This Is Pictures.

[Maluco]

[Desaevious]

^^

[xLibelle]

thanks, ive been thinking about that one. wanted to find it to save in my files

[xLibelle]

The photo of the face seems to suggest weak spokes. Many theories about deflection happening on acceleration or deceleration. It was later discovered from another picture of the backface that the caliper had gone loose and hit the back of the spoke, rubbing on them, and bending each of the spokes.

Sorry lee, but WRONG.

its apparent that under hard decel., the forward spoke deformed inward (because of being stretched) and THEN started to rub the caliper.






edit: actually, that looks like an acceleration issue. interesting

[gwb72tii]

watch "riding giants" - laird hamilton for the tahiti wave

[Massive Lee]

its apparent that under hard decel., the forward spoke deformed inward (because of being stretched) and THEN started to rub the caliper.

edit: actually, that looks like an acceleration issue. interesting

Here's a couple of other pictures.

Original wheel is flat. Wheel in background.


Deformed wheel. Calipers hitting the spokes, pushing them outward. You can see where the caliper it the spokes.

[nineohfour]

chopes! holy shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11:D

watch billabong odyssey. Teahupoo translates literally to broken skulls in Tahitian

[Rocla]

[325_e30]

that color is awesome.

[Danny]

Hold the phone.

Is that an E21 with 5 lug?

[e30polak]

The pic is real. It's a reef break. Sometimes the trough is so low that infront of the break the coral is exposed. A lot of people have died there by getting smashed on the reef. It's easily the heaviest wave in the world.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfPYVYc0U3M

It's also been taken over by spongers just like Pipeline! :woowoo:

And that letter to Continental Airlines is fucking hilarious!

[Rocla]

Hold the phone.

Is that an E21 with 5 lug?

Yes.

[george graves]

Well technically that's a 2 lug set up. ;)

[whowhatwhere]

Here's a couple of other pictures.

Original wheel is flat. Wheel in background.


Deformed wheel. Calipers hitting the spokes, pushing them outward. You can see where the caliper it the spokes.

I think you got it backwards Lee, the wheel hit the calipers. Even if the caliper was loose (probably floating) it would be pushing itself AWAY from the wheel.

I think high cornering forces pushed the wheels in, and then the calipers rubbed on the inside of the wheel.

Besides, you aren't going to bend the wheel like that with the calipers rubbing, it just isn't possible.

[Rolla1990]

I think you got it backwards Lee, the wheel hit the calipers. Even if the caliper was loose (probably floating) it would be pushing itself AWAY from the wheel.

I think high cornering forces pushed the wheels in, and then the calipers rubbed on the inside of the wheel.

Besides, you aren't going to bend the wheel like that with the calipers rubbing, it just isn't possible.

Agreed.