Some people have no ability to do a risk/reward analysis. The magnitude of the potential bad thing in this case is so, so much larger than the potential good thing.
He couldn't even stand there without being pushed off and it looks like he had regular shoes rather than clip in ones. I don't think different tires would be any different. Probably a nice slick layer of algae on there.
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christ alive that's a low head dam, those things have a feature at the bottom called a "drowning machine" DO NOT DO THIS
There is a great Practical Engineering video that explains this risk for anyone who is curious.
Crossing that dam was definitely a bad move.
Darwin award candidate
Praise the camera person.
Some people have no ability to do a risk/reward analysis. The magnitude of the potential bad thing in this case is so, so much larger than the potential good thing.
Probably got the strava KOM on that segment though
Not smart. He could have easily died.
Algae is slippery AF
Do bikes float, or sink right away?
Sinks like a rock. That was the least of this guy's worries, though.
Fucking roadies thinking they’re real mountain bikers. Never fails to make me laugh.
pointless gatekeeping
It’s not pointless if the guy thinks slick tires are going to stick to a slick road. That’s just idiotic.
That’s algae, and nothing is sticking to it. Biofilm is black magic.
It’s the time of your comment that comes across as gatekeeping.
He couldn't even stand there without being pushed off and it looks like he had regular shoes rather than clip in ones. I don't think different tires would be any different. Probably a nice slick layer of algae on there.