Does this look like ride damage to you?

[scotty]

Definitely looks kicked in. If it was rider damage caused by a fall someone at the school will be walking with a limp and cuts and bruises.

[Tumbleweed]

Definitely looks kicked in. If it was rider damage caused by a fall someone at the school will be walking with a limp and cuts and bruises.

 

If I got hold him I'd be tempted to add some more…

 

Thanks for all the feedback, guys.

 

My kid's trying to track down the culprit(s). His housemaster says he'll make them pay for the repairs.

[awesme]

unlikely to find the culprit/s, they're bound to all clamp up, protect each others asses..

 

Although looking at close circle of ppl that don't like his guts might yield probably candidates.

 

G

 

 

 

If I got hold him I'd be tempted to add some more…

 

Thanks for all the feedback, guys.

 

My kid's trying to track down the culprit(s). His housemaster says he'll make them pay for the repairs.

[Jigghead]

Looks like vandalism, if it's the Midlands school I went to, the bike shed was a very dodgy place indeed. Never got my bike out of there in the condition it went in. There was no checking to see if you took your own bike out and guys just didn't give a sh~t about other people's stuff.

 

I've had some serious "offs" on my bike and I've never managed to damage a spoke like that. No matter how hard I try. Get the school to pay for the damage, Maybe they'll start managing the flow of bikes a little more effectively.

[Mike Bike]

i reckon definately vandalism...that spoke has been hit with something sharp..dont think boot or rock or tree stump would do that

[gummibear]

Looks to me like that spoke was kicked inward

 

Look for the kid with the sore toe.You have to kick a spoke pretty hard to break it.

[Kranswurm]

My son found his bike in a broken state in his dorm at school. He doesn't know if someone took it for a ride without his permission and crashed or whether it was just vandalised. Leaning towards the latter. He sent this pic. It's not great.

 

 

Shame man.......def looks like someone has it in for him and kicked it in.Although that sharp dent looks more like a heavy object was used

[Tumbleweed]

unlikely to find the culprit/s, they're bound to all clamp up, protect each others asses..

 

Although looking at close circle of ppl that don't like his guts might yield probably candidates.

 

G

 

The one person who may be able to get some results of Conor's mate, Oscar, whose bike was also broken. He's like 6'3"…and still in Grade 8…

[RexFuzzle]

I'm leaning towards the RD going into the spokes... I had a wheel look very similar to this when it happened to me...

[Greg29]

Looks like something was pushed into the spokes while the bike was being ridden. Was it only on the back wheel?

[nishiki]

Look for the kid with the sore toe.You have to kick a spoke pretty hard to break it.

kicked. back of the shoe. (schoolboy sneaky kick)

[Tumbleweed]

Looks like something was pushed into the spokes while the bike was being ridden. Was it only on the back wheel?

 

Yeah, just the back one.

[awesme]

I'm still going to point to something hard, brick, piece of timber, metal.

 

No way a show would do that, try and kick your spokes, they're hard.

 

If it was the Rear Derailer, damage to it would be obvious.

 

G

 

Looks like something was pushed into the spokes while the bike was being ridden. Was it only on the back wheel?

[ThePubSA]

Looks like sum1 kicked the spoke in...rugby boot maybe

[ThePubSA]

I'm still going to point to something hard, brick, piece of timber, metal.

 

No way a show would do that, try and kick your spokes, they're hard.

 

If it was the Rear Derailer, damage to it would be obvious.

 

G

steel tip boots will own spokes...just saying no what imshaying

Edited September 17, 2012 by 2Nutz

[ThePubSA]

Maybe even a brick thrown @ back wheel,when bike on its side.

Def vandals tho ,sorry if this been said...picking up stompies