"ellis" <
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> Yes, I am joking, or rather guessing, what happened... The top tube near
> the head tube looks cracked and bottom tube near the head tube is bent
> backwards. WTF happened?
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Actually, he was more or less JRA.........
At the end of the ride (best possible time to have this kind of failure I
guess) we were about 1/8 mile from the vehicles. I was actually behind a
bit so I didn't get to witness it. On a reasonably flat section following a
bit of a gradual descent, you go over a hump and have to make a hard right
turn. Dan missed the turn and went straight instead. Unfortunately,
straight meant plowing into a pile of immovable **** (dirt and cement from
illegal dumping years ago) that, well, didn't move! He augered the front
end in and almost endoed but merely fell off the side.
He wasn't hucking, bombing downhill fast, or even doing anything that none
of us ever did. He's doesn't jump the bike and is quite gentle on his
equipment. It's just one of those unfortunate things that happened.
Michael
