Caloso and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Riding to meet my buddy for a ride this morning. Noticed my speedometer wasn't working so bent down to adjust the fork pickup. Plowed into a traffic calming bulb-out at 16 or 17 mph.
Next thing I know I'm on the ground and my beautiful Bianchi 928 is in two pieces.
It snapped right at the headtube junction.
I have a little road rash and a sore shoulder, but most of the hurt is emotional. I bought that bike for myself after getting a promotion and a raise. And it was the bike that got me to the Ultimate Category. And now... it's gone.
I'm going to ice my shoulder and sulk a little.
Cyclists of the world, unite! You have nothing to lube but your chains!
Riding to meet my buddy for a ride this morning. Noticed my speedometer wasn't working so bent down to adjust the fork pickup. Plowed into a traffic calming bulb-out at 16 or 17 mph.
Next thing I know I'm on the ground and my beautiful Bianchi 928 is in two pieces.
It snapped right at the headtube junction.
I have a little road rash and a sore shoulder, but most of the hurt is emotional. I bought that bike for myself after getting a promotion and a raise. And it was the bike that got me to the Ultimate Category. And now... it's gone.
I'm going to ice my shoulder and sulk a little.
Horrible news man. I hope your shoulder and ego heal quickly but im afriad the bike is toast (as you know).
What are you plans as far as new frame goes?
Last edited by TMonk; 11-23-09 at 11:17 AM.
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I'd like to say something to ease the emotional pain, but there's nothing. at least you've provided another reminder to not get caught looking down at our own bikes for too long.
still, this isn't as bad as plowing your prized first road bike into the top of your own garage. not that I'd know what that feels like...
I mentioned it in the twitter feed thread. Don't broken frame threads go in the 33?
I'm going to email Bianchi and ask about any crash replacement options. (Yeah, right, I'm sure) I guess I'll ride my Gazelle for now. I still have my old Trek 5200 frame, so maybe I'll just switch the Red group over there. And amazingly the front wheel is perfect. Didn't even flatten the tire.
Anybody selling a 54cm CAAD9?
Cyclists of the world, unite! You have nothing to lube but your chains!
Might have a 56 CAAD9 frame for sale, no 54 though. Sorry for your loss. On a side note, that book, Alaexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No good very bad day was one of my favorites back when I was smart and a teacher.
The shifters are a little scraped up, but I think they're functional. The front wheel appears to be fine. I'll take a closer look and maybe even take it into the shop, but even the tire is still inflated. I think most of the energy was absorbed by the frame.
Cyclists of the world, unite! You have nothing to lube but your chains!
Oh man, that's such a tragedy. I've reached down to do that before too, it's like your brain is thinking "oh this is an easy fix" and you're reaching down before you realize how bad of an idea it is. I want to say I won't make the same mistake but I'm sure I'll absent-mindedly do it in the future.
I'm most amazed that your front wheel is intact while the frame is so trashed. I mean, we've seen threads where people snap forks off and the like, but to have the entire head tube tear away like that is.......not reassuring. I'd contact Bianchi about it, if for no other reason than they'd like to have this failure mode data point.
I almost got my hand stuck between the front tire and the fork when I reached down to mess around with my shift cable adjuster on my down tube.
That would have resulted in a "head meets pavement" episode for me Im sure. I dont make adjustments while riding anymore.
Have a good day and htfu you big baby, Rich
Originally Posted by coasting
So I step away from BF for a day and this thread takes a nose dive! .....
The only good bit is RichPeoria's yummy food pics again! Congratulations Rich; you are a king amongst fools
It's a mini island that traffic engineers stick on the corners of intersections to discourage drivers from taking right turns at speed. Ironically, it's intended to make the streets safer for cyclists (and pedestrians).
Cyclists of the world, unite! You have nothing to lube but your chains!
Glad you were wearing a helmet, it saved your life!
I see hills.... Bring them on!!!
"Unfortunately you do come across as rather imbecilic on BF, which is kind of like getting thrown off an MTB ride for being too stoned."-patentcad
Do this quickly: Head out to the high end mall with the Bianchi and find the most expensive car (not SUV) in the parking lot. Hide nearby. When the person gets in crawl up behind the car and place the bike 3 feet behind the back wheel.
The next part is all about timing. Get it wrong and you blow the deal.
When they back out wait till the driver is 6" from running the bike over, then jump up and throw your self onto the trunk. Make it loud.
Scream to attract attention. Hold your leg/hip area and continue to scream, whilst writhing in pain.
Wave off an ambulance and get the appropriate information, unless you've got a lot of time and your injuries from the actual crash will bolster your non specific neck/back pain later, in which case take the ambulance ride. If you do this isn't a bad time to get other stuff checked, so demand a full blood panel, a full body MRI ("I hurt all over"), you never know what they might find. Be creative: I actually got a teeth cleaning paid for out of one of my "accidents".
Finally, make sure to develop a vague memory of several pain killers not working for you, so they perscribe a nice variety. The resale market is finicky and trends towards the latest stuff.
Let me know when you get your settlement, let me know. I have several interesting off shore investment opportunities.
Do this quickly: Head out to the high end mall with the Bianchi and find the most expensive car (not SUV) in the parking lot. Hide nearby. When the person gets in crawl up behind the car and place the bike 3 feet behind the back wheel.
The next part is all about timing. Get it wrong and you blow the deal.
When they back out wait till the driver is 6" from running the bike over, then jump up and throw your self onto the trunk. Make it loud.
Scream to attract attention. Hold your leg/hip area and continue to scream, whilst writhing in pain.
Wave off an ambulance and get the appropriate information, unless you've got a lot of time and your injuries from the actual crash will bolster your non specific neck/back pain later, in which case take the ambulance ride. If you do this isn't a bad time to get other stuff checked, so demand a full blood panel, a full body MRI ("I hurt all over"), you never know what they might find. Be creative: I actually got a teeth cleaning paid for out of one of my "accidents".
Finally, make sure to develop a vague memory of several pain killers not working for you, so they perscribe a nice variety. The resale market is finicky and trends towards the latest stuff.
Let me know when you get your settlement, let me know. I have several interesting off shore investment opportunities.
Really, that sucks.
really now
Have a good day and htfu you big baby, Rich
Originally Posted by coasting
So I step away from BF for a day and this thread takes a nose dive! .....
The only good bit is RichPeoria's yummy food pics again! Congratulations Rich; you are a king amongst fools
That sucks. Sorry to hear about your bike and glad you are ok. I hate those things. They started putting them in streets in our town. They have the damn things sticking out so far you can hardly get two cars passing each other by them. Plus when they get covered with leaves and hidden they are outright treacherous. I don't see them enhancing any safety.
Sorry about your bike. I'd talk to the city about those bump outs. They may be fine for pedestrians but they are a hazard for cyclists. Even if you are paying attention they reqiure you to merge into traffic at every crossing. We have one municipality in our region that puts these up at every pedestrian crossing. I can't stand them.
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