Big off on the 'Tak ma doon' descent

bflk
bflk Posts: 240
edited August 2017 in Road general
Came off my bike yesterday at the ford on the Tak descent, arrived braking at about 15mph and wham over I went hitting the whole of my left side from head to ankle. Helmet has two big cracks in it. Luckily a car stopped a minute later to assist and ended up in a/e. cat scan on head was ok but have a broken collarbone so up in a sling for 6 weeks now. Head and hip have big swellings. Looked to me like some moss/slime had formed in the water, didn't think I hit it any faster than on previous descents. Be careful there please!

https://www.strava.com/activities/1068897327/

It's a classic climb, good account of it here:

http://www.owenphilipson.com/blog/2011/ ... doon-road/

Thanks very much to the guys who stopped and drove me to the train station.

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  • craigus89
    craigus89 Posts: 887
    Pics?
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,345
    Too late now but, ford = walking pace.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • sungod
    sungod Posts: 17,376
    PBlakeney wrote:
    Too late now but, ford = walking pace.

    and unclipped ready to get a foot down, or even shoes+socks off and have a paddle - i lost all bravery on anything potentially slippy after breaking my hip at about 15kph
    my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny
  • Omar Little
    Omar Little Posts: 2,010
    Sorry to hear!

    For future reference you can avoid crossing the ford on the Tak if you go off the road a couple of metres and onto the gravel path at the side, sometimes hidden by vegetation though.
  • bflk
    bflk Posts: 240
    I'll be giving it considerably more respect if and when I return!
  • trivial_poursuivant
    trivial_poursuivant Posts: 1,136
    Still no word on how the bike faired????
  • bflk
    bflk Posts: 240
    bike appeared ok, fall was to left so no knocks to gears. the police are looking after it for me - they laughed when I whisked the computer off it first though ("don't you trust us then?").
  • dunk_01
    dunk_01 Posts: 6
    Hey just read your post. Hope you're on the mend. I almost did the same thing a few days ago. First time riding the tak ma doon. I didn't realise there was a ford at the bottom and hit it at full speed. No idea how I stayed up. Very lucky man. Good luck with getting back on your bike.

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