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 krag
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Borrowed a mate's patriot for the weekend, it came with SPDs so just put some flats on it ready for Brechfa tomorrow. Took it for the first ride down the street, "jumped" off a curb and the axle snapped!

The kids in the street found it amusing, I didn't ๐Ÿ™
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I blame the dog...
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Posted : 28/08/2010 9:04 pm
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Hows the nuts? What cranks were they. XT?


 
Posted : 28/08/2010 9:10 pm
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that's not really the fault of the bike now is it, fatty? [/pure speculation from a proud patriot owner]


 
Posted : 28/08/2010 9:11 pm
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So the Patriot is in didn't fail really then?

Dog looks amused.


 
Posted : 28/08/2010 9:11 pm
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Did the'tollah lean on it?


 
Posted : 28/08/2010 9:12 pm
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singlespeedstu

Did the'tollah lean on it?


Or look at it?


 
Posted : 28/08/2010 9:24 pm
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I got myself 17 stitches in my calf in 1996 snapping an xt axel, proper skewered me! Only used cheapo solid ones after that


 
Posted : 28/08/2010 9:33 pm
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thats the gods of mountain biking punishing you for your love of musical theater! ๐Ÿ˜€

is this just you chickening out of riding tomorrow? ๐Ÿ˜€

want me to bring the one at the flat with me?


 
Posted : 28/08/2010 9:35 pm
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Just replaced saints with deore on my burly ht for a spain trip. Think I might pay the weight penalty and swap back to remove the scenarios of disaster from my mind.


 
Posted : 28/08/2010 9:38 pm
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But swede you ride with such grace and style that i can't believe you ever break anything...


 
Posted : 28/08/2010 9:46 pm
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Still laughing about high side to low side to lotus position eh ๐Ÿ˜›


 
Posted : 28/08/2010 9:49 pm
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Best crash ever.

[b]FACT[/b]


 
Posted : 28/08/2010 9:53 pm
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Why thank you. Still have two knackered fingers from that little dismount demo.


 
Posted : 28/08/2010 9:56 pm
 krag
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MrNutt: Wouldn't miss your annual ride for the world, bring those shonky cranks and we'll do some bodging in the car park ๐Ÿ™‚

Failing that, I'll just have to demo another Orange 5 from skyline cycles ๐Ÿ™‚


 
Posted : 28/08/2010 10:03 pm