kaBOOM.........

[AgilisMerlin]

http://weightweenies.starbike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=40098

[flux]

They must not use pinned construction.

[DarrenCT]

They must not use pinned construction.

WE HAVE A WINNER

[pdxmech13]

one pin was forgotten.

[stevep]

crash into an unmoveable object on any bike* at some speed and the bike will be destroyed.

this should not be construed into a carbon breaks thread.

a steel bike would have severely bent in probably the same or similar places.

* some ti frames do have remarkable resilience and far more resistance than steel, carbon or aluminum ... but the fork would surely snap off.

[sw3759]

jeez,that top tube could have impaled the poor guy...

[bnewt07]

crash into an unmoveable object on any bike* at some speed and the bike will be destroyed.

this should not be construed into a carbon breaks thread.

a steel bike would have severely bent in probably the same or similar places.

* some ti frames do have remarkable resilience and far more resistance than steel, carbon or aluminum ... but the fork would surely snap off.

I crashed my Ti bike at some speed and severely crimped the tubes, as well as shatterring the fork. It can be done!

[Too Tall]

http://weightweenies.starbike.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=40098
In the spirit of nonpartisan participation:
http://calfeedesign.com/whitepaper9.htm

[stevep]

I crashed my Ti bike at some speed and severely crimped the tubes, as well as shatterring the fork. It can be done!

no doubt.
i have seen ti bikes that were in big crashes that were undamaged though where anything else would have been destroyed.

[William]

this should not be construed into a carbon breaks thread.



C'mon, carbon fiber is a notch under a Starbucks napkin in strength. I'll give you $8.25* for it.



William


* By accepting William's $8.25, I agree to a thirty day trial offer in WilliamVantage Enhanced and understand that the $89.99 semi-annual membership fee will automatically be charged to my credit card account unless I cancel my membership by calling 1-866-eat-me before the end of the trial offer period. I understand that I will also be charged every six months at the then-current fee and I can not cancel to avoid any future fees. I can't cancel at any time to receive a full refund of my fee, or anytime thereafter, and if I try, William will fit me with a new set of cement shoes."
;)

[AgilisMerlin]

paypal only, sorry...................

[stevep]

hey william,
i need you to go down to darrens house and pick up his sachs.
ill front you the $8.25 gas money when you get back.
see if you can pick up some spare wheels while yr there.
he takes sx 11 shoes if you wanna bring some shoes...but i though thay you custom fitted them mostly, no?



C'mon, carbon fiber is a notch under a Starbucks napkin in strength. I'll give you $8.25* for it.



William


* By accepting William's $8.25, I agree to a thirty day trial offer in WilliamVantage Enhanced and understand that the $89.99 semi-annual membership fee will automatically be charged to my credit card account unless I cancel my membership by calling 1-866-eat-me before the end of the trial offer period. I understand that I will also be charged every six months at the then-current fee and I can not cancel to avoid any future fees. I can't cancel at any time to receive a full refund of my fee, or anytime thereafter, and if I try, William will fit me with a new set of cement shoes."
;)

[William]

hey william,
i need you to go down to darrens house and pick up his sachs.
ill front you the $8.25 gas money when you get back.
see if you can pick up some spare wheels while yr there.
he takes sx 11 shoes

if you wanna bring some shoes...but i though thay you custom fitted them mostly, no?

Done.
When swimmin' wit da fishes, only custom will do.

Leave the brown paper bag in the usual place.



William

[Grant McLean]

jeez,that top tube could have impaled the poor guy...

i seriously doubt the rider was still aboard at that point.
when you slam into a car, you go flying through the air,
and your bike suddenly stops...

-g

[H.Frank Beshear]

i seriously doubt the rider was still aboard at that point.
when you slam into a car, you go flying through the air,
and your bike suddenly stops...

-g

Personal observation Grant or the voice of experience ;)

[Marcus Torino]

Flying through the air....like this?

[ThasFACE]

Flying through the air....like this?

Sweet. Mercy.

Brutal.

[Grant McLean]

Personal observation Grant or the voice of experience ;)

I've seen my share.... fortunately not from the handlebar postion! :)

It's always sad when a frame dies...


-g

[davids]

It's always sad when a frame dies...


-gI like the funereal lighting.

...As far as that Specialized. Am I the only one who noticed the little sizing sticker was still on the frame? I think that may have contributed to the failure.

[avalonracing]

It worked as it was intended. Specialized's patented "Crumple Zone" took most of the impact.

[gt6267a]

not a person here would want to ride a bike that was designed to handle the impact of a serious crash. design for riding. if you don't want a bike thrashed in a crash ... "and there is tyler in a ditch ... i don't know what is wrong with that dude, he's asleep at the wheel ... i say just look forward" or whatever that lance quote is.

[Ozz]

anyone here ever see the video of Eric Barone setting the moutain bike speed record riding down the side of a volcano....and his bike breaks in half (http://video.aol.com/video-detail/mountain-bike-world-speed-record-video/498790360)?

wow....

[William]

anyone here ever see the video of Eric Barone setting the moutain bike speed record riding down the side of a volcano....and his bike breaks in half (http://video.aol.com/video-detail/mountain-bike-world-speed-record-video/498790360)?

wow....

Yup. I feel for him man. :bike:



William

[bigbill]

I like the funereal lighting.

...As far as that Specialized. Am I the only one who noticed the little sizing sticker was still on the frame? I think that may have contributed to the failure.

I think that the likely contributor was using a UT crankset without the half circle retaining clip on the drive side. I have heard that not installing it will cause your bike to burst into flames but I guess breakage could occur as well.

[jnusbaum]

It worked as it was intended. Specialized's patented "Crumple Zone" took most of the impact.

Don't you mean the "Specialized Body Geometry Crumple Zone!" :beer:

[dvs cycles]

I've seen my share.... fortunately not from the handlebar postion! :)

It's always sad when a frame dies...


-gSaw pictures of a Pinarello that looked like that at CyclArt this week. They fixed it up and looked better than new. I'm sure it wasn't cheap though.