Originally Posted by
Biker395
I just got off the phone with a buddy of mine who crashed on his tandem this weekend. And knowing the road he was descending (very, very steep and winding), it could have been much, much worse. How did he crash? His brake failed ... a disc brake.
My buddy got some video of the brake failure/crash, so I thought I'd share it with everyone for the pucker effect.
This descent is STEEP, and the very steepest, most difficult section is a hairpin turn. I did this ride back in 2009, and I still remember that turn. The wide angle perspective of the GoPro doesn't do it justice. He knew of the turn, and was being very careful descending into it ... then his brakes failed ... and at the worst possible time.
The sound track masks the comments he and his stoker made near the end ... but you can imagine what was said.
Start the video at about 4:00 and behold the meaning of true terror. lol