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Old 11-14-2011, 02:15 PM   #11
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If sliders aren't pretty, then neither are pegs, clipons, levers, brake lines, etc
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Old 11-14-2011, 03:06 PM   #12
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I just have a big cage...
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Old 11-14-2011, 03:24 PM   #13
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”required internet response”

Of the injuries we have had at my events, the most serious have happened by the frame sliders catching and flipping the bike into the rider. One of them not at a high speed. Therefore, I wouldn't put them on any bike I own.

As far as tip over in a parking lot, and putting sliders on to keep your bike pretty... sliders themselves aren't ”pretty.” I'll take my chances.
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Flipping; the required internet response.

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If sliders aren't pretty, then neither are pegs, clipons, levers, brake lines, etc
Word.

Pegs, clip-ons and even tires have been known to cause bikes to flip in the event of a crash. Therefore, I don't put them on any bike I own.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syZakXYypRs
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Old 11-14-2011, 03:55 PM   #14
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Yep.

Flipping; the required internet response.
You know how I know this guy had frame sliders?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoeLo...layer_embedded
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Old 11-14-2011, 04:00 PM   #15
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You know how I know this guy had frame sliders?
You can see the fairing cut-outs, when upper and lower come apart?
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Old 11-14-2011, 04:08 PM   #16
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You can see the fairing cut-outs, when upper and lower come apart?
Of course. And the guy's reaction at the end when he realized the internet was right. As usual.
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Old 11-14-2011, 05:37 PM   #17
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Holy fuck - that bike just kept flipping
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Old 11-16-2011, 11:13 PM   #18
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I went with crash bars and glad I did. I sent my pics to TwistedThrottle and the uploaded them.

http://www.twistedthrottle.com/artic...eview/447/1/18
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Old 11-18-2011, 12:10 AM   #19
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You know how I know this guy had frame sliders?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoeLo...layer_embedded
I don't think the bike ripping to pieces is the frame sliders fault. There are a hundred other random objects on the side of the bike to dig into the ground, including the fairings themselves.
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Old 11-18-2011, 12:13 AM   #20
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I don't think the bike ripping to pieces is the frame sliders fault. There are a hundred other random objects on the side of the bike to dig into the ground, including the fairings themselves.
Nonsense. Prior to frame sliders, bikes never flipped.
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