Rocket 3 vs the salt flats why it shouldn't have worked

[1olbull]

So good to hear Bob Ross again!
Miss you and Mr Bill.
18 months off YurMama now, still hoping for a this summer come-back.
I was there and I thought ‘Twas a chuck hole bent the rear wheel and sent it up into a rear wheel tank slapper, right?

 

[Justdad]

So good to hear Bob Ross again!
Miss you and Mr Bill.
18 months off YurMama now, still hoping for a this summer come-back.
I was there and I thought ‘Twas a chuck hole bent the rear wheel and sent it up into a rear wheel tank slapper, right?

It is great to hear your still upright and I look forward to a ride with Northwest crew again!

The divots were sure rough with traction and probably helped get the bike wobbling, also my right hand.

Initially I thought the divots might collapsed the rear wheel but now I'm thinking the bike flying in the air and landing on the wheel at least once maybe more caused the rear wheel to bend.

 

[1olbull]

It is great to hear your still upright and I look forward to a ride with Northwest crew again!

The divots were sure rough with traction and probably helped get the bike wobbling, also my right hand.

Initially I thought the divots might collapsed the rear wheel but now I'm thinking the bike flying in the air and landing on the wheel at least once maybe more caused the rear wheel to bend.

I’ll never forget my horror and screaming the “F” word repeatedly at the top of my lungs watching you ride that bucking bull . . . Until. I reckon you even made the 8 seconds!

 

[stingray]

Or the rim could have failed, bent and caused the whole bounce and crash. I'm trying to find other bent wheels from the salt and not finding much. Just seems odd.

 

[1olbull]

Or the rim could have failed, bent and caused the whole bounce and crash. I'm trying to find other bent wheels from the salt and not finding much. Just seems odd.

Would be nice IF the wheel manufacturer would do a stress test on a pressure machine to find out at what point the wheel would begin to crush. This would likely mostly clear this up.

 

[Kevin frazier]

Kevin I'm not sure what you found in my comment that was so funny?

Lets think it over

 

[Kevin frazier]

Would be nice IF the wheel manufacturer would do a stress test on a pressure machine to find out at what point the wheel would begin to crush. This would likely mostly clear this up.

Getting one made now, ill ask him, hes been making rims a long time, maybe he has crushed one, nice looking billet blocks he starts with.

 

[Justdad]

Would be nice IF the wheel manufacturer would do a stress test on a pressure machine to find out at what point the wheel would begin to crush. This would likely mostly clear this up.

I think Rob would have to contact them to if they (in England) would be interested enough to test it. My follow on question what pressure was the wheel exposed to? How much force to the gas tank get to break the welds off and throw it off the bike? I know it was violent enough on me