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[Closed] Bunnyhopping a CX bike led to this FAIL

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From the CX race at Aberdour on Sunday. I'd have thought the forks would have been a bit more durable than this.

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Posted : 23/07/2012 9:32 pm
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Ooops... ๐Ÿ˜ณ


 
Posted : 23/07/2012 9:36 pm
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Good work fella! Should slow the handling down a little.


 
Posted : 23/07/2012 9:37 pm
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Have you considered suing the manufacturer and claiming for something called consequential loss? It's all the rage I hear.
Good effort though. ๐Ÿ˜€


 
Posted : 23/07/2012 9:38 pm
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bat fastard?


 
Posted : 23/07/2012 9:39 pm
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Genesis?

No way 1 bunny hop did that.


 
Posted : 23/07/2012 9:39 pm
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That a day one ? Good job the mrs cant bunny hop ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 23/07/2012 9:40 pm
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Al i agree - they are heavy !


 
Posted : 23/07/2012 9:40 pm
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You were carrying too many logs...


 
Posted : 23/07/2012 9:42 pm
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The dangers of disc brakes on CX bikes?


 
Posted : 23/07/2012 9:56 pm
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Not how I thought TALAS was supposed to look/work - there may be someone with an AVRO Anson along in a minute asking if they can have their undercarriage back..


 
Posted : 23/07/2012 10:07 pm
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I think it looks pretty cool.


 
Posted : 23/07/2012 10:08 pm
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Turner & Genesis 2 - 0 Mcmoonter ๐Ÿ˜ฏ


 
Posted : 23/07/2012 10:09 pm
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bunnyhop? are you sure?


 
Posted : 23/07/2012 10:09 pm
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what sort of ramp for bunnyhopping?


 
Posted : 23/07/2012 10:17 pm
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wheel held up well though ๐Ÿ˜€


 
Posted : 23/07/2012 10:19 pm
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Jees, thats 2 bikes in as many weeks?


 
Posted : 23/07/2012 10:19 pm
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it's not his bike.


 
Posted : 23/07/2012 10:24 pm
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and it wasn't caused by a bunny hop...


 
Posted : 23/07/2012 10:26 pm
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It's not my bike, a post on twitter I found the pic on said it was bunnyhop induced. Sad to see a bike fail that way.


 
Posted : 23/07/2012 10:33 pm
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Broken collar bone I believe


 
Posted : 23/07/2012 10:36 pm
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JRA?


 
Posted : 23/07/2012 10:40 pm
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'spect it was the cheapo disk pads that done it.....


 
Posted : 23/07/2012 11:11 pm
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Wouldn't have happened if those forks had been made of carbon fibre


 
Posted : 23/07/2012 11:12 pm
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Is that the new Gary Fisher designed cross bike?
He's taking this geometry and fork offset thing a bit far now


 
Posted : 23/07/2012 11:18 pm
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Damn,has the CX season started early? ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 23/07/2012 11:23 pm
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Given that we seem to be stuck in perma-autumn, we might as well start now...

Scottish dates here - http://www.scottishcyclocross.org.uk/


 
Posted : 23/07/2012 11:28 pm
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Smooth.

Did the same to my Raleigh Grifter.


 
Posted : 23/07/2012 11:53 pm
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Wouldn't have happened if those forks had been made of carbon fibre

You would have been killed by the splinters


 
Posted : 24/07/2012 12:59 am
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Or the poison from the glue... ๐Ÿ˜‰


 
Posted : 25/07/2012 8:47 pm