Jump to content

Crashed my Bicycle, Pics inside...


944s2

Recommended Posts

Long story but, Yesterday on a ride with my dad and friend for fathers day I crashed my bicycle on a hill going 35 mph, (last speedo check)

The front tire exploded and I held it up on the rim (which was like being on ice) for about 5 seconds, knowing that I was going down. Slid along the pavement for a bit creating some nice road rash on my body.

The tire exploding sounded like a gunshot, my dad and friend who were behind me didn't know what happened and a lady 40 yards away and inside, heard it and came out of her house. (she also let me in to clean up and gave me and my bike a ride home) Guess thats what 110-120 psi sounds like when it decides to go.

Edit:Also these pics were taken 1 day after the event, all the pics with blood are on my dads camera.

Left arm.

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd58/reitzmj/015-1.jpg

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd58/reitzmj/003.jpg

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd58/reitzmj/002.jpg

Right Elbow.

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd58/reitzmj/011.jpg

Left Side.

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd58/reitzmj/006.jpg

Right Leg

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd58/reitzmj/010.jpg

Jersey Damage

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd58/reitzmj/013.jpg

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd58/reitzmj/014-1.jpg

I have gone down before but this is one of the worst.

I need some pics of bike damage... but its at my Dads house right now.

Edited by 944s2
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Oh and I was on the aero bars, so I could not get to the brake to stop the bike, if I would have lifted my body off the bars all balance would have been lost and I would have just instantly gone down.
Link to comment
Share on other sites

ouch! sounds like it could have been a lot worse though. 35mph on a bike is a few performance levels above my fat butt. I only have a typical mountain style bike that I tool around the neighborhood with. I think I've hit 20mph maybe a few higher. Not that the bike could but if I got her to 35mph I'd probably fall over on my own due to lack of oxygen getting there. :o

 

this thread needs a vid of the event for posterity :)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

ouch! sounds like it could have been a lot worse though. 35mph on a bike is a few performance levels above my fat butt. I only have a typical mountain style bike that I tool around the neighborhood with. I think I've hit 20mph maybe a few higher. Not that the bike could but if I got her to 35mph I'd probably fall over on my own due to lack of oxygen getting there. :o

 

this thread needs a vid of the event for posterity :)

 

I wish I had a video, I remember nothing after it went down till i stopped on the ground, it happened so fast.

and 35 is not too bad on a downhill on a road bike... I have hit 48 before.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Ouch, this was on pavement, but I assume you were on a motorcycle? If I ever get one I will def suit up for that.

 

Yep motorcycle, I had jeans on, all that did was allow the pavement to grind the jeans into my skin. Was not fun having 3 nurses scrub the denim out of the rash for an hour. :mad:

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Is Neosporin your best friend right now?

Forget Neosporin, grab the Black Label. I don't have a clue what that shit was, apart from some spray can that put yellow stuff on you that stung like hell, but it's what my football coaches used in HS, and no matter how scraped and cut up we got, nobody ever got an infection.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

ouch. and just when i thought i found a safe workout activity. lol

 

i think the max ive gotten to on my bike is 33-34 down hill. and to think also, i just got a gift card for bicycle one so i can pick up some aero bars i wanted for my birthday, but they were out of stock. lol

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...