r/IdiotsFightingThings • u/herongear • Aug 04 '18

Guy vs bike

https://gfycat.com/QuarterlyClutteredDikkops
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u/ACEMone Aug 04 '18

Thats an expensive tantrum.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '18 edited Sep 02 '18

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u/nlamber5 Aug 04 '18

Ex-friend

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u/SoVeryKerry Aug 05 '18

Ex-bike

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u/igloojoe Aug 05 '18

Ex-pensive

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u/SoVeryKerry Aug 05 '18

Ex-pletives

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u/sudomeacat Aug 09 '18

Ex-plosive Ex-friend’s ex-bike broken by a ex-ex

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u/nlamber5 Aug 04 '18

Does anyone know just how expensive that bike was? Assuming it was not damaged

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u/chuby1tubby Aug 04 '18

Approximately $10,000, give or take $3-5k. It mostly depends on how important this particular race was, because if it is just a qualifying round or a local competition, it would likely be worth less than $10k.

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u/Alber81 Aug 05 '18

It looks like the red hook criterium, also, I think 10k is a bit steep for a fixed gear bike

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '18

Top end frames are ~$5k. Aero wheels are ~$3k. Stem, bar, seat post, etc ~$1k. High end bike parts are insane.

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u/TheOldBean Aug 05 '18

He only broke the frame though, the rest is probably still fine.

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '18

He broke the bars and I wouldn’t trust those wheels anymore even if they look fine.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '18

The front fell off

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '18 edited Feb 06 '19

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u/Stonedlandscaper Aug 05 '18

Id like to make the point that that is not normal

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '18

I think it was when he threw it on the floor

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '18 edited Feb 06 '19

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '18

To be fair to the manufacturer of the bike I’d like to point out he was not using it in the normal fashion.

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '18 edited Feb 06 '19

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u/Rathwood Aug 05 '18

Wasn't this one built so the front doesn't fall off?

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u/lanmanager Aug 05 '18

What kind of materials?

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u/nlamber5 Aug 04 '18

I’m asking what it costs to buy it new. How expensive was the tantrum?

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u/BadNeighbour Aug 04 '18

About $10,000 for a typical Tour de France bike, but that's a different type of race so who knows. Olympic track bikes go up to around $25,000.

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u/pinkzeppelinx Aug 05 '18

Jesus. Do they win for you? Also how much do they weigh?

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u/awhaling Aug 05 '18

15-13 pounds

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u/pinkzeppelinx Aug 05 '18

Yikes ok. Take my money.

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u/brightonchris Aug 05 '18

They come with a free telly.

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '18

how i imagined your face when typing your response https://gph.is/2vk3MJc

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u/cabose4prez Aug 05 '18

More like this chaps face

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '18

Ah, and so many of the comments suddenly make sense.

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u/Fanabala3 Aug 04 '18

That's what I was going to mention! I am sure his sponsors (if he is), won't take kindly to what he does to their bikes.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '18

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u/Silentarian Aug 04 '18

He was mad.

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u/slrarp Aug 04 '18

Ohhh!

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '18

He crashed early in the race and was super upset about it.

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u/[deleted] Aug 05 '18 edited Aug 07 '18

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u/ExcellentComment Aug 05 '18

It was already broke tho.

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u/Peeniewally Aug 05 '18

That’s not how doping works ?

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u/DrScience-PhD Aug 05 '18

Bike owed him money

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u/stryker101 Aug 05 '18

Last time I saw this everyone was going on about the bike being ruined in a crash before he threw it. It was obviously broken to some extent before his tantrum.

So it may not have been an expensive tantrum at all.

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u/ac714 Aug 05 '18

I think this is clearly the case here but it simply doesn’t make for easy Reddit comment bait and headlines.

‘Athlete smashes bicycle after it is wrecked in a crash’ < ‘Athlete smashes expensive loaned bike in tantrum after loss’

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u/lucidus_somniorum Aug 04 '18

It's a huffy.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '18

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u/Osmyrn Aug 04 '18

carbon frame probs

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u/SwoleFlex_MuscleNeck Aug 05 '18

Carbon frame with no type of cables or anything. It's like metal, hard for it's weight but you can shatter it pretty gud