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Chat => Sports, Hobbies & Motors => Topic started by: Badabing on May 05, 2007, 10:18:00 AM

Title: The dangers of disc brakes...
Post by: Badabing on May 05, 2007, 10:18:00 AM
http://www.on-one.co.uk/index.php?module=announce&ANN_user_op=view&ANN_id=442

 :shock:

if you are squeamish, open the link with caution - severed(ish) finger.
Title: Re:The dangers of disc brakes...
Post by: funkychicken9000 on May 05, 2007, 10:40:17 AM
Yeah, made me cringe the other week.  I wasnt gonna click on the pic of it healing though  :puke:
Title: Re:The dangers of disc brakes...
Post by: Badabing on May 05, 2007, 11:23:27 AM
looking at the healing pics; he really has done some damage!

he must have been really daft to have done that....
Title: The dangers of disc brakes...
Post by: PuNk on May 05, 2007, 12:39:44 PM
that really needs a warning!

but mann thats harsh.

im no bike expert, but getting your finger in the way of a spinning wheel seems like a moment of stupidity, poor sod.
Title: Re:The dangers of disc brakes...
Post by: SteveF on May 05, 2007, 12:42:42 PM
yeah I wish I hadnt clicked that without some kind of preperation...  Not a nice sight when the page loads.

this is the healing one you dont want to see.

This one is rank - dont click while eating
http://www.on-one.co.uk/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=214
Title: Re:The dangers of disc brakes...
Post by: Dave on May 05, 2007, 12:59:13 PM
ouch nasty stuff

guess it just goes to show that even if youre an expert one unthinking moment and suddenly youve made a pretty serious mistake
Title: The dangers of disc brakes...
Post by: maximusotter on May 05, 2007, 16:22:53 PM
You can get similar results with fixed gear bikes if youre not careful.

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/fixed.html#danger

Title: The dangers of disc brakes...
Post by: redneck on May 09, 2007, 18:10:56 PM
whoa. remind me not to do anything stupid.