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Old School BMX 1980 - 1988 => Old School Freestyle (frame stands and kickturns galore!) => Topic started by: muttley on April 29, 2008, 09:30 AM
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Caught Dew tour finals last night and OH MY WORD!!! Jamies first run of the night and his crank lets go just as he hits the vert! If you havent seen the footage its probably on YOUTUBE ( i cant view from me office) Crank snappage at the pedal end, look like Fly cranks to me too :( VERY SCARY ???
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i was going to post this question too! :smitten: :daumenhoch:
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didn't Trev snap a couple of pairs as well?
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Yeah seen that, OUCH.......
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Ouch...can't believe there is some laughter!
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Zy_jgWUJ7SY
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OUCH:::::::::::::::::::::::::::
That could have been really nasty, Just as well it was at the begining of his run before he was 12ft out .
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yep i saw that ouch :buck2: what cranks does he use, although they do get some abuse ;) bestwick rules the vert :4_17_5: and i didnt realise about his neck injurie , he was told he wouldnt ride agian by his docs, good for him to keep on going :daumenhoch:
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Yeah but i'm not positive that thay were Fly on Jamies as thay were in an Odyssey colour way so may have been wombolts.
(http://jamiebestwick.com/WordPress/wp-content/uploads/2007/10/unknown.jpg)
His current ride, with DK cranks, liking this ride :smitten:
(http://jamiebestwick.com/WordPress/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/jamiebike.jpg)
(http://jamiebestwick.com/WordPress/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/jamiebike8.jpg)
(http://jamiebestwick.com/WordPress/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/jamiebike5.jpg)
(http://jamiebestwick.com/WordPress/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/jamiebike3.jpg)
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Thats better,not a big fan of that Dayglow stuff myself............
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sweet ride. i like those dk cranks.
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sweet ride. i like those dk cranks.
about time dk got some praise ;)
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Loving the dayglow :coolsmiley: But the teal is peachy though
As for cranks! There is only one that rules 8)
(http://store.airbomb.com/mmAirbomb/Images/large/q/CR1316.jpg)
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Pretty sure they were wombolts, not the first pair to go like that either
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been looking at a set of those cranks myself.....i think they're only about £80
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Fooking hell that looked terrible, hope his ok, can't believe some people was laughing though >:(
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Did he not go on to win the event on a borrowed set of shorter cranks??
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Yeah he borrowed a set and came in second, enough points to take the dew tour cup though :4_17_5:
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They were Fly cranks that he snapped...
bet he wont be using them again!!
Mirra was commentating at Dew and said loads of riders have had those cranks snap!!
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Thanks for the confirmation Dave, wasnt sure meself, not good for Fly is it? Trev had 2 sets lets go on him :(
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They might have been fly, but they might as well have been odyssey.
I dont think either are going that well.
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/r313/alexleech/wombolts.jpg)
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Flippin eck looks like thay rotted from the inside ???
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I know quite a lot of riders that use Odyssey cranks too!!
I just wouldn't trust either now!!
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Wonder what the warranty is on those ???
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Dew tour is back on NOW!!!!
Sky ch 419... it'll show Bestwick again!!
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bad day when a crank arm lets go >:(
esp at the pedal end, lots of force going down,
narsty,
in my 20 or so years of riding hers a few i've seen break,
redline flights
profiles
primo's
odyssey's
fly's
rnc's
s&m alberts
sugino flights
gt power series
demolition spines
fits
dk's
hutch's
all mtb cranks ;)
they'll all break at some point eh? :LolLolLolLol:
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Blimey didnt expect to see Primo on that list :(
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bad day when a crank arm lets go >:(
esp at the pedal end, lots of force going down,
narsty,
in my 20 or so years of riding hers a few i've seen break,
redline flights
profiles
primo's
odyssey's
fly's
rnc's
s&m alberts
sugino flights
gt power series
demolition spines
fits
dk's
hutch's
all mtb cranks ;)
they'll all break at some point eh? :LolLolLolLol:
I note a lack of 1 piece cranks in that list Joe, I've found they bend rather than break ;)
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in my 20 or so years of riding hers a few i've seen break,
s&m alberts
Are you sure? That cant be right? :2funny: ;D
I agree with Joe, everything will break in the end. Thinking it wouldnt was what led us to the very heavy bikes of the 90s. Sure, if something is often snapping from light riding then thats a bad thing, but if something fails a few times its not fair to right it off altogether. It might have just been pushed that bit too far.
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I note a lack of 1 piece cranks in that list Joe, I've found they bend rather than break ;)
Nah, they break too.
What amuses me is when people break a crank doing something small and think it's useless, while completely forgetting all the previous impacts that it's survived. Stress is a cumulative effect and sometimes the small impact is the straw that breaks the camels back.
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Blimey didnt expect to see Primo on that list :(
Isn't there a snapped Primo arm somewhere in the debris at the back of Charlton ramp?
