https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/non-clinical-questions/17250/for-all-you-cylcling-types Variation in use of road bikes... en-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/102811?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 13 Dec 2013 12:35:47 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:496b5aa1-e889-44b7-829c-658b5d4dae24Ian Mostyn<p>I&#39;m just thinking nutters and he&#39;s not getting on my bike! New tyres, wheels, cracked forks , let alone getting chlorine and sand in the drivetrain! I bet he wasn&#39;t using Dura-Ace. Seriously impressive bike handling skills but I think I will leave those stunts to the pro&#39;s. I do like going downhill but with the reassuring grip of tarmac under my wheels.</p> <p>Ian</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/102718?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 12 Dec 2013 11:56:01 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:4adc6a93-2044-466a-8bec-22b4d12fc88aMartin Atkinson<p>&nbsp;</p> <p>[quote user=&quot;Mark Holmes&quot;][quote user=&quot;James Laidlaw&quot;]</p> <p>Ashton apparently broke his spine/pelvis? during the filming which is why the two other guys stepped in too. &nbsp;It&#39;s not all highlight reels I guess...</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p>[/quote] When they edit out the crippling accidents, ambulances, wheel chairs and near death experiences... It&#39;s kind of cheating isn&#39;t it?</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div> <p>[/quote]Its a bit like the snowboarding/stunt skiing videos, the jumps look very impressive but all the riders are carrying the legacy of some injuries, some crippling. Serious injury is an inevitable consequence. My elder daughter did some stunt skiing and just doing simple rail slides and 360s off a kicker broke her hand and badly gashed her knee. She borrowed my avalanche shovel not in case of avalanche but to build jumps and kickers off piste.They also train by coming down a slide and landing on an air bag or water. One guy broke his neck practicing on a trampoline some years back and ended up quadriplegic. I do some mad things sometimes and don&#39;t shirk taking a risk but I do draw a line at inevitable serious injury.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/102716?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 12 Dec 2013 11:26:07 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:5c8f0bea-20dc-4a4f-8821-f90b4b53921cMark Holmes<p>[quote user=&quot;James Laidlaw&quot;]<p>Ashton apparently broke his spine/pelvis? during the filming which is why the two other guys stepped in too. &nbsp;It&#39;s not all highlight reels I guess...</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>[/quote] When they edit out the crippling accidents, ambulances, wheel chairs and near death experiences... It&#39;s kind of cheating isn&#39;t it?</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/102707?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 12 Dec 2013 10:27:27 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:5d34e954-ae42-4f1a-ba58-2a07cac07231James Laidlaw<p>Ashton apparently broke his spine/pelvis? during the filming which is why the two other guys stepped in too. &nbsp;It&#39;s not all highlight reels I guess...</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/102704?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 12 Dec 2013 09:45:02 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:b16ca253-89c1-4bcc-8f19-6d26ee966cbfMartin Atkinson<p>I&#39;ve seen similar but nonetheless impressive especially on skinny tyres and to think I have a problem bunny hopping a kerb!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/102688?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 11 Dec 2013 21:54:53 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:d0b10389-6423-48bf-b3d9-edfaa5a318e1Mark Holmes<p>Those videos always look ace until you see the out takes. Those carbon wheels are tougher than people make out.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>