Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - faceplant...

glad i wasn't this dude...

http://www.ananova.com/images/web/277698.jpg

more images and a story behind it here (http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1399668.html )

and credit for the find: via BoingBoing (http://www.boingboing.net/2005/12/27/photographer_arreste.html)

Yeah I just read about it...they are talking about prosecuting the photographer for not warning the cyclist about the pothole.

that guy is a total prick-lips and oughta be caned for catching that shot

the funniest part to me is that he is riding a bike with an umbrella in one hand

the funniest part to me is that he is riding a bike with an umbrella in one hand

when i was visiting amsterdam, that's how all the people rode in the rain! it's awesome.

All moral quandries aside, those are awesome photos.

I ride with an umbrella.

Goes to show, even the biggest chainguard in the world can't prevent a faceplant.

Goes to show, even the biggest chainguard in the world can't prevent a faceplant.

haYES!

Bent fork!

isn't this about a year old??

the funniest part to me is that he is riding a bike with an umbrella in one hand

Even weirder is that, even after a faceplant, he's still holding the umbrella.

isn't this about a year old??

Yes.

when i was visiting amsterdam, that's how all the people rode in the rain! it's awesome.

I was in Beijing a month ago, and I think I saw about a thousand bikes a day, on the short (2 block) walk from my hotel to the conference venue. It made me wish I had time to borrow a bike and explore the city, some. (A friend convinced a pedicab driver to swap places with him for a few trips.) Despite the large number of motor vehicles, the smog, and the general chaos, it seemed like a great place to ride.

They carried anything and everything on their bikes.

I saw quite a lot of people carrying their kids on the back:
http://oblique.csail.mit.edu/album/pics/Beijing_China_2005/676x507/049.jpg

Most of the bikes were bomb-proof "Flying Pigeon" single speeds. They looked heavy. I didn't see anyone going very fast, ever. I think I saw one helmet the whole time, out of ten thousand bikes.

Screw that, can you sue in America over "Morals"?

I don't think it's the photographers JOB to warn people about hazards. Sure, the photographer took advantage of a situation. I see dangerous stuff all the time, I don't point it out to everyone I think it could affect.

What about all the other cyclists that hit that same pothole? Did they go and warn people about it? Sue the bastards!

I can understand people being pissed, but I think it's about morals.

Edit: Oh, sorry. "criticised". Yeah, I see no problem with criticizing it. But I also don't think the photographer did anything wrong.

I would have a hard time not beating him to death with his camera once I woke up if that was me on the bike.