dean Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 Went out on my new echo team today and this happened. Looks worse than it really is because i got away with minor injuries. Comments welcome (Y) vid Edit By Danny: Heres a 20x smaller version of similar quality http://www.eengoedidee.nl/videoz/bike-tria...compressed_.avi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickycoleman Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 Well that didnt look too good, jesus.looks like you could have just snapped your whole body in half. Put some tar on your rim! Thanks for posting it (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyroo Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 Ouchy! What happened? Did you forget to pull the brake lever or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bondy Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 ooooooooouchy, i did exactly the same thing but doing a drop gap to a rail, and landed on the rail like that, hurt like crazy i thought i had really done myself in! went to see my doctor because it still hurt like a biatch and i couldnt bend down or anything but i just had to rest it for a few weeks (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean Posted July 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 (edited) ooooooooouchy, i did exactly the same thing but doing a drop gap to a rail, and landed on the rail like that, hurt like crazy i thought i had really done myself in! went to see my doctor because it still hurt like a biatch and i couldnt bend down or anything but i just had to rest it for a few weeks (Y) ← yea I am glad i didn't fall on a rail. I pulled the brake but it didn't lock beacuse as i found out later the right hand brake piston thing was loose even though the bolts were tight. I think the threads are damged in the frame or something. Manufacturers deffect I reckon. I landed on my cockix (sp) and hurt it a bit and my neck hurts. Apart from that i feel ok and very lucky that i didn't seriously injure my self. (Y) Edited July 9, 2005 by dean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie456_the2nd Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 That look rather painfull, looks like you kinda landed on ur arse as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bondy Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 Apart from that i feel ok and very lucky that i didn't seriously injure my self. :) ← yeh too right, there isnt really much you can do to protect yourself from falling on your back thats why from then on ive been a bit weary about doing rails (Y) i mean the slightest slip and you can really injure yourself good and proper, just really lucky this time (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean Posted July 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 yeh too right, there isnt really much you can do to protect yourself from falling on your back thats why from then on ive been a bit weary about doing rails (Y) i mean the slightest slip and you can really injure yourself good and proper, just really lucky this time (Y) ← yea i find that mod's loop out real easy, especially if the brake slips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT! Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 That's a keeper. We've all been there (not as bad as that though). Glad you got it on film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalf the Yellow Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 ha ha! thanks to me recording it!! :angry: damn as you can hear from my voice quote: "you alright?" it didn't look so bad on the tiny screen....ah well you rode well afterwards though which is good. hope you'll be fine in the next few days because thats when the pain start kicking in properly....so you might need to take a few days off work :) steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 no offence but ur a willy head :"> dude seriously get a good back brake it could save your ass one day ! Pauly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy_gap girl Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 HAHAHAHAHAAA!!!! thats well funny.... :angry: (N) the way you fall you basicly land straight :) nice one :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trials Boy Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 Is the bike ok????? :) (N) Sorry, just ahd to say that, what actually happened? Did your break just slip or something? :angry: Hope you didnt hurt yourself mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An_toin3 Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 That must have hurt :angry: can't believe you were able to stand up after that :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean Posted July 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 That must have hurt :P can't believe you were able to stand up after that :) ← woke up this morning and the first thing i noticed was the rather uncomfortable pain in my neck. back doesn't hurt a bit though. (N) As for the bike, it only scrached the bar ends and mashed up the cages on one of the crapy VP pedals. The reason for the brake slipping was that the brake kept coming loose every time i tried to ride the bike, even though the bolts seemed to be tight. so i think the 2 bolts on the left hand side of my frame have been cross threaded or something. I tried to remove the bolts to inspect them but they just wouldn't move. so will hopefully be sending the bike back. :angry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Cook Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 Bloody hell that must of hurt ! I did that yesterday but not as bad ! Nice bike though mate :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Cook Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 Thats also a keeper. OUCH ! But i have to say it is quite funny :angry: :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean Posted July 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 thanks for all the replies. When i landed on the wall there was a split second where I thought that i had broken my back. And you know what its like, it usually takes a few seconds for the pain to kick in, but thankfully i wasn't in too much pain. Was a bit dazed though. thanks to Stinkee (steve) for catching it on film. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backgren Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 lucky you didn't do that on a rail :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Geary Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 ouch !! your lucky you din't brake your back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corish Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 (edited) I've done that on a rail. It winded me that bad I actually couldn't breathe, and I thought of the worst straight away. :) Unlucky though. Yeah as someone said, sort brake out/put tar on or something man you don't want that happening all time. corish Edited July 10, 2005 by Corish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 (edited) Is the bike ok????? (N) :lol: Sorry, just ahd to say that, what actually happened? Did your break just slip or something? :P Hope you didnt hurt yourself mate ← dude, he said what happened. :angry: Feckin hell Dean, we all seem to be falling of now, me breakin ma nose, ant breakin his leg, you doin' that! next up is Jim :) hehe Edited July 10, 2005 by Dan6061 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiltop Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 The reason for the brake slipping was that the brake kept coming loose every time i tried to ride the bike, even though the bolts seemed to be tight. so i think the 2 bolts on the left hand side of my frame have been cross threaded or something. I tried to remove the bolts to inspect them but they just wouldn't move. so will hopefully be sending the bike back. :) ← i have the same bike and i had problems with my brake. i just couldnt get it to clamp around the magura piston tight enough. gave it a whole load of torque and snapped the bolt leaving a headless thread in the frame. had to drill the out which was an arse. i think i have solved it now though. on the magura clamp i filled off the little stopper (bout 2mm of metal between the clamps) so that i can tighten the clamp up until it actually clamps the magura piston not just touch the other mount. works fine now :angry: not sure if your problem is the same thought it sounded quite similar . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean Posted July 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 (edited) next up is Jim :) ← Edited July 10, 2005 by dean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim-Rodriguez Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 Remember dean.... TEAM AFRICA Always supporting you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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