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Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel… [ATX TRIHEAD] [ In reply to ]
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It must be Italian!
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Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel… [bdcheung] [ In reply to ]
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How BIG is the box?? Tease us a bit......

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Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel… [bdcheung] [ In reply to ]
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Early report is that it is from the Embassy Suites in Valencia... And it is bigger than a bread box.
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Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel… [hank rearden] [ In reply to ]
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Think it could be Bob Roll's severed head?
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Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel… [hank rearden] [ In reply to ]
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Early report is that it is from the Embassy Suites in Valencia... And it is bigger than a bread box.
But is it bigger than a single bike wheel?

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Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel… [hank rearden] [ In reply to ]
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Everyone here has already decided you're getting a set of Zipps, etc, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was your wheel plus a CSC shirt or something. I'm just as anxious as everyone else to see what it is though.
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Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel… [bcellis] [ In reply to ]
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I'm thinking a signed CSC jersey...and his yellow wheel.
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Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel? [hank rearden] [ In reply to ]
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ha ha ha ... money on the "your wheel plus a ups-return label" so you can send the wheel you've been holding back!

seriously, crossing my fingers for you!
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Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel? [TomAnnapolis] [ In reply to ]
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ha ha ha ... money on the "your wheel plus a ups-return label" so you can send the wheel you've been holding back!

seriously, crossing my fingers for you!
LOL...that is what I was thinking as well. MAYBE just MAYBE a signed jersey.

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Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel? [Record10Carbon] [ In reply to ]
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It most likely NOT a set of Zipps since they would not be sent out from the Valencia Embassy Suites. I am gonna go with yellow wheel and a thank you note from Bobby J
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Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel? [KonaBy09] [ In reply to ]
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Yup....MAYBE a new tire? MAYBE they cleaned it...naaa....wouldnt go that far...

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Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel? [TomAnnapolis] [ In reply to ]
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That would be pretty funny, in a bad sort of way. I hope they at least did *something* nice for him, for all his troubles! Waiting, waiting.......

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Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel? [Gazelle] [ In reply to ]
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Box:



Contents:


A good haul:
Signed by the team: baseball hat, cycling hat, bag
Signed by Julich: 3 pics
Misc: Water bottle

Together at last:


Not a set of Zipps, but I'm happy... I will be re-telling this story for a long time.
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Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel? [hank rearden] [ In reply to ]
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Were those pic's of him on your wheel?

Did they ask for the old wheel back?

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Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel? [hank rearden] [ In reply to ]
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Dude. Nice souvenirs!!!

Also, your kid is freaking adorable.
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Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel? [hank rearden] [ In reply to ]
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I feel kinda like a kid on Christmas who wanted a BB gun but got a scarf and mittens instead.

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Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel? [Ariel] [ In reply to ]
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Dude. Nice souvenirs!!!

Also, your kid is freaking adorable.

That pic was right before he grabbed the signed bag and ran off to toss it off the 2nd floor. He is a handful.
Here's a thread/vid of him biking: Balance_Bike
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Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel? [Record10Carbon] [ In reply to ]
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No, they didn't ask for the wheel back and the pics were the std. publicity shots.
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Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel… [hank rearden] [ In reply to ]
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You have one of the best sports related stories of all times...have fun telling for years to come!

Congrats,

Travis
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Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel? [hank rearden] [ In reply to ]
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Nice! At least they put *some* effort into it - and you know, having that kind of story to tell (along with the pics some have posted with him riding his bike with YOUR wheel on it) is just really cool in and of itself. Well done!

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Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel? [Gazelle] [ In reply to ]
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Great story, by far the best story I have read on ST, bar none!

You should try and get Bobby J to sign the pic of him riding your wheel.

Thanks for sharing!
Peace,
RF

PS great looking son
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Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel? [rockfish] [ In reply to ]
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So Hank are you going to to ride that wheel again?
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Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel? [rockfish] [ In reply to ]
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You should try and get Bobby J to sign the pic of him riding your wheel.
I'm going to buy the professional pic where the rear wheel is in perfect focus and the front is blurred. At some point, maybe the off-season, or the next ToC maybe I can get him to sign it.

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So Hank are you going to to ride that wheel again?
Not 100% sure yet, but my guess is yes... The wheel was in the shop one week before the TOC because I popped a spoke hoping a RR track on my way to Sierra Rd.

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Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel? [hank rearden] [ In reply to ]
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Now you need to call Zipp and claim you were JRA and the wheel just broke! That is warranty right? At least do a crash replacement if possible.

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Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel? [Record10Carbon] [ In reply to ]
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Yeah, what I'm thinking about is keeping the Rim as a souvenir. I don't think that I will be able to play it off as a warranty item... This story has gone pretty wide. Do Zipps have serial numbers?
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