Mountain Biking - 107mph Wreck

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iamthetas
02-04-04, 07:24 PM
Did Anyone See Where Eric Barone Went 107 Mph On A Mountain Bike In Nicarauga?he Got To The Bottom And His Fork Separated From The Frame!nasty Wreck Too! Wham!hit The Volcano Rocks At 107 Broke 5 Ribs Dislocated Shoulder Etc.but He Is Ok And Riding Again!

a2psyklnut
02-04-04, 07:28 PM
Recently?

I've seen a video that was probably about 4 years ago. Do you have a link? Can you find out when?

Just curious.
L8R
iamthetas
02-04-04, 08:11 PM
I Saw It On Ripleys(weather Here Sucks ) Tonight.not Sure Of Date. Had No Idea It Was That Long Ago.it Was An Awesome Sight

forum*rider
02-04-04, 08:18 PM
I saw that on maximum exposure. That was probably the worst fall I will ever see in my biking career. UnlessI see someone ride off a nice big cliff or something.
DieselDan
02-04-04, 08:21 PM
I saw that on maximum exposure. That was probably the worst fall I will ever see in my biking career. UnlessI see someone ride off a nice big cliff or something.

Fabio Castelli in the 1995 Tour de France.
Davek
02-04-04, 08:22 PM
never saw it :(
Maelstrom
02-04-04, 09:07 PM
Did Anyone See Where Eric Barone Went 107 Mph On A Mountain Bike In Nicarauga?he Got To The Bottom And His Fork Separated From The Frame!nasty Wreck Too! Wham!hit The Volcano Rocks At 107 Broke 5 Ribs Dislocated Shoulder Etc.but He Is Ok And Riding Again!


Thats the one from a few years ago. First he goes down and the Giant DH and breaks the first record by 10mph?
rockymtn_girl
02-04-04, 09:20 PM
UnlessI see someone ride off a nice big cliff or something.

Someone falling off a cliff - OUCH! (http://members.cox.net/mtbbill/images/milescrash-500k.mpg)

Here you go.
Joe Gardner
02-04-04, 09:28 PM
Yikes! Did he make it out of there?
rockymtn_girl
02-04-04, 09:35 PM
Yikes! Did he make it out of there?

I have no idea but I certainly hope so. I found the link on *gasp* (sorry Joe) :o another bike forum.
Joe Gardner
02-04-04, 09:38 PM
lol, not a problem.

http://www.mountainbikebill.com/MilesCrash.htm - he made it out with a few scratches.
rockymtn_girl
02-04-04, 09:44 PM
Thanks for the link Joe!

The understatement of the year...


Many folks asked Miles (in the various MTB related forums) why he was smiling after something like that.

Miles commented that the reason he is smiling in this picture is that he is just happy to be alive.
Joe Gardner
02-04-04, 09:46 PM
Here is the eric barone crash video. If anyone has a better copy, let me know.

http://www.bikeforums.net/barone.mov
bac
02-05-04, 07:56 AM
Someone falling off a cliff - OUCH! (http://members.cox.net/mtbbill/images/milescrash-500k.mpg)

Here you go.


My 2 favorite quotes from that video:

"You're not gonna try it?" ... "Yeah, I'll try it"

and

"Did you film it" ... "Yeah" :D
bac
02-05-04, 08:04 AM
Here is the eric barone crash video. If anyone has a better copy, let me know.

http://www.bikeforums.net/barone.mov

That was a wild crash, but I have to give it up to the cameraman. Now he's good!
montlake_mtbkr
02-05-04, 12:11 PM
Here is the eric barone crash video. If anyone has a better copy, let me know.

http://www.bikeforums.net/barone.mov

what bike was he riding? anybody know?
Maelstrom
02-05-04, 01:08 PM
what bike was he riding? anybody know?

Custom carbon fibre bike made by Giant I believe. It was a one off...as you can see why.
slickmobster
02-05-04, 04:00 PM
just saw that last night on ripley's...aside from the crash its just amazing that he went 107 mph
goalsccer
02-14-04, 11:34 AM
his test run he used sum reg. mountain bike and broke the previous record, then he tried it with that custom bike and speed suit. that was insane