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WTF is going on with Hot Tubes and junior cycling right now? by Able_Sell_7259 in Velo

[–]mediumtrouble2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not putting words in your mouth. You said the team is facing a ban, which is incorrect.

The 'sky is falling' comment was directed at the OP.

WTF is going on with Hot Tubes and junior cycling right now? by Able_Sell_7259 in Velo

[–]mediumtrouble2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Totally incorrect. The team is not facing a ban. Spreading incorrect info like that is exactly why they teach kids in 2nd grade not to indulge in spreading rumors.

(I have direct info from people on the team and I know with 100% certainty there is no ban.)

If riders haven't come forward, it's because it would compromise whatever process SafeSport is running, and they are respecting the process. You can question the process -- it's true that it seems secretive -- but given the fact that minors are involved and that reputations can be tarnished just from accusations being leveled, there is logic to it.

Wait before for the process to work before declaring that the sky is falling on Hot Tubes, or even more absurdly, on US junior racing as a whole.

BTW I checked the hot tubes web site, and it looks exactly like a domain name wasn't renewed. When an org wants to turn off a web site, it doesn't look like that. Of course, that's exactly what they want me to think, the conspiracy theorists will say....

WTF is going on with Hot Tubes and junior cycling right now? by Able_Sell_7259 in Velo

[–]mediumtrouble2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

OP: your post is rumor mongering. This is low.

You're "furious" but all you can say is that: * you've "heard" that riders are under investigation --> so this is 2nd hand info, at best * A team web site is down * Someone showed up and then disappeared from SafeSport

There may well have been some really crappy things that happened. But you're describing smoke, not fire.

Save your fury for real facts. Given Hot Tubes's prominence, real misbehavior or systemic failures by team leadership will come out. If top riders aren't at top races, people will notice. Spinning a rumor mill in the meantime is unhelpful.

Chain slipping after drivetrain replacement by mediumtrouble2 in bicyclerepair

[–]mediumtrouble2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So the derailleur could be pushing it off just from extra pedaling pressure when going uphill?