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mega destruction
typhoonChris
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Date Posted
Jul 16, 2009 at 14:29
Jul 16, 2009
Location
Alpe d'Huez, France
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megavalanche 2009
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The Mega was MEGA! The Main Event
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99 Comments
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jawnor
(Jul 17, 2009 at 17:03)
how's your nuts!!!??
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nz-brendan
(Oct 13, 2011 at 1:44)
fuck thatd be a good fuckn smack on le old nutts
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flowrider91
(Jul 22, 2009 at 0:10)
haha, the new saint cranks add. i feel bad for that guys next girlfriend, something bad must have happened with a frame looking like that.
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McDonnell
(Feb 25, 2011 at 11:00)
hmm some how i don't think zip ties are gona cut it this time.
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jay2322
(Oct 17, 2011 at 21:11)
nah man, duct tape, zip ties, and crazy glue, that'll be stronger than the welds
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KeyweeDH
(Jun 25, 2012 at 1:07)
the world can be held together with zip ties mate easy as!
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bunkey
(Jul 16, 2009 at 15:27)
feckin hell man
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DHBANSHEE
(Jul 25, 2009 at 13:44)
how do yer nutz feel?
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konabros122
(Jul 27, 2009 at 12:54)
it just shows how strong saint cranks are lol
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bisk
(Jul 29, 2009 at 5:46)
or how weak oranges are
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joehollindrake
(Jul 29, 2009 at 10:41)
good job he didnt have clip-ins
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recklessness
(Jul 29, 2009 at 11:48)
Craptacular!!!
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b1k3rjp
(Jul 29, 2009 at 15:13)
it would have been very bad if he had clip pedals, just imagine
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Rattsl
(Jul 29, 2009 at 16:00)
It's amazing how the frame gave out before the cranks.
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kaibrabo
(Jul 29, 2009 at 19:38)
thats a first in my book
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Jamesdh08
(Aug 1, 2009 at 3:14)
he probably ran over his own cranks - a little unlucky there
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chickenmgee28
(Sep 2, 2009 at 22:59)
I'm pretty sure that the crank is supposed to be
attached
to the bike lmao
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tl-photo
(Dec 15, 2009 at 20:30)
WELL THERES YOUR PROBLEM!
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rob-k
(Feb 22, 2010 at 13:03)
how unfortunate.
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ashleybikeco
(May 2, 2010 at 7:42)
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one thing mate get a bmx ha
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nouser
(Jun 1, 2010 at 8:24)
gee wilikers batman!
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nouser
(Jun 20, 2010 at 22:02)
Dude if u r going to have kids they might be retarted
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CLOUD9nz
(Nov 27, 2010 at 1:35)
wow, thats comitment right there.
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devansmit
(Dec 22, 2010 at 23:04)
you let chuck norris ride your bike didnt you..
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beckhead
(Jun 25, 2012 at 1:10)
Retarted? Classic!
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motostu93
(Jul 20, 2009 at 16:43)
your cranks and bb shell came off...just to let you know...
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DHBANSHEE
(Jul 22, 2009 at 0:03)
go tell that guy he forgot somethin....
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DHrider007
(Jul 24, 2009 at 21:37)
a little glue should do the trick!
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kyleeiji
(Feb 13, 2010 at 23:34)
gorilla glue anyone??
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alexkona
(Feb 18, 2011 at 17:17)
you mean duct tape?
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typhoonChris
(Jul 18, 2009 at 11:48)
it's not my bike, belongs to some other poor fella who didn't make it through the mega. i took a pic out of interest as i ride a patriot too.
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attack16
(Aug 11, 2009 at 18:27)
do you still ride a patriot? hahaha
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extremedhracer
(Jul 29, 2009 at 4:35)
gutted! all that protective stuff he put on to keep his frame looking god and then he snaps the bb shell off
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typhoonChris
(Aug 2, 2009 at 14:44)
shit happens. this isn't my bike. the guy who owns the bike was ragging it down the mega avalanche course in alp d'huez, which is pretty much the toughest course you can rag a bike. all bikes will break if you rag them hard enough.
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sammie
(Aug 25, 2009 at 5:05)
But Oranges will more than most ;-)
They are becoming the new kona!!
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STARWARS
(Jul 27, 2009 at 9:54)
wow i have never seen this before - i do feel sorry for you
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REDBIMO
(Aug 29, 2009 at 1:32)
WOW never seen that happen before ive had a patriot and it was built like a tank im sure Orange would be interested to what happened to it
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nicolai-helius-freerider
(Jul 31, 2009 at 11:58)
saint live up to their name.................. tough as out
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markmjh
(Aug 1, 2009 at 3:23)
I'd love to know what he hit to do that. Patriot frames are pretty solid.
Looks like Saints are sronger tho :-)
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bikingbain
(Aug 25, 2009 at 4:59)
thjat could only happen at the mega!
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dhlukey
(Aug 27, 2009 at 13:28)
hahahahahahahahahahahah thats so funny!
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corbinder69
(Jul 22, 2009 at 0:05)
^that is bad^
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brett878
(Jul 30, 2009 at 0:01)
hey what r u doin with that fox dhx?
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GAZA101
(Jul 30, 2009 at 4:54)
how did that happen??????????????????????????????????????
