Bob Frederick
06-16-09, 09:17 AM
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Bob Frederick
I'm sure most of you saw the news of Bob Frederick's recent bicycle accident where he hit a pothole, crashed and sustained fatal head injuries.
My bicycle buddy's (who is recovering from cycling injuries) sister and brother-in-law work at KU and knew Bob well.
Watch out for those potholes folks.........
https://www.wibw.com/sports/headlines/47967131.html
My bicycle buddy's (who is recovering from cycling injuries) sister and brother-in-law work at KU and knew Bob well.
Watch out for those potholes folks.........
https://www.wibw.com/sports/headlines/47967131.html
06-16-09, 11:04 AM
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This is the sort of scenario under which I acknowledge that 'bent riders may have an edge over the rest of us.
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06-16-09, 12:30 PM
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Watch out for those potholes folks.........
https://www.wibw.com/sports/headlines/47967131.html
https://www.wibw.com/sports/headlines/47967131.html
Do you have details on how the crash happened? Was anyone with him at the time? The article sure leaves a lot of questions unanswered. It doesn't even say what type of bike he was riding (as John E. mentions, maybe it was a recumbent).
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06-16-09, 12:57 PM
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Oh geez! That must have been who my brother-in-law was talking about.
I had relatives in town last weekend for my son's wedding. My brother-in-law from Topeka told me about a close friend of his who hit a pot hole, endo'd, and landed on his head. I wasn't paying too close attention because my mind was on other things.
I had relatives in town last weekend for my son's wedding. My brother-in-law from Topeka told me about a close friend of his who hit a pot hole, endo'd, and landed on his head. I wasn't paying too close attention because my mind was on other things.
06-16-09, 02:52 PM
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Didn't see any mention of whether he was wearing a helmet either. A real shame though. I don't even like hitting the slightest bump when going over 20mph, I imagine hitting a pothole could be awful.
