Stupidest Bike Accessory Ever?? (you be the judge ...)

[Cataboo]

Mavic's response:

http://www.velonews.com/article/9324...llapse-article

I'm not sure exactly what they're trying to say - if your tire comes off the rim or your innertube bursts or the valve shears off... your wheel should still not implode & have all the spokes shatter.

The same.. if your carbon frame breaks, your wheel shouldn't implode either.

And whether or not the frame or tire/inntertube damage occured as a consequence of the crash...

I don't think innertubes bursting or tires coming off rims should have caused him to go over the handlebars like that - I think that's sort of a characteristic crash that happens when your wheel implodes - least from what I was reading yesterday.

I'm not sure what kind of crash main tube on frames breaking causes.

[aicabsolut]

I'm not sure what kind of crash main tube on frames breaking causes.

A friend of mine broke his (aluminum) top tube in half crashing on (or off of) a steep downhill switchback. His bike was totally trashed, but the wheels didn't explode.