BIKE THREAD
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Oct 2007
9:33pm, 25 Oct 2007
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Snow is *much* more fun, but often involves riding over ice to get to it. Neither crash on ice was intentional. One was over a footbridge over the A1 that wasn't gritted (even though the roads were). Walking with the bike was even worse than riding it  The other crash was a random patch of ice off road. My bib tights still bear the marks from that one. It was quite a slide
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Oct 2007
9:34pm, 25 Oct 2007
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Jason1969
I always make holes in my bib tights with the stupidest things. The last one was climbing over a log at Cannock
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Oct 2007
10:04pm, 25 Oct 2007
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Kieren
Lucky, yeah - essentially they are eggbeaters but with a bit of a platform around the beater so you can, just about, get away with riding in normal shoes. (for everyone else - moutain bike pedals on a road bike) The only time I've ever come off was at low speed usually before stopping or showing off trying to trackstand. Like everone else, I usually unclip on approach to traffic lights or junctions & pedal with the mid part if the unclipped foot. |
Oct 2007
12:32pm, 26 Oct 2007
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It's all about how you get back on that counts ... like nothing has happened and it didn't hurt one bit
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Oct 2007
12:36pm, 26 Oct 2007
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Kieren
It only hursts the pride
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Oct 2007
1:33pm, 26 Oct 2007
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hammerite
You say that Kieren, but I've heard of a few broken collar bones as a result of falling off at 0 mph! I've only ever hurt my pride, although my OH was a little worried about the blood pouring out of my knee, I was more worried about my bike! If anyone is interested the 2008 TdF route was announced yesterday, letour.fr |
Oct 2007
3:31pm, 26 Oct 2007
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mad4purple
Hello crossboy, welcome to fetch. I've heard of a dislocated shoulder and also a broken hand from a 0mph fall, neither of which I am happy to have a go at given my state of affairs!!! |
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Oct 2007
3:59pm, 26 Oct 2007
1,232 posts
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LOL 'CrossBoy! And welcome to fetch! As they say in MTBing If you're not crashing you're not learning!!! hammerite - I have a photo at home of my best ever XC race. Both knees have bled down to my socks, I'm covered in dust and I have a huge grin on my face The bike was fine too despite my somersault over the bars in the bit that went through the quarry! mad4purple - my only A&E visit was a dislocated elbow. At least I could still do spinning while it healed but I missed the rest of the racing season Today's 23 miler on the bike was rubbish. I timed how long it takes to ride my hardtail to the local pool & back. I am still shocked by the average speed, embarrasingly under 12mph despite it being a road ride I have a lot of work to do on the bike. |
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Oct 2007
4:00pm, 26 Oct 2007
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idio
I was taken out by a mate on a fire road going into Chatel a couple of years ago we were both doing 30+mph. I got a knackerd shoulder and a slight concusion he broke his nose and got a concusion. Glad I was wearing a full face helmet and full body armour. But my biggest injury was when I crashed at Aston Hill on one of the DH runs doing about 5mph knackerd my thumb right up putting me off work for 3 months.
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Oct 2007
4:02pm, 26 Oct 2007
1,233 posts
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I acidentally took my mates down part of Aston Hill's DH course instead of the XC one. One flew off and caught his 'delicates' on a tree trunk - he was not happy Great XC course though. There is actually *no* XC racing at all where I live now. Is the thumb OK now? |
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