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09-10-15, 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Wheever
ASPLODE! ASPLODE! ASPLODE! Dammit, it's like you don't even pay attention.
09-10-15, 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by 69chevy
It's really only a problem with older Trek forks. This guy was just riding along and SNAP. I looked the whole picture over and see no reason why the fork would fail....
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09-10-15, 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Doug28450
What about disc brakes?
09-10-15, 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by merlinextraligh
That picture has been the subject of debate as to authenticity for years. It would appear that the forks would have broken the opposite direction had the squirrel jammed in the forks.
09-10-15, 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted by RPK79
I'm currently riding on a carbon fork made in 2003 with 700x23 clinchers. How long do I have before I hit a small bump in the road, pinch flat, and sheer my fork in half? I know I'm just living on borrowed time as it is. I'm worried I should hang up the ol' Fuji for wall art.
09-10-15, 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by RPK79
So what is the assumption here? The photographer killed a squirrel and placed it there for a "funny" photo?
It was originally posted a number of years when a good number of people actually thought carbon would assplode.
If you think about it, the force on the fork would not have been any higher than the force imposed by fully locking the front brake. Hence the skepticism that it may have been staged.
The damage to the fork is more consistent with running the front wheel into a fixed object.
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09-10-15, 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by merlinextraligh
its not even clear that its not a stuffed squirrel. There doesn't appear to be any damage to the squirrel, i.e. blood and guts popping out.
It was originally posted a number of years when a good number of people actually thought carbon would assplode.
If you think about it, the force on the fork would not have been any higher than the force imposed by fully locking the front brake. Hence the skepticism that it may have been staged.
The damage to the fork is more consistent with running the front wheel into a fixed object.
It was originally posted a number of years when a good number of people actually thought carbon would assplode.
If you think about it, the force on the fork would not have been any higher than the force imposed by fully locking the front brake. Hence the skepticism that it may have been staged.
The damage to the fork is more consistent with running the front wheel into a fixed object.
With the forward momentum of the rider, plus the weight of the rider and bike, all pushing downward on the fork as it rotates around a locked wheel.
That is exactly what I'd expect to see. Much like the video I posted, but not as dramatic.
09-10-15, 02:54 PM
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Sell the bike on Craigslist. Refer to it as "vintage" and "fast".
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Originally Posted by 69chevy
I picture the wheel locking and the rider doing an "endo".
With the forward momentum of the rider, plus the weight of the rider and bike, all pushing downward on the fork as it rotates around a locked wheel.
That is exactly what I'd expect to see. Much like the video I posted, but not as dramatic.
With the forward momentum of the rider, plus the weight of the rider and bike, all pushing downward on the fork as it rotates around a locked wheel.
That is exactly what I'd expect to see. Much like the video I posted, but not as dramatic.
Didn't think I'd spend a couple minutes of my day thinking about the dynamics of a squirrel getting sucked up into a rotating wheel, but there you go.
09-10-15, 03:23 PM
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I would strongly advise you to drill stress relief holes in the fork(don't do this). If a crack forms the holes will prevent them from spreading all the way across the fork.
09-10-15, 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by bt
don't hang it above your chair or it could fall down and maim you.
Live by the fork, get forked by it...has become a new popular mantra.
09-10-15, 05:33 PM
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This squirrel thing is derailing my serious thread...
09-10-15, 08:27 PM
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Sorry. To get things back on track, yes you are living on borrowed time. We all are. Instead of living we are all technically dying slowly.
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Originally Posted by RPK79
This squirrel thing is derailing my serious thread...
09-10-15, 09:39 PM
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Originally Posted by RPK79
I'm currently riding on a carbon fork made in 2003 with 700x23 clinchers. How long do I have before I hit a small bump in the road, pinch flat, and sheer my fork in half? I know I'm just living on borrowed time as it is. I'm worried I should hang up the ol' Fuji for wall art.
09-10-15, 10:54 PM
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Come see my 1999 Trek 5000 frame and stop worrying.
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Originally Posted by merlinextraligh
its not even clear that its not a stuffed squirrel. There doesn't appear to be any damage to the squirrel, i.e. blood and guts popping out.
It was originally posted a number of years when a good number of people actually thought carbon would assplode.
If you think about it, the force on the fork would not have been any higher than the force imposed by fully locking the front brake. Hence the skepticism that it may have been staged.
The damage to the fork is more consistent with running the front wheel into a fixed object.
It was originally posted a number of years when a good number of people actually thought carbon would assplode.
If you think about it, the force on the fork would not have been any higher than the force imposed by fully locking the front brake. Hence the skepticism that it may have been staged.
The damage to the fork is more consistent with running the front wheel into a fixed object.
Originally Posted by RPK79
This squirrel thing is derailing my serious thread...
GCM had a vid on youtube where they put in a chorizo into the spokes and it got cut in half, no way a squirrel will look so "clean" if it did get stuck in the wheel. The force alone would tear it apart.
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09-10-15, 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Doug28450
I can custom a fabricate a fork for you made of Grade 60 reinforcing bars. That really is the only way to go.
09-11-15, 06:19 AM
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Originally Posted by WhyFi
See, a 48-spoke wheel and the squirrel never would have made it in far enough to be a problem.
09-11-15, 06:34 AM
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Originally Posted by SSRI
If the rider was on Spinergy Rev X the squirrel would have be halved before jamming into the fork.
Inconceivable.
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09-11-15, 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by mawashi
Ok ok last post on this dead horse thing. I call it bs
GCM had a vid on youtube where they put in a chorizo into the spokes and it got cut in half, no way a squirrel will look so "clean" if it did get stuck in the wheel. The force alone would tear it apart.
Are Disc Brakes Ready For The Tour De France? Road Disc Brakes Vs. Rim Brakes GCN Does Science
GCM had a vid on youtube where they put in a chorizo into the spokes and it got cut in half, no way a squirrel will look so "clean" if it did get stuck in the wheel. The force alone would tear it apart.
Are Disc Brakes Ready For The Tour De France? Road Disc Brakes Vs. Rim Brakes GCN Does Science
Plus aero vs. round spokes probably make a big difference in regards to eviscerating small rodents. Someone should start a thread on that.
09-11-15, 07:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Doug28450
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