Opening a beer while riding.
10-31-19 | 02:21 PM
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Opening a beer while riding.
Bad idea! Cyclist flies over handlebars when he tries to open a beer bottle against his bike's front wheel
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...kes-wheel.html
10-31-19 | 03:21 PM
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He obviously didn't see the movie "Breaking Away".
10-31-19 | 03:50 PM
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Bad idea! Cyclist flies over handlebars when he tries to open a beer bottle against his bike's front wheel
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...kes-wheel.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...kes-wheel.html
Now this is my idea of a beer bike. Show me your cruiser.
10-31-19 | 04:25 PM
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1. Get a front bag
2. Carry a church key (aka “bottle wrench”)in it
3. learn to ride a straight no-handed while you pop the cap.
2. Carry a church key (aka “bottle wrench”)in it
3. learn to ride a straight no-handed while you pop the cap.
10-31-19 | 04:52 PM
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Perhaps he watched "Eddy Merckx. The Greatest Show on Earth (1975)".
Fast forward to 20:50 where you see the racers at a store then to the 21:00 minutes point where you see them with lots of bottles. For fun, watch the guy trying to open a bottle by using a recessed Allen bolt stem at 22:03 on.
For more fun check out the mechanic adjusting the rear derailleur at 32:35.
Cheers
Fast forward to 20:50 where you see the racers at a store then to the 21:00 minutes point where you see them with lots of bottles. For fun, watch the guy trying to open a bottle by using a recessed Allen bolt stem at 22:03 on.
For more fun check out the mechanic adjusting the rear derailleur at 32:35.
Cheers
10-31-19 | 05:39 PM
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10-31-19 | 05:42 PM
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Perhaps he watched "Eddy Merckx. The Greatest Show on Earth (1975)".
Fast forward to 20:50 where you see the racers at a store then to the 21:00 minutes point where you see them with lots of bottles. For fun, watch the guy trying to open a bottle by using a recessed Allen bolt stem at 22:03 on.
For more fun check out the mechanic adjusting the rear derailleur at 32:35.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oqs__6rfk9c
Cheers
Fast forward to 20:50 where you see the racers at a store then to the 21:00 minutes point where you see them with lots of bottles. For fun, watch the guy trying to open a bottle by using a recessed Allen bolt stem at 22:03 on.
For more fun check out the mechanic adjusting the rear derailleur at 32:35.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oqs__6rfk9c
Cheers
10-31-19 | 06:33 PM
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I thought the follow car driver/passenger was supposed to open them and hand them to the rider. Maybe I'm wrong.
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11-01-19 | 07:01 AM
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I refuse to give the idiot a click on the video (the idiot is the guy in the video, not the OP).
11-01-19 | 07:27 AM
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Reminds me of the joke:
I rode my bike to the liquor store to buy a bottle of whiskey. Now, looking at the glass bottle, I figured it could be dangerous if I wrecked the bike and the bottle broke, so I decided to drink the whiskey before I rode home. Good idea, too, because I fell over four times on the ride home.
I rode my bike to the liquor store to buy a bottle of whiskey. Now, looking at the glass bottle, I figured it could be dangerous if I wrecked the bike and the bottle broke, so I decided to drink the whiskey before I rode home. Good idea, too, because I fell over four times on the ride home.
11-01-19 | 07:28 AM
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11-01-19 | 10:12 AM
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one of my crashes last fall/winter was cuz I was hand holding a cam when I hit a mud patch that stopped my front wheel. helmet cams rule
11-01-19 | 11:05 AM
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Perhaps he watched "Eddy Merckx. The Greatest Show on Earth (1975)".
Fast forward to 20:50 where you see the racers at a store then to the 21:00 minutes point where you see them with lots of bottles. For fun, watch the guy trying to open a bottle by using a recessed Allen bolt stem at 22:03 on.
For more fun check out the mechanic adjusting the rear derailleur at 32:35.
Cheers
Fast forward to 20:50 where you see the racers at a store then to the 21:00 minutes point where you see them with lots of bottles. For fun, watch the guy trying to open a bottle by using a recessed Allen bolt stem at 22:03 on.
For more fun check out the mechanic adjusting the rear derailleur at 32:35.
Cheers
11-01-19 | 11:16 AM
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"A closer look at the cyclist using the front wheel to crack open the lid of the bottle which unsuccessfully causes it to jam."
11-01-19 | 01:53 PM
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There was a video of a Grand Tour (I forget which video or Tour it was) that I saw a few years ago and in that video one of the riders opens a bottle by using his rear brake.
Ah I found that video!
Check out the guy at the 3:00 minutes point.
Cheers
Ah I found that video!
Check out the guy at the 3:00 minutes point.
Cheers
Last edited by Miele Man; 11-01-19 at 01:59 PM. Reason: Found the video! added the video.