That's just what I said before I hit the pavement at 35mph Saturday. Got my front wheel taken out in a crit. Lots of nice road rash, ugly hemotoma on my hip and a grade 2 tear in my shoulder
That's goin to leave a mark
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Yikes! Heal up!
Ouch
One of the reasons I stopped racing Crashteriums
One of the reasons I stopped racing Crashteriums
Oh man, sorry to hear that. I have a love/hate relationship with crits. Good luck healing up and get back in there!
Me to. Hated them in the lower cats but I love them now. The speed and smoothness of a P/1/2 crit makes them much more fun to me. This wreck was just hard nosed racing. I went to shoot a gap and someone else had the same idea and neither one of us backed off. Besides, sleeping with Saran Wrap around your leg is awesome!
Yep, that's racin! Crits definitely aren't for the timid. You have to be bold and a bit crazy!
One of the first things I noticed racing against pro's is don't think, do. If a gap opens you better shoot it. If you think about it it's to late. I do well in crits only because I have big balls. I think being a ex downhiller helpsYep, that's racin! Crits definitely aren't for the timid. You have to be bold and a bit crazy!
Ouch. Heal up TJ. How long you out for with the shoulder?
Took the negative 17 degree stem off the bike and put a standard on there today so I could ride. Went out for a hour and a half. Shoulder wasn't to horrible bad , hip really tightened up though.
Good thing you didn't hurt those when you crashed!
Well not bad that you could ride. Any magic lube for the road rash?
Ouch, heal up.
Aiiieeee....ow. You fared much better than I did back in September...took a 90* left @ ~25-30mph, front flat to broken clavicle and scapula.
Heal up, shoulders are no joke...
sounds like something from "The Last Samurai" where you move too fast that you can only comprehend your movements after doing them.
But seriously, get well soon TJ! I for one surely don't have half the balls you do!