Training Log Archive: kezzaIn the 1 days ending Jan 12, 2008:
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Saturday Jan 12, 2008 #
road bike 55:00 [3] 18.0 km (3:03 / km) +550m 2:39 / km
shoes: Sascha
morning ride up mt archer.
dry down in town but very overcast. 20 mins to the base then 31' up. road was wet from the saddle to the top and was riding in the clouds for the last 1.5km or so. similar time to last time but felt alot heavier after yesterdays run.
MUM - IF YOU ARE READING THIS THEN STOP NOW.
took the descent very carefully on the wet roads. once i was out of the clouds it started to dry out. with about 1km to go i was coming to a fast veer to the right. i was doing about 65km/hr at this point. there was water flowing across the road just before it so i remember touching the brakes a little. the back wheel locked and slid out but i kept it together only now i was heading for the embankment on the left. brakes on and both wheels locked up. then the front wheel hit a soccer ball sized rock that had fallen on to the road side and snapped. i went over the bars and proceded to slide a good few metres on my back along the egde of the bitumen and the bike ended up about 5 metres down the road.
unforunately i forgot to take my phone or any money with me (although i would have landed on the phone so i guess its a good thing) so started the walk home carrying the bike (front wheel is buckled). got about 3km of the 8km walk done when some dude spotted me and gave me a lift.
result:
- front wheel written off (snapped the rim and buckled)
- helmet is written off (has a crack down the centre and a piece of foam missing)
- road rash over my back (and right arm (will try to post some pictures later)
note to self: next time go slower
dry down in town but very overcast. 20 mins to the base then 31' up. road was wet from the saddle to the top and was riding in the clouds for the last 1.5km or so. similar time to last time but felt alot heavier after yesterdays run.
MUM - IF YOU ARE READING THIS THEN STOP NOW.
took the descent very carefully on the wet roads. once i was out of the clouds it started to dry out. with about 1km to go i was coming to a fast veer to the right. i was doing about 65km/hr at this point. there was water flowing across the road just before it so i remember touching the brakes a little. the back wheel locked and slid out but i kept it together only now i was heading for the embankment on the left. brakes on and both wheels locked up. then the front wheel hit a soccer ball sized rock that had fallen on to the road side and snapped. i went over the bars and proceded to slide a good few metres on my back along the egde of the bitumen and the bike ended up about 5 metres down the road.
unforunately i forgot to take my phone or any money with me (although i would have landed on the phone so i guess its a good thing) so started the walk home carrying the bike (front wheel is buckled). got about 3km of the 8km walk done when some dude spotted me and gave me a lift.
result:
- front wheel written off (snapped the rim and buckled)
- helmet is written off (has a crack down the centre and a piece of foam missing)
- road rash over my back (and right arm (will try to post some pictures later)
note to self: next time go slower
Note
having the page all retarded annoys me so if yo want to see pictures go to facebook. i know that im making a pretty big deal of this but im just glad i didnt break myself so im gunna brag