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@Yellow Saddle Have you seen this Road.cc article?
Cyclist's death descending from Mow Cop could have been due to speed shimmy
Cyclist's death descending from Mow Cop could have been due to speed shimmy
Mooney had been descending from Mow Cop and his bike computer revealed that he had been travelling at about 30mph at the time of the crash.
Mooney's wife, Jennifer, said he had cycled on that road many times before and data revealed that he had ridden the stretch at similar speeds without any problems.
A passing motorist, Mark Hyde, said that he had been driving home from work shortly before 6pm when Mooney had come around the corner near the middle of the road.
He said that he had appeared to be wobbling on his bike “as though he was losing control and trying to get back to his side of the road”.
He said Mooney left the road on his bike and went into the verge where he hit something. The bike stopped and Mooney went over the handlebars into a tree.
Hyde said there didn’t appear to be anything in the road that would have been an obstacle or distraction to Mooney and added that he thought the cyclist had been trying to regain control of his bike before he’d come into view.
PC Rob Wilson, a collision investigator from Cheshire Police, suggested that Mooney could have been suffering from the effects of a “high speed shimmy”.
Mooney's wife, Jennifer, said he had cycled on that road many times before and data revealed that he had ridden the stretch at similar speeds without any problems.
A passing motorist, Mark Hyde, said that he had been driving home from work shortly before 6pm when Mooney had come around the corner near the middle of the road.
He said that he had appeared to be wobbling on his bike “as though he was losing control and trying to get back to his side of the road”.
He said Mooney left the road on his bike and went into the verge where he hit something. The bike stopped and Mooney went over the handlebars into a tree.
Hyde said there didn’t appear to be anything in the road that would have been an obstacle or distraction to Mooney and added that he thought the cyclist had been trying to regain control of his bike before he’d come into view.
PC Rob Wilson, a collision investigator from Cheshire Police, suggested that Mooney could have been suffering from the effects of a “high speed shimmy”.