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dropboy
(Sep 6, 2009 at 10:33)
hahahaha lol...
i thing that when you break the bracket, your bools kiss the frame...
authx
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luisriper8
(Sep 9, 2009 at 14:30)
poor guy thats fucked up!!and poor bike!!
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Sir-Dirty-BIker
(Feb 25, 2011 at 11:01)
how the hell...... You broke an Orange, there like indestructible!!! you've achieved they impossible
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george-93
(Jul 17, 2009 at 2:26)
LOL
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downhillpanzer
(Jul 17, 2009 at 2:42)
damn...!!
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wafrojo
(Jul 20, 2009 at 14:10)
oohh thats not good
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prenticebmx
(Jul 22, 2009 at 0:05)
oh god damn
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Caiokv
(Jul 24, 2009 at 21:31)
ouch!!! or out!!!
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jake666xpro
(Jul 28, 2009 at 6:42)
hahahahahahahahahahah
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Basternater
(Jul 29, 2009 at 3:02)
Just get a pritt stick and glue it back on.
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SVUNY
(Jul 29, 2009 at 5:15)
I would say that bike was about due for this to happen
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ehsanap
(Jul 29, 2009 at 11:52)
LOOOOOL!
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1
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DannyOne
(Jul 29, 2009 at 15:27)
i`d weld pegs to that and make cool pedalless dh rig
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1
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Nel38
(Jul 29, 2009 at 16:08)
how the hell are you going to take out that krank?
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Mr-Vendetta
(Jul 30, 2009 at 3:39)
and i thought my bike was shit :O
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lesk
(Aug 1, 2009 at 14:08)
except the crank is still part of mi bike!!!! LOL
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1
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lifeis2ride
(Aug 3, 2009 at 4:44)
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaah
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1
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Tomo1
(Aug 9, 2009 at 14:58)
its fine get back on it you will be sound on it
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1
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Canadmos
(Aug 11, 2009 at 16:26)
Its one of those Run Bikes now.
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NateBiker10
(Aug 16, 2009 at 20:59)
never seen a frame snap there before...!
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funzo
(Sep 8, 2009 at 20:50)
bad day got worse by assholes comments right hahahahaha
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vineet
(Sep 12, 2009 at 2:13)
No way dude!... hows that possible???
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1
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stenhouse
(Sep 23, 2009 at 13:22)
iam scared for my bikes well being :{
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Kwadrat1993
(Jan 31, 2010 at 2:31)
what the f*ck ! ; o jakkk ?
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Snusmumriken
(Feb 13, 2010 at 13:04)
Ale urwal!
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kirschsteinsmith
(Feb 13, 2010 at 13:06)
I think your chains off mate
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dmclaren
(Jun 2, 2010 at 22:25)
is that an orange frame??
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callumsmyth
(Jul 16, 2011 at 14:36)
First orange ive ever seen broke !!! :O
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Czogus
(Jul 17, 2009 at 2:24)
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basiek90
(Jul 17, 2009 at 2:30)
wow>
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b1k3rjp
(Jul 17, 2009 at 2:41)
wow, that's all I got to say
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fade86
(Jul 19, 2009 at 11:36)
LOL wtf? are you ok?
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tristan1486
(Jul 22, 2009 at 0:05)
holy shit!!!!
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mtbryder
(Jul 24, 2009 at 21:33)
ahaha
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lewdawg
(Jul 28, 2009 at 15:22)
respecccccccckkkk
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Jamieep
(Jul 29, 2009 at 7:43)
strong as a bull.
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1
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santacruz-syndicate
(Jul 29, 2009 at 19:09)
with a grinder
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1
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aliatherton
(Aug 1, 2009 at 11:56)
awwr gutting!
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bansheevod
(Aug 1, 2009 at 13:05)
FAIL O_o
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lesk
(Aug 1, 2009 at 14:07)
same happened to my bike.
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DropkickDonkey
(Aug 8, 2009 at 8:26)
OWNED >.
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nouser
(Sep 6, 2009 at 10:37)
how did it happen
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typhoonChris
(Sep 8, 2009 at 10:13)
don't know, the guy who it belonged too seemed pretty gutted so i didn't push him.
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nscom
(Sep 12, 2009 at 2:11)
o fuck. hahahahha
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diogodavinha
(Oct 3, 2009 at 10:06)
woo shit!
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grimbo108
(Dec 2, 2009 at 11:54)
OMG LOL!!!
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abel95
(Feb 27, 2010 at 5:13)
eek:
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nouser
(Nov 26, 2010 at 17:38)
saint hungery!!!
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mudd
(Feb 17, 2011 at 12:47)
BB FAIL!
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Banan725135650
(Mar 1, 2011 at 6:19)
Nice
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Purpleturtle64
(Oct 13, 2011 at 1:47)
fuck
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colombian4ev
(Aug 13, 2009 at 7:35)
MOREWOOD IZUMU??
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bikingbain
(Aug 25, 2009 at 5:00)
no orange patriot
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xankas
(Jul 20, 2009 at 16:44)
wow xD BROKEN FRAME not good
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kriiss
(Jul 20, 2009 at 16:42)
omg !! Is that an orange ??
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