Chris Froome bike totalled after road rage incident.

[Drago]

That's nothing. I once got in a bar fight with Froome the Fist. He can handle himself, you know.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

All in all I think I'm going to get myself and GF a cam , just to make sure you can nail the tw-t who for whatever reason puts your life or lifestyle in serious danger , GF got a hit on her arm coming off a roundabout , luckily she managed to steady herself and stay upright , Nissan 4x4 by all account, video would have sorted driver out ,

Okay I understand your concern but how many cams are you going to buy? You need 1 mounted on the bike facing forward, as this report proves you'll need another facing rearwards, but you will still have 2 blind spots either side, your GF got hit on the arm assuming they came from the side, then really need one on top of your head/helmet so that when the bike is on the floor & you're confronting the drivers, so we're at 5 so far. You know Murphy's/Sod's law, the camera will always be facing the wrong way if you don't. It's a bit like the dashcams in cars, I don't understand why everybody has them facing forward, surely you should also have a rear facing as I think that's more likely where you'll be hit.

 

[Drago]

Instead of cams, the typical cyclist should learn to turn their heads now and again. Like indicators on cars, these devices are fast becoming a substitute for riding properly.

 

[S-Express]

I don't understand why such an important rider was riding alone

He's not the King of Saudi Arabia. Pros train in a similar fashion to any other riders - sometimes alone, sometimes in groups.

 

[screenman]

Okay I understand your concern but how many cams are you going to buy? You need 1 mounted on the bike facing forward, as this report proves you'll need another facing rearwards, but you will still have 2 blind spots either side, your GF got hit on the arm assuming they came from the side, then really need one on top of your head/helmet so that when the bike is on the floor & you're confronting the drivers, so we're at 5 so far. You know Murphy's/Sod's law, the camera will always be facing the wrong way if you don't. It's a bit like the dashcams in cars, I don't understand why everybody has them facing forward, surely you should also have a rear facing as I think that's more likely where you'll be hit.

If you are hit from her by another vehicle it is their fault, if I remember correctly.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

I don't understand why such an important rider was riding alone

Because he can afford to live in Monaco with all the other millionaires, maybe the grunts can't until they make it big.

 

[Globalti]

It's all part of a worrying trend towards the roads becoming lawless, as somebody mentioned in the news this morning.

 

[ozboz]

Okay I understand your concern but how many cams are you going to buy? You need 1 mounted on the bike facing forward, as this report proves you'll need another facing rearwards, but you will still have 2 blind spots either side, your GF got hit on the arm assuming they came from the side, then really need one on top of your head/helmet so that when the bike is on the floor & you're confronting the drivers, so we're at 5 so far. You know Murphy's/Sod's law, the camera will always be facing the wrong way if you don't. It's a bit like the dashcams in cars, I don't understand why everybody has them facing forward, surely you should also have a rear facing as I think that's more likely where you'll be hit.

One facing front would do the trick in my book ,attached to the bars offside,
the vehicle that hit her would have had its reg captured on video , even if she had of gone down , it would have recorded the wobble and possibly likely the reg at the time of impact , so in my my book its an ok , I have had 3 incidents this week in about 2 hours of riding that in the case of impact or or near miss video could well have nailed the driver , luckily , I manovered out of them , and the drivers got away with a nice big 'up yours'
finger style response ,

 

[Siclo]

Okay I understand your concern but how many cams are you going to buy? You need 1 mounted on the bike facing forward, as this report proves you'll need another facing rearwards, but you will still have 2 blind spots either side, your GF got hit on the arm assuming they came from the side, then really need one on top of your head/helmet so that when the bike is on the floor & you're confronting the drivers, so we're at 5 so far. You know Murphy's/Sod's law, the camera will always be facing the wrong way if you don't. It's a bit like the dashcams in cars, I don't understand why everybody has them facing forward, surely you should also have a rear facing as I think that's more likely where you'll be hit.

360 cams are next. See the 360Fly or Nikon KeyMission360. It'll all change when Go-Pro finally release the Fusion

 

[jefmcg]

Being out as a team didn't help Giant Alpecin, could be said it's a bit dumb having all your team in the same place. http://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/british-woman-charge-giant-alpecin-spain-223215

Similar story to Amy Gillet.

On a lighter note, the roads in Monaco (where he lives) are fairly treacherous as you can see from this 1955 documentary


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcDGAyQnHQ8

 

[ayceejay]

I don't understand why such an important rider was riding alone
Well I stand corrected and corrected and corrected and corrected and corrected and corrected.........

 

[jonny jeez]

Looks like Karma ran over his Dogma.

Car-ma surely

 

[Deleted member 35268]

A new article on BBC Fake news
Froome crash: How dangerous is cycling on the roads?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-39856219

 

[mjr]

All in all I think I'm going to get myself and GF a cam , just to make sure you can nail the tw-t who for whatever reason puts your life or lifestyle in serious danger

Don't go thinking it'll "make sure". It'll give you a chance but there's any number of things that could go wrong with it. Still, it's a chance that you wouldn't have without one.

have you any proof that your local Inspector Knacker accepts home movies as evidence?

Experience is, I think, mixed.

It's spreading, thanks to experiences like Operation Snap. Most still won't accept ordinary cycling cameras for dangerous driving overtakes, but will as evidence of road rage or if there's a collision.

Instead of cams, the typical cyclist should learn to turn their heads now and again. Like indicators on cars, these devices are fast becoming a substitute for riding properly.

Is there any credible suggestion that Froome could have avoided this by looking behind more often?

A new article on BBC Fake news
Froome crash: How dangerous is cycling on the roads?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-39856219

British Bike-bashing Corporation strikes again Actually, it's not as bad as some of their efforts, but why aren't they asking something more like "How dangerous are hit-and-run motorists?"

 

[NorthernDave]

Okay I understand your concern but how many cams are you going to buy? You need 1 mounted on the bike facing forward, as this report proves you'll need another facing rearwards, but you will still have 2 blind spots either side, your GF got hit on the arm assuming they came from the side, then really need one on top of your head/helmet so that when the bike is on the floor & you're confronting the drivers, so we're at 5 so far. You know Murphy's/Sod's law, the camera will always be facing the wrong way if you don't. It's a bit like the dashcams in cars, I don't understand why everybody has them facing forward, surely you should also have a rear facing as I think that's more likely where you'll be hit.

Or get an Airdog to follow and film you wherever you go...

https://www.airdog.com