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EVen Scummers can't resist the lure of a mountain side


Stuart M's picture

By Stuart M - Posted on 19 June 2008

Team CSC rider Frank Schleck showing why you should always be on a mountain bike


http://youtu.be/Mbyc0gFvsEI

lozza6's picture

that looked bad!!

ar_junkie's picture

And set him off on a new bike... "He'll be right m8!"
Eye-wink

Stuart M's picture

He finished the race unscathed, visually atleast

lozza6's picture

So scummer junkie.. what happened there?

if it was a car I'd call that understeer..... lol

ar_junkie's picture

Exactly the same thing would happen if he was on a MTB...
Going into the corner too fast, except he was unable to drift like on a MTB and ultimately ending up over the edge.

Bruce's picture

Sir Scummer Junkie to you non-scummers Sticking out tongue

arpit's picture

Ar_Junkie, I don't think he went into the corner too fast - the other guy made it.

I don't know why he crashed, but if it had been me, and if I had crashed there, it would have been because I was taken by surprise by the decreasing radius turn, and panicking, thinking I was already at the limit of traction around the corner (even though I could still lean the bike further), suffered target fixation, instead of choosing a new apex.

Noel's picture

Cause I laughed my head off when he went over that rail. Poor bloke.

pikey's picture

..... to ask/check if they are OK then start pissing yourself laughing!

(but its sometime hard to do it in that order) Eye-wink

Pikey

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