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04-16-15, 04:36 PM
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I was riding by myself, and some good Samaritans pulled over on the side of the road and called the police for me.
I was on the purple bike, it's at the fire department currently. When I was on the curb, I caught a glimpse of it - big dent in the top tube, possibly out of alignment too. Damn.
Funny, because as soon as I checked my email, there was a group message from my cycling club's president with a great deal on a Dave Tesch (made in my hometown) steel frame the same size on C-list, and guess what color it is...
Hmmm...
I was on the purple bike, it's at the fire department currently. When I was on the curb, I caught a glimpse of it - big dent in the top tube, possibly out of alignment too. Damn.
Funny, because as soon as I checked my email, there was a group message from my cycling club's president with a great deal on a Dave Tesch (made in my hometown) steel frame the same size on C-list, and guess what color it is...
Hmmm...
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04-16-15, 04:59 PM
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I took a pretty hard spill this morning, 40-45mph, flying down Balboa Ave.
I'm a lucky man - no breaks or head injury. Lots of road rash, both arms and legs, and a heavily bruised left hip/glute - thankfully it was not fractured. My (training) bike is fairly damaged, and I did get to ride in an ambulance, although I was totally coherent and calm when I spoke to the paramedics. It (going to the hospital) just felt like the right thing to do.
Tough break for me - right as I felt ready to train after ~2.5 weeks mostly off due to a back injury, this happens. When it rains it pours. Also, the mtb that I had planned on purchasing with tax return money is going to co-pays and bike components.
I'm not entirely sure how it happened; I was flying down the hill and changing lanes when I lost control of the front wheel. I may have hit a pothole or merely skimmed the edge of those little reflector things at a wrong angle. Regardless, I remember NOT looking forward when I lost control, but looking over my left shoulder at traffic... lesson learned there: Look at the road when you have lateral momentum.
I'm a lucky man - no breaks or head injury. Lots of road rash, both arms and legs, and a heavily bruised left hip/glute - thankfully it was not fractured. My (training) bike is fairly damaged, and I did get to ride in an ambulance, although I was totally coherent and calm when I spoke to the paramedics. It (going to the hospital) just felt like the right thing to do.
Tough break for me - right as I felt ready to train after ~2.5 weeks mostly off due to a back injury, this happens. When it rains it pours. Also, the mtb that I had planned on purchasing with tax return money is going to co-pays and bike components.
I'm not entirely sure how it happened; I was flying down the hill and changing lanes when I lost control of the front wheel. I may have hit a pothole or merely skimmed the edge of those little reflector things at a wrong angle. Regardless, I remember NOT looking forward when I lost control, but looking over my left shoulder at traffic... lesson learned there: Look at the road when you have lateral momentum.
Yeah, looking back at the wrong moment can take out the best rider. Happened in the TdF a few years back, dude was looking back for teammates' positions or something, just before hitting a raised crosswalk --- BAM!
04-16-15, 05:01 PM
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the upside to eating ****. new bike day.
hope you heal up fast, sounds like you did quite a bit of sliding, which is better than tumbling (despite what your nerve endings are telling you with all the roadrash)
hope you heal up fast, sounds like you did quite a bit of sliding, which is better than tumbling (despite what your nerve endings are telling you with all the roadrash)
04-16-15, 05:21 PM
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Today at work I realized its sometimes best to not let people know how stupid they are.
04-16-15, 05:25 PM
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you gotta play with their stupidity at their expense, you cant let the idiots in on the joke (them)
am i a horrible person? yeah probably. but i get to laugh a lot.
04-16-15, 05:30 PM
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It got pretty heated today and if I didn't walk away it probably would have ended in a fist fight.
The problem with letting people be stupid at my job is it can have very damaging (even deadly) consequences.
04-16-15, 05:31 PM
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Half of my classmates would hate my guts, but the truth hurts! I will leave it up to the journeymen they may apprentice under to tell them.
04-16-15, 06:25 PM
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I usually enjoy laughing at them too, part of the problem was that I was laughing at them. I was just fed up with the rampant stupidity.
It got pretty heated today and if I didn't walk away it probably would have ended in a fist fight.
The problem with letting people be stupid at my job is it can have very damaging (even deadly) consequences.
It got pretty heated today and if I didn't walk away it probably would have ended in a fist fight.
The problem with letting people be stupid at my job is it can have very damaging (even deadly) consequences.
i have plenty of fun with idiots but when it comes down to it ive had no problem telling people to get lost because one way or another their presence is only gonna make things worse, and ive never had to deal with a call from HR
04-16-15, 09:05 PM
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Thank goodness you're okay. From that speed, I'm assuming you were on the hilly section of balboa between costco and target?
