Treechunk just got hit by a car
11-09-05 | 12:56 PM
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bought a new car
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He's ok, so don't cry.
He was riding and a flock of pigeons took off close to him. One hit his rear wheel and he was distracted by it and either he hit a car or a car hit him. I dunno. He's ok. ****ed his front wheel.
He was riding and a flock of pigeons took off close to him. One hit his rear wheel and he was distracted by it and either he hit a car or a car hit him. I dunno. He's ok. ****ed his front wheel.
11-09-05 | 01:03 PM
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does he need a wheel or something?
11-09-05 | 01:07 PM
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I dunno the details. I was about to leave to meet him for PIZZA LUNCH.
He definitely doesn't need a wheel. He works at a bike shop and also lived in a co-op that has a million bikes in the basement.
He definitely doesn't need a wheel. He works at a bike shop and also lived in a co-op that has a million bikes in the basement.
11-09-05 | 01:51 PM
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damn, don't even get to post my own story! haha.
I'm fine. My left leg is a little bit scrapey, but didn't even bleed. My front wheel... well, I'll let the pictures speak.
I think everything else is ok, but I haven't put a different wheel in to check the fork yet.
So the story is that I had just turned on to California from Cermack when a flock of pigeons took off right in front of me. I moved kinda to the left to try to avoid them. One of them totally hit my back wheel, and I didn't look to see what happened, although perhaps if I had I wouldn't have been hit. So I'm already at the left of the lane, I see a car about to turn, but there's other traffic, so I figure I'm ok to just pass them on the left. They tried to beat the traffic and just accelerated really fast. I turned inside their turn, so only my wheel was hit. My wheel was directly under their tire, my tire blew out from being scraped across the ground, and I fell over 'cuz my tire was stuck. I think their tire or perhaps their bumper scraped a bunch of hair and a little bit of skin off my right shin. My rim is broken in several places, the tire is toast, but my precious rear wheel is fine, and I think everything else is all good too.
I'm fine. My left leg is a little bit scrapey, but didn't even bleed. My front wheel... well, I'll let the pictures speak.
I think everything else is ok, but I haven't put a different wheel in to check the fork yet.
So the story is that I had just turned on to California from Cermack when a flock of pigeons took off right in front of me. I moved kinda to the left to try to avoid them. One of them totally hit my back wheel, and I didn't look to see what happened, although perhaps if I had I wouldn't have been hit. So I'm already at the left of the lane, I see a car about to turn, but there's other traffic, so I figure I'm ok to just pass them on the left. They tried to beat the traffic and just accelerated really fast. I turned inside their turn, so only my wheel was hit. My wheel was directly under their tire, my tire blew out from being scraped across the ground, and I fell over 'cuz my tire was stuck. I think their tire or perhaps their bumper scraped a bunch of hair and a little bit of skin off my right shin. My rim is broken in several places, the tire is toast, but my precious rear wheel is fine, and I think everything else is all good too.
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11-09-05 | 01:55 PM
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glad to hear you're ok.
11-09-05 | 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by chimblysweep
glad to hear you're ok.
thanks
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11-09-05 | 01:59 PM
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From: Louisville, Ky
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Make's me wish I had someone here in town to ride with often. I mean, if I got hit, people would be like...
"ANOTHER ONE DOWN! +10 POINTS!"
*sigh* I want to move.
Glad to hear it's nothing truly serious.
"ANOTHER ONE DOWN! +10 POINTS!"
*sigh* I want to move.
Glad to hear it's nothing truly serious.
11-09-05 | 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by teadoggg
yo, your fork allignment still okay? that's a nasty ass wheel.
I dunno, but if I have to replace it, that'll be the fourth fork in that frame. I think it might be cursed at the front.
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11-09-05 | 02:13 PM
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ow. you should have wacked 'em with your kevlar-enforced knuckle gloves. hard.
pigeons have creepy eyes.
pigeons have creepy eyes.
11-09-05 | 02:29 PM
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I think my fork is bent. I took the wheel out (took a while, the QR got scraped and bent so bad it didn't want to let go) and put the fork on the ground and stuck a magnetic level on one of the blades. It's nowhere near level. Anybody got a better idea of how to check?
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11-09-05 | 02:29 PM
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11-09-05 | 02:31 PM
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please... tink don't. I can't pull my eyes away.
11-09-05 | 02:32 PM
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Originally Posted by treechunk
I think my fork is bent. I took the wheel out (took a while, the QR got scraped and bent so bad it didn't want to let go) and put the fork on the ground and stuck a magnetic level on one of the blades. It's nowhere near level. Anybody got a better idea of how to check?
11-09-05 | 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by treechunk
I think my fork is bent. I took the wheel out (took a while, the QR got scraped and bent so bad it didn't want to let go) and put the fork on the ground and stuck a magnetic level on one of the blades. It's nowhere near level. Anybody got a better idea of how to check?
11-09-05 | 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by *new*guy
why not just put a good wheel in it and check against the HT?
I'll try that.
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