{"id":164081,"date":"2018-03-30T07:05:38","date_gmt":"2018-03-30T07:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=164081"},"modified":"2018-03-30T07:05:38","modified_gmt":"2018-03-30T07:05:38","slug":"mountain-bike-brake-rotor-started-forest-fire-austria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2018\/03\/30\/mountain-bike-brake-rotor-started-forest-fire-austria\/","title":{"rendered":"Mountain Bike Brake Rotor Started a Forest Fire in Austria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>If you\u2019re ever in doubt about how powerful your brakes are, remember that they can ignite an entire forest. Not that such superpower is particularly useful, as an unnamed cyclist learned in the Bikepark Brandnertal last Sunday. He stopped to rest for a bit during a long descent and laid down his bike in a meadow. A tuft of dried grass promptly caught fire, and despite the mountain biker\u2019s attempts to put it out, the fire spread very quickly.<\/strong><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-164081 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2018\/03\/1521994317803_sflzxa7c.webp'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2018\/03\/1521994317803_sflzxa7c-300x225.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2018\/03\/1521994317803_sflzxa7c-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2018\/03\/1521994317803_sflzxa7c.webp 472w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2018\/03\/1521994317587_7jow2lcv.webp'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2018\/03\/1521994317587_7jow2lcv-300x225.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2018\/03\/1521994317587_7jow2lcv-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2018\/03\/1521994317587_7jow2lcv.webp 472w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2018\/03\/1521994317368_7f5dixz8.webp'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2018\/03\/1521994317368_7f5dixz8-300x225.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2018\/03\/1521994317368_7f5dixz8-300x225.webp 300w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2018\/03\/1521994317368_7f5dixz8.webp 472w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The rider in question quickly called for help, and several fire brigades came to aid. The fire started around 4PM and, with some help from a police helicopter, it was contained at around 6PM. 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