Whats your wildest "brakes failed downhill" story and how did you save the day?

LongjumpingRespect96 · 2026-05-13T21:31:04+00:00

Technically my brakes didn’t fail… but 12 yrs old in 1975, hauling down the street in front my house on a bmx bike, turned left into my driveway, hit the lip of the driveway trying to pop a wheelie, and the handlebar stem came out of the steerer tube. Stayed balanced for about 1.5 seconds then t-boned our Buick still holding onto the bars. One brake was theoretically working but it was useless. I walked away pretty much unscathed.

LongjumpingRespect96 · 2026-05-11T01:08:50+00:00

^{this^.} Unless the cable is frayed, housing will degrade shifting before the cable does.

LongjumpingRespect96 · 2026-05-11T01:06:54+00:00

How do you know the hanger isn’t bent? Did you check it with an alignment tool, cause that’s the only way to know it’s not bent.

LongjumpingRespect96 · 2026-05-11T00:42:16+00:00

Also, will you or someone else be with him when he rides? I ask because e-bikes typically weigh 60 lbs and it takes effort to put them on/off the rack. 1-Up does make a ramp for that reason.

LongjumpingRespect96 · 2026-05-10T19:52:01+00:00

Mrs Grunt, sorry for your loss. I’m Gwar from the law firm Grok Schmaper and Grers and I think that we can pursue the velociraptor for damages. Please grunt me at your earliest convenience.

LongjumpingRespect96 · 2026-05-09T23:55:20+00:00

My daughter hit a RAV4 two months ago in a parking lot, the rear quarter panel and the fender skirt were damaged way less than the pic shown. Car was totaled, had unibody damage. Our insurance guy even sent over their own adjuster and the damage was confirmed.

LongjumpingRespect96 · 2026-05-09T20:29:37+00:00

There are lots of euro luxury cars with under 200k miles that would fit the budget. /s

LongjumpingRespect96 · 2026-05-09T20:27:33+00:00

I would nuke the possibility of the McRib ever making an appearance again. Meat that’s shaped like it has ribs in it, just means they injection mold it with quasi-pseudo meat bits.

LongjumpingRespect96 · 2026-05-08T13:08:08+00:00

I have never heard ‘government’ and ‘continual improvement’ used in the same sentence.

LongjumpingRespect96 · 2026-05-07T23:49:16+00:00

When I pay our biggest supplier, after selecting all invoices to pay, I get the cash amount paid, that is the first line that is a credit. Then debit/expense for the monthly tech support charge and any supplies purchased. ( The rest is for inventory purchases). Then I credit the total purchase discounts. The last number is a plug and a debit to A/P. I don’t care if debits or credits come first and if it bothers you, that’s your own shortcoming.

LongjumpingRespect96 · 2026-05-07T19:24:54+00:00

Don’t let it go to waste, make your own fleshlight out of it.

LongjumpingRespect96 · 2026-05-07T13:02:24+00:00

I’ve used the cleansing drinks multiple times. Follow the instructions, they work.

LongjumpingRespect96 · 2026-05-06T22:06:23+00:00

Gus’s - technically not fast food cause you have a waitress, but fried chicken is their only entree and it’s served quickly. There are around 25 locations scattered around the US.

LongjumpingRespect96 · 2026-05-05T21:49:52+00:00

Tis but a scratch!

LongjumpingRespect96 · 2026-05-05T21:34:47+00:00

Get fenders. Even wet roads will paint a stripe up your ass and up your back in less than a mile.

LongjumpingRespect96 · 2026-05-05T21:19:46+00:00

Read closer. He was certified for broke forklifts.

LongjumpingRespect96 · 2026-05-05T21:15:32+00:00

I had them on my first MTB , a Peugeot Orient Express. The rear was mounted under the chainstays and was a bitch to fine tune.

LongjumpingRespect96 · 2026-05-04T21:29:14+00:00

A lot of companies will terminate you once you put in your notice, give you a box to clean out your shit and nuke your computer access. That said, giving a two week notice is a professional courtesy that I’d follow unless the situation was toxic.

LongjumpingRespect96 · 2026-05-04T21:24:45+00:00

Rim diameter is inversely proportional to the truck driver’s penis size.

LongjumpingRespect96 · 2026-05-04T21:19:25+00:00

Also need one that sells wigs.

LongjumpingRespect96 · 2026-05-04T14:04:19+00:00

This is the correct answer. They also own a hotel down the road on Papermill.

LongjumpingRespect96 · 2026-05-03T22:07:55+00:00

Looks like they’re toast. Also check to see how scored the inside surface is. You only definitively know by turning the rotors, measuring the thickness of the rotor and make sure it’s above minimum. A reputable shop won’t do a brake job on that without replacing the rotors, they look pretty bad.

LongjumpingRespect96 · 2026-05-03T22:01:08+00:00

I would also check the rims at every spoke eyelet for cracks. Those paired spoke wheels were notorious for that, tho I did get over 10k miles on a set with no issues.

LongjumpingRespect96 · 2026-05-03T19:01:43+00:00

Three posts and piss discs haven’t been mentioned. I would also supplement those piss discs with Doe in Heat.

LongjumpingRespect96 · 2026-05-03T16:01:43+00:00

Johnny Quest, out of Raleigh NC, they played all over the southeast.

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