Cyclist down in cradle - RIP

[bassasdaindia]

shocking RIP

[DR ◣◢]

Very sad to hear this. It's been bugging me the whole afternoon. Such a sad and unnecessary loss.

 

All the best to the families and people close to him.

[slowpoke]

RIP. condolences to all

[Bonus]

Deepest sympathy to the family. RIP.

 

Yesterday we rode past flowers that had been laid for the cyclist that passed last week at the cradle :-(

[Titanium]

Very very sad - condolences to the family.

[TNT1]

I have merged the threads.

[Woza]

So very sad to hear. RIP Ed and condolences to his friends and family

[crasher]

My heartfelt condolences to the family...

 

4 weeks ago someone else crashed there... and had head injuries and another broke his collar bone...

 

Is this the hole right near the start of the bridge at the bottom of the hill?...

 

Check out the link this is on google street view(dont know when the view was done) when it was still small... I think there is another one few meters back

 

Please guys be careful... How legal is it if i fill the hole with cement??

 

It is just so sad to read this.

 

Anything that would prevent this from happening again would be worth it.

 

Maybe and this is just a thought that it's possible to also drive around the cradle route with a couple tins of red and yellow road marking paint and highlight the dangerouse potholes to hopefully give riders a better warning in time to avoid an accident. ?

[Bonus]

It is just so sad to read this.

 

Anything that would prevent this from happening again would be worth it.

 

Maybe and this is just a thought that it's possible to also drive around the cradle route with a couple tins of red and yellow road marking paint and highlight the dangerouse potholes to hopefully give riders a better warning in time to avoid an accident. ?

 

Saw someone doing exactly this on Saturday around lunch time. Thought they were doing it for a race at the time.

[crasher]

I just read the post now on rant and rave on the potholes was exactly what I was thinking and they even filled in the potholes at the same time

[dracs]

http://forum.thinkbi...e-Club-25-08-12

 

credit to think bike and all the other responders - when we went past paramedics weren't there yet but think bike and club 100 had the area under control and it seemed someone was attending to Ed who had been properly immobilised. Sad it was all in vain.

Edited August 27, 2012 by dracs

[Trivium]

RIP =(

[TheCuban]

It was with much sadness and with great regret that I heard that Ed did not survive the injuries and my condolences to his friends and family.

We were the first group from cycle lab that went past the scene and the Club 100 team that were with him were doing their utmost to keep him stable.

It was on our minds long after the accident and Im sure that most like myself prayed for him.... although we knew it was a very bad accident.

 

I noticed there was a girl that also went down and it played on my mind as to the position of the pot-hole. I was not there to see what caused the accident, but I have seen at least 2 other riders drop in our group on that almost exact same stretch. So not entire sure, but my opinion is that

1. debris on the road - rocks, branches, taxis and pot-holes

2. groups are bunched, and as soon 1 rider go's down or swerves to avoid it - another rider gets clipped (this to me seems to be a likely danger)

3. the speed also does not help, but even at 20k's you can sustain serious injury

 

Once again, my thoughts are with you Ed