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First big crash
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Free of charge too. :-)
You think they'll darn it or stitch the edges together
Good for Rapha but bad for you. Good luck with the recovery.
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Cheers, no idea. A big hole to darn tho, Likely a shoulder patch cross style. :-)You think they'll darn it or stitch the edges together
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And why was the Rapha top full of pasta twists?
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I'd done carb loading the night before. Doesn't everybody?
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Polocini
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As mentioned earlier Chris was on his way over to our place. I'd had a good catch up with one of his club mates a couple of days after the crash who had told me that although badly injured Chris was in good spirits.
Well, I've just had an email off Chris and I don't want to embarrass him but he's a proper gent and hard as nails. He asked to buy some of our Gilbert Slice for the club mate who waited with him. Legend!
With the injuries sustained and the attitude showed in the aftermath Chris has to be 'Hard Man of the year' at the club end of season awards!!!!!
Get well soon fella.
AL
Well, I've just had an email off Chris and I don't want to embarrass him but he's a proper gent and hard as nails. He asked to buy some of our Gilbert Slice for the club mate who waited with him. Legend!
With the injuries sustained and the attitude showed in the aftermath Chris has to be 'Hard Man of the year' at the club end of season awards!!!!!
Get well soon fella.
AL
I had my first real crash last weekend too on our club run and am a bit battered and bruised but nothing broken. Mine was about half the speed of yours and finished with a front somersault on the bike. Your attitude is brilliant - please send me some of your meds and spirit
Origamist
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That's really rough, Chris. Hope you make a good recovery.
I had a couple of major speed wobbles in the Peaks last summer at about 40mph and it's v scary when you can start to see into the cracks of a sturdily built stone wall as you head straight for it. With a bit of skill (I did grip the top tube with my thighs, but it took me about 3 seconds to react as I was in a panic) and a lot of luck, I managed to avoid a bone shattering crash. However, my confidence when descending is now shot, particularly on my best bike.
I had a couple of major speed wobbles in the Peaks last summer at about 40mph and it's v scary when you can start to see into the cracks of a sturdily built stone wall as you head straight for it. With a bit of skill (I did grip the top tube with my thighs, but it took me about 3 seconds to react as I was in a panic) and a lot of luck, I managed to avoid a bone shattering crash. However, my confidence when descending is now shot, particularly on my best bike.
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I had my first real crash last weekend too on our club run and am a bit battered and bruised but nothing broken. Mine was about half the speed of yours and finished with a front somersault on the bike. Your attitude is brilliant - please send me some of your meds and spirit
Hope you recover quickly and get back out there. You definitely win on style points for a somersault tho, I only managed a bounce and slide. :-)
It must be Peak tarmac then! Pleased to hear you saved it and that the top tube knee grip works cos that's what I'll be trying, probably all the way down from now on! I never had much descending confidence and as you say, it'll take a while to get back to even that level. But its not like we're racing for a living is it and after all, this is supposed to be fun. :-)
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Ouch! GWS soon. Respect.
Fabulous images of you.
How's your bike? If it developed a serious and dangerous wobble like it did causing you to crash then surely there must be a problem with the frame or design?
Fabulous images of you.
How's your bike? If it developed a serious and dangerous wobble like it did causing you to crash then surely there must be a problem with the frame or design?
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Ouch! 
Couldn't even look on after the first picture: hope you get well as soon as reasonably possible!
Couldn't even look on after the first picture: hope you get well as soon as reasonably possible!
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Heal fast, get well soon.
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Cheers. Although I've not seen it I'm told by clubmates and the chap who very kindly drove over to retrieve it for me that it needs a left hand shifter. That apparently was 'destroyed' .And the fork is suspect so that will be replaced too.
Reading about this wobble it can be induced by bad design yes but in this case and after 5000 miles on the bike I'm confident it's not that. Just bad luck, lack of experience, too much speed and gravel. Perfect storm really and you'd have to be really unlucky for everything to stack up like that again I think. Or I hope! :-)
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