Holy cow! That's a horrible crash! I'm sorry that happened to you. I'm so scared of crashing... I haven't fallen at all yet. I'm wondering if it's like an earthquake, the longer it takes to happen, the worse it is. I have a lot of respect for people who can get back on the bike after an experience like that.
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04-06-2010, 09:38 PM #1
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04-07-2010, 05:01 AM #2
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No you don't want to crash! It was not fun and I was sore for quite some time. My daughter crashed going down a hill at 30 mph and her neck still bothers her 3 years later. She's been seeing a chiropractor and it's getting better but now she has a fear of going fast down any hill. I have to wait for her at the bottom of any long steep downhill that we used to race down together. The mental injury is sometimes a lot harder to get over then the physical one.
So stay safe and be alert out there everyone!
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04-07-2010, 08:13 AM #3
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ACK! That's like my greatest fear. There's this one hill by me that I go almost 40MPH down and I LOVE it! But how much would it suck to wipe out on it! There is so much about riding my bike that scares me everyday I get on it. I'm such a wuss. But part of it is empowering that I'm doing it regardless of the fear!
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04-09-2010, 08:43 PM #4
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Susan - Let me know how the CATS ride goes tomorrow!! I hope it turns out to be a good fit for you.
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04-10-2010, 04:52 AM #5
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I will give a full report. I'm sitting here right now with my morning coffee. I'll be leaving around 7:30 for the ride. It says to be there no later than 8:30 so you can sign the sign in sheet and be ready to roll by 9:00. It is cold this morning. My thermometer says 29 degrees outside right now!
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04-10-2010, 05:30 PM #6
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What a ride I had today. The temperature at the start was 31 degrees. Starting from S. Bellevue P&R we went clockwise around Lake Washington. Coming around the southern point we turned north and straight into one heck of a headwind. Lake Washington had some choppy waves out there. Headwind and hills (yea, HILLS! It was a very hilly ride too) and 51.1 miles. The pace was good the ride leader awesome and the other riders were very nice too. The blue group (the one I was in) had such a turn out that we had to split into two groups. I'll sleep soundly tonight!
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04-10-2010, 08:32 PM #7
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Awesome! So you think it was a good fit? Sorry you had a headwind though!
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