Killer Squirrel attack

http://picasaweb.google.com/dbiked/B...ey=iOs1rM3MJzo

On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:54:18 -0700 (PDT), Mike A Schwab
wrote:

http://picasaweb.google.com/dbiked/B...ey=iOs1rM3MJzo


Yikes! Was there nothing that could be done for the squirrel?

Yikes! Was there nothing that could be done for the squirrel?

Bury it! It's nothing but a rat with a long tail!

Pat in TX

On Jun 18, 7:54*pm, Mike A Schwab wrote:
http://picasaweb.google.com/dbiked/B...ey=iOs1rM3MJzo

Dear Mike,

Just cross-posting your link to the crash pictures to RBT, where the
detailed photos of the damage may be appreciated.

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

On Jun 19, 2:22*pm, wrote:
On Jun 18, 7:54*pm, Mike A Schwab wrote:

http://picasaweb.google.com/dbiked/B...ey=iOs1rM3MJzo

Dear Mike,

Just cross-posting your link to the crash pictures to RBT, where the
detailed photos of the damage may be appreciated.

I hope they had a little back board for the squirrel!

On Jun 19, 12:22 pm, wrote:
On Jun 18, 7:54 pm, Mike A Schwab wrote:

http://picasaweb.google.com/dbiked/B...ey=iOs1rM3MJzo


Since, thankfully, "... he's now ok" I can say it: Steel is real.



Dear Mike,

Just cross-posting your link to the crash pictures to RBT, where the
detailed photos of the damage may be appreciated.

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

"Dan O" wrote in message
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On Jun 19, 12:22 pm, wrote:
On Jun 18, 7:54 pm, Mike A Schwab wrote:

http://picasaweb.google.com/dbiked/B...ey=iOs1rM3MJzo


Since, thankfully, "... he's now ok" I can say it: Steel is real.


Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't the fork breaking somewhat reduce
pivoting of the bike/rider into downward force? In other words, if the fork
hadn't broken, would the inertial forces of the bike/rider have rotated
downward as the front wheel could no longer spin?

On Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:22:26 -0700 (PDT), may
have said:

On Jun 18, 7:54*pm, Mike A Schwab wrote:
http://picasaweb.google.com/dbiked/B...ey=iOs1rM3MJzo

Dear Mike,

Just cross-posting your link to the crash pictures to RBT, where the
detailed photos of the damage may be appreciated.

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

When will people learn that if you're going to ride squirrel dicer
wheels, you need to sharpen the spokes properly?

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On Jun 19, 7:44 pm, "Carl Sundquist" wrote:
"Dan O" wrote in message

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On Jun 19, 12:22 pm, wrote:
On Jun 18, 7:54 pm, Mike A Schwab wrote:

http://picasaweb.google.com/dbiked/B...ey=iOs1rM3MJzo

Since, thankfully, "... he's now ok" I can say it: Steel is real.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't the fork breaking somewhat reduce
pivoting of the bike/rider into downward force? In other words, if the fork
hadn't broken, would the inertial forces of the bike/rider have rotated
downward as the front wheel could no longer spin?

You mean to suggest that you think it would've been worse with steel
forks?!? Did you see the Life Flight pics or what?! How would you
like to just lose the whole frickin' front end of your bike at speed?

Why couldn't the wheel continue to spin? And even if you did get...
um, an especially stout squirrel in the spokes, somehow managing to
lock the wheel, wouldn't that just pitch you over the bars instead of
smack into the ground?

Werehatrack wrote:
On Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:22:26 -0700 (PDT), may
have said:

On Jun 18, 7:54 pm, Mike A Schwab wrote:
http://picasaweb.google.com/dbiked/B...ey=iOs1rM3MJzo
Dear Mike,

Just cross-posting your link to the crash pictures to RBT, where the
detailed photos of the damage may be appreciated.

Cheers,

Carl Fogel

When will people learn that if you're going to ride squirrel dicer
wheels, you need to sharpen the spokes properly?


Or, just get squirrel inhibitor(tm) wheels! With their closely-spaced
spokes, there isn't enough space for squirrels to get lodged! Low
spoke-count wheels such as these Mavic Krysiums seem designed to catch
squirrels and fling them up against the fork. Hmmm...wonder when some
sleazy lawyer will figure out that his new niche lies in suing
manufacturers of squirrel-catcher wheels when these crashes happen?

Cal