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Geoff, Flanders and lawyer tabs

mr_leemur
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02 Apr 2013 23:23 #13 by mr_leemur

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Ok, leaving aside the love 'em or hate 'em argument, if a country's law if forcing them to keep them, surely it's better that all tems are complying to the same regulations??

Making sure that our wheels aren't rounder than everyone elses as the French acussed us of in the Olympics (even though we were using French wheels!!)

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03 Apr 2013 13:07 - 03 Apr 2013 13:08 #14 by alec

Replied by alec on topic Re: Geoff, Flanders and lawyer tabs

mr_leemur wrote:
Ok, leaving aside the love 'em or hate 'em argument, if a country's law if forcing them to keep them, surely it's better that all tems are complying to the same regulations??

I can see your point, but don't agree with the principle. Why should an international sporting body have its rules dictated by whatever bonkers laws individual nations choose to pass? Why must French teams obey this stupid French law even when they are not racing in France? Why did non-French teams have the choice not to obey the law when racing in France (before the imposition of the UCI rule? It's nonsense and the UCI are creating a hostage to fortune by agreeing with the nonsense. What will they do when some officious fat government official decides it is illegal for all Spanish or Lithuanian or Swedish cyclists to ride without lights at all times or without at least one hand on the handlebars at all times?

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03 Apr 2013 13:28 #15 by mr_leemur

Replied by mr_leemur on topic Re: Geoff, Flanders and lawyer tabs

oh yes, completely agree with those points as well, just saying that they should all be abiding by the same rule, I too think they're stupid, but am too lazy to take mine off!!

sporting rules should not be dictated by the rules of a public highway, unless run on open roads of course!!

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03 Apr 2013 16:12 #16 by alec

Replied by alec on topic Re: Geoff, Flanders and lawyer tabs

mr_leemur wrote:
... I too think they're stupid, but am too lazy to take mine off!!

Takes about 20 seconds with a flat file. If carbon cover with transparent nail polish. If ally, touch up with matching paint or leave as is.

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03 Apr 2013 17:10 - 03 Apr 2013 17:10 #17 by geoffrey smith

Replied by geoffrey smith on topic Re: Geoff, Flanders and lawyer tabs

alec wrote:

mr_leemur wrote:
... I too think they're stupid, but am too lazy to take mine off!!
Takes about 20 seconds with a flat file. If carbon cover with transparent nail polish. If ally, touch up with matching paint or leave as is.

Hi there Alex are you saying full carbon forks with carbon drop outs have tags moulded into the drop out. ? Geoff. :kiss:

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03 Apr 2013 17:19 #18 by alec

Replied by alec on topic Re: Geoff, Flanders and lawyer tabs

Yes, I believe they mostly do now and carbon forks with alloy dropouts also have them.

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07 May 2013 17:08 #19 by Justin

Replied by Justin on topic Re: Geoff, Flanders and lawyer tabs

Carbon and alloy forks have lawyer tabs (but actually its bog all to do with the fork material its the material of the dropout which on all but the most expensive carbon forks will be alloy.) And the final word - get a file (I have one people can borrow but not if you have expensive carbon forks with carbon drop outs.)

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