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General => Tech Forum => Topic started by: Thunderchild on July 15, 2011, 09:30:26 pm

Title: Not proflex specifically, but must read/see, "the river took my bike"
Post by: Thunderchild on July 15, 2011, 09:30:26 pm

In Utah, USA, we had massive snow fall this year and mild temperatures, so lots of snow still remains to melt.  The rivers and streams are still very high.  High altitude trails still have lots of snow with many not open.  This happened in American Fork Canyon where we have lots of nice trails.  This guy is a major endurance rider. 

http://grizzlyadam.net/2011/07/river-took-bike.html

I have ridden this trail and crossed on top of the logs with the water much lower and slower. 

Thunderchild

Title: Re: Not proflex specifically, but must read/see, "the river took my bike"
Post by: 02gf74 on July 16, 2011, 05:02:46 am

I crossed a river once in Yorkshire holding my bike by my side - it was proflex - and the river was quite capable of taking it away - it was maybe 1 or 2 ft deep at most but the tyres and frame give it buoyancy.  It is surprising how much force water has - the combination of water against your legs, walking over an uneven and slippery surface plus being thrown off balance by the bike is a recipe for disaster.  My sitution was nowhere near as dramatic as that but it still makes you wonder and respect the forces involved.

Title: Re: Not proflex specifically, but must read/see, "the river took my bike"
Post by: jimbob on July 17, 2011, 06:24:47 am

Lunatic  :o   whatever possessed him to attempt to cross that river in the 1st place??? and why did he choose to get into the water and use the logs as a handrail rather than just inch his way across ON TOP of the logs???

(http://epicriding.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Crossing1-650x487.jpg)

good to see that he did get his bike back in the end though, even if it was a mit mashed.

My work involves constructing stuff, sometimes big stuff, including bridges, and I've seen a flash flood just lift up a bridge weighing many tons and deposit it a few hundred metres downstream whilst we stood about open mouthed saying..."where's it gone?"...  "it's gone!"...  "no way!"...  "f*********ck!!!".
Fast flowing water only has to be about knee deep for it to take your feet from under you, looks like this crazy SOB got VERY lucky  :o

02gf74: are you from Gods own County then?

Title: Re: Not proflex specifically, but must read/see, "the river took my bike"
Post by: w2zero on July 17, 2011, 10:25:44 am

In my crowd, we call hindsight rectal vision. 

Title: Re: Not proflex specifically, but must read/see, "the river took my bike"
Post by: shovelon on July 17, 2011, 10:16:00 pm

HA Ha!

He got it out. Don't know if I would trust it, but good for him. ;)

Terry

Title: Re: Not proflex specifically, but must read/see, "the river took my bike"
Post by: fyrstormer on July 18, 2011, 08:56:23 am

That right there is a river in need of a proper foot bridge.