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Community => Non-Thorn Related => Topic started by: onrbikes on January 28, 2015, 08:46:04 PM

Title: Can your bike do this?
Post by: onrbikes on January 28, 2015, 08:46:04 PM
The only trick I'd be able to do are the ones at the end
http://www.thebikecollective.com/road-bike-party-2/?utm_source=Outbrain&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Outbrain (http://www.thebikecollective.com/road-bike-party-2/?utm_source=Outbrain&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Outbrain)
Title: Re: Can your bike do this?
Post by: Danneaux on January 28, 2015, 08:52:53 PM
Sure! My bike can do this, but not with me on it.

 ;)

All the best,

Dan.
Title: Re: Can your bike do this?
Post by: phopwood on January 29, 2015, 08:44:23 AM
Like Dan I am sure my bike can do that, and I would love to watch someone do that on my bike.......

Peter
Title: Re: Can your bike do this?
Post by: Donerol on January 29, 2015, 10:47:29 AM
Martyn Ashton broke his back in a stunt in 2013  :(

martyn-ashton-year-one (http://www.animal.co.uk/2014/10/martyn-ashton-year-one/)
Title: Re: Can your bike do this?
Post by: alfie1952 on January 30, 2015, 11:19:01 AM
Thought I would try. Took my rst to the kiddies playpark and cycled down the kids slide. All was well until I landed on the metal fence surrounding the play area, unfortunately my camera was on the fence recording, so don't know if I have it filmed or not. As for the bike, I think it may have some major damage. Someone must have seen what had happened and called the ambulance service and their rapid response team were there within a couple of hours. The doctors at the hospital say I was quite lucky to only have two broken legs and a few cracked ribs. When I asked them when I would likely be discharged, they said probably two to three weeks, but would have to be assessed by a psychiatrist first as it was thought what I had done was a suicide attempt.
 I now think there should have been a " Don't try this at home" message attached to this video.

Regards, bruised and bbattered.
Title: Re: Can your bike do this?
Post by: jags on January 30, 2015, 01:41:33 PM
 :o you didn't tell me your having a laugh.
Title: Re: Can your bike do this?
Post by: phopwood on January 30, 2015, 03:45:06 PM
Alfie,

With the state of bed blocking in the UK at the moment you may be in for month while the rest of your family have a holiday before you get discharged.....

Peter
Title: Re: Can your bike do this?
Post by: Danneaux on January 30, 2015, 06:18:37 PM
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Thought I would try.
;D ;D ;D

All the best,

Dan. (...who is looking forward to future upates and wishes you a speedy recovery ;) )
Title: Re: Can your bike do this?
Post by: David Simpson on January 30, 2015, 07:29:36 PM
Quote from: alfie1952 on January 30, 2015, 11:19:01 AM
Thought I would try. ... All was well until I landed on the metal fence surrounding the play area...

Alfie --

Good for you for trying new things and learning new tricks! I admire your attitude.

Just to clarify, was it you that landed on the metal fence or was it the bike? If it was the bike, then perhaps both tires of the bike didn't land on the fence evenly. It is important that the bike land evenly so that you can ride your bike along the top of the fence and then jump up onto the roof of a nearby building. If it was you that landed on the fence (and not the bike), then you need to watch the video again. You must remember to keep the bike under you at all times, unless you are upside-down in the air. If any part of your body touches the ground, then you are doing it incorrectly.

I'm looking forward to your report of your next attempt. And please post any photos or medical reports if possible. You are a shining example for all of us.

- Dave
Title: Re: Can your bike do this?
Post by: John Saxby on February 01, 2015, 10:48:50 AM
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cycled down the kids slide

'bout the most adventurous I get these days, Alfie, is sliding down the kids' slide in the nearby park with my 2-year-old granddaughter.  Her squeals of glee make up for the gentility of the undertaking  :-)  Cheers,  John