That crash could've been bad considering a lot of cars go well over the speed limit in those parts and it doesn't take much to move out of the shoulder and into the lanes in the event of a crash.
Definitely not one of my preferred routes with the merger to/from Morena being a doosy with all the costco traffic going in and out as well.
I'd buy that in a heartbeat.
That crash could've been bad considering a lot of cars go well over the speed limit in those parts and it doesn't take much to move out of the shoulder and into the lanes in the event of a crash.
Definitely not one of my preferred routes with the merger to/from Morena being a doosy with all the costco traffic going in and out as well.
I'd buy that in a heartbeat.
04-16-15, 09:32 PM
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**** dude. I've gone 40+ a couple times before, and I was scared as hell. Hope you heal up quick!
04-16-15, 09:52 PM
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Thank goodness you're okay. From that speed, I'm assuming you were on the hilly section of balboa between costco and target?
That crash could've been bad considering a lot of cars go well over the speed limit in those parts and it doesn't take much to move out of the shoulder and into the lanes in the event of a crash.
Definitely not one of my preferred routes with the merger to/from Morena being a doosy with all the costco traffic going in and out as well. .
That crash could've been bad considering a lot of cars go well over the speed limit in those parts and it doesn't take much to move out of the shoulder and into the lanes in the event of a crash.
Definitely not one of my preferred routes with the merger to/from Morena being a doosy with all the costco traffic going in and out as well. .
My crash was in that hilly section, between Clairemont Drive and the Morena "doosy" part. I ride on that road far too often to access either Fiesta Island or Santa Fe/Rose Cyn Path. My apt. is by Mesa College.
As time goes on, I am feeling more and more this way myself. It's too perfect: same color, dimensions, frame material and age of the bike that I crashed today, 'cept it's a lot nicer.
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04-17-15, 09:28 AM
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I was riding by myself, and some good Samaritans pulled over on the side of the road and called the police for me.
I was on the purple bike, it's at the fire department currently. When I was on the curb, I caught a glimpse of it - big dent in the top tube, possibly out of alignment too. Damn.
Funny, because as soon as I checked my email, there was a group message from my cycling club's president with a great deal on a Dave Tesch (made in my hometown) steel frame the same size on C-list, and guess what color it is...
Hmmm...
I was on the purple bike, it's at the fire department currently. When I was on the curb, I caught a glimpse of it - big dent in the top tube, possibly out of alignment too. Damn.
Funny, because as soon as I checked my email, there was a group message from my cycling club's president with a great deal on a Dave Tesch (made in my hometown) steel frame the same size on C-list, and guess what color it is...
Hmmm...
I raced a 101 for 10 years; they are awesome. Handling is incredibly quick but not twitchy. Never a corner I was afraid to dive into. My son was a cat 2 and rides crits well. It is the best handling crit bike he's ridden. And then there is the bling factor. Get well but get the Tesch
04-17-15, 09:34 AM
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yesterday evening and night we had the Mother of All Rain Storms. yesterday I left one window down in my car. today I get out the wet vac and try to empty the rolling swimming pool. one more plus for bikes over cars.
04-17-15, 09:38 AM
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@TMonk as usual I am late to the party. Sorry to hear about your crash. Hope you heal soon and get back to riding.
04-17-15, 11:38 AM
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@TMonk, heal quick man.
04-17-15, 11:56 AM
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04-17-15, 01:42 PM
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Really miss my 722. Want to build up another one.
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04-17-15, 08:18 PM
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04-17-15, 08:28 PM
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Someone bought the Tesch. ****. It was perfect!!!
I think I was a little too slow to the draw yesterday. I blame it on the painkillers.
I think I was a little too slow to the draw yesterday. I blame it on the painkillers.
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04-17-15, 08:37 PM
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Sorry to learn of your crash. But grab that Tesch! I raced a 101 for 10 years; they are awesome. Handling is incredibly quick but not twitchy. Never a corner I was afraid to dive into. My son was a cat 2 and rides crits well. It is the best handling crit bike he's ridden. And then there is the bling factor. Get well but get the Tesch
I raced a 101 for 10 years; they are awesome. Handling is incredibly quick but not twitchy. Never a corner I was afraid to dive into. My son was a cat 2 and rides crits well. It is the best handling crit bike he's ridden. And then there is the bling factor. Get well but get the Tesch
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04-17-15, 09:09 PM
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You live in the Land of Tesch. Maybe another one will come up. If you study the specs/geo the Tesch is closer to a track bike than a road bike with short wheelbase, short chainstays, steep seat tube and head tube angles and higher bottom bracket. Super stiff and over-built by traditional road bike standards. The forks are massive. Not a great bike for riding a century on rough roads but a beast to hammer on and dive through turns. "Built for Speed" as DT wrote on his bikes.