J.T. Straussner Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 (edited) This bend took me 45 minutes nonstop, the objective is to bend the legs of the shoe opposite each other, without bending the Toe. If anyone has seen this done before please comment. Edited March 3, 2014 by J.T. Straussner 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Sharkey Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 barehanded?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Straussner Posted March 3, 2014 Author Share Posted March 3, 2014 barehanded?! noooooo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Sharkey Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 barehanded?! noooooo lol I mean how do you even do that?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
climber511 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 barehanded?! noooooo lol I mean how do you even do that?? I watched him do it and I don't know how he did it - he had that shoe all over the place trying to find leverage. He gave me one he bent with both legs bent the same direction that is almost that crazy looking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephistopholes Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Damn dude! That had to take some serious power , both physical and mental. Very, very cool. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephistopholes Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Also, I gotta know how you did that. Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh O'Dell Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Its gotta have a name (Straussner bend) Thats a first that i have seen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Straussner Posted March 3, 2014 Author Share Posted March 3, 2014 (edited) I got the idea after a bending performance at the Arnold Expo, some guy asked me to straighten out the ultra lite I barehanded, so I did...then I threw some leathers on it and bent both legs over in the same direction (the one Chris was referring to) so I thought...I wonder if I could manage an (S) shape. The first leg wasn't too bad, but the second one I had no way to gain leverage, so I just drove it into my leg and pulled against it with my left hand. Suffice it to say, it was not comfortable. Edited March 3, 2014 by J.T. Straussner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Sharkey Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 If you're not bleeding, you're not really bending 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Mitti Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Never seen this done before.. Awesome bend JT!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvance Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 That's some serious torque right there brozilla. I remember S bending a 1/4 inch bolt, back when I was into that crazy shit - and it took everything. This is insane to the fifth degree. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim71 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Very nice. I've got to say I've never seen that before. I've often thought of just bending the toe so it looks like half a horseshoe but I've never actually tried it. What kind or size of horseshoe is that? Man that is cool. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buccos1 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 That's pretty wild J.T.! Couldn't even imagine how you were able to get a grip on it while trying to stabilize each side through the bend. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickr104 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 I saw him do it and still don't now how he did it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
climber511 Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 At one point in the process he bent the last inch or so of the second leg. Think about that - the last inch of a horseshoe leg. Incredible! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tank Andrade Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Definitely a first for me, amazing brother ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Straussner Posted March 3, 2014 Author Share Posted March 3, 2014 Thanks a lot fellas! Hard to stop when you're impressing Chris Rice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Straussner Posted March 3, 2014 Author Share Posted March 3, 2014 Good stuff dude. The S shape is sort of like a short version of a heart bend?.. Looks pretty sick though! Must have been a bastard to keep the center from bending. Thanks brotha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Beritashvili Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 That's certainly an art!! Awesome Justin!Also I still can't deal with your barehand SX-7 #2 heart. Even though I had side clipped model, I don't think it matters THAT much. I put a lot to bend it in heart shape in 1.25" suedes like this: What was the biggest shoe you've bent under David Wigren's cert rules? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.T. Straussner Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 Thanks Ivan! I'm not sure what that hardest I've bent per Wig's rules. I haven't certed anything in quite sometime, just because I've found that the inherent politics can make it tough to stay motivated. I think the toughest shoe I've bent was prob a St. Croix Reg 2 in 1.5" suedes in 3.5 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svr Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 That is seriously cool. Please video the next one, I would love to see that done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tja Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Wow, that is an amazing bend! Very well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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