Addiction I
05-09-10 | 05:26 PM
#4026
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Peloton Shelter Dog
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 90,508
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From: Chester, NY
Bikes: 2017 Scott Foil, 2016 Scott Addict SL, 2018 Santa Cruz Blur CC MTB
I see nothing weird, sinister or unusual about guys who race or ride in fast groups crashing bicycles.
It does suck, but it is rather routine. Gsteinb's nasty injuries were less common, but even those aren't unusual in this sport. You just hope they don't happen to you.
It does suck, but it is rather routine. Gsteinb's nasty injuries were less common, but even those aren't unusual in this sport. You just hope they don't happen to you.
05-09-10 | 05:54 PM
#4027
he said member
Joined: Sep 2008
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From: is everything
Bikes: yes please
I see nothing weird, sinister or unusual about guys who race or ride in fast groups crashing bicycles.
It does suck, but it is rather routine. Gsteinb's nasty injuries were less common, but even those aren't unusual in this sport. You just hope they don't happen to you.
It does suck, but it is rather routine. Gsteinb's nasty injuries were less common, but even those aren't unusual in this sport. You just hope they don't happen to you.
Just seems like a lot of guys in a short span of time, sure, it happens but seems kind of concentrated lately.
05-09-10 | 06:12 PM
#4028
Señor Member
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 3,744
Likes: 14
From: Brooklyn, NY
Bikes: 2018 Lynskey R380 Ti | 2011 Hampsten Travelissimo Gran Paradiso Ti | 2001 De Rosa Neo Primato - Batik Del Monte, Genius | 1991 Eddy Merckx - Motorola, TSX
I crashed last weekend:
Smiling after the bathroom stop, before we went on Gimbels:
Smiling even after the tarmac facial since I realize my bike is ok:
Medic:
Body damage:
Gash in eye (still need to see a plastic surgeon)
Road rash
Bike damage:
Scuffed shifters (fixed this yesterday and today)
One of the rails in my saddle cracked
Helmet cracked
Glasses cracked
Jersey torn
Will ride again.
edit: thanks to my friends Joe and Sergei for the photos
Smiling after the bathroom stop, before we went on Gimbels:
Smiling even after the tarmac facial since I realize my bike is ok:
Medic:
Body damage:
Gash in eye (still need to see a plastic surgeon)
Road rash
Bike damage:
Scuffed shifters (fixed this yesterday and today)
One of the rails in my saddle cracked
Helmet cracked
Glasses cracked
Jersey torn
Will ride again.
edit: thanks to my friends Joe and Sergei for the photos
Last edited by kimconyc; 05-09-10 at 06:15 PM.
05-09-10 | 06:14 PM
#4029
out walking the earth
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 21,440
Likes: 752
From: Lake Placid, NY
christ. it's a wonder you didn't break in half. eat a ****ing sandwich.
05-09-10 | 06:15 PM
#4030
VFL For Life
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 54,150
Likes: 2,429
From: Knoxville, TN
Bikes: Velo Volmobile
05-09-10 | 06:17 PM
#4031
Banned.
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 4,938
Likes: 9
From: Post-partisan Paradise
Bikes: GF Wahoo '05, Trek T1000 '04, Lemond Buenos Aires '07
Painful. That looks painful.
Kind of like the chariot race scene in Ben Hur.
Anyway. Chicks dig scars.
Kind of like the chariot race scene in Ben Hur.
Anyway. Chicks dig scars.
05-09-10 | 06:17 PM
#4032
Señor Member
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 3,744
Likes: 14
From: Brooklyn, NY
Bikes: 2018 Lynskey R380 Ti | 2011 Hampsten Travelissimo Gran Paradiso Ti | 2001 De Rosa Neo Primato - Batik Del Monte, Genius | 1991 Eddy Merckx - Motorola, TSX
05-09-10 | 06:18 PM
#4033
he said member
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 13,813
Likes: 1,952
From: is everything
Bikes: yes please
05-09-10 | 06:19 PM
#4034
he said member
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 13,813
Likes: 1,952
From: is everything
Bikes: yes please
05-09-10 | 06:20 PM
#4035
Senior Member
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 29,532
Likes: 13,533
From: In the foothills of Los Angeles County
Heal fast, Pcaddy. Take care of your cavesa.
