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I crashed yesterday at conference championships because someone crashed in front of me and didn't move out of the road. It got in photo and video form, so I figured I'd share.

Video requires facebook to see it (for now). Hopefully it goes on YouTube soon...

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=507784534140&ref=share

Pics...

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http://lh3.ggpht.com/christopher.w.collins/SBVEihAbDRI/AAAAAAAAAsQ/tvDUlHzUNtE/n183000635_30594511_4614.jpg?imgmax=512

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I'm (surprisingly) pretty unscathed. Derailleur has a bit of a scratch and the hanger is bent, and I bent a shifter in, but bike was pretty much fine too. My elbow is sore and a bit scraped up, but that's really it.

Now, I'm in Roswell, NM, on my way to tour of the Gila... Hooray!

Ouch! Glad you're ok. If you have pain for a while please have it checked out. I know you're young but these pains come back to haunt you when your older. Trust me.

Yikes!

Road surface looks pretty smooth. Glad to hear you're doing OK. Good luck at Gila.

Crashing - i'm sick of it. Legitimate crashes, I've had 5 in my life. 2 of them have been since 4/15, and I'm still bandaged up with leaky elbows. Crit season starts in earnest in about 2 weeks, yeehaw.:rolleyes:

ouch man.

also, I can't get over the giggle by the woman near the camera. makes me sick.

-bullseye

I didn't have the sound on (I'm in a hotel room right now with other people sleeping...), but I don't care. My elbows hurt right then, just because bones knocking against concrete is very painful, but honestly, I find it rather funny right now.

See how your hands are in front of you as you dive forward? THAT is why everybody breaks their collarbone when they fall off their bicycles. Natural reaction. Happily you avoided that nasty injury this time. Glad you were relatively unscathed.

See how your hands are in front of you as you dive forward? THAT is why everybody breaks their collarbone when they fall off their bicycles. Natural reaction. Happily you avoided that nasty injury this time. Glad you were relatively unscathed.
Broken collarbone > broken face

-bullseye

See how your hands are in front of you as you dive forward? THAT is why everybody breaks their collarbone when they fall off their bicycles. Natural reaction. Happily you avoided that nasty injury this time. Glad you were relatively unscathed.

I hear people say that but I don't understand the mechanics of it. What then are you supposed to do then? I thought a broken CB would happen from slamming your shoulder not from landing hands first.

I hear people say that but I don't understand the mechanics of it. What then are you supposed to do then? I thought a broken CB would happen from slamming your shoulder not from landing hands first.

Nope, I seperated by shoulder and fractured my collarbone when I had a mountain bike crash. My shoulder never even hit the ground.

Wow thats cool! .... Not so much if you really got hurt but since you are for the most part ok its cool :)

I hear people say that but I don't understand the mechanics of it. What then are you supposed to do then? I thought a broken CB would happen from slamming your shoulder not from landing hands first.

if possible, try to flip over to have your backside down and land on your forearms and feet first, or what they teach in Judo and snowboarding.
It's tricky, but every time I've endo'd I pretty much did a back flip and came out with a torn backpack. It happens too fast for me to even figure out what happened with my eyes, so I can tell you this was instinctive.

Some one says "check your SRM" or something and a chick is laughing, strange people. Also check your helmet really well for small cracks. Your head is much more important than scuffed shifters.

glad you didnt get a snapped collarbone. good luck at the gila , im hoping to make it next year, but jkizzle will not likely be good enough.

maybe ill watch.

jesus, did you just slam your front brake hard enough to lock it up solid? you really bounced back up fast though. good thing you are alright.

also, WTF is the UT_dude doing at the back of the pack!? championships shampionships ;)

That's a strange looking crash. Did you panic when you saw the guy standing there?

Awesome that you were relatively unscathed. If that were to happen on most of the courses here in southern california, you'd most likely be buying a new kit and digging gravel out of your wounds. Not to mention the 4-5 other guys running over and falling around you.

Ouch...

Glad you aren't hurt badly.

I can't believe that ***** laughed. You got a bunch of jackass spectators at those races.

I can't believe that ***** laughed. You got a bunch of jackass spectators at those races.

Some people just have that reaction when they see folks fall down. I mean... it was an odd looking crash, and it did look kinda funny. If it was apparent that he was injured, i'm sure the laughter would have stopped pretty quickly.

Quit trying to make yourself feel better for laughing :D

Some people just have that reaction when they see folks fall down. I mean... it was an odd looking crash, and it did look kinda funny. If it was apparent that he was injured, i'm sure the laughter would have stopped pretty quickly.

you *****. ;)

:o

So first you locked up the back wheel, then the front. Ouch

I'm bummed I didn't make the trip. I would have shot some great photos! Glad you're ok though.

Here's a video of that wonderful corner. UT_Dude is the last one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pFJpawptJ4

ugh

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Helmets. They work.

