Man, some people are plain stupid......and that's farging hilarious.

Started by PhillyPhanInDC, May 10, 2006, 10:18:37 PM

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mussa

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May 11, 2006, 10:49:31 AM
Quote from: Diomedes on May 11, 2006, 09:17:21 AM
Quote from: mussa on May 11, 2006, 09:01:53 AM
wasn't just the fork, it was the entire front end, handle bars and all.  I'd call that the frame Mr.

Huh.  Well, maybe you're right.  I'm not watching it over again just to see.  Point is, the ride put the bike under extreme stress.  Any frame might fail under that.  I have a friend who races mountainbikes downhill professionally.  He's snapped a dozen frames, easily. 

those guys are nuts!
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PhillyPhanInDC

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May 11, 2006, 12:59:57 PM
Quote from: Phanatic on May 11, 2006, 10:36:04 AM
The first guy made it and was going 163km and hour. That's 101 mph on a bike...

Was the same dude. He used a different bike at the end to gain more speed. I think in the video it shows him at around 175kmh just before the wreck.  :o
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Diomedes

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May 11, 2006, 02:48:31 PM
Quote from: mussa on May 11, 2006, 10:49:31 AMthose guys are nuts!

You ain't kidding.  He gets these bikes made special for the purpose, and routinely breaks them.  It's impressive as hell.  No fear, just none.  I respect it, rather than thinking it's stupid.
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DutchBird

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May 11, 2006, 04:47:44 PM
The guy who fell had a topspeed of 172 km/h.

I think the guy is still an idiot. If doing something like this he should have worn motorcycke helmet. I have seen guys fall of a MotoGP bike and tumbling around at 150+ miles an hour without the helmet coming of. He was plainly an idiot for not wearing a jaw/guard. That the helmet came of is IMHO in all lileyhood due to the rider himself.

BTW, I believe the land speed record for a bicycle on a flat surface is somewhere around 200 mph. Achieved on the salt flats while slipestreaming behind a super sports car... The top speed achieved in downhills in races like the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France is sometimes above 60 mph... on a 10ft wide, winding road with hairpins and such....
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Diomedes

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May 11, 2006, 06:16:14 PM
Quote from: DutchBird on May 11, 2006, 04:47:44 PMI have seen guys fall of a MotoGP bike and tumbling around at 150+ miles an hour without the helmet coming of.
Clearly, he should have been wearing a full face helmet.  So I can agree, he's stupid for that.

off-topic:
I started a thread for MotoGP in the Other Sports forum, if you're interested.
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