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Bono on a bike.....

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  • #2
    Beasty
    Administrators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 77,514 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Beasty


    Thread title is misleading - should include the words "no longer", or replace "on" with "falls off":)


  • #3
    rp
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    he's also going to update lyrics for "Trying to throw your arms around the world"?


  • #4
    Matt Bianco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 472 ✭✭Matt Bianco


    Sunday bloody Sunday


  • #5
    check_six
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,245 ✭✭✭check_six


    Fell off his bike? On a Sunday? Ooh, bloody Sunday!


  • #6
    check_six
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,245 ✭✭✭check_six


    Woah, beaten to the draw!


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  • #7
    not yet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,008 ✭✭✭not yet


    Should have read ''christ on a bike''

    Well he does think he's god after all..


  • #8
    fillup
    Registered Users Posts: 581 ✭✭✭fillup


    No need for a rear light on that bike as He thinks the sun shines out....


  • #9
    gman2k
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,076 ✭✭✭gman2k


    rp wrote: »
    he's also going to update lyrics for "Trying to throw your arms around the world"?

    Like a fish needs a bicycle?


  • #10
    rp
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    gman2k wrote: »
    Like a fish needs a bicycle?
    I was thinking of the "falling on the sidewalk" bit, but yeah, "like Bono needs a bicycle" would work as well. Could be the b-side of the new feed the world single


  • #11
    magicbastarder
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    he really shouldn't be cycling where the streets have no (cycle) lanes.


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  • #12
    hfallada
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,180 ✭✭✭hfallada


    magicbastarder wrote: »
    he really shouldn't be cycling where the streets have no (cycle) lanes.

    Thats the worst and best pun I have heard in a while


  • #13
    pelevin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,630 ✭✭✭pelevin


    I hope the bike's all right.


  • #14
    07Lapierre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,255 ✭✭✭07Lapierre


    That's what happens when you "stare at the sun"... He probably feels a bit "numb" today.


  • #15
    wexandproud
    Registered Users Posts: 1,063 ✭✭✭wexandproud


    fcuk sake lads its not funny, when he fell his sunglasses fell off and he was very confused. However the surgeon has stated that his glasses have been successfully reattached and he is expected to make a full recovery


  • #16
    Muahahaha
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,688 ✭✭✭✭Muahahaha


    I can't believe the news today....


  • #17
    pelevin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,630 ✭✭✭pelevin


    wexandproud wrote: »
    fcuk sake lads its not funny, when he fell his sunglasses fell off and he was very confused. However the surgeon has stated that his glasses have been successfully reattached and he is expected to make a full recovery

    I think you mean Bono was successfully reattached.


  • #18
    dragratchet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 690 ✭✭✭dragratchet


    BON-600x477.jpg

    flipped stem, baggy shorts, non cycling eye-wear, non regulation bidon....... get that superstar a copy of the rules


  • #19
    a148pro
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,207 ✭✭✭a148pro


    On a serious note anyone know what bike he rides?


  • #20
    DominoDub
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,572 ✭✭✭DominoDub


    Seeing as it's outside his front door I wonder what his Strava on Vico Road Killiney is ? :D

    **Sorry for a Daily Fail Link ** but he is a bit more Euro in this pic from his South of France Home.
    1405709308689_wps_1_EXCLUSIVE_Bono_and_wife_A.jpg


  • #21
    531
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 510 ✭✭✭531


    dragratchet wrote: »
    BON-600x477.jpg

    flipped stem, baggy shorts, non cycling eye-wear, non regulation bidon....... get that superstar a copy of the rules

    And a pie plate.

    Thread should be called 'Bono OFF a bike'


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  • #22
    Etc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 542 ✭✭✭Etc


    Apparently he was heard shouting Achtung Baby as someone stepped out in front of him, and ended up stuck in a moment and he couldn't get out of it.......I'll get me coat !


  • #23
    bazermc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,116 ✭✭✭bazermc


    I still haven't found the brakes I'm looking for?


