Rider down

[cyberknight]

Someone i ride with now and again had a crash yesterday , ending up at A&E with concussion and a lot of bruising , to make matters worse he had just bought a brand new top of the line pinarello which has been trashed .Luckily he has it insured but will be off the bike for a while .

 

[Ming the Merciless]

How did he write the bike off, ride into something head on?

 

[Emanresu]

Lucky. I'm off to a cyclist's funeral next week. Knocked off his bike and never recovered.

 

[classic33]

Hope he's up and back on two wheels sooner rather than later.

 

[cyberknight]

How did he write the bike off, ride into something head on?

all i know is he had an "off " and a list of injuries , given how badly hes banged up and with his head injury i dont know .I do know hes not the sort to ride into something unwittingly

 

[cyberknight]

Update
Saw him today as he turned up where the club meets up as he lives about 5-10 min walk away , he was using a stick and although he didnt break any bones he had done his right hand in , left hib and ribs as well as the concussion which send hom blind in one eye for a bit. He was planning to try and get on zwift for a light spin although i think it sounded like a bad idea atm as he looked in pain even standing there .
Whilst riding he was caught out by a road repair that had been patched and then sunk sending him straight over the bars at close to 30 mph , in a way luckily the car that was about to overtake stopped and gave aid.
The bike that i had heard was written off is a lot better than i was lead to believe as the only damage was the shifters which are totalled , dura ace di2 so a bit of a wedge but not as bad as a whole bike .