Bunch Crash at Engen D Challenge Yesterday

[Dun Man]

So yesterday I start again in one of the later bunches and feeling great I get into a bunch that is moving at a good pace. We are just outside Wellington on a flat section of the course where we could realy make up good time before we get the climb outside Riebeeck Kasteel towards Malmesbury, when STUPIDITY wins the day! A rider that obviously do not even know even the basics, flicks the front guy in the bunch to pass him, then wanting us to pass him on the inside moves to the right and practically stops!! Needless to say 5 of us goes down at +- 42kmph.

 

My Helmet again saved my life!  Thanks Bell! Not the most expensive helmet out there, but boy it worked! Body flippen sore today but luckally no fractures

 

<?: prefix = v ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" /> <?: prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />Thanks Bell!My sincere hope is that someone will do something about educating stupid @#%$$ like this. Holy smokes, how difficult is it to keep left and pass right!!

 

[calabash]

Glad that you are ok.

Just patch the helmet, will be good to go again...

 

[David #7]

Glad you are ok. Take the helmet back to thalbs, Bell have a accident replacement policy. I paid R 345.00 for my new Sweep R via the policy. Sure beat the R1350. 00 for a new one.

[Dun Man]

Thanks David, will sure do! Sure wish Shimano would have done the same for my ruined STI !! What the hell, just have to search hub for new one.. good axcuse to upgrade

[Sammajoor]

 

Thanks David' date=' will sure do! Sure wish Shimano would have done the same for my ruined STI !! What the hell, just have to search hub for new one.. good axcuse to upgrade[/quote']

 

Don't you have insurance??

 

[Johan Bornman]

That's why I stopped racing. Every race entry fee now has a mandatory fee to the relevant PPA. However, I have NEVER seen a PPA official give a talk or give any sort of education to riders. Things like peloton behaviour, braking, standing up and the other dangerous maneuvres get taught the Darwinian way.

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

exactly right there, JB. It's too often a case of "tough, shoulda known better" or people excusing themselves because they "didn't know"

 

And i thought the "keep left, pass right" principle was a general road rule, also applied in shopping centres and airports worldwide...

 

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

except in the states or france. They're just strange.

[Dun Man]

Thanks David' date=' will sure do! Sure wish Shimano would have done the same for my ruined STI !! What the hell, just have to search hub for new one.. good axcuse to upgrade[/quote']

 

Don't you have insurance??

[sure do! but they pay me out cash.. ]

[Dun Man]

That's why I stopped racing. Every race entry fee now has a mandatory fee to the relevant PPA. However' date=' I have NEVER seen a PPA official give a talk or give any sort of education to riders. Things like peloton behaviour, braking, standing up and the other dangerous maneuvres get taught the Darwinian way.

I agree with you, but I realy enjoy the races, I am going to try and get my say first, I am quite capable of making things stink a bit for them and come tomorrow, the sh*t will fly! If it means I take the mike for a moment away from the prompter at the start so be it, but holy s, someone needs to do something about it! I agree with you its a Darwinian learning curve but someone needs to stand up, and I'm not going to be silent anymore

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

there are only 2 ways ppl will learn.

 

1: if they are told it is the way

2: if it happens to them

 

[TheLegend]

 

exactly right there' date=' JB. It's too often a case of "tough, shoulda known better" or people excusing themselves because they "didn't know"

 

And i thought the "keep left, pass right" principle was a general road rule, also applied in shopping centres and airports worldwide...

 

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except in the states or france. They're just strange.

 

 

or any other country where they drive on "the other" side of the road ...

 

whereas, people often make their own rules

 

[intern]

 

So yesterday I start again in one of the later bunches and feeling great I get into a bunch that is moving at a good pace. We are just outside Wellington on a flat section of the course where we could realy make up good time before we get the climb outside Riebeeck Kasteel towards Malmesbury' date=' when STUPIDITY wins the day! A rider that obviously do not even know even the basics, flicks the front guy in the bunch to pass him, then wanting us to pass him on the inside moves to the right and practically stops!! Needless to say 5 of us goes down at +- 42kmph.

 

My Helmet again saved my life!  Thanks Bell! Not the most expensive helmet out there, but boy it worked! Body flippen sore today but luckally no fractures

 

 Thanks Bell!My sincere hope is that someone will do something about educating stupid @#%$$ like this. Holy smokes, how difficult is it to keep left and pass right!!

 

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Dun Man - sorry to hear of the prang. I won a Bell helmet yesterday in the Grace to Grace, yours for free. PM me for details - be warned it is a funny blue colour and has a peak...

 

 

[Guest colonel]

Intern: That is such an awsome thing to do, it has resored what little faith I had in the hub as of late.

[Dibles]

Awesome gesture Intern

[Hashiem]

 

 

So yesterday I start again in one of the later bunches and feeling great I get into a bunch that is moving at a good pace. We are just outside Wellington on a flat section of the course where we could realy make up good time before we get the climb outside Riebeeck Kasteel towards Malmesbury' date=' when STUPIDITY wins the day! A rider that obviously do not even know even the basics, flicks the front guy in the bunch to pass him, then wanting us to pass him on the inside moves to the right and practically stops!! Needless to say 5 of us goes down at +- 42kmph.

 

My Helmet again saved my life!  Thanks Bell! Not the most expensive helmet out there, but boy it worked! Body flippen sore today but luckally no fractures

 

 Thanks Bell!My sincere hope is that someone will do something about educating stupid @#%$$ like this. Holy smokes, how difficult is it to keep left and pass right!!

 

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Well Dun Man I'm glad see here that you finished. I was the unfortunate rider just behind the idiot who decided to sway right and indicate me to past left. Myself and another rider had the sad song to sing as you all got up and rode away, luckly not out as our bikes were unridable after that. Can tell you this much it was a freeken long walk back

Besides my ass still hurting like hell and a broken bike my Garmin is still in ok order (I think). Image below will show that we were serious doing good time and I think we would have have a great ride (Yes thats right dead stop at 38km/h).

Hashiem2008-10-12 09:25:44