Would your weight-weenie wheels fold like a wet taco if you hit a dog?
07-17-07, 09:55 AM
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Would your weight-weenie wheels fold like a wet taco if you hit a dog?
i reckon he's doing about 30kph, maybe less. Any faster and he would've flown further, and the dog wouldn't have laughed it off with his tail still wagging.
Good luck with your 1200g wheel-sets
video: https://www.sportvid.net/burghardt-fell-over-the-dog/
Good luck with your 1200g wheel-sets
video: https://www.sportvid.net/burghardt-fell-over-the-dog/
07-17-07, 10:01 AM
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I'm betting most wheels fold when hitting a 70lb lab at speed.
(and it wasn't my dog)
(and it wasn't my dog)
07-17-07, 10:03 AM
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^ disagree. "Back in my day", the downtube or fork would bend way before the front wheel. I've seen plenty of busted frames, with the front wheel having nothing but a tyre blow-out
that's a pretty soft dog with a good crumple zone
that is NOT reassuring at all
that's a pretty soft dog with a good crumple zone
that is NOT reassuring at all
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^^^
And this is to be preferred?
And this is to be preferred?
07-17-07, 10:06 AM
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I'm sorry, but I can't help but laugh at the OP's typo in the subject line...
"let a wet taco."
Is that a euphemism for a shart down under?
"let a wet taco."
Is that a euphemism for a shart down under?
07-17-07, 10:07 AM
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Originally Posted by merlinextraligh
^^^
And this is to be preferred?
And this is to be preferred?
07-17-07, 10:10 AM
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Looks like the fact that his front wheel is turned perpendicular to the direction of travel may have had something to do with the taco'd wheel.
Ah, but who am I kidding. This is BF. Carbon fiber explodes and everyone who buys CF wheels will die a horrible fiery death at the hands of a dog.
Ah, but who am I kidding. This is BF. Carbon fiber explodes and everyone who buys CF wheels will die a horrible fiery death at the hands of a dog.
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Originally Posted by 531Aussie
is that the new pseudonym for 'poop'? 
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With hard enough a crash, something's bound to give.
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Originally Posted by jschen
With hard enough a crash, something's bound to give.
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07-17-07, 10:14 AM
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Originally Posted by toucci
It's a portmanteau of sh*t and fart
07-17-07, 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by DrPete
Ah, but who am I kidding. This is BF. Carbon fiber explodes and everyone who buys CF wheels will die a horrible fiery death at the hands of a dog.
07-17-07, 10:20 AM
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Originally Posted by DrPete
As a mod, you should know that carbon fiber is the only material that ever fails. EVER.
Clearly, they're going about it all wrong. They should ride ultralight aluminum frames and use sacrificial carbon fiber zip ties for the transponders. So when they crash, the zip ties fail, the transponder falls off, and that takes the entire force of the impact.
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Originally Posted by DrPete
Looks like the fact that his front wheel is turned perpendicular to the direction of travel may have had something to do with the taco'd wheel.
Ah, but who am I kidding. This is BF. Carbon fiber explodes and everyone who buys CF wheels will die a horrible fiery death at the hands of a dog.
Ah, but who am I kidding. This is BF. Carbon fiber explodes and everyone who buys CF wheels will die a horrible fiery death at the hands of a dog.
Couldn't resist.The broadside impact, IMHO, caused the failure. It put a lot of lateral force on the wheel. If he had kept the wheel straight I think he would have ridden right over the dog. Thems rims is strong. Like big dudes from Iceland kind of strong.
Hmmmm....I think I want some tacos for lunch.
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Originally Posted by 531Aussie
^ disagree. "Back in my day", the downtube or fork would bend way before the front wheel. I've seen plenty of busted frames, with the front wheel having nothing but a tyre blow-out
Oh, and I agree with Dr. Pete about how the rim failed. The rider is moving pretty slow in this video. He's braking hard and getting ready for the dog collision. He actually unclips and gets a foot down to partially break his fall. What causes the wheel collapse is that the impact with the dog turns the wheel 90 degrees to the right of the direction he's travelling, putting some unusual sideways stress on the wheel.
07-17-07, 10:48 AM
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Originally Posted by ryanhulce
Was the Dog Ok?
07-17-07, 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by 531Aussie
^ disagree. "Back in my day", the downtube or fork would bend way before the front wheel. I've seen plenty of busted frames, with the front wheel having nothing but a tyre blow-out
that's a pretty soft dog with a good crumple zone
that is NOT reassuring at all
that's a pretty soft dog with a good crumple zone
that is NOT reassuring at all
Bicycle wheels are only strong in one direction. I have run into a tree that bent my fork while the wheel remained round and true.
BUT, if the handlebars are turned to one side while going over them, as in this picture, the wheel will fold. I have done this also. No bicycle wheel will support a rider's weight loaded from the side like that.
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Originally Posted by DrPete
Looks like the fact that his front wheel is turned perpendicular to the direction of travel may have had something to do with the taco'd wheel.
Ah, but who am I kidding. This is BF. Carbon fiber explodes and everyone who buys CF wheels will die a horrible fiery death at the hands of a dog.
Ah, but who am I kidding. This is BF. Carbon fiber explodes and everyone who buys CF wheels will die a horrible fiery death at the hands of a dog.
07-17-07, 11:01 AM
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surely there's someone else here who thinks that's a lot of damage for relatively low impact?
07-17-07, 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by DrPete
Ah, but who am I kidding. This is BF. Carbon fiber explodes and everyone who buys CF wheels will die a horrible fiery death at the hands of a dog.