Great report. Glad to hear you are ok! Trey Thorne, CCIM Thorne Realty, Inc.
252-823-7930 office 252-641-1585 fax www.thornerealtync.com On Jul 21, 2012, at 6:52 PM, DRM <[email protected]> wrote: > The story of my first wreck while riding with the COWs actually starts a week > ago when I had got a new rear cassette and put it on my deep dish race > wheels. I had not ridden on them till today, in preparation for Buckhorn > next week. I noticed a rattle coming from my rear wheel, and at one of the > stops, sure enough it was loose. The nut that tightens the cassette on was > tight, but the gears still had some play. I had forgotten to put a spacer on > the rear hub prior to installing the cassette. So this was my first of two > mistakes; forgetting to check the cassette installation. The second is > qualified as "I knew better but did it anyway"; I knew my cassette was loose, > but I just couldn't help it when Nick went to pull around me on Target hill. > I had just gotten out of the saddle, driving my leg down in the power range > of the stroke, when the slop in the rear got me. The chain slipped forward, > fell off the front chain ring and my foot unclipped from the peddle. This > all happened in less than a second. Now I was out of my saddle, clipped in > with my left foot, my right foot flapping free, and my center of gravity not > where I needed it to be. Luckily (and it really is luck to have happened > when and where it did) it was my right foot that popped out, since it carried > me to the right toward the curb. Had my left foot popped out, I would have > veered left, out into traffic, and likely ended up skidding along the black > top. But no, I was destined for the curb and the grassy patch on the right. > I don't know if my front tire blew before I hit the curb, or as a result of > hitting it, but I heard it pop like a .22 gunshot. I catapulted over my > handle bars and landed on my right side (mostly right hip if my injuries > paint an accurate picture). Shorty after both I and my bike stopped moving, > my rear tire blew...it may have just wanted to be included in the event. A > quick inspection of my ride showed only minor damage; only a few scrapes > along one side of my front rim. I will need to retire it until I get it > fixed, but the bike seemed to fair better than I did (which is ok with me). > > This was by far my worst wreck on a bike (since I broke my arm on my BMX as a > kid) and I was thankful that I had the group around me for support. I > carried my bike up the hill to the Target sign and I had to run DC and Chad C > off telling them I was fine and that my wife was on the way. Not only did > Dave W call to check if I still had full function of my appendages, but Nick > actually stopped by with a 6 pack of (appropratly named) somersault ale to > hasten the healing process. DC is picking me up some new tubes and Chad C > made a house call to tape me up with Kenisilogy tape for pain and swelling > (which were starting to get pretty bad). My right hip is keeping me from > moving too quickly, but considering the speed of the crash, things could have > been much much worse. > > Thanks all for a great ride and all the support! > > (Turbo) Dan > > > > On Saturday, July 21, 2012 11:07:41 AM UTC-4, Jim Davis wrote: > A big herd of 12 COWS and 1 heifer left DD to do the Fremont route, typical > easy start through the neighborhood then Bob L sets the pace and we roll the > rest of the day at 20/22 until St Mary's ch rd Turbo, DC, Lawyer, LR, and Big > Wally drop the hammer at 31 mph they are puling away for BobL, Birdman and > Kaiser. Regroup on Radford. Group is all together on target hill, turbo > drops the hammer to pull our average up. Drops his chain throws him into the > curb, pops his rear tire, does an endo into the grass, pops front tire. > Turbo and bike seem to be ok. Judges gave him a 9.5 on the landing because > he did not stick the landing but had a slight roll. 50 miles, 20 avg. > Great day to be on the bike. > Birdman > > Sent from my iPad > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msg/cyclistsofwilson-cows/-/T2UQF8S8YgEJ. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CyclistsOfWilson-COWs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cyclistsofwilson-cows?hl=en.
