[durianrider]

Why was Rohan Dennis stuck in the big ring on the last climb when he lost the yellow to Froome?

Another electronic gear mishap?

 

[JackDaniels]

I just watched this and was thinking the same thing. His cadence was half of everyone elses.

I've never ridden electonic shifting but can you kick the front derailleur over like you can on mechanical? I guess that wouldn't look good for the sponsor though...

 

[durianrider]

Ive got a bike with electronic, if the gear jams, it stays in that combo. With mechanical if something stuffs up with the FD it drops into the smaller chainring.

Ive been riding with RD a few times in the hills here in Radelaide and he is a spin king. Im also certain he had mech issues and will find out on Monday.

 

[Purt]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>No mechanical issue yesterday on the climb. Simply just pushing too big of a gear</p>— Rohan Dennis (@RohanDennis) <a href="https://twitter.com/RohanDennis/status/342998293317578752">June 7, 2013</a></blockquote>
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[respro]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>No mechanical issue yesterday on the climb. Simply just pushing too big of a gear</p>— Rohan Dennis (@RohanDennis) <a href="https://twitter.com/RohanDennis/status/342998293317578752">June 7, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Yeah, Oh, OK.

 

[kbwh]

He was spinning a nice small gear until he blew on Saturday too. After that he was churning like a young lardass Lance Armstrong. Room for improvement, alas.

 

[rufus]

So why, if he was pushing too big a gear, didn't he shift down? Is he stupid?

 

[Purt]

So why, if he was pushing too big a gear, didn't he shift down? Is he stupid?

Apparently at the end of the stage he said something along the lines of "if I went to an easier gear it gave me the option to slow the cadence and ***** out, pushing a big gear made me work till the end"

Obviously just psychological help.

 

[burgrat]

So why, if he was pushing too big a gear, didn't he shift down? Is he stupid?

I'm thinking he's not going to badmouth the team's equipment/sponsor. It wouldn't look too good if he said "my f'n front derailleur jammed!".
Wouldn't look too good for Shimano.

 

[DonDenver]

I'm thinking he's not going to badmouth the team's equipment/sponsor. It wouldn't look too good if he said "my f'n front derailleur jammed!".
Wouldn't look too good for Shimano.

^not the situation in this case

 

[jmorgan]

^not the situation in this case

When does anyone who is getting dropped going up hill go to a bigger gear and try to grind it out (against the best in the world) as if a bigger gear is easier?

 

[jmorgan]

Apparently at the end of the stage he said something along the lines of "if I went to an easier gear it gave me the option to slow the cadence and ***** out, pushing a big gear made me work till the end"

Obviously just psychological help.

Pushing a bigger gear doesn't mean he's going to go faster. Putting down his maximum power would of been not ***** out and he almost certainly could of put down more power going to an easier gear. He is either an idiot or he had a mechanical. I like to think someone at his level is not an idiot and a mechanical is a much more logical answer.

 

[c_h_i_n_a_m_a_n]

So with an electronic FD, when there is mechanical gear issues, the FD will remain in the largest chainring? I guess it could go either way, depending on where the gear was when the fault occured.

 

[Marc]

Pushing a bigger gear doesn't mean he's going to go faster. Putting down his maximum power would of been not ***** out and he almost certainly could of put down more power going to an easier gear. He is either an idiot or he had a mechanical. I like to think someone at his level is not an idiot and a mechanical is a much more logical answer.

Maybe I'm remembering wrong...but wasn't his team car nearby at the time? If so, his DS sure as hell would have been swearing at him to shift.

 

[kbwh]

When does anyone who is getting dropped going up hill go to a bigger gear and try to grind it out (against the best in the world) as if a bigger gear is easier?

Some do when they're cooked. Physiology/psychology.

Dennis just needs to learn how to blow smaller.

 

[mjduct]

depends on what hurts,

sometimes I'll stay in too big of a gear and grind even though I'm usually high cadence guy (105-115 avg).

like switching hand positions, it's just a different ways of dealing with a fatigue problem.

 

[den bakker]

well in other news, Gilbert now openly calls the group prematurely released.
Gilbert haalt zwaar uit naar versnellingen van Shimano - Sportwereld

 

[spookyload]

well in other news, Gilbert now openly calls the group prematurely released.
Gilbert haalt zwaar uit naar versnellingen van Shimano - Sportwereld

I watched that yesterday. Unfortunately for him it happened on a skinny road and his team car was nowhere to be found.

 

[mikerp]

well in other news, Gilbert now openly calls the group prematurely released.
Gilbert haalt zwaar uit naar versnellingen van Shimano - Sportwereld

Watched it last night, he was doing everything possible (jumping the bike to shake things free, etc) the announcer on BEIN thought he had lost a complete cable. Not a good day for PG.

 

[Cinelli 82220]

well in other news, Gilbert now openly calls the group prematurely released

Sure, it's Shimano's fault he's had a crap year.