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Assume \\(k>1\\). Adams' solution of the vector fields problem for spheres is that the fibration \\(V_{m-1,k-1}\\rightarrow V_{m,k}\\rightarrow S^{m-1}\\) admits a cross section if and only if \\(m\\equiv0\\mod 2^{\\sigma(k)}\\) where \\(\\sigma(k)\\) is the number of \\(0<s<k\\) and \\(s\\equiv 0, 1, 2\\) or \\(4\\pmod 8\\). By definition this fibration is decomposable in the sense of James, if \\(V_{m,k}\\simeq V_{m-1,k- 1}\\times S^{m-1}\\). James has shown that such a decomposition implies \\(m=2^ r\\) for some \\(r\\geq\\sigma(k)\\) and furthermore if \\(k\\) is even, then \\(m=2, 4, 8\\). P. Selick has proved that \\(V_{m,3}\\) does not admit a nontrivial decomposition up to homotopy, in particular, \\(V_{m,3}\\not\\simeq V_{m-1,2}\\times S^{m-1}\\) for \\(m\\neq 2, 4\\hbox{ or }8\\). The main result of the paper is:   Theorem 1.1 Suppose \\(m=2^{r+1}\\). 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