Addiction I
05-09-10 | 07:53 PM
#4051
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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
Whenever you think cycling can't get any stupider, it always does.
And I'd say Pope of BF is more accurate than King of Freds, but what other people think of me is none of my business.
And I'd say Pope of BF is more accurate than King of Freds, but what other people think of me is none of my business.
05-09-10 | 08:03 PM
#4053
Senior Member
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 9,458
Likes: 16
From: Colorado
Bikes: Something Canadian, something Italian, something American, and something German
I've not had a bad crash yet. Just waiting for the day to come..
Worst was when I accidentally took my steel road bike off road into a ditch between a shoulder and a side street, flipped over the bars and ripped my knee open.
Worst was when I accidentally took my steel road bike off road into a ditch between a shoulder and a side street, flipped over the bars and ripped my knee open.
05-09-10 | 08:04 PM
#4054
Senior Member
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 3,061
Likes: 823
From: in a house
Bikes: Specialized Aethos, Specialized Diverge Comp E5 and 2025 Spesh Tarmac SL8 Expert
Wow sorry to hear about the crash and I'm glad that both P and the doc are ok and will recover just fine.
Sucks to hit the deck...sucks even more in a couple of days when the adrenalin has flushed and all you are left with is the pain and trying not to stick to things...oh yeah showering with road rash is pure ecstasy too...heal quickly and fully...
Sucks to hit the deck...sucks even more in a couple of days when the adrenalin has flushed and all you are left with is the pain and trying not to stick to things...oh yeah showering with road rash is pure ecstasy too...heal quickly and fully...
05-09-10 | 08:19 PM
#4055
fuggitivo solitario
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 9,107
Likes: 13
From: Northern NJ
if you insist, i'll stop. i heard another member call you that & just appropriated the use of that moniker. someone need to think of something more clever
05-09-10 | 08:35 PM
#4056
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
If I were really the Pope of BF I'd have you all beheaded next week. And key culprits in the 33 would be drawn and quartered. But it wouldn't be so bad with the shaved legs.
05-09-10 | 08:44 PM
#4057
fuggitivo solitario
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 9,107
Likes: 13
From: Northern NJ
If I were really the Pope of BF I'd have you all beheaded next week. And key culprits in the 33 would be drawn and quartered. But it wouldn't be so bad with the shaved legs.
05-09-10 | 08:51 PM
#4059
he said member
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 13,813
Likes: 1,952
From: is everything
Bikes: yes please
05-09-10 | 08:55 PM
#4060
Has coddling tendencies.
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 8,360
Likes: 59
From: Topanga Canyon
Bikes: 2008 Blue RC8 w/ '09 Rival
05-09-10 | 08:56 PM
#4061
he said member
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 13,813
Likes: 1,952
From: is everything
Bikes: yes please
We'd like to see him but if he's skinnier than you he'd be transparent. Too fat for this sport....? I think you get a pass. eata cookie. heal well.
05-09-10 | 09:01 PM
#4062
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
I'm telling you, when I finally do get killed in this sport, the Eternal BF Thread I start to blog about it will stretch to friggin infinity. And beyond.
05-09-10 | 09:05 PM
#4063
he said member
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 13,813
Likes: 1,952
From: is everything
Bikes: yes please
05-09-10 | 09:11 PM
#4064
Mostly Harmless
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 58,905
Likes: 6,250
From: Norfolk, VA
Bikes: Have two wheels
05-09-10 | 09:27 PM
#4066
Senior Member
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 3,362
Likes: 0
From: Columbus, Ohio
Bikes: Cervelo Soloist
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05-09-10 | 09:34 PM
#4067
stole your bike
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 6,907
Likes: 27
From: North Bergen, NJ
Bikes: Orbea Orca, Ridley Compact
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
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05-09-10 | 10:55 PM
#4068
VFL For Life
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 54,150
Likes: 2,429
From: Knoxville, TN
Bikes: Velo Volmobile
05-10-10 | 03:08 AM
#4069
he said member
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 13,813
Likes: 1,952
From: is everything
Bikes: yes please
05-10-10 | 08:26 AM
#4071
he said member
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 13,813
Likes: 1,952
From: is everything
Bikes: yes please
05-10-10 | 08:35 AM
#4072
Still can't climb
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 23,024
Likes: 6
From: Limey in Taiwan
holy crap. I haven't looked at this thread for a few days and everyone nearly gets killed!
Heal up quick people. As for those who had facial injuries..(pcad and kym?) take this opportunity to get a free face lift on your insurance.
Heal up quick people. As for those who had facial injuries..(pcad and kym?) take this opportunity to get a free face lift on your insurance.
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coasting, few quotes are worthy of him, and of those, even fewer printable in a family forum......quote 3alarmer
No @coasting, you should stay 100% as you are right now, don't change a thing....quote Heathpack
05-10-10 | 08:38 AM
#4073
he said member
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 13,813
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From: is everything
Bikes: yes please
^^^^^^^^^
I dont think kim can do that hes so skinny he's practicly 2 dimensional.
I dont think kim can do that hes so skinny he's practicly 2 dimensional.
05-10-10 | 09:31 AM
#4074
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
05-10-10 | 11:15 AM
#4075
out walking the earth
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 21,440
Likes: 752
From: Lake Placid, NY
PCrash Report - mild concussion, road rash on my face, a few contusions and a wrecked jersey and dinged helmet. And the Scott Ultegra brifters are toast. But no major damages. Hell I feel guilty even posting this here after what gsteinb experienced this week. But I was sort of cold cocked for 10 minutes (they said I kept asking the same questions over and over, I have no memory of that period of time) so it was off the the ER for a CT scan and maybe some stitches.
Passed on the stitches, they released me half an hour ago. My bell did get rung pretty good. Oh well. Dr. Bob went down in front of me on River Vale Road about half a mile from the Pearl River line. My last thought was: 'crap Dr. Bob, I'm going to have to ride right over you now'. And so I did. No time to brake. Then I remember hitting the deck on the left side of my head, hard. Then I woke up talking to the ambulance dude. I think I was going 23-25 mph when I hit the road.
Crashing on a bike like that isn't usually scary. But it does eff up your day pretty good. Or your season if things really go wrong. Oh well. I'm not dead. And the Mets are playing today. The torment continues.
I've been doing that ride for 20+ years, never crashed on it before. And I think I'm the first guy they ever hauled off in the ambulance that I can remember. Thanks to Big Paul for getting my Scott back to Piermont. I'm headed over there now to pick it up and get it squared away. Everybody on the ride and at Valley Hospital couldn't be nicer. If you're going to slam your head against the ground @ 25 mph, it's good to do it in cycling.
Passed on the stitches, they released me half an hour ago. My bell did get rung pretty good. Oh well. Dr. Bob went down in front of me on River Vale Road about half a mile from the Pearl River line. My last thought was: 'crap Dr. Bob, I'm going to have to ride right over you now'. And so I did. No time to brake. Then I remember hitting the deck on the left side of my head, hard. Then I woke up talking to the ambulance dude. I think I was going 23-25 mph when I hit the road.
Crashing on a bike like that isn't usually scary. But it does eff up your day pretty good. Or your season if things really go wrong. Oh well. I'm not dead. And the Mets are playing today. The torment continues.
I've been doing that ride for 20+ years, never crashed on it before. And I think I'm the first guy they ever hauled off in the ambulance that I can remember. Thanks to Big Paul for getting my Scott back to Piermont. I'm headed over there now to pick it up and get it squared away. Everybody on the ride and at Valley Hospital couldn't be nicer. If you're going to slam your head against the ground @ 25 mph, it's good to do it in cycling.