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Thread: First crash on the Bianchi
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3rd February 2011, 09:35 AM #1
First crash on the Bianchi
Well it was a matter of when not if. Heading over an angled railway crossing on the Bianchi I got my rear wheel into the rail and dropped the bike. Bent the derailleur hanger and de-skinned my elbow but I'm alive. The bike is ok...whacked a new hanger in and no problems. A bit of friction damage to the CF rear derailleur got dressed up with nail varnish.
Now I just have to deal with my new morbid fear of railway crossings.Whatever note you blow youre never more than a semitone away from the correct one....(Miles Davis)
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3rd February 2011, 05:39 PM #2
Angled railway crossings are bldy dangerous, could have been a lot worse for your bike and you. I caught my front wheel in a small rut on the road today which gave me a quick pucker up moment but I stayed upright
It's only a mistake if you don't learn from it.
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5th February 2011, 05:42 PM #3Foo
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Been there done that in race many years ago. Three of us went down together.
They sure drop you in a hurry, thought I broke my leg, as I couldn't move it for around a minute.
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You got off lightly my boy!
There is a report on the cycling forum of a guy whose front wheel locks up and then the tube pops. He's in a bad way.
Let me know if you need any celeste paint (only joking).
Graham
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6th February 2011, 10:14 PM #5
LOL...not much celeste on the 2009 HOC. The frame is mainly black with a few highlights in celeste.
Breaking news..today my best mates gf went down on a railway crossing. same railway line but one town away from where I went down. Shes got pretty much the same injuries as me. She put the bike down on its left side so no damage to the derailleur or other parts of the gear train.Whatever note you blow youre never more than a semitone away from the correct one....(Miles Davis)
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