Crash photo sequence-flying front wheel!

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From the weekend races in Santa Clara, Ca. These photos were taken on the finishing straight half way through the Pro 1/2 race. I am sure the guy who lost the wheel was taken out by another rider but am not sure how his wheel came out of the drops. Notice a couple of spokes are pulled out of the rim.

http://www.hickingbotham.com/gallery/li ... word=Crash

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Looks like a nice piece of riding by the guy in the green helmet riding up over the curb to avoid the crash, and then wasting no time to get back onto the road, although the last picture of him shows the rear wheel still on the curb, so don't know that he actually made it back onto the road without crashing, but looks like he should have.

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check out the pic of the guy who lost the front wheel walking with his bike (and holding the front wheel). Notice his front brake lever, he has the release on. Wonder if he opened it before the race to put the front wheel on then forgot to tighten the skewer all the way?

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How long was that race? The guy in the last picture walking his bike back had 2 large water bottles, but the green-helmeted curb jumper only had one smaller bottle.

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Anybody ever experienced a wheel coming off in a crash when the QR was secured? Just curious.

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HammerTime2 wrote:How long was that race? The guy in the last picture walking his bike back had 2 large water bottles, but the green-helmeted curb jumper only had one smaller bottle.


It was 55 minutes, temperature was about 73 degrees. The course was a wide open 4 corner.

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Some of those guys look like they are seriously steroided up.

Thats' what I noticed about many US riders-they are very stocky.

Suspiciously so...:roll:

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J-Nice wrote:Some of those guys look like they are seriously steroided up.

Thats' what I noticed about many US riders-they are very stocky.

Suspiciously so...:roll:


I'll say this, the speed was pretty insane yet there were all kinds of attacks happening all race long...breaks were going away with as few as 3-5 guys and sticking. I don't know about 'roids, but there were some insanely fit guys dishing out punishment.

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HammerTime2 wrote:Looks like a nice piece of riding by the guy in the green helmet riding up over the curb to avoid the crash, and then wasting no time to get back onto the road, although the last picture of him shows the rear wheel still on the curb, so don't know that he actually made it back onto the road without crashing, but looks like he should have.


Indeed. This guy has some skills. Lots of mountain biking perhaps?

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mtn biking makes for great skills, no?

how the F did that wheel end up like that in the air?!
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jmg3 wrote:mtn biking makes for great skills, no?

how the F did that wheel end up like that in the air?!


I would guess the skewer wasn't tight or perhaps the guy who took out his front wheel hooked the skewer and opened it (thus releasing the wheel). Check out the comments from the guys involved:

http://norcalcyclingnews.com/2008/08/04 ... /#comments

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J-Nice wrote:Some of those guys look like they are seriously steroided up.

Thats' what I noticed about many US riders-they are very stocky.

Suspiciously so...:roll:


No doubt, any one on a bike in the US is probably doping. :roll: :roll: :roll:

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It looks like there are broken spokes on the mavic.

http://www.hickingbotham.com/gallery/ph ... u=218688,4

but not sure how it actually came off the frame, the quick release is open, so probably not tight enough...

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Gregorio wrote:No doubt, any one on a bike in the US is probably doping. :roll: :roll: :roll:

Gregorio: You're on a bike in the US so you must dope.
Hammertime2: Anyone can tell I'm not doping.
Gregorio: And just how is that?
Hammertime2: Because I'm too damn slow, that's how.

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At http://norcalcyclingnews.com/2008/08/04 ... /#comments , Paul Carter wrote:I talked to the guy who lost his front wheel, and he said it got ripped out of the fork, but I’m not sure how (but I’m an even bigger fan of the “lawyer tabs” now).
Can you count on lawyer tabs doing the job if called upon? How likely are the below possibilities when using lawyer tabs?

Possibility 1) wheel stays in fork but movement of wheel in tabs region doesn't allow adequate control of wheel during high force environment (such as high lean cornering)

Possibility 2) wheel separates from fork

Certainty 1) Hassle and delay of undoing/redoing QR setting every time remove//insert front wheel.

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