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07-17-09 | 10:22 AM

#1015

caloso

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From: Sacramento, California, USA

Bikes: Specialized Tarmac, Canyon Exceed, Specialized Transition, Ellsworth Roots, Ridley Excalibur

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Originally Posted by Kinesis

Horrible
Riding along queens boulevard,3-4 feet to the right of the curb nonetheless
2+ full lanes for anyone to pass.
mini van comes around the corner behind me,doesn't see me at all,drives alongside the lane I'm in(parking lane) out of nowhere before I could react,my front wheel goes under the van,fortunately I didn't.I went flying and off to my right.
Potato chip front wheel,fork snapped.road rash galore,but it couldve been worse

Holy crap. Glad you're alive.

Mine was really, really quiet today. Then I realized that it's Furlough Friday. Most state workers are furloughed today so downtown Sac'to was completely dead.