Subject: *NSFW* Crash Club/DNF Membership +1 (pic)Reluctant new member here. At the end of the 1st of 2 laps during my oly on 08/09 my wheels got caught in a long rut "hidden" in a white turn lane stripe at 31 mph. At least that's what my Garmin says right before it abruptly drops to 0 mph. Happened right in front of the 1st-aid ladies (awsome ) who told me I was the 2nd guy to go down there already. A cop at the intersection put a cone up after I suggested the rut there was very hard to see... Became my 1st DNF as it took quite a while for them to clean out the wounds, I wasn't sure what kind of shape my ride was in, and I cracked my helmet (whew ). Turns out the bike looked worse than it was and everything's good - but scratched up. Showers are fine now, but the scrapes are still pretty pressure sensitive (especially the hip ). Guess I'll be more aware of the paint than just being slippery. (roadrashfullsmall.JPG)Attachments ---------------- roadrashfullsmall.JPG (95KB - 394 downloads) |