.

 

[auscyclefan94]

As a joke? Isnt that quite obvious?

Well the controversy that was caused by Cancellara's supposable Moped last year, it is not really a thing that should be joked about on national television especially with cycling's bad image due to it's lack of integrity.

 

[just some guy]

Well the controversy that was caused by Cancellara's supposable Moped last year, it is not really a thing that should be joked about on national television especially with cycling's bad image due to it's lack of integrity.

But it is ok for you to make the same comment on a open Forum, while your cycling related comments have a much smaller audience and less people will read what you write as true. If making the joke is stupid then......

Who was happier Today Cadel Evns or those that sell BMC in Australia . They are going to need to ship them in by the boat load.

until the true story of why he stopped and changed bikes is published...

what do you mean? Are you saying that there was a fault with all the SLR01 or Impec's???

I'll say this - there is a reason why when Cadel got off and spun the wheel everything looked fine but when he got back on it went 'funny' again.

(good source - but that source will not be discussed)

motorgate????

 

[thirteen]

The Dutch commentators made a remark about that. I think it was Boogerd who said something similar about the electric bike, jokingly; the other one quickly jumped in and said that he shouldn’t go there and that many people would take it seriously.

i really have to learn dutch