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19-02.-2007, 11:56 AM
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This is for those of you who's looking for speed~~
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19-02.-2007, 07:56 PM
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Location: Melbourne, VIC
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Re: This is for those of you who's looking for speed~~
WHOA
 that is crazy... he seriously didnt look good after that! why wasnt he lifted of to hospital, he could have had serious neck/spinal injury not to mention other types of injury, brain damage blah blah the list goes on!!! |
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20-02.-2007, 02:49 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2006
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Re: This is for those of you who's looking for speed~~
I am now convinced of the value in overbuilding the hell out of the downhill machines. That bike looked like it spontaneously disintegrated for no apparent reason. Guess the steering tube snapped.
All I can say is AHHHHHH-EEEEEEEEHHHH-AHHHHHHH!!! |
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21-02.-2007, 08:42 AM
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Location: Windsor, Ontario
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Re: This is for those of you who's looking for speed~~
Looks like the shocks on the bike. The tubes went out and kind of looks like the frame welds gave out as what can happen with the stress load on the bike at that speed even with how hard that last bump was that he hit on the bike. It would cause probably cause the frame to buckle as i experianced in downhill riding ( broken nose and arm) the load is about 200 to about 2000 pounds of force on the frame which can usually buckle any frame over 1000 pounds.
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03-03.-2007, 07:51 PM
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Location: Sydney
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Re: This is for those of you who's looking for speed~~
Frame failed.
Looks to me like the welds on the steerer tube parted. You can see from the slo-mo replay taken from the left rear-three-quarter view that the entire front handlebar and forks assembly is still in one piece while he is flying forward, before he lands on his chest and face in the dirt. What on earth were they thinking getting him back on his feet? He couldn't stand on his own, looked barely conscious, and could easily have been suffering serious internal injuries. |
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