05-09-10 | 07:07 PM
#4037
Thread Starter
Peloton Shelter Dog
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 90,508
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From: Chester, NY
Bikes: 2017 Scott Foil, 2016 Scott Addict SL, 2018 Santa Cruz Blur CC MTB
I got road rash on my face and legs. My legs were shaven. My face was not.
This sport couldn't possibly be more effed up.
This sport couldn't possibly be more effed up.
05-09-10 | 07:09 PM
#4039
Banned.
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 4,938
Likes: 9
From: Post-partisan Paradise
Bikes: GF Wahoo '05, Trek T1000 '04, Lemond Buenos Aires '07
Could you be a doper? That would mess things up even more.
05-09-10 | 07:12 PM
#4040
Señor Member
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 3,744
Likes: 14
From: Brooklyn, NY
Bikes: 2018 Lynskey R380 Ti | 2011 Hampsten Travelissimo Gran Paradiso Ti | 2001 De Rosa Neo Primato - Batik Del Monte, Genius | 1991 Eddy Merckx - Motorola, TSX
New bike parts coming (that's worth at least an additional 50 pages)?
05-09-10 | 07:17 PM
#4041
Has coddling tendencies.
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 8,360
Likes: 59
From: Topanga Canyon
Bikes: 2008 Blue RC8 w/ '09 Rival
Pcad crashes for the first time in a long time on the same day pros racing the Giro experienced one of their worst crash days ever. Coincidence?
05-09-10 | 07:17 PM
#4042
Senior Member
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 9,458
Likes: 16
From: Colorado
Bikes: Something Canadian, something Italian, something American, and something German
Just to add to the bloody stories here, last night at my friends house my friend's bipolar GF flipped the eff out over wanting the room to herself and moving us to the fun-lacking living room. She ended up attacking him (he has a smashed foot, 4 surgeries, from mtb crash) and scratched the hell out of his face. All over a room that she wanted.
05-09-10 | 07:19 PM
#4043
Has coddling tendencies.
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 8,360
Likes: 59
From: Topanga Canyon
Bikes: 2008 Blue RC8 w/ '09 Rival
05-09-10 | 07:23 PM
#4045
Senior Member
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 9,458
Likes: 16
From: Colorado
Bikes: Something Canadian, something Italian, something American, and something German
05-09-10 | 07:24 PM
#4046
Thread Starter
Peloton Shelter Dog
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 90,508
Likes: 32
From: Chester, NY
Bikes: 2017 Scott Foil, 2016 Scott Addict SL, 2018 Santa Cruz Blur CC MTB
05-09-10 | 07:28 PM
#4047
Senior Member
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 9,458
Likes: 16
From: Colorado
Bikes: Something Canadian, something Italian, something American, and something German
05-09-10 | 07:32 PM
#4048
Señor Member
Joined: Aug 2008
Posts: 3,744
Likes: 14
From: Brooklyn, NY
Bikes: 2018 Lynskey R380 Ti | 2011 Hampsten Travelissimo Gran Paradiso Ti | 2001 De Rosa Neo Primato - Batik Del Monte, Genius | 1991 Eddy Merckx - Motorola, TSX
I'm still too fat for this sport.
You should see me next to my friend Sergei (who is the guy in the red/black/white kit in the 3rd picture). He is a Cat-3 in drag (Cat-5 since it is his first season racing) and I can't keep up with him most of the time.
You should see me next to my friend Sergei (who is the guy in the red/black/white kit in the 3rd picture). He is a Cat-3 in drag (Cat-5 since it is his first season racing) and I can't keep up with him most of the time.
05-09-10 | 07:41 PM
#4049
fuggitivo solitario
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 9,107
Likes: 13
From: Northern NJ
05-09-10 | 07:45 PM
#4050
fuggitivo solitario
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 9,107
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From: Northern NJ
King of Freds, Kimconyc, and gsteinb
I wish all of you a speedy recovery