Name all the “Death” parts….
06-15-23, 02:27 PM
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Name all the “Death” parts….
We have the:
AVA stem
1978 campy front derailleur with 4 holes
cinelli mod.71 pedals
what else is on this list?
AVA stem
1978 campy front derailleur with 4 holes
cinelli mod.71 pedals
what else is on this list?
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Are they all made of Death Metal? The Death Fork sure is
This being a C&V thread I presume we are neglecting 21st century happenings like the Trek hyperextending quick release lever
This being a C&V thread I presume we are neglecting 21st century happenings like the Trek hyperextending quick release lever
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The one incident I have seen results like you have was a nearly Darwin Award level of user error. An old college friend of mine was trying to ride his LeMond while carrying half a dozen pieces of rebar. He wouldn't say why he thought this was a good idea. As he was riding, one of the rebar pieces slipped out of his hand and went into the spokes. The result was just as you pictured. He was lucky enough to get away with just a few nasty facial injuries. Hard lesson learned.
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https://www.bikeforums.net/classic-v...they-real.html
My favorite comment in that thread, and possibly my favorite comment ever on Bike Forums, was from @jetboy: "dude, what a great WWE finishing move name: OOOOH NO!, Not the "Ishiwata Death Fork!" NO one should have to endure the pure humiliation!"
My favorite comment in that thread, and possibly my favorite comment ever on Bike Forums, was from @jetboy: "dude, what a great WWE finishing move name: OOOOH NO!, Not the "Ishiwata Death Fork!" NO one should have to endure the pure humiliation!"
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@Robvolz What was bad about the Cinelli mod.71 pedals? I have a set!
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Were these prone to breaking? Genuine question, I wasn't aware.
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The top tube of the '59 Schwinn Spitfire on which I delivered newspapers for a couple of years. My foot slipped on a wet pedal and I landed on that top tube and wished I was dead.
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The death brake lever…..plus Helicomatic hubs!
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The Trek Ishiwata Death Fork is certainly real. It happened to me. But I'm still alive thanks to a minirack that held the thing together.
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@Robvolz What was bad about the Cinelli mod.71 pedals? I have a set!
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Viscount death fork.
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First Campagnolo Record titanium bottom bracket spindle.
First Spinergy carbon wheels.
Fiber Flite aero composite spokes.
Simplex plastic (Delrin) front derailleurs.
Hi-E skewers
First Spinergy carbon wheels.
Fiber Flite aero composite spokes.
Simplex plastic (Delrin) front derailleurs.
Hi-E skewers
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My favorite comment in that thread, and possibly my favorite comment ever on Bike Forums, was from @jetboy: "dude, what a great WWE finishing move name: OOOOH NO!, Not the "Ishiwata Death Fork!" NO one should have to endure the pure humiliation!"
My favorite comment in that thread, and possibly my favorite comment ever on Bike Forums, was from @jetboy: "dude, what a great WWE finishing move name: OOOOH NO!, Not the "Ishiwata Death Fork!" NO one should have to endure the pure humiliation!"
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