Treechunk just got hit by a car
11-09-05, 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by treechunk
I'll try that.
perhaps you're more shaken up than you previously thought
seriously tho, glad you're ok.
11-09-05, 02:50 PM
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Damn Sam...kick to the wheel, punch to the face, now this?!
11-09-05, 03:29 PM
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I was going to care there for a second, but then I realized that he is okay!
Glad to hear you are up and alright treechunk! can't wait to see you again. you missed one great ride last week with the beer grab bag ride!
Glad to hear you are up and alright treechunk! can't wait to see you again. you missed one great ride last week with the beer grab bag ride!
11-09-05, 03:30 PM
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Sam, Glad to hear that you're awright.
On a bird related note....I recently had one fly BETWEEN my wheels while I was riding. It threaded the needle thru my spinning crank arms.I almost crashed trying to figure out what had just happened and if I was hallucinating or not. Kinda cool............
On a bird related note....I recently had one fly BETWEEN my wheels while I was riding. It threaded the needle thru my spinning crank arms.I almost crashed trying to figure out what had just happened and if I was hallucinating or not. Kinda cool............
11-09-05, 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by jasonsan
Sam, Glad to hear that you're awright.
On a bird related note....I recently had one fly BETWEEN my wheels while I was riding. It threaded the needle thru my spinning crank arms.I almost crashed trying to figure out what had just happened and if I was hallucinating or not. Kinda cool............
On a bird related note....I recently had one fly BETWEEN my wheels while I was riding. It threaded the needle thru my spinning crank arms.I almost crashed trying to figure out what had just happened and if I was hallucinating or not. Kinda cool............
One of my friends had a pigeon dive into his front wheel and get chopped up a bit. I'm glad I didn't do that, although perhaps I should have slowed down to look at what happened. Maybe I wouldn't have gotten hit.
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11-09-05, 04:43 PM
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I second the "best wheel ever." That thing is toast.
Nice job walking away from that one. F-ing pigeons.
In light of the request for a hottest bike thread, there should also be a worst bike carnage thread.
Nice job walking away from that one. F-ing pigeons.
In light of the request for a hottest bike thread, there should also be a worst bike carnage thread.
11-09-05, 04:45 PM
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yeah, worst carnage thread seconded. top wheel: this one right here. other category: that bike where the saddle was ripped off and the back wheel was jacked. it was a yellow khs. that thing was nuts!
11-09-05, 04:46 PM
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wow.. talk about flashbacks.. glad to hear you're ok and didn't bump your head. now you've got an excuse to get a new rim. maybe you can salvage the hub...
11-09-05, 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by gmcaptain
I second the "best wheel ever." That thing is toast.
Nice job walking away from that one. F-ing pigeons.
In light of the request for a hottest bike thread, there should also be a worst bike carnage thread.
Nice job walking away from that one. F-ing pigeons.
In light of the request for a hottest bike thread, there should also be a worst bike carnage thread.
the best part about the whole thing is that I got a brand new 105 hub in exchange for my dead wheel from a friend of mine who wants to use it as a teaching tool.
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11-09-05, 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by gokiburi
wow.. talk about flashbacks.. glad to hear you're ok and didn't bump your head. now you've got an excuse to get a new rim. maybe you can salvage the hub...
unfortunately the hub flange was scraped VERY badly on the ground. I wouldn't trust it.
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11-09-05, 04:54 PM
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I am just happy that there wasn't any of that red stuff on the ground. Sam or Pigeon!
Check this wheel out. Glad to know that treechunk wasn't the reason for this picture.
Check this wheel out. Glad to know that treechunk wasn't the reason for this picture.
11-09-05, 04:56 PM
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as strange as it may seem, it makes me really happy to know that thing will be preserved.
11-09-05, 04:59 PM
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[QUOTE=Super Rookie]I am just happy that there wasn't any of that red stuff on the ground. Sam or Pigeon!
Check this wheel out. Glad to know that treechunk wasn't the reason for this picture.
wow, that's a winner.
Here's another winner. My friend was rear-ended at 40 mph on his way to the Velodrome.
Check this wheel out. Glad to know that treechunk wasn't the reason for this picture.
wow, that's a winner.
Here's another winner. My friend was rear-ended at 40 mph on his way to the Velodrome.
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11-09-05, 05:05 PM
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glad to hear all is well. i was looking for you today at RApid Transit...had to get the BB tightened.
beware flying rats.
beware flying rats.
11-09-05, 05:06 PM
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oh, and my fork WAS very slightly bent. My friend (who gave me the hub) has a Park Tools fork straightening tool (https://www.desperadocycles.com/Tools...nment_Tool.htm). It's all straight now.
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11-09-05, 11:40 PM
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Crap on a Crap Cracker! Glad you're okay, sounded hectic. You still in on the ride Thur night then?
