As surely only the latest fad bike would save him:
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-30040238
*likes ๐
Gotta be a fat bike shirley?
Got properly wet just after the train went by!
Guaranteed to be someone off here.
Just another tosser, (unless he gave a prior undertaking not to be rescued, in which case it's cool)
Brilliant!
Is there any real danger there? Scary probably but there wouldn't be any flow of water dragging you back out to sea, if anything the waves would just batter you against the fence?
Kudos.
batter you against the fence, knock you over, then wash you out. decent downslop from the tracks down to where he is, so plenty of scope for water pulling back out again.
A year ago my daughter watched a friend drown in front of her on Newhaven beach. I only found out later from her Police statement that she'd been standing right next to him in ankle deep water, a wave hit them, knocked him one way into the sea and her the other onto the beach. She made that statement to the police at the time and it was confirmed by the other witnesses. Today she cannot recall those details, she's blanked it all out but as the anniversary approached it was clear that it's still a huge problem for her.Watching someone die in front of you powerless to help can't be the easiest thing to deal with.
I'm sure whoever was riding that bike never stopped for a moment to think of the effect it would have on others if it all went wrong. My daughters friends parents don't and never will now even have the comfort of a body to bury.
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+1 for some rich's last comment
5bP3WtHSUVJv77v2WjYTg0fDAS1qU4U6So7C3sFSUtC !!!!
Looks like he has a fat front wheel, normal rear.......
So that HAS to be someone from here.
That's not a Tripster, if it was the sea would be parting in front of him, it looks like it could be one of those new 29r+ go anywhere/do anything wunda bikes.
looks like a nate in an enabler on the front to me
It's OK, it's titanium
STRAVAAAAA!