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Blimey didnt expect to see Primo on that list :(
Isn't there a snapped Primo arm somewhere in the debris at the back of Charlton ramp?
Mate i dread to think whats laying around back there ??? Mind you cant be as bad as whats underneath :LolLolLolLol:
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remember this a couple of months ago, billy profile arm,
snapped at corby >:(
(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/aa37/billybmxpurcell/brokencrank003.jpg)
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yep, i've snapped two pairs of Fly cranks. One at Charlton and one on the vert ramp at Creation. Got away with it both times fairly unscathed.
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remember this a couple of months ago, billy profile arm,
snapped at corby >:(
I reckon that was caused by the dodgy paint ;)
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anybody got any pics of the yellow day glo bike ?..are parts run down ... ???
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I saw this last night on Extreme channel
Looked a bit Sore that crash!
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:) Can we add Truvativ to that list? Had 2 pairs,one the arm snapped by the spider,and the pedal thread ripped out the other ones.
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I reckon Bestwicks breathing a sigh of relief as it happens.....
Imagine the slam he would have had if that crank arm had snapped on his final crank, just as he dropped in.......
And yeah, everything breaks. I do seem to be hearing of a lot of wombolts letting go though ???
As for people laughing on that vid clip - I chuckled.... it does look kinda funny.... :-[ ;D
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didnt they snap up near the pedal ? thats how it looked :shocked:
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Yep....everything breaks at some point!
I've seen all sorts give way and snapped a couple myself but is it any wonder given the battering they take over time! As has previously been said most of the breakages occur do to continues stress, very rarely is it just a one off thing unless it's been dropped of a roof or summat.
I just accept it, it's the same with frames, wheels, pedals etc. they will all break if battered enough.
On a plus note though he was very lucky, it could have been much worse.
By the way, to all you new school riders, note Jamie's seat position, his seat aint slammed and he can still manage to ride it. And he's not bad at either ;D
Daz. :daumenhoch:
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i think he must have forgotten to spray them with 3 in 1 oil.
cos we all know Bicycle maintenance is important ...as is safety :LolLolLolLol:
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must admit you would chuckle as it looked like he just slipped
but boy did he clump that ramp on the way down
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By the way, to all you new school riders, note Jamie's seat position, his seat aint slammed and he can still manage to ride it. And he's not bad at either ;D
Daz. :daumenhoch:
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I had some FSA Smack Daddys they looked and felt SOLID not hollow
surely they couldn't snap :)
Any pics of cranks that look unbreakable
TANKLIKE cranks ?
BTW Jamie's had worse knocks than that
He's 100 times harder than me ;)
and I 'm fecking hard :D ;D
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primo hollowbites :daumenhoch:
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Ive heard of a few wombolts snapping and have stopped using mine just in case, a lot went at the area around the wedge cluster due to incorrect fitting and the v2's are out and have been for a while. They are guarenteed for life though!!
fly are supposed to have strenghtened theirs after the quick release pedal problems that you have seen in the vid.
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its why i wont buy steel cranks
im not saying alloy is much better though
ill get you a pic of some shattered hollowbites shall i ::)
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its why i wont buy steel cranks
im not saying alloy is much better though
ill get you a pic of some shattered hollowbites shall i ::)
yawn yawn yawn
EVERY bike part can break
EVERY car can break
pretty much everything on this planet can break
EXPECIALLY those of which that are MASS PRODUCED
cranks, frames, stems... if you made 2000 of each i bet my soul that u will have some with defects
i know a guy whos heavy as fook, so sketchy, but hes had the same set of profile cranks for 8 years
i also know people who have snapped profiles within 2 weeks.
Bestwick is sponsored by odyssey... chances are he runs odyssey wombolt cranks
ive run them, there good... dont let bestwicks crash stop you from riding them
if anything, learn something from the video
DONT DO 15 FOOT HIGH DOUBLE WHIP AIRS ON A VERT RAMP
kane out =]
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if anything, learn something from the video
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DONT DO 15 FOOT HIGH DOUBLE WHIP AIRS ON A VERT RAMP
kane out =]
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Best Bloody comment of the entire thread!!! ;D
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its why i wont buy steel cranks
im not saying alloy is much better though
ill get you a pic of some shattered hollowbites shall i ::)
yawn yawn yawn
EVERY bike part can break
EVERY car can break
pretty much everything on this planet can break
EXPECIALLY those of which that are MASS PRODUCED
cranks, frames, stems... if you made 2000 of each i bet my soul that u will have some with defects
i know a guy whos heavy as fook, so sketchy, but hes had the same set of profile cranks for 8 years
i also know people who have snapped profiles within 2 weeks.
Bestwick is sponsored by odyssey... chances are he runs odyssey wombolt cranks
ive run them, there good... dont let bestwicks crash stop you from riding them
if anything, learn something from the video
DONT DO 15 FOOT HIGH DOUBLE WHIP AIRS ON A VERT RAMP
kane out =]
They were not wombolts , they defo 100% were the fly cranks .