  • #24
    Pinch Flat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,767 ✭✭✭Pinch Flat


    Cycling to a standstill


  • #25
    kenmc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,277 ✭✭✭kenmc


    dragratchet wrote: »
    BON-600x477.jpg

    flipped stem, baggy shorts, non cycling eye-wear, non regulation bidon....... get that superstar a copy of the rules

    Added to "Images of ugly".


  • #26
    minion35
    Registered Users Posts: 87 ✭✭minion35


    Maybe he cycled to close to the Edge.


  • #27
    YeahOK
    Registered Users Posts: 312 ✭✭YeahOK


    dragratchet wrote: »
    BON-600x477.jpg

    flipped stem, baggy shorts, non cycling eye-wear, non regulation bidon....... get that superstar a copy of the rules

    Cringe! How's does superstar cool get it soooo wrong.....:o


  • #28
    dave_o_brien
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,300 ✭✭✭dave_o_brien


    Following surgery, Bono's hands are tied, his bodies bruised. He's got nothing to win and nothing left to lose.

    And all you guys sit around and poke fun? Did he disappoint you? Leave a bad taste in your mouth? You act like you never had love (of cycling), and want him to go without.


  • #29
    el tel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,991 ✭✭✭el tel


    There's a lot of critisism regarding his attire and set up.

    In fairness though, he's just a dude on a bike doing his thing. If he was fully kitted in accordance with "the rules" he'd look an even bigger walt.


  • #30
    petethedrummer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,604 ✭✭✭petethedrummer


    He must have picked up the cycling buzz when U2 moved to the Netherlands.

    Beterschap Bono!


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  • #31
    QueensGael
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 702 ✭✭✭QueensGael


    The unforgettable tire


  • #32
    JMcL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,271 ✭✭✭JMcL


    So are Specialized going to sue him for drawing attention to the fact you can fall off one of their bikes?


  • #33
    recedite
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,992 ✭✭✭✭recedite


    No details from Bonio about the circumstances of the accident?
    Sounds like the classic "keeling over while coming to a standstill when wearing cool new clipless pedal shoes" followed by the "slink away before anyone asks what happened" :pac:


  • #34
    buffalo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,095 ✭✭✭buffalo


    https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/stay-on-your-bike-bono-despite-the-fall-1.2004517

    A whole article covering Bono's fall and a summary of the risks and benefits of cycling, and not one mention of a helmet. Huzzah!


  • #35
    dandyelevan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 257 ✭✭dandyelevan


    Last week the arse fell out of Bono's private Lear jet mid-flight and his luggage gets sucked out over Germany.

    This week he falls off his bike in NY.

    They say bad luck runs in threes.


  • #36
    Pinch Flat
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    buffalo wrote: »
    https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/stay-on-your-bike-bono-despite-the-fall-1.2004517

    A whole article covering Bono's fall and a summary of the risks and benefits of cycling, and not one mention of a helmet. Huzzah!

    Or hi-vis. Huzzoh!


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  • #37
    TheNah
    Registered Users Posts: 80 ✭✭TheNah


    Ah lads. That's so cruel.


  • #38
    Chartsengrafs
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,304 ✭✭✭Chartsengrafs


    Could well be a mechanical that caused the spill, it's likely the bike was a Lemon.


  • #39
    Pinch Flat
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    http://m.independent.ie/entertainment/music/music-news/six-fractures-18-screws-three-plates-and-five-hours-of-surgery-bonos-litany-of-injuries-30756793.html

    Sounds like a bad smash. Hope he gets well soon


  • #40
    ted1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,650 ✭✭✭✭ted1


    Pinch Flat wrote: »
    http://m.independent.ie/entertainment/music/music-news/six-fractures-18-screws-three-plates-and-five-hours-of-surgery-bonos-litany-of-injuries-30756793.html

    Sounds like a bad smash. Hope he gets well soon

    Hope he makes a fast recovery.

    What are the chances of this being another Strava related crash in New York?


