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Title: Another frame breaks in two.
Post by: lodge on July 14, 2009, 06:59 PM: After jason phelans headtube broke off at the worlds, here's another one.

http://video.mpora.com/watch/ZgJCRleMQ/
Title: Re: Another frame breaks in two.
Post by: harris on July 14, 2009, 07:16 PM: roll in the 5lb frames bad crash lucky he was just winded
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Post by: donkeybambam on July 14, 2009, 07:22 PM: MATE......
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Post by: meticulous on July 14, 2009, 07:32 PM: i bet there was an equivilent of 50 stone on the frame when landing....
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Post by: baldbmxer on July 14, 2009, 07:44 PM: Virtually flat botomed it though, while nose diving. To be fair lots of frames are gonna let go under those conditions. ???
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Post by: harris on July 14, 2009, 07:55 PM: also unless it was a new frame ,i bet it had been stressed before with that style of big riding
Title: Re: Another frame breaks in two.
Post by: lazychubs on July 14, 2009, 08:11 PM: mm did look a tad painfull and bike frame looks tiny .prob one of those super light jobbies
theres a kid at rom on a khe beater wieghs 18lb built no brakes or pegs tho
Title: Re: Another frame breaks in two.
Post by: Philbert on July 14, 2009, 10:03 PM: that is fookin viscious!

personally i'd have stayed down and milked it for the crowd!
Title: Re: Another frame breaks in two.
Post by: moley on July 14, 2009, 10:13 PM: I think the bike took the some of the speed out of the fall. It must have done to break!

It could have been a lot worse with his piss pot lid on!!

Good to see him walk away!! :daumenhoch:
Title: Re: Another frame breaks in two.
Post by: lazychubs on July 14, 2009, 10:15 PM: Quote from: philbert on July 14, 2009, 10:03 PM
that is fookin viscious!

personally i'd have stayed down and milked it for the crowd!

i would have made a huge bowl if that was me crashing lol
Title: Re: Another frame breaks in two.
Post by: pickle on July 14, 2009, 10:16 PM: what frame was it?
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Post by: jedi on July 14, 2009, 10:24 PM: pmsl at philbert :)
Title: Re: Another frame breaks in two.
Post by: Bettyswallocks on July 14, 2009, 11:06 PM: Fook... :shocked:

He was lucky to walk away from that!
Title: Re: Another frame breaks in two.
Post by: moley on July 15, 2009, 09:12 AM: Quote from: jedi on July 14, 2009, 10:24 PM
pmsl at philbert :)

Philbert knows the score..........its all about the showmanship!! :)