Another one bites the dust.
10-06-05, 10:34 PM
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Another one bites the dust.
So im on my 30mile commute home/training ride and i decide to take a detour. I make a turn and then another and i wind up facing a huge hill. Not too long, but really steep. I hate hills but I will not avoid them- so I kept going. Shiffted to my granny gear and started grinding it out. The ground was wet and my incredible crappy tires (oem bontrager select from like 03, dont ask) were performing as expected. I was about halfway up and i felt something give and instantly I was going down.
My left foot came unclipped and went inbetween the downtube and the toptube and got stabbed by my chainring in about 8 spots. Handlebars, hand, left shoe and carradice saddle bag all hit the ground. Everything survived without a scratch except for the bar tap (just installed yesterday, don't you love that!).
I pick the bike up, trying to figure out what the hell happened when i see my chain laying on the ground. So now im pissed, bleeding, and about 7miles from home when i see another roadie pass me. He doesn't say a word... So im leaning my bike against a pole, hoping my mini chain tool is in my bag and i find it. A little link removal and reatchment and im good. Roadside repair on a wet road with look cleats is not fun. I was slidding all over the place. Im putting everything back when another roadie comes up the hill...
...its the same guy. He says, "how's it going." I reply, "broke my chain." To which he says, "yeah, i saw that earlier." I laughed to myself and rode home. I haven't fallen in a long time, guess i was due.
And before anyone says anything about this thread being worthless without pics...
My left foot came unclipped and went inbetween the downtube and the toptube and got stabbed by my chainring in about 8 spots. Handlebars, hand, left shoe and carradice saddle bag all hit the ground. Everything survived without a scratch except for the bar tap (just installed yesterday, don't you love that!).
I pick the bike up, trying to figure out what the hell happened when i see my chain laying on the ground. So now im pissed, bleeding, and about 7miles from home when i see another roadie pass me. He doesn't say a word... So im leaning my bike against a pole, hoping my mini chain tool is in my bag and i find it. A little link removal and reatchment and im good. Roadside repair on a wet road with look cleats is not fun. I was slidding all over the place. Im putting everything back when another roadie comes up the hill...
...its the same guy. He says, "how's it going." I reply, "broke my chain." To which he says, "yeah, i saw that earlier." I laughed to myself and rode home. I haven't fallen in a long time, guess i was due.
And before anyone says anything about this thread being worthless without pics...
10-07-05, 04:18 AM
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You might want to ask that guy what zone he trains in. To have an absolute disregard for anyone else while you're riding, that's some singleminded focus!
Anyway, that looks really funky. Just finish the pattern the rest of the way around your leg and tell people you're thinking about getting some tatoo work done but didn't want to completely commit that much money without seeing how it looked first.
Glad to see you're up and around. You've taken it alot better than I would have.
Anyway, that looks really funky. Just finish the pattern the rest of the way around your leg and tell people you're thinking about getting some tatoo work done but didn't want to completely commit that much money without seeing how it looked first.
Glad to see you're up and around. You've taken it alot better than I would have.
10-07-05, 04:32 AM
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What a d!ck that guy is...more a commentary on the iPod Xbox locked into my own little world mentality of today...
10-07-05, 05:20 AM
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For him to pass you twice shows what a complete egocentric turd he truly is.
10-07-05, 05:57 AM
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Guy was not much help...
What kind of chain was it and did it break at the connector or at a random link?
What kind of chain was it and did it break at the connector or at a random link?
10-07-05, 06:25 AM
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Hill intervals...? I can attest to being in a zone for some of those... but I would come back and help when the interval is done.
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10-07-05, 06:32 AM
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For you: Time heals all wounds.
And Mr. Zone-face: Time wounds all heels.
As for the incident itself, handle it deftly and you won't want anyone to stop to help.
And Mr. Zone-face: Time wounds all heels.
As for the incident itself, handle it deftly and you won't want anyone to stop to help.
10-07-05, 09:26 AM
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Had a friend whose mountain bike chainring stabbed him and got infection so bad some minor surgery was required because he didn't clean wounds well enough. Chain grease is nasty stuff when it gets in the body.
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"....shifted into granny gear..." For Euro's sake I hope you were riding some old beater.
Seriously, glad you're okay.
Seriously, glad you're okay.
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Originally Posted by timmhaan
you're pretty hairy. not that there's anything wrong with that. just saying is all.
Hope you heal well.
10-07-05, 10:17 AM
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Ouch, man. Get those bite marks checked out and ask for some Tylenol-3 while you're at it... looks painful.
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10-07-05, 11:39 AM
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This story makes me think I should start carrying a chain tool on those 80 mile rides. Yikes!
