There is hardly a bike frame on the market that can survive actually hitting a t...

		StillBored on Sept 14, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hippie Daredevils Who Invented Mountain Biking There is hardly a bike frame on the market that can survive actually hitting a tree at even 10mph with the rider on it. Most of the frames are extremely strong vertically, but if impacted on the side or directly on the tubes crumple like the couple mm thick aluminum/carbon they are.

Usually the rider won't be still attached to the bike at the point of impact.