The result of a 50+ km/h crash

From the Australian Cycling Forums, Joel sent me this photo. I'm not sure how the rider is OK when I keep hurting myself in 5km/h crashes.

Exploding Carbon Wheel

Aaron just sent me a link to this YouTube video. It looks like the tire pops and them the wheel disintegrates. Amazing they stayed upright as long as they did.

In flight... pack you bikes safely

From Andrew:

Got my bike down to Wanaka, New Zealand for an Ironman last week and found only half a brake lever... don't think I packed it as well as I should have.

Replaced with alloy brake levers, I'm saying no to Carbon in the short term! Photos aren't the best, but you definitely get the gist!

Damn luggage handlers. I hope Andrew got it fixed in time to race.

X-Rays!

I finally got a copy of my X-Rays! Here is why I hadn't been posting for a few weeks. Nothing is busted, but it sure did hurt.

FSA Carbon Seatpost

From James:

FSA post on a Marin Mount Vision. Going over a fairly small (c.18” bump), seated and slow.... a little creak... then a full-scale snap! Just outside warranty too. And no, I didn’t impale anything!

Another broken handle bar

This one is from Chhristian. A Specialized FACT bar that looks like it was used with a bar end, but I'm not sure.

FSA K Wing

Mike sent me these photos, the result of slow speed (10mph) crash.

Colnago C50 Folding Bike

The splint if off my finger, so I'm back!

Here's a folding Colnago C50 that Christian sent me.

What's going on?

Sorry I haven't been posting. I dislocated my finger and I haven't really felt like typing. It's getting better, so expect new posts soon. Until then, check out these bike crash photos from Life magazine.

2nd Busted Look Seatpost

From Richard:

The brief story is my first Look seatpost broke after 2 years. The Look replacement (warranty) broke in 10 minutes at the exact same location. Look is scratching their head and generally not wanting to replace the replacement. For the record I weigh 165 lbs and ride a Look 585.

10 minutes has to be a record.

Destroyed Olmo

From Eric:

Plowed into a guy that crashed in front of me at a crit a few years back. Had the frame for 2 weeks.

Damn, that sucks.

Look 486

From Bryan:

A mini van made an illegal left turn directly in front of me, I was going 26mph when I hit the windshield with my head.

Yikes!

Bontrager Carbon Fiber Fork Failure

Over a Cozy Beehive, there was a photo and some analysis of a carbon fork failure.

I had an accident in May where the actual blades suddenly failed. It was a bontrager carbon fiber fork. The bike was a friend's, and had been ridden quite a bit. It failed right as I got up to sprint. Nonetheless, it was on flat ground, and wasn't involved in a crash.

Broken Handlebar

From a mountain bike race in Singapore. Less than 500m in to the race. You can't win if you don't finish.

Broken Lemond Seatstay

From John:

Here is a photo of a broken carbon seatstay – got hit by an oncoming car that turned left into me as I crossed an intersection. By the way, Calfee repaired this and you can’t tell it was broken.