Mountain biker ignites forest fire in Austria
Several mountain bikers attempt to beat down the flames with brush which ultimately failed to stop the spread of the fire. Photo courtesy of ORF TVTHEK
Most of us know how hot disc brake rotors can get on long downhill descents. Some of us even have the burn scars to prove it. But according to Austria’s Vorarlberg.orf.at, a forest fire broke out last Sunday in Nüziders, Austria, after a mountain biker laid his bike down to rest after a long descent down the famous singletrack trails the area is renowned for.
The fire started near the Muttersberg cable car line. Photo by Bernd Hofmeister / Vorarlberg.orf.at
The rider tried to put out the fire himself, but after an unsuccessful attempt he alerted the authorities. The fire started near the Muttersberg cable car line, which had to be temporarily stopped while fire officials extinguished the blaze.
Police claim the fire was started by the mountain biker and may have been triggered when an overheated rotor on the rider’s bike made contact with a dried tuft of grass. No one was harmed by the fire.
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