The Tour Divide leader board is up and things are already strung out. It looks like 42 riders made the start this year. As always it will be interesting to see how many complete the 2,500 race. Even more interesting, too me anyways, is how many people opted for sign up option number 2 [...]

Fact: Any wheel that fails so badly in a crash that the rim and hub are completely separated regardless of the mechanism is friggin scary.
A demonstartive video from the engineering department proving the strength of thin walled hollow cylinders. Only Mavic forgot to tap the side of the can while standing on it.