Road Bike Racing - Didn't know climbs are scary in TDF

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10-14-07, 02:56 AM
Hardly ever watch racing but I was in a bike shop today and they were playing a DVD of TDF while I was waiting on my bike to be tuned up. They race on this small road...like have the width of a one way road you'd take going up a mountain. There's no guard rails or anything to stop you from going over... And some of the sections looked like they had a steep drop. Imagine if someone crashes and falls over? What's even scarier is they have to descend down the road eventually...and that means high speeds. :eek: Has anyone ever fallen over a cliff and been seriously hurt. It doesn't look safe at all.

botto
10-14-07, 04:47 AM
Hardly ever watch racing but I was in a bike shop today and they were playing a DVD of TDF while I was waiting on my bike to be tuned up. They race on this small road...like have the width of a one way road you'd take going up a mountain. There's no guard rails or anything to stop you from going over... And some of the sections looked like they had a steep drop. Imagine if someone crashes and falls over? What's even scarier is they have to descend down the road eventually...and that means high speeds. :eek: Has anyone ever fallen over a cliff

yes (http://myshavedlegs.blogspot.com/2007/05/in-search-of-wim-van-est.html).


and been seriously hurt.

yes.


It doesn't look safe at all.

safe is for wussy.
sleazy
10-14-07, 05:25 AM
yes (http://myshavedlegs.blogspot.com/2007/05/in-search-of-wim-van-est.html).



yes.



safe is for wussy.


this whole thread is for wuthy.

what's next? "do formula one cars go THAT fast?"

or

"do boxers really hit THAT hard?!"


what a wuth.

ElJamoquio
10-14-07, 05:53 AM
Has anyone ever fallen over a cliff and been seriously hurt. It doesn't look safe at all.

Do you consider 'dead' seriously hurt?
patentcad
10-14-07, 04:17 PM
Do you consider 'dead' seriously hurt?

Death is painless.
pinky
10-14-07, 04:41 PM
Death is painless.

Its just the process that can be problematic.
patentcad
10-14-07, 05:22 PM
Its just the process that can be problematic.

But it does resolve in the most unstressful manner imaginable.