What started off as a ..........

Gunner · Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 3:31 pm Post subject: What started off as a ..........

What started off as a cracking ride this morning managed to go all "Pete Tong", about 20 minutes from the end. Crying or Very sad

I got to Guissy Woods nice and early with my newly refurbished Marin Eldridge, now sporting SPD's. The weather wasn't really what I was expecting, I had thought blue sky's and glorious sun but it was quite foggy, as you can see Shocked

VIEW OF BOUSDALE WOODS:

Anyway, I set off up through the woods managing a decent pace, and across Roseberry Common and down througgh Aireyholme Farm, the fog beginning to lift by now and it starting to become very, very warm.

ROSEBERRY TOPPING AS THE MISTS CLEAR:

Then it was across Dikes Lane and climbing up past Red Run and across the moor below Cooks and through the woods to Bankside Farm. This track was lovely and dry and nice and fast.

From here I headed back over to Gribdale and climbed up on to the track to take me back to Giussy Woods. The weather here was still glorious and I stopped to take some more photo's before intending to follow the Black Route for that nice little downhill bit:

BACK AT GUISSY WOODS:

THEN THE ROT SET IN Rolling Eyes

As I rode down towards Hanging Stone at a fair lick Twisted Evil

I came off a right cropper, my face planing along the track and the handlebars squarely implanted in my ribcage, while managing to graze every other part of my body somehow and doing in my right wrist!!!

As I came round, bleeding profusely, wondering whether I had cracked my ribs and trying to count how many of my teeth I had lost, I couldn't understand what had happened, the track was relatively level, and there were no branches etc that could have fouled my wheel. Confused

When I was able to stand up and chec out my bike, the front wheel was totally wrecked as were the forks and brakes, there was no way I could ride it and even pushing it was out of the question as the front wheel just would not budge.

So it was a case of shoulder bike and forced march back to the car park Sad

Anyway, who should I bump into just minutes from the scene on the main trail all having a breather, but Paul, Matt, Ollie and Alex Embarassed

Returning home and getting cleaned up, I took a photo of the damage, to the bike.......

I can only presume that the front Q/R has come out somehow or failed and the wheel has then fouled the forks causing me to go down and the forks have twisted with the weight and force behind them..........

I know one thing............

It's going to cost....... Crying or Very sad

And I'm in agony Rolling Eyes

Greg · Joined: 25 Jan 2008 Posts: 539 Location: Billingham

Wow Gunner, thought I had bad ride to day....

Went over the bars twice (lucky both tiimes I was going slow), then towards the end near the newish trail b4 the chute, miss judged a corner and crashed out down the bank.

It sounds bit small compared to your crash but all the same enough to knock my confidence b4 Glentress next sunday.

Hope u and the the bike are too damaged.

Cheers

Greg

Gunner · Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 6:38 pm Post subject:

Greg, Me and the ruddy bike are both absolutely wrecked Rolling Eyes

If I could lift my arms I would post a photo of my ribs which are as black as coal Crying or Very sad

Greg · Joined: 25 Jan 2008 Posts: 539 Location: Billingham

Sorry 2 hear that mate, what bits need fixing, wheel n forks?

least u can still pay the mountain bike game.....

Alex. · Joined: 10 Feb 2008 Posts: 180 Location: Norton

was the day for stacking it today gunner. i come off today. grazes my arms, chest and face. put a gash in the top of my leg off my pedal.

whats the score with the bike then, what bits you plan on upgrading with?

Filthy · Joined: 12 Apr 2008 Posts: 407 Location: Costa del Smog

Unlucky.. hope your back fighting fit soon.

Might be time for an upgrade..?

Gunner · Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 5:57 pm Post subject:

Well, Filthy, fit maybe Wink

but fighting, I think I'll take a rain check on that Rolling Eyes

Here's a picture of what my handlebars managed to do to my ribcage now that the swelling has gone down a little.............

The only good news so far is that things are not looking so expensive.

The wheel is trashed, obviously, but the forks appear to have only twisted at the headset and seem to have re-aligned o.k. Once I can fit the front wheel of my Titanium I can nip out and test it and hopefully all will be o.k. and all I'll need will be a front wheel Wink

Oh and maybe a new set of "V" canti's, but they're buttons Laughing

Still no nearer to working out what caused the "off" in the first place though Embarassed

Greg · Joined: 25 Jan 2008 Posts: 539 Location: Billingham

Ouch..... That looks nasty, you should get it sent in to MBR!

Platti · Joined: 22 Apr 2008 Posts: 19 Location: Stockport

Ouch !!! Could have been a lot worse, always look on the bright side. Looks painful tho.

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