Dangers of the bungy

[dangerous]

Well I'm thinking that a few of you lot out there use bungys to tie shit down, but today was a reminder how dangerous they could be. One of the mates traveling with me lost his bag and bungys while we were heading out to a popular swimming hole for a dip.... well he dident get to swim as his gear was somewere between Chch and Ashley gorge.
The thing I was thinking was 'what if' the bungy was to have got court in the rear wheel or chain/sproket, could get real nasty aye................ anyone ever had this happen to them?

[ajturbo]

not happened to me.... but a mate of mine was chasing a guy who's sleeping bag/tent was falling off, result..

bag fell off and jambed in back wheel, him/ her spat off, bike broken, mates F1 duke, taken out.... he walked away ......
the other 2, she in Hospital with broken ankle, him ok...

but i have used them heaps and nothing..... just have to be carefull, like most things.. who cares untill someone gets hurt!

[crashe]

I use them all the time.....

But in saying that, I also check the condition of them on a regular basis....
as they are on the bike all the time...

I had to replace one recently as the rubber cords were snapping a few at a time... so that one got chucked out...

I also carry another type of strap/belt in my jacket pocket plus spare straps/belts in my back pack.... if I need to carry anything bigger than my backpack... and that the bungy's arent strong or long enough to keep it in place.

[ajturbo]

I use them all the time.....

But in saying that, I also check the condition of them on a regular basis....
as they are on the bike all the time...

I had to replace one recently as the rubber cords were snapping a few at a time... so that one got chucked out...

I also carry another type of strap/belt in my jacket pocket plus spare straps/belts in my back pack.... if I need to carry anything bigger than my backpack... and that the bungy's arent strong or long enough to keep it in place.

do you also have whips and hand cuffs???

[Skunk]

do you also have whips and hand cuffs???

You're forever hopeful aren't you?

[inlinefour]

But I've got a purpose built one that came standard with the bike and has clips on the frame to anchor it well

[scumdog]

Use those Mitre 10 type ratchet ties, less grief and more secure.

Saw a guy at the M.A.T.E.S. rally at Waikaia a couple of years ago who had a problem with his bungy cords, sleeping bag slipped, landed on top of his rear tyre, = result was one dicked $300 tyre (down to the canvas), one rooted sleeping bag, one impressively long skid-mark and a nasty stain in th eY-fronts!!
Moral: NEVER trust bungies alone!!!

[Jackrat]

Havn't used them in years.
Rode with a club in OZ that had a total ban on them after a "typical" sleeping bag incident put three bikes down.

[jrandom]

Hmmmph, mebbe I should find something else to strap my stuff down with, then.

[k14]

I use one over my pillion seat to put a bag there quite often. I always use insulation tape on the hooks and tape them to where I put them on the bike.

[Motu]

I've always used bungies and very rarely have a problem,you just have to rearrange your packing if stuff slips - and you find out it's not well secure by checking it often.

I was following a mate who had a chick on the back who was wearing a poncho - just a blanket with a hole on the middle - going around a corner the poncho got caught in the chain and tried to rip her off the bike,she managed to slip it off (no helmet) and it was out of the sprocket in half a turn anyway.Still it was bloody scary for her.

[Sensei]

Buy a BMW if you need to use those things . Have small back pack with middle belt to stop it flying round at speed . Other than that never use them
SENSEI

[dangerous]

Ventura Pack rack or similar... int that what they for?

True, but not quite that easy........ what about sleeping mat and tent?
I use bungys too, as you can see by the pic to hold the extra gear on, on a long haul. I inter twine the bungys so as if one was to unhook it wont go far, well thats the theroy anyway, hasent failed yet but I do check the load at every stop and the hooks are hooked onto the rack and bag.

[crashe]

do you also have whips and hand cuffs???

Now that would be quite telling now wouldn't it....PMSL...

[toads]

well we do use bungy cords but also use the straps on the pack as well, so everything is doubley tied down, haven't had any problems but then haven't had to take a large amount of gear on the bikes as yet either, we opt for tramping packs which have lots of adjustable straps and ties that can be tied to the bike as well as the bungies to hold it all in place, we always give everything a visual check each time we stop anyway, but are aware of the dangers of bungies, as for losing gear it's always a thing with bikes, just need to be careful.