[Steen Good Legs]

What do you think about this one...?

This is Bjarke from Copenhagen, dropping at the Vanga Track in southern Sweden, i think it was this weekend.... perhaps a 6-7 meter speedhuck... not bad, Eh?

 

[Jimmy_Pop]

TRANNY?? we dont need no stinkingTranny!


jh

 

[Matt D]

Looks like someone was afraid of casing the lip of the tranny

Nice work!

 

[bikeguy100k]

Originally posted by Matt D
Looks like someone was afraid of casing the lip of the tranny

Nice work!

If it were me doing that huck? Hell yes, I'd be afraid of casing the tranny! This explains why I have trouble with simple doubles!

Sweet pics though!

 

[toughguymagee]

Yeah, it looks like the natural tranny is steep enough to land on. No need to build the wooden tranny,

 

[Castle]

that's a really good lookin drop! that's a really good lookin set up too! props to him

 

[kidwoo]

Please tell me those are not shipping pallets making up that landing.

 

[Kornphlake]

the tranny looks like it was made from pallets. I think I'd want to overshoot it too knowing how brittle the wood in pallets can be.

 

[Horrendous Hack]

That's sweet! Nice work.

 

[Steen Good Legs]

European pallets have to stand up to a lot of abuse, actually.... i know that the EU has made specifications on those darn things.... loadtests and so on

BTW: overshooting the landing did cost Bjarke a broken frame, so...

 

[RogerH]

Way to go Bjarke!

We can get lots of decent pallets for free, so we use them. (A lot!) That landing have lots of quality wood supports and reinforcements. Two out of three riders overshot the landing yesterday, so I guess it's not tested 100% though...

 

[kidwoo]

Originally posted by Steen Good Legs
European pallets have to stand up to a lot of abuse, actually.... i know that the EU has made specifications on those darn things.... loadtests and so on

BTW: overshooting the landing did cost Bjarke a broken frame, so...

Yeah I guess we're used to cheaper crap over here palletwise.

That sucks about his frame. Should've killed the pallets instead. At least you've got the photos so he can show what did it. Make sure those don't make it to the warranty department of whatever frame he had though.

 

[Steen Good Legs]

Originally posted by kidwoo
Yeah I guess we're used to cheaper crap over here palletwise.

You can land a 747 Jumbo on a single EU pallet...

No, really.... i work as a carpenter, and do receive a lot of stuff on pallets, where i work... they can stand massive abuse from things loaded upon them..!

 

[kidwoo]

Originally posted by Steen Good Legs
You can land a 747 Jumbo on a single EU pallet...

No, really.... i work as a carpenter, and do receive a lot of stuff on pallets, where i work... they can stand massive abuse from things loaded upon them..!

I was being serious. I believe you.

You'd have to be an idiot to build a landing like that out of the cheap crap that we usually see as pallets over here. I don't think you're an idiot. I think you really do have stronger pallets.

 

[Horrendous Hack]

Originally posted by Steen Good Legs
You can land a 747 Jumbo on a single EU pallet...

No, really.... i work as a carpenter, and do receive a lot of stuff on pallets, where i work... they can stand massive abuse from things loaded upon them..!

Yup they are real good for building stuff with and insanely strong usually. Hard to dismantle unless you know what you are doing. With ladders I uually do the following:

 

[BiC]

Originally posted by Horrendous Hack
Yup they are real good for building stuff with and insanely strong usually. Hard to dismantle unless you know what you are doing. With ladders I uually do the following:

paint it plaid?

 

[Trond]

Originally posted by Steen Good Legs

BTW: overshooting the landing did cost Bjarke a broken frame, so...

Sweet drop!

What frame was it ?

 

[Instigator]

All I have to say about that drop is..........DAMN!!!

 

[Echo]

Nice drop!

I think pallets are the most common stunt building material on the planet

 

[Damn True]

Yikes!
Yeah, Id be pretty scared of casing that tranny too. Instant

 

[Steen Good Legs]

Originally posted by Trond
Sweet drop!

What frame was it ?

Specialized Big Hit DH.... only some months old, but used... :nuts:

 

[Trond]

Originally posted by Steen Good Legs
Specialized Big Hit DH.... only some months old, but used... :nuts:

That's what I thought it looked like. You don't see alot of them breaking, where did it bust?

 

[Zoso]

HOLY OVERSHOOT HUCKMAN!!!

That's pretty damn big. You guys should move that tranny about 10-15 down the hill and slightly ower the lip. Then you could hit it full speed and not crack frames. Looks like fun!!

 

[RogerH]

Originally posted by Trond
That's what I thought it looked like. You don't see alot of them breaking, where did it bust?

A small crack appeared on both sides of the headtube/downtube gusset.

 

[Curiouscaptian01]

one word:

GNARCORE

 

[Instigator]

Originally posted by Curiouscaptian01
one word:

GNARCORE

Nice word yo!


Make things a touch safer in the chance of using the tranny, by adding something like this.

 

[RHmoto]

Originally posted by RogerH
A small crack appeared on both sides of the headtube/downtube gusset.

Man cracks around the headtube are the scarest thing on earth. Glad to hear the headtube didn't snap off on that landing cause that would have been game over man. Nice huck though.

 

[RogerH]

Originally posted by Instigator



Nice word yo!


Make things a touch safer in the chance of using the tranny, by adding something like this.

It's kind of hard to see in the pic if you don't know it, but our beginner downhill track runs right through your added platform.

Good idea, though.

 

[MaineDHrider]

thats freakin awesome

 

[vitox]

Originally posted by RogerH
It's kind of hard to see in the pic if you don't know it, but our beginner downhill track runs right through your added platform.

Good idea, though.

wow, makes for an interesting introduction to dh, i mean with people literally flying over your head and all...


the drop in itself is jättekul

 

[Steen Good Legs]

Originally posted by RogerH
It's kind of hard to see in the pic if you don't know it, but our beginner downhill track runs right through your added platform.

Good idea, though.

Heyy Roger, ya' Ol' chap...

I don't see any problem to add an extra safety thing to that huck.... either people on the Hillsprint have to duck, or we can dig it a little deeper... your choice

Perhaps i'll take a trip to Vanga on the 16'th... gotta check that huck out!.... not ride it though, i'm still just on 15 footers...

See ya'

 

[allsk8sno]

that thing looks fun!!
though hitting it would be a challenge i would love to overcome

 

[Horrendous Hack]

Originally posted by RogerH
A small crack appeared on both sides of the headtube/downtube gusset.

Wow, he should send it in for warranty and don't BS them.

 

[Braindead]

For everyone that had any doubts.. Landing tested and approved..

 

[dromond]

Originally posted by Instigator



Nice word yo!


Make things a touch safer in the chance of using the tranny, by adding something like this.

Or you could make it safer by using dirt landings rather than pallets. Yikes!

 

[Braindead]

Here goes a few pictures and clips..

Movie clip from that day..

The weekend after :

http://www.cphfreeride.dk/movies/robertbraindead.rm

There.. Something to think about..