Answer to all 'How much abuse can my bike take?' questions

cee

http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/v ... bike-26614

The answer is....

you asked the wrong question.

biff55

that was awesome lol ,
sick wiv envy over that guys' bike skills.

dot1

Bet they guys at the skate park thought he was taking the mickey when he rolled up! Would like to have seen how true his wheels were at the end as well!

alexj2233

dot1 wrote:

Bet they guys at the skate park thought he was taking the mickey when he rolled up! Would like to have seen how true his wheels were at the end as well!

^^This. The back flip at the end must have completely ruined the wheels!!

peter413

As we all know though, its the build that makes the strength of the wheel

Clum84

Haha brilliant! I'll stop panicking every time I go over a speed bump on my roadie now.

Stevo_666

Impressive - but would have been a shed load easier on a MTB....

Anonymous

that is outstanding. i love it!!

cee

but the question still stands...

can my 6" travel trail bike take 2 foot drops?

mwahahaha!

dan shard

Its a raleigh, its probably made from solid iron and just painted nice

Anonymous

dan shard wrote:

Its a raleigh, its probably made from solid iron and just painted nice

Carbon roadbike. :roll:

I was quite surprised to see him on a Raleigh bike though, I kind of assumed he would be riding a Giant, from his old connections with them.

dan shard

yeehaamcgee wrote:

dan shard wrote:

Its a raleigh, its probably made from solid iron and just painted nice

Carbon roadbike. :roll:

I was quite surprised to see him on a Raleigh bike though, I kind of assumed he would be
riding a Giant, from his old connections with them.

Do'h!

Buckled_Rims

dan shard wrote:

yeehaamcgee wrote:

dan shard wrote:

Its a raleigh, its probably made from solid iron and just painted nice

Carbon roadbike. :roll:

I was quite surprised to see him on a Raleigh bike though, I kind of assumed he would be
riding a Giant, from his old connections with them.

Do'h!

Never mind Dan, I got your joke

dot1

yeehaamcgee wrote:

dan shard wrote:

Its a raleigh, its probably made from solid iron and just painted nice

Carbon roadbike. :roll:

I was quite surprised to see him on a Raleigh bike though, I kind of assumed he would be riding a Giant, from his old connections with them.

I thought he used to ride for Cannondale? And Martin Hawes used to ride for Giant? I always used to get them mixed up!

stubs

But he should have done it using roadie SPDs then I would have been impressed

It aint the bike its the rider awesome just sent the link to all my mates especially the pansy who reckons his Orange 5 is holding him back

Anonymous

dot1 wrote:

yeehaamcgee wrote:

dan shard wrote:

Its a raleigh, its probably made from solid iron and just painted nice

Carbon roadbike. :roll:

I was quite surprised to see him on a Raleigh bike though, I kind of assumed he would be riding a Giant, from his old connections with them.

I thought he used to ride for Cannondale? And Martin Hawes used to ride for Giant? I always used to get them mixed up!

I think he did ride for cannondale, but later rode for Giant. I could bw rong there though. I definitely remember Cannondale!

Anonymous

he was riding a cannondale in tricks and stunts.

specialized989

Stevo 666 wrote:

Impressive - but would have been a shed load easier on a MTB....

totally missing the point. it would have been easier on a mtb, but how much harder is it on a roadie? i couldnt do it...