ouch.....
07-17-2008, 10:22 AM
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ouch.....
heres some photos of my buddys bike he dosent stunt,just some wheelies here and there....he got a *** load of money into it..........
just to go down the drain......
before.......
after
anyone ever have this happen............the rear wheel just blew when ridin down the street to get home....
just to go down the drain......
before.......
after
anyone ever have this happen............the rear wheel just blew when ridin down the street to get home....
07-17-2008, 10:29 AM
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Re: ouch.....
Cant say for myself but Ive heard powdercoating can weaken metal, maybe it was overheated or not heat treated properly. was it a new wheel or salvaged/ repaired? Is he OK.
At least he can sell the uncracked frame
At least he can sell the uncracked frame
Last edited by Standupnfall; 07-17-2008 at 10:34 AM.
07-17-2008, 10:34 AM
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Re: ouch.....
thats the rim that came with the bike....he bought the bike brand new,and went pimp on it.....carbon fiber all over,powdercoat ,paint,all types of ****...hes ok just really pissed.....
07-17-2008, 10:50 AM
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Re: ouch.....
no way hes **** with that bike..if it touched he would have bought a better one....yea i dont know what hes going to do...i thonk he made some calls yesterday.....
07-17-2008, 11:04 AM
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Re: ouch.....
DAMN, I've seen that happen but only after a very big impact. I would be talking to the powder coaters about there process and if somebody baked that rim to hot or to long and weakened it. 
07-17-2008, 11:52 AM
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Re: ouch.....
that one thing i would hate to have in the back of my mind while cruising home
"is my frame going to break in half, or is my rim going to blow out, or will it be okay for another day?"
"is my frame going to break in half, or is my rim going to blow out, or will it be okay for another day?"
07-17-2008, 01:55 PM
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Re: ouch.....
wow, i would be dragging that bike on a flat-deck to the dealer and letting them know what was going to happen. new bike for me, **** bike for dealer to deal with. That isn't supposed to happen, when they make wheels they go through impact tests to make sure they can withstand regular/hardcore riding and front/side impacts. regular riding doesn't blow wheel spokes apart like that. 
07-17-2008, 03:32 PM
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Re: ouch.....
man that **** just happened to a friend of mine on his r1. pulled out of his house going about 35 down the road, not goose'n it no wheelies nothing, and the rear wheel just exploded.
07-17-2008, 03:51 PM
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