Simply one of the best "good" stories cycling has seen in a long time...A good rider and a good team doing right by a good person...All in all, pretty sweet.
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Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel? [hank rearden]
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Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel? [hank rearden]
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#1 Super adorable kid!
#2 Thanks for following up on the story love it!
#3 Frame everything you don't use in a large light box via Michael's (if they have one of those stores by you) they have 40% off coupons in the paper all the time.
Congrats! Good karma all around.
-Trisha
#2 Thanks for following up on the story love it!
#3 Frame everything you don't use in a large light box via Michael's (if they have one of those stores by you) they have 40% off coupons in the paper all the time.
Congrats! Good karma all around.
-Trisha
Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel? [hank rearden]
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The story is featured on the fred cast podcast: Brush_with_greatness
Toward the end at 59 minutes.
I'll let you know when Oprah calls.
Toward the end at 59 minutes.
I'll let you know when Oprah calls.
Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel? [hank rearden]
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Cool story.
However, why was the thread so long? Don't have time to read through it all.
Steve Fleck @stevefleck | Blog
However, why was the thread so long? Don't have time to read through it all.
Steve Fleck @stevefleck | Blog
Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel? [Fleck]
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Hank,
Awesome for you! As for the Zipp Wheel, call them and give them the honest story. The may swap it out for you just for the warm & fuzzies this story has already generated.
Awesome for you! As for the Zipp Wheel, call them and give them the honest story. The may swap it out for you just for the warm & fuzzies this story has already generated.
Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel? [Fleck]
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if you hit "view all" and then just look at all the pictures, you'll get the gist of it.
Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel? [Bob Loblaw]
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Got it!
Again. Great story and some awesome pics of Julich. Amazing bike handling skills. For the most part pro road riders are riding many courses blind, in that they really only see them on race day. It's rare that they reconn a whole course - perhaps just the critical spots where they believe moves will be made then of course in many of the classics it's more or less the same course from year to year, so they may be familier with it. However, I am sure that the course look very different from the reccon sessions, with no one on the side lines to fans lining the road. It amazes me that there are not more crashes. Testement to the amazing bike handling skills of these riders.
Steve Fleck @stevefleck | Blog
Again. Great story and some awesome pics of Julich. Amazing bike handling skills. For the most part pro road riders are riding many courses blind, in that they really only see them on race day. It's rare that they reconn a whole course - perhaps just the critical spots where they believe moves will be made then of course in many of the classics it's more or less the same course from year to year, so they may be familier with it. However, I am sure that the course look very different from the reccon sessions, with no one on the side lines to fans lining the road. It amazes me that there are not more crashes. Testement to the amazing bike handling skills of these riders.
Steve Fleck @stevefleck | Blog
Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel? [hank rearden]
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Fantastic story!!
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Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel? [joesmith]
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At the very least, you just got a nice new-ish cassette!
Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel… [hank rearden]
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Hey guys, new here, first post on this forum actually but have been following this story from another forum for some days ( thanks schroeder and you still suck!) now and just wanted to say what you all already know, cool story indeed! cute kid as well hank! I wished you would've gotten a new bike or at least a new wheelset but good of you to help out!
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Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel? [hank rearden]
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Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel… [hank rearden]
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OK - pretty good swag from CSC...but I think an "epic" story like this one deserves a little more! This is becoming ST legend for god sake. With 42000+ views...someone out there has got to hook this guy up with a new set of 404's! Weather it be straight from Zipp or a "pro discount"...something better needs to come of this. Let's put an "story book" ending to this.
I will be the first to Paypal $20 to anyone who "legitimately" puts together a "let's get Hank Rearden a set of Zipps" fund! I can't get anything less than MSRP...Bike shops, dealers, manufacturers...let's get this done.
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I will be the first to Paypal $20 to anyone who "legitimately" puts together a "let's get Hank Rearden a set of Zipps" fund! I can't get anything less than MSRP...Bike shops, dealers, manufacturers...let's get this done.
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Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel… [Keyser_Soze]
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Really?? I find the "how much can he milk this for" aspect of this thread to be a detractor. I'd be happy with just the story to tell. He's gotten a lot more than that.
I also think he should keep the wheel as is, not try to fix it to ride on. Maybe take it to a race in the future and see if he can get it autographed. You can buy any old wheel to ride on, but there's just one that belongs to this story.
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I also think he should keep the wheel as is, not try to fix it to ride on. Maybe take it to a race in the future and see if he can get it autographed. You can buy any old wheel to ride on, but there's just one that belongs to this story.
