It's important to call out obstacles!!
This is a 21-year old professional motorcycle racer. He was injured while road riding (on his bicycle) with his two brothers. They were going between 35 and 40 miles an hour. The two brothers (Tom and Nick) were in front. This guy (Roger) was following. There was a small pole on the road. Tom and Nick saw it and slit it. Roger didn’t see it until it was too late because he was on his brothers’ wheels. He hit the pole and took a pretty bad fall! His quote about having all the asphalt removed from his skin for an hour and a half was, “That was great, let me tell you.”
These guys aren’t bicyclists. I’ll bet they don’t know about the courtesy of calling out obstacles when group riding. As a mountain biker who has only been road riding for a few years, I can remember how funny I thought it was that the roadies call out stuff on the ride—rider up, glass, pot hole, etc. But I can sure see how important it can be. When you’re in the pack, you can’t see what’s in the path.
Ouch! :eek:
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Ouch, Ouch, Ouch, Ouch, Ouch!
What more can I say? Landing on dirt is so much easier.
donna
btw point taken :cool:
