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how not to ride your mountain bike in the street.
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AMuzi
Apr 29, 2018, 12:42:56 PM4/29/18
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/video/video-1678418/Cyclist-falls-bike-despite-hitting-apparently-nothing.html
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Frank Krygowski
Apr 29, 2018, 9:21:26 PM4/29/18
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On 4/29/2018 12:42 PM, AMuzi wrote:
> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/video/video-1678418/Cyclist-falls-bike-despite-hitting-apparently-nothing.html
>
At about 16 seconds his right foot leaves the pedal at the same time his
left foot suddenly swings down to the bottom.
I don't see a derailleur. I wonder if he had a hub gear that shifted
into a false neutral?
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- Frank Krygowski
> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/video/video-1678418/Cyclist-falls-bike-despite-hitting-apparently-nothing.html
>
At about 16 seconds his right foot leaves the pedal at the same time his
left foot suddenly swings down to the bottom.
I don't see a derailleur. I wonder if he had a hub gear that shifted
into a false neutral?
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- Frank Krygowski
AMuzi
Apr 29, 2018, 9:46:40 PM4/29/18
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screen. Now that I've watched it on a big screen I don't
think it's a mountain bike.
Joerg
Apr 30, 2018, 3:39:49 PM4/30/18
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On 2018-04-29 18:46, AMuzi wrote:
> On 4/29/2018 8:21 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:
>> On 4/29/2018 12:42 PM, AMuzi wrote:
>>> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/video/video-1678418/Cyclist-falls-bike-despite-hitting-apparently-nothing.html
>>>
>>>
>> At about 16 seconds his right foot leaves the pedal at the
>> same time his left foot suddenly swings down to the bottom.
>>
>> I don't see a derailleur. I wonder if he had a hub gear that
>> shifted into a false neutral?
>>
A chain snap would do that as well. BT.
> On 4/29/2018 8:21 PM, Frank Krygowski wrote:
>> On 4/29/2018 12:42 PM, AMuzi wrote:
>>> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/video/video-1678418/Cyclist-falls-bike-despite-hitting-apparently-nothing.html
>>>
>>>
>> At about 16 seconds his right foot leaves the pedal at the
>> same time his left foot suddenly swings down to the bottom.
>>
>> I don't see a derailleur. I wonder if he had a hub gear that
>> shifted into a false neutral?
>>
>
> Someone showed that to me at breakfast on a miniature screen. Now that
> I've watched it on a big screen I don't think it's a mountain bike.
>
the left pedal first and that percipitated the fall. He was trying to
pedal harder and may have partially gone out of the saddle. Possibly he
wasn't used to that mode of powering a bike and messed up.
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(PeteCresswell)
Apr 30, 2018, 5:12:38 PM4/30/18
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Per Joerg:
explanation makes more sense.
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Pete Cresswell
>No, but as Frank said he slipped off the pedal. I believe he slipped off
>the left pedal first and that percipitated the fall. He was trying to
>pedal harder and may have partially gone out of the saddle. Possibly he
>wasn't used to that mode of powering a bike and messed up.
At first glance, I thought his left pedal spindle had broken - but your
>the left pedal first and that percipitated the fall. He was trying to
>pedal harder and may have partially gone out of the saddle. Possibly he
>wasn't used to that mode of powering a bike and messed up.
explanation makes more sense.
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Pete Cresswell
Joerg
May 1, 2018, 10:56:18 AM5/1/18
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deeper cause. Such as booze :-)
(PeteCresswell)
May 2, 2018, 10:54:20 AM5/2/18
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Per Joerg:
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Pete Cresswell
>Of course, one always has to ponder where there could be an underlying
>deeper cause. Such as booze :-)
http://tinyurl.com/y9tsn3hm
>deeper cause. Such as booze :-)
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Pete Cresswell
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