Riding for the first time with the Training Group for the Bloomington Club...and I'm hanging in there (to my surprise).
Half way in, a Hammerin' ride - despite serious hills, we're averaging 19.2mph...my max speed was 46.4 mph.
Then, on an extended downhill, we had to turn left. One of the lead riders (there were 17 of us) signaled left (just five feet in front of me), another rider didn't see him, clipped him on the left, and the lead went down -AT 40 MPH
I barely missed him. He slid at least 20 feet. We had a car up, car back, and car left!
He's generally OK, but something's wrong with his hip - likely pulled something in the slide. So, we got him to the hospital...where he is now.
Moral:
- the route was poorly described...and not everyone understood that the turn was coming up.
- the group was too big to be going that fast without fanning out more
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06-09-2009, 06:49 PM #1
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A near terrible wreck
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06-09-2009, 07:23 PM #2
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Wow, Mr Silver...I am glad that no one got seriously injured ( not that the leader didn't get hurt) Going that fast leaves little reaction time. All I can say again is Wow.
No ride here again, lots of T-storms and a tornado touched down north of where I live. There was one on the other side of the city this weekend too
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06-09-2009, 08:34 PM #3
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Did a short 10 miles with hills. Much easier on the new ride.
Still getting used to drops vs flat bar and different shifters, but all good.
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