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We recently discovered that Bradley Wiggins, a favorite to win the current Tour de France, relies on bikes with Instron-tested handlebars! Peter Giddings and his colleagues at Bath University use a 3369 testing system to perform load-deflection tests on the bars. Their test simulates the cornering forces that Wiggins exerts on the handlebars as he makes his way through the Tour de France.
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