Re: Asking if the bike/SRM is ok before asking if the rider is ok.

That seems to be pretty par for the course. When I told my teammates about a wreck I'd been in the first thing they asked was "How's the bike?!" I guess we automatically assume that if the rider is there to answer our questions they are obviously ok. Then the more pressing concern becomes the bike.

In this case, UT_Dude wouldn't be posting this if he wasn't ok.

So now I'll ask; UT_Dude, is the bike/SRM/other expensive equipment alright?

:)

Glad your OK...

Looks like a pretty slick corner...

Good luck in the Gila, it should be drier...

Tuck and roll. Land on the back of the shoulder.

Man, glad you're ok and ready to rock for the Gila!!!!

I think the laughing must have been from seeing the nth crash in a short time period, where n is more than you can count. Yuck.

Good luck at Gila. Did you go to the 54 or 55 for the TT? If not borrow one NOW!

I crashed yesterday at conference championships because someone crashed in front of me and didn't move out of the road.

Not to rub salt in the wound, but you crashed because you locked your wheels up, not because he was in the way.

Not to rub salt in the wound, but you crashed because you locked your wheels up, not because he was in the way.

Umm...not when there are people down in front of you... better than plowing into some guy's back or head. Unless you think that he just endo'd for no reason...

Glad to hear you are ok. That looks nasty. Good luck @ Gila.

Not to rub salt in the wound, but you crashed because you locked your wheels up, not because he was in the way.

i don't think he would have hit the brakes that hard and locked up his wheel if a dude wasn't layed out in front of him, you know?

i don't think he would have hit the brakes that hard and locked up his wheel if a dude wasn't layed out in front of him, you know?

The other 20+ riders in front of him seemed to do just fine.

It WAS entirely his fault. It was an overreaction, and, you know what? It happens. He'll learn from it and come out the other side smart for it. I'm sure he'd rather do that there than bombing down the hill at Gila next weekend.

I crashed yesterday at conference championships because someone crashed in front of me and I panicked and slammed on my front brake instead of slowing and going around him.

Fixed

No, I lost the back wheel through the turn because of the water. Thus, when I braked on the front wheel, it locked up pretty fast. There are bricks on that corner that were extremely slippery when wet -- just check the YouTube video of how many other people crashed for an idea on that.

Net effect is that I'm perfectly fine, save a scrape or two on one elbow. The bike has a few scratches, but who cares? Helmet isn't even scuffed -- I think it only touched the ground *after* stopping.

No, I lost the back wheel through the turn because of the water. Thus, when I braked on the front wheel, it locked up pretty fast. There are bricks on that corner that were extremely slippery when wet -- just check the YouTube video of how many other people crashed for an idea on that.

Net effect is that I'm perfectly fine, save a scrape or two on one elbow. The bike has a few scratches, but who cares? Helmet isn't even scuffed -- I think it only touched the ground *after* stopping.

Glad you're ok ..... A few scratches are battle scars to be proud of :D

It looks to me like you had some rear brake on, and as soon as the slide started, it locked up -- you were pedaling through the corner, and your cranks locked with your inside foot down.

So, I think it all started with the slide on the brick because of light braking pressure, the rear instantly locked, and when you came out of that section, the front wheel hit dry pavement and grabbed, sending you over.

No, I lost the back wheel through the turn because of the water. Thus, when I braked on the front wheel, it locked up pretty fast. There are bricks on that corner that were extremely slippery when wet -- just check the YouTube video of how many other people crashed for an idea on that.

Net effect is that I'm perfectly fine, save a scrape or two on one elbow. The bike has a few scratches, but who cares? Helmet isn't even scuffed -- I think it only touched the ground *after* stopping.

Teach me!!!

stil waiting for youtube. Glad you're ok.

It looks to me like you had some rear brake on, and as soon as the slide started, it locked up -- you were pedaling through the corner, and your cranks locked with your inside foot down.

So, I think it all started with the slide on the brick because of light braking pressure, the rear instantly locked, and when you came out of that section, the front wheel hit dry pavement and grabbed, sending you over.

but Waterrockets, didn't you know you're supposed to trail brake in the corners?:)

stil waiting for youtube. Glad you're ok.

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I'm bummed I didn't make the trip. I would have shot some great photos! Glad you're ok though.

Here's a video of that wonderful corner. UT_Dude is the last one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pFJpawptJ4

What 'Rockets said about the YouTube. On some level, I don't really care what happened -- it was wet, and both myself and the bike came out relatively unscathed, so it's fine. I'm laughing at it now, because the video is so cool :)

I cleaned the CR1 up this morning and it's all completely fine and ready to kick some butt tomorrow! The P2C still needs a bath before Friday's TT, and I need to throw on the 54 chainring (couldn't find a 55), but then that's ready to rock, too. To anyone who's ever done the Gila TT....can you stay in the bars on those descents?