Eric Barone, who broke the world speed record for mountain biking in Nov 4, 2001, tried to break it again by riding down Cerro Negro volcano in Nicaragua.
Seconds into his descent, Barone's bicycle snapped in two, hurtling the cyclist down the volcano.
"It looked as if there was a rock or something in the path that made the bicycle break in two," said one of Barone's assistants.
His first run was on a standard Mountain Bike and he smashed the previous world record (set by himself a couple of years earlier) by recording a speed of 101mph. His second run, on a specially modified bike ended in this spectacular crash. He broke several ribs and his sternum but was lucky to be alive.
He had crossed the speed sensor when the crash happened whcih recorded his speed at 107mph.
Canal: Sports
Añadido: March 12, 2007 at 4:52 pm
Autor: qubit1234
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viperBSG (August 19, 2008 at 2:52 am)
Lets see how your bike holds up to 107M.P.H. Downhill.THEN we'll talk!
bilbo1181 (August 18, 2008 at 8:43 pm)
shit bike...
comngetsome (August 7, 2008 at 5:49 pm)
i can die happy knowing there are people out there dumb enough to do things like this. what would convince you that this was a good idea? aside from stupidity. dosent anyone take into account the g forces involved in going down a hill on a mountain bike at 120 mph with an aerodynamic siute on? theres a good chance this guy has a mullet to boot!!!
ROONTANG (August 6, 2008 at 4:39 pm)
Jeez Todd read the description.
"He broke several ribs and his sternum but was lucky to be alive."
Haha, just playing mate.
Pretty intense clip, I wonder who made the bike. No surprise that there's no mention of the company in the vid description, LOL.
viperBSG (August 6, 2008 at 4:30 pm)
damn!! that's gotta hurt!Did he die?
ecitsujwon (August 5, 2008 at 10:44 pm)
its sadly ironic how quickly that helmet flew off...
guto60 (August 3, 2008 at 3:20 am)
noob
currymuncher628 (July 28, 2008 at 11:50 am)
bl :(
vitrix69 (July 26, 2008 at 2:21 pm)
OMFG that poor bike
ghfgdrtw (July 25, 2008 at 3:20 pm)
nice sacraficyng
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