Originally Posted by patentcad (Post 10789101)

I was rather shocked there wasn't more coverage of this incident in Velo News. Giro schmiro.

Originally Posted by ls01 (Post 10789724)

Hmmmmm. Snubbed by the media? Must be a conspiracy. Certainly His Holiness Of BF deserves at least a bloody cover photo.

Originally Posted by patentcad (Post 10786362)

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.

Originally Posted by gsteinb (Post 10790529)

kind of funny that his report has you in front of him. did both you guys knock heads and have outer body experiences?

Originally Posted by Tulex (Post 10790631)

This is perfect. He said he blacked out, so if no one ever says otherwise, he can stick to his story. If he gets called on it, he can say he must have misremembered it because of the blackout.

Originally Posted by gsteinb (Post 10790529)

kind of funny that his report has you in front of him. did both you guys knock heads and have outer body experiences?

Originally Posted by coasting (Post 10790702)

was this a race or just a regular group ride?

Originally Posted by patentcad (Post 10790682)

I thought it was Dr. Bob who crashed in front of me, but I could be wrong. My memories are fuzzy. I'm still woozy today, a little nauseous, etc. If it wasn't Dr. Bob then there was a third person in that nasty crash and I rode right over him, I don't know who that was. Hey, all I know is I'm minding my own business, sucking wheel, and suddenly I have a prone racing bike perpendicular in my path, and I just T-boned it. It happened very fast.

I don't feel so hot this afternoon. I need another night of sleep. But the dentist awaits.

Originally Posted by coasting (Post 10790750)

i think he needs more medication. nurse! nurse!

Originally Posted by Tulex (Post 10790810)

And I thought it was a guy with long hair

Originally Posted by patentcad (Post 10790799)

I'm high on Advil.