So out in CO this past week and did some DH in Vail on Friday afternoon and Sat. AM. Rented a really nice Kona demo on Friday and ran until the gondola stopped at 6. Great bike, loved it.
So Sat we were going to knock out a few runs in the AM with a new, cheaper rental bike, take some less agressive routes( no one wants to spend 20hours in a car with busted X), eat lunch and start the drive back to columbus.
The first run on saturday turned out to be our only one. Managed to snap the derailer hanger WHILE GOING DOWN AN ACCESS ROAD AT 30 mph! I mean shit normally just doesn't just break out of no where, but we were only 1/3 down the mountain trying to connect one black diamond with another.
hanger snapped, send the derailer into my rear wheel breaking 3 spokes and absolutely shredding the derailed. I held it together and came out with some pedal rash on the back of my left leg.
http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk57/snowdoc83/DSC_2068.jpg
http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk57/snowdoc83/DSC_2081.jpg
It let go where the guy in the distance is at and i came to rest where the pic is being taken from.
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The shop i rented it from didnt offer insurance so i ate the bullshit bill. Its just money but even worse i was out 1/2 a day of great DH sine they had already rented the rest of the bikes out by the time i walked my happy ass down 2/3rds vail mountain!