10-07-05, 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by patrick07
You might want to ask that guy what zone he trains in. To have an absolute disregard for anyone else while you're riding, that's some singleminded focus!
This is the sort of problem that I've talked about with roadies. If someone has a problem and I can't do anything about it what the hell good is it going to do anyone to stop and commiserate? All it could do would be to interfere with Inky making appropriate plans.
And let me say that I'm the FIRST one to stop and offer assistance of any kind to anyone, but I don't get blown away when no one else does the same.
In fact just a couple of months ago I came across someone walking their bike while I was driving by. I always carry spare tubes and stuff just in case and I stopped to offer assistance. I almost had to break the guy's arm to get him to accept a made-in-PRC $2 innertube to fix his flat. Then he presents me with the $8 high end tube (unrepairable of course) as if it was a real present. People really ARE funny.
The moral of all this is that you are your own man and if you screw up on the road consider it your own position to fix. If someone else happens by and wants to help appreciate it. He didn't have to stop.
10-07-05, 12:01 PM
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Why do I get the idea that Inky had a Shimano chain that he "fixed" before without the proper Shimano link pin?
I do it all the time and I know that SOMEDAY..........
I do it all the time and I know that SOMEDAY..........
10-07-05, 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted by cyclintom
Hey, let's look at this: Do you expect him to stop and hold Inky's hand? If he saw a broken chain and didn't have a chain tool what good would it have done to stop? Since he obviously was doing loops he knew that if Inky needed some other kind of help he'd be there next curcuit.
Originally Posted by cyclintom
The moral of all this is that you are your own man and if you screw up on the road consider it your own position to fix.
Originally Posted by cyclintom
Why do I get the idea that Inky had a Shimano chain that he "fixed" before without the proper Shimano link pin?
Had the wife clean up the leg. If I race next season, then i'll shave 'em.
10-07-05, 01:36 PM
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Man, that sucks. The weather out here has been kind of nasty lately, hasn't it? Hopefully it will be a little sunnier this weekend. What hill was this?
10-07-05, 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by cyclintom
Hey, let's look at this: Do you expect him to stop and hold Inky's hand? If he saw a broken chain and didn't have a chain tool what good would it have done to stop? Since he obviously was doing loops he knew that if Inky needed some other kind of help he'd be there next curcuit.
This is the sort of problem that I've talked about with roadies. If someone has a problem and I can't do anything about it what the hell good is it going to do anyone to stop and commiserate? All it could do would be to interfere with Inky making appropriate plans.
And let me say that I'm the FIRST one to stop and offer assistance of any kind to anyone, but I don't get blown away when no one else does the same.
In fact just a couple of months ago I came across someone walking their bike while I was driving by. I always carry spare tubes and stuff just in case and I stopped to offer assistance. I almost had to break the guy's arm to get him to accept a made-in-PRC $2 innertube to fix his flat. Then he presents me with the $8 high end tube (unrepairable of course) as if it was a real present. People really ARE funny.
The moral of all this is that you are your own man and if you screw up on the road consider it your own position to fix. If someone else happens by and wants to help appreciate it. He didn't have to stop.
This is the sort of problem that I've talked about with roadies. If someone has a problem and I can't do anything about it what the hell good is it going to do anyone to stop and commiserate? All it could do would be to interfere with Inky making appropriate plans.
And let me say that I'm the FIRST one to stop and offer assistance of any kind to anyone, but I don't get blown away when no one else does the same.
In fact just a couple of months ago I came across someone walking their bike while I was driving by. I always carry spare tubes and stuff just in case and I stopped to offer assistance. I almost had to break the guy's arm to get him to accept a made-in-PRC $2 innertube to fix his flat. Then he presents me with the $8 high end tube (unrepairable of course) as if it was a real present. People really ARE funny.
The moral of all this is that you are your own man and if you screw up on the road consider it your own position to fix. If someone else happens by and wants to help appreciate it. He didn't have to stop.
Nope, just ask and be prepared to offer assistance the first time around. How many downed cyclists do you see in a day?
Look at it as an opportunity to do something good rather than an impostion on your training time. Perhaps if he was unable to help on that first circuit, he could have helped find someone who could.
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10-07-05, 02:23 PM
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I agree with patrick07...just ask the first time, if you can't help with the chain, just make sure he's feeling ok...wheres the love?
you'll get use to the hills.
you'll get use to the hills.
10-07-05, 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Sprocket Man
Man, that sucks. The weather out here has been kind of nasty lately, hasn't it? Hopefully it will be a little sunnier this weekend. What hill was this?
