Yep - that's one lucky dude. That looked a lot worse than it ended up, eh.
Reckon the bike was under warranty? Bit of an extreme approach to getting a new toy
Yup, I reckon you're right Hans - looks like he grabbed an handful of front brake in a moment of excitement - or is that panic. How many times do we have to say it? Use ONE FINGER.
Glad to read the guy in the frame breakage stack came out OK. I always shudder when I see folks hit the deck hard like that and then not move. Urrrgh! (Shudders, mutters to self, and clicks on a different topic...)
What brand of bike was he riding?
Yep - that's one lucky dude. That looked a lot worse than it ended up, eh.
Reckon the bike was under warranty? Bit of an extreme approach to getting a new toy
...it's a 2009 Kona Hei Hei....
Sponsored rider....no issues with warranty. 
http://www.rotorburn.com/forums/showthread.php?t...
Did you catch where the track was?
EDIT: wagga
Kona is getting a reputation?
This looks more like rider error....
Yup, I reckon you're right Hans - looks like he grabbed an handful of front brake in a moment of excitement - or is that panic. How many times do we have to say it? Use ONE FINGER.
Glad to read the guy in the frame breakage stack came out OK. I always shudder when I see folks hit the deck hard like that and then not move. Urrrgh! (Shudders, mutters to self, and clicks on a different topic...)
looks awfully dusty but awfully good fun.
Still at 0:07 - look at the shadow: