Rider down - me

il_principe
il_principe Posts: 9,155
edited June 2013 in Commuting chat
Came a cropper in RP this morning. Was out doing a practice run for the TT. It started raining just as I got going and the road got greasy quickly. I am usually pretty catious on the roundabouts and today was no different, but as I started to put the power on out of the Kingston Gate RB, the bike just went from underneath me. Verdict is a bit of road rash and I've tweaked something in my calf. Also starting to get a bit sore around the er, lower groin area.

Helmet lovers will be delighted to know that I was helmeted - the TT requires it so I've been training with one. However, as with every other off, I had the presence of mind to keep my head up, so no damage done there. Thankfully the bike seems ok and there's no damaged to my lovely Castelli bibs (the same cannot be said for the skin underneath them).

Sore and stiff now. Hopefully I haven't done any real damage to my calf, will take a few days off the bike to make sure.

All in all not too bad, thankfully it was low speed. Also thanks to the driver and cyclist who stopped to check I was ok.

Stupid rain.

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  • EKE_38BPM
    EKE_38BPM Posts: 5,821
    Ouch.

    Glad you're (mainly) OK.
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  • rubertoe
    rubertoe Posts: 3,994
    It was a bit greasy this morning,

    Glad the kit and the bike are ok and the damage to you is not to bad.
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  • essex-commuter
    essex-commuter Posts: 2,188
    Never quite understood how skin gets damaged and the lycra that covered it can look unmarked, I've had that a few times.

    Hope it heals soon and that it's all just cosmetic.
  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    Yes - but also had the alternative which is melted Hely Hansen material stuck to me. Yuck.

    IP - unlucky. I too have been caught out powering out of a roundabout on frost, and it's fecking horrible. My sympathies. Get well soon.
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  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,882
    Oh dear. Some bits of RP seem to have a special extra slippery when wet road surface on them. Hope you heal fast.
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,072
    Ouch glad you're okay enough to post on here, but if you dont make it can i have your bike ...?

    would be a shame to waste it :roll:
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  • pitchshifter
    pitchshifter Posts: 1,476
    edited June 2013
    I hope you were wearing that new helmet?

    Heal up.

    Edit: Just read the post. Helmet confirmed. Although I would have thought that thing gave you some extra grip in the corners.
  • spasypaddy
    spasypaddy Posts: 5,180
    im going down next week to ride the route a few times before the 30th. raced there before but with the new traffic calming measures i want to make sure my BMC can actually get around the corners
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  • jrduquemin1
    jrduquemin1 Posts: 30
    Il Principe wrote:
    Came a cropper in RP this morning. Was out doing a practice run for the TT. It started raining just as I got going and the road got greasy quickly. I am usually pretty catious on the roundabouts and today was no different, but as I started to put the power on out of the Kingston Gate RB, the bike just went from underneath me. Verdict is a bit of road rash and I've tweaked something in my calf. Also starting to get a bit sore around the er, lower groin area.

    Helmet lovers will be delighted to know that I was helmeted - the TT requires it so I've been training with one. However, as with every other off, I had the presence of mind to keep my head up, so no damage done there. Thankfully the bike seems ok and there's no damaged to my lovely Castelli bibs (the same cannot be said for the skin underneath them).

    Sore and stiff now. Hopefully I haven't done any real damage to my calf, will take a few days off the bike to make sure.

    All in all not too bad, thankfully it was low speed. Also thanks to the driver and cyclist who stopped to check I was ok.

    Stupid rain.

    Sorry to hear of your crash, which way were you going? I've noticed the gravel on the corner turning onto dark hill is quite nasty at the moment and could do with sweeping off the road.
  • Sewinman
    Sewinman Posts: 2,131
    Get well soon!
  • Green Brompton
    Green Brompton Posts: 972
    Ouch. :(
    Why? Because I'm guaranteed a seat all the way in.

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  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    Ouch!

    Get well soon and I agree with a few days off the bike to make sure you're good.
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  • bigmat
    bigmat Posts: 5,134
    Glad to hear you and bike are mainly OK.

    It rained for the final TT last year and people were dropping like flies. Cancellara corner generally worse - I nearly lost it powering out of there, on the drops andout of the saddle, the rear wheel just flicked out - scary moment.

    The list of communters doing this TT seems to keep growing - is there a separate thread yet?!
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  • Kieran_Burns
    Kieran_Burns Posts: 9,757
    BigMat wrote:
    Glad to hear you and bike are mainly OK.

    It rained for the final TT last year and people were dropping like flies. Cancellara corner generally worse - I nearly lost it powering out of there, on the drops andout of the saddle, the rear wheel just flicked out - scary moment.

    The list of communters doing this TT seems to keep growing - is there a separate thread yet?!

    So has this become a badge of honour now (like #bloodycyclists) or was that a typo?
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  • hegyestomi
    hegyestomi Posts: 504
    Get well soon!
  • spasypaddy
    spasypaddy Posts: 5,180
    BigMat wrote:
    The list of communters doing this TT seems to keep growing - is there a separate thread yet?!
    You actually going to turn up this time :lol:

    Start the thread
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  • rjsterry
    rjsterry Posts: 29,829
    Ben6899 wrote:
    Ouch!

    Get well soon and I agree with a few days off the bike to make sure you're good.

    +1. Surprising how hard you hit the ground even when moving fairly slowly.
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  • MrSweary
    MrSweary Posts: 1,699
    Ouch. Hope you heal up ok.

    Hate the Kingston Gate roundabout in particular. Always covered with gravel.
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  • bigmat
    bigmat Posts: 5,134
    spasypaddy wrote:
    BigMat wrote:
    The list of communters doing this TT seems to keep growing - is there a separate thread yet?!
    You actually going to turn up this time :lol:

    Start the thread

    Yeah I should be there. Just had call from Cadence telling me they have sorted my bike out (hurrah!) so I have 11 days to get some hardcore training in. Palace on Tuesday, maybe Richmond Park next Wednesday, turbo time etc etc. Do I have time to get in shape?

    Would start a separate thread but don't have time / wherewithal to post links to event etc. Maybe this evening if I remember.
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  • spasypaddy
    spasypaddy Posts: 5,180
    im going into the TT category this year. im no faster :lol:

    i'll start a thread
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  • sketchley
    sketchley Posts: 4,238
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  • jspash
    jspash Posts: 107
    I had a spill this morning too. First in over a year! I made a sloooow left turn over some of those granite stones they like to "decorate" the streets with in Islington. My middle finger is now eerily reminiscent of a saveloy, but luckily the bike is ok.

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