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Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel… [Keyser_Soze]
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Whoa, I'm extremely flattered by the offer... but lets hold off on the paypal fund. I'm having flashbacks to the Mr Tibbs Cervelo Fund meltdown.
Again-- Wow. Thanks for the offer.
Again-- Wow. Thanks for the offer.
Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel… [Katy]
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So we can put you down for $0 then?
Why are you reading beyond the original post if it is such a detractor?
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Why are you reading beyond the original post if it is such a detractor?
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Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel… [hank rearden]
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This really is a great story and I'm glad Julich hooked you up. My advice would be to hold on to the wheel and use it next year during the Tour of California to "revisit" the incident and get on the Adobe Tour Tracker broadcast to tell the story. The wheel itself will also serve as sort of a "VIP" pass into the team areas and then maybe give it back to Julich? That would be a nice ending I think.
Or you could make the wheel into a necklace.....that's what the real Hank Rearden would do ;^)
Or you could make the wheel into a necklace.....that's what the real Hank Rearden would do ;^)
Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel… [Keyser_Soze]
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Yeah, $0. Excuse me for having an opinion contrary to yours.
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Awww, Katy's not all THAT evil. Only slightly evil. In a good way. - JasoninHalifax
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Awww, Katy's not all THAT evil. Only slightly evil. In a good way. - JasoninHalifax
Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel… [hank rearden]
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The Paypal thing is only my personal suggestion for someone with Zipp connections and similar thoughts about thinking that this story needs a "better" ending.
If the "ST" gods don't agree - oh well. My $20 can go to buying other useless crap I don't need!
As for you "pimping" your story...please. It is very evident that you are taken aback by the whole event and want to share with likeminded people.
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Well I believe in God, and the only thing that scares me is Keyser Soze
If the "ST" gods don't agree - oh well. My $20 can go to buying other useless crap I don't need!
As for you "pimping" your story...please. It is very evident that you are taken aback by the whole event and want to share with likeminded people.
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Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel… [eganski]
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Or you could make the wheel into a necklace.....that's what the real Hank Rearden would do ;^)haha-- yeah I'm working on my own blend on carbon fiber... RC (Rearden Carbon) that is 30% lighter and has a yield strength 40% better than the competition.
I'm really not sure right now what I will do with the wheel... I was thinking it would be a good compromise to save the rim as a souvenir and use the hub/spokes to ride with. Generally, I don't like the Ferrari sitting in the garage museum piece, but I'm still open to options.
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"how much can he milk this for"I'm not trying to milk this for anything. As stated in all of my posts I'm very happy that I have a lifetime story to tell and CSC's response with the box was great. I love the signed CSC baseball hat. My posts about a set of Zipps were joking, I really was not expecting them.
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It is very evident that you are taken aback by the whole event and want to share with likeminded people.
Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel… [hank rearden]
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I would just let your LBS know of the story and have them contact their Zipp Rep and see if they would like the wheel back and you would be willing to send it back for a pro deal or industry price for a wheel set. Most of our Reps (other brands) have commented on it and have said that if you contact Zipp through a Rep then they will more than likely hook you up with a good deal nothing free but maybe better than nothing.
Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel… [hank rearden]
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Last year at the ToC I got an used water bottle straight from Michael Rasmussen bike and I had him sign it (I had to dump the water after a few days though), I also got a sweaty (and smelly) T Mobile cycling hat from Michael Rogers and he signed it too, so if I kept little souvenirs "untouched", you bet I'd keep the wheel as is.
Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel… [hank rearden]
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>>I'm not trying to milk this for anything. <,
Definitely not. It's the few others who are.
I like the idea of keeping the wheel and going to the start next year to get it signed.
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Definitely not. It's the few others who are.
I like the idea of keeping the wheel and going to the start next year to get it signed.
clm
clm
Nashville, TN
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Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel… [Katy]
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fireworks, priceless. lol!!
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Re: Crazy ToC Story: I Finally own a Zipp Wheel… [hank rearden]
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I didn't say you were trying to milk it. But there have been many responses to that end.
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Awww, Katy's not all THAT evil. Only slightly evil. In a good way. - JasoninHalifax
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Awww, Katy's not all THAT evil. Only slightly evil. In a good way. - JasoninHalifax
I think the story is worth a lot more than material things, also what happened to helping others without expecting anything in return just for the sake of being helpful? I also think that the classy thing to do would be for him to pack up the wheel and ship it back to csc/zipp and let this thread die, but maybe that's just me.