Sonoma76

Apologies in advance if this has already been posted, but it was hard to resist.

I found this link on another forum. The photos are from May, but I don't remember seeing them here.

Apparently a squirrel inserted himself into the front wheel of a road bike with a carbon fork. The end result: one dead squirrel, one injured rider (fractured vertebrae), and some crazy pictures.

https://picasaweb.google.com/dbiked/B...ey=iOs1rM3MJzo

edit: I'm sorry- saw that this was posted in June.

LorenzoNF

I'm surprised the fork gave before the squirrel did. I've seen a squirrel in two clean halves along the trail, probably because of bladed spokes.

thinkLove

I will now think twice about challenging the crack squirrels that traverse around campus...

Val23708

probably the third time ive seen that linked or those pictures posted here.

cdejesus24

poor squirrel...

mastronaut

Looks like the helmet didn't help that guy, or the squirrel for that matter...

ehidle

Did you happen to notice the rider being carted off in a helicopter?

poor squirrel... I am sure PETA had a funeral for the squirrel and issued an official condemnation of the rider and bicycling in general as a direct threat to cute, cuddly ground-based animals.

patentcad

I'll be riding in the Greek mountains next week. They don't have squirrels. They have lizards.

ravenmore

Wowsers - how's the rider doing?

ezee

Greek mountain riding?
Ella reh!
Rapsani, Taramosalata, Tzatziki, Souvlaki
Endaxi.