  • #41
    check_six
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,245 ✭✭✭check_six


    Joking aside, that does sound like a horrible accident. I'm struggling to understand what could have happened. The injuries would be the kind of thing you might see from a crash in a bunch sprint, or a descent gone wrong, not a training spin around city streets. Maybe the other cyclist was travelling at right angles and they collided? Hopefully he makes a quick recovery.


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  • #42
    magicbastarder
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    can you imagine his thoughts when he realised that the accident was inevitable? talk about being stuck in a moment you can't get out of.


  • #43
    Iranoutofideas
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,083 ✭✭✭Iranoutofideas


    Sounds nasty!


  • #44
    Iwannahurl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,156 ✭✭✭Iwannahurl


    It does sound very nasty. So many injuries, plus a compound fracture of the arm, does suggest a high energy impact in cycling terms. Mind you, I know of a guy who got a very serious leg injury falling off a skateboard on the flat, and he has been in recovery for three years. So bad luck (and bone density?) may play a part.
    Back on your bike Bono, the injury risks are well worth it

    First the tail of his private jet comes off as it lands in Berlin and then days later he comes a cropper while cycling through New York's Central Park.

    If he believes that bad-things-happen-in-threes thing then he’s sure to be looking over his shoulder today.

    But he should be able to take some comfort from the fact that he's not alone. The last decade has seen the rise of the Mamil (Middle-aged Men in Lycra) and cycling has now taken over from golf as the most common pursuit among middle-aged men in many countries, including Ireland.

    While it [cycling] is undoubtedly a far better activity, the risk of injury is ever present. Many parts of the developed world have reported a spike in the Mamils showing up in with injuries sustained in bike falls in recent years.

    One survey published in Australia earlier this year found that the number of serious injury claims being made by 40 and 50-something men had jumped by 300% in just 10 years, with that cohort now needing more treatment for bike falls down any other group.

    Conor Pope, Irish Times, 18th November


  • #45
    check_six
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    One survey published in Australia earlier this year found that the number of serious injury claims being made by 40 and 50-something men had jumped by 300% in just 10 years, with that cohort now needing more treatment for bike falls down any other group.

    Conor Pope, Irish Times, 18th November

    Hmm... I'm no statistigician but that sentence doesn't add up. Serious injuries have jumped by 300% in 10 years.
    300% is how many?
    Serious injuries from what? The article would suggest it is bike related injuries, but the sentence doesn't say that. The article says that:
    "that cohort (40-60 year old men) now needing more treatment for bike falls down any other group"

    "Down any other group"? That doesn't say what I think they are trying to express. I am confused.

    Also, how could the injury rate shoot up in Oz if they have compulsory.... *must bite tongue*


  • #46
    Iwannahurl
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    "...than any other group."

    I missed that typo.

    Also I searched for the Australian survey but could not find it.


  • #47
    magicbastarder
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    check_six wrote: »
    Hmm... I'm statistigician
    you're a cross between a statistician and a magician?


  • #48
    check_six
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,245 ✭✭✭check_six


    magicbastarder wrote: »
    you're a cross between a statistician and a magician?

    Hmm, probably should have put a "no" in there. That's the problem with criticizing misprints or garbled grammar, you're only ever a keystroke from disaster yourself!

    I'm more of a cross between an illusionist and an accountant, maybe?

    (nb. I am neither of these professions)


  • #49
    Bristolscale7
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    Poor guy is ****ed according to the Irish Times: shatter collar bone, compound fracture of the humerus, broken finger, bruised face, fractured orbital. Goes to show you how dangerous so-called multi use bike paths are.


  • #50
    Beasty
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    Bristolscale7 wrote: »
    Poor guy is ****ed according to the Irish Times: shatter collar bone, compound fracture of the humerus, broken finger, bruised face, fractured orbital. Goes to show you how dangerous so-called multi use bike paths are.
    Is that all? Should be back on a turbo within a week or two, and hopefully up for racing by the start of next season then ....;)

    (otherwise he can go on the wimp list)


  • #51
    outfox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 942 ✭✭✭outfox


    I suspect his home gym isn't a patch on yours, Beasty :pac:


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