How did that happen

[Disco Steve]

I was fixing my DH mountain bike tonight (which has been sitting it the shed for 2months) when something didnt look right.
Holy Cr@p Ive bent the handle bars:o. The left side of the Handle bars is bent 15degrees down towards the floor.
Thats one more piece of broken equipment this season:(

[Disco Steve]

Did you accidentally run over it? :o

Numpty rested his bike up against the bull bar of of Stage 1 and forgot it was there. Reversed out, dragging the bike. Drove forward again over the bike....oops :o bent wheel amongst other damage :o He wasn't impressed with himself :D

No In a race I rode of a 4m vertical drop and bend the crank:eek: I think thats when I did this:D

[Utemad]

Did you accidentally run over it? :o

My cousin lent his bike against the front of a prime mover as he knew he would be leaving before it moved. Problem was they were hitching the trailer and it got run over :(

He claimed it on his home insurance though and apart from the hassle he did well from the deal.

[Quarks]

That'll do it! :o

It's rather unsettling reading about that, I did the first bit of mechanical fixing on my bike for ages tonight (the gearchange cable lost tension), and had just started planning a complete overhaul when I read this :(

Oh - and I regularly park my bike in front of the bullbar of the SIII! :)
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2007/09/439.jpg (http://www.aulro.com/app/showphoto.php/photo/6793)

[Disco Steve]

My Bike looks a little different. I got tit for $500 because I get a sponsorship, but it Retails for $5800 stock:o Ive done $6000 damage this season:eek::confused::wasntme:

[Disco Steve]

Just found the list of "thing I have broken this season"
2xFront wheels
4xrear wheels
1xseat post
3xseats
14xTyres
5xBrake Rotors
2xBrake Calipers
1xRear Shock
1xSuspension arm
9xFreewheel hubs

5xHelmets
11xSets of Gloves
3xShin Pads
5xSets of Goggles
17xShirts
8xShorts
3xShoes
:wasntme:

[Disco Steve]

Well, that will teach you to go riding over cliffs :D:D:o

in 03 they had a comp at jindibyne with a 4story scaffold drop:eek:

[LandyAndy]

Hope you have plenty of cusioning between the seat and nads mate:eek::eek::eek:
Andrew

[Disco Steve]

Hope you have plenty of cusioning between the seat and nads mate:eek::eek::eek:
Andrew

I'm more worried about hitting the crossbar:eek:

[Disco Steve]

The funny thing is, the sponsor wants to give me new 08Model bike and new kit:D:D:D

[LandyAndy]

CROSSBAR!!!!
My bro did that when he was a boy,VERY SORE!!!!
Andrew

[feral]

CROSSBAR!!!!
My bro did that when he was a boy,VERY SORE!!!!
Andrew


Seriously :wasntme:

[Disco Steve]

CROSSBAR!!!!
My bro did that when he was a boy,VERY SORE!!!!
Andrew

My worst one was at thredbo. Going down a firetrail at 50km/h with no arm gaurds on, hit a water bar and went straight over the top:eek: Cracked a helmet open on the handlebars and slid 100m on the gravel before coming to a stop.:imwithstupid:

[hiline]

My Bike looks a little different. I got tit for $500 because I get a sponsorship, but it Retails for $5800 stock:o Ive done $6000 damage this season:eek::confused::wasntme:

got any spare bikes laying around :angel:

my boys could do with some new ones;)
at a good price

my boys just wear them out from all the riding
if they get 12months out of them, their are doing well:(

[Disco Steve]

got any spare bikes laying around :angel:

my boys could do with some new ones;)
at a good price

my boys just wear them out from all the riding
if they get 12months out of them, their are doing well:(

Ha I get 2 mabye 3 days out of mine before major work:eek:
PM me ive got a few Lying around.

[hiline]

Ha I get 2 mabye 3 days out of mine before major work:eek:
PM me ive got a few Lying around.

cool mate i'll do that for sure

the kids are on Norco's at the moment around $1500each

but they have been giving them no end of striff
always braking something on them:(

so i'm really after something more endurance wise
something thats really built for the harder stuff;)

[51jay]

So... what does a $5800 push bike look like :o

[Disco Steve]

So... what does a $5800 push bike look like :o

Not as nice as the $11000 that a mate has got:o

[Disco Steve]

So... what does a $5800 push bike look like :o

http://www.thebikinghub.com/mtb/uploads/2007_giant_glory_dh_comp_01.jpg
thats the stock version of what I ride

[hiline]

http://www.thebikinghub.com/mtb/uploads/2007_giant_glory_dh_comp_01.jpg
thats the stock version of what I ride


nice looking bike mate :D

[Disco Steve]

nice looking bike mate :D

Mine is the Race model with $3000 worth of extras:D:D:D

[hiline]

i was at Mt Buller a couple of years ago working up there

they were running a downhill comp at the same time:D
was talking to a young kid from USA around 15-16yrs
he had his bike inside the pub with :oso of coarse i had to ask why :angel:

couldn't believe it when he told me how much it was worth.........

so i did say to him....i can see why you have it inside with you:eek2:


just watching these guys was a real blast and bloody scary

[51jay]

[quote=Disco Steve;596914]http://www.thebikinghub.com/mtb/uploads/2007_giant_glory_dh_comp_01.jpg
thats the stock version of what I ride[/quote

Well it does look nice....but still..... you have a push bike that cost more than my Range Rover, and, every time you take it off road it breaks down.
Is it a Land Rover?? :D

[Maggot4x4]

Whats the deal with those single fork front forks, are they any good or just a gimmick?

[mcrover]

Ive got to say it....

Your nuts, Ive seen these guys in action and I was cringeing the whole time, not one bloke made it down the hill that was just gravel and huge rocks on buller and they were traveling at 60 or more KMH.


NUTs

Good luck to you though, you need what ever you can get lol

I couldnt justify a deadly being worth as much as all the accesories on the Disco and then the disco without the accessories.

[dobbo]

Steve

P155 off the D2 boy
















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