I'll see your bruise and raise it...

bluechair84

So, undertook the ladybower route from MBR at the weekend... stopped concentrating on a simple, undemanding bridleway and managed to front-flip over the bars. Trapped my leg between the top tube and brake lever and fell with all my weight over the front end digging the lever into my quad.

Here's what the lever looks like:


Here was the initial damage, you can see the shape of the lever in the skin::


And last night it looked like:


Best bruise I've ever had! Though I can't believe I've knackered my levers - I've only had the bike a few months.

jay12

sorry to hear about your crash. how are the breaks because i am planning on buying some for my build

Dowse40

Jay you're a diamond son.
Stuff ya leg pal what are the brakes like i fancy some!!!!

bluechair84

They threw me over the bars!

Awesome, love them a hell of a lot. And the levers aren't flimsy. Lot of power, plenty of modulation. Prefer them to Hayes 9, Hayes El Caminos and Hope Minis which are the other varieties of discs I've had.

I'd definitely get them again.

Anonymous

nice bruise, should turn some lovely colours in a the next few days.

ps, i think you have your grips on the wrong way round.

jay12

bluechair84 wrote:

They threw me over the bars!

Awesome, love them a hell of a lot. And the levers aren't flimsy. Lot of power, plenty of modulation. Prefer them to Hayes 9, Hayes El Caminos and Hope Minis which are the other varieties of discs I've had.

I'd definitely get them again.

good, it's nice to get info of someone that has used them

Joe_Pineapples

Man, that SLX stuff is strong!

bluechair84

yeah... shop build... bad mechanic can't even get the grips right!

I'm reet proud of this beast, I suppose it'll go bright yellow next 8)