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Did Cervelo Save my life?

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  • August 30, 2014 at 4:26 pm #22265
    quintana007

    Wednesday morning warming up just before 10 am in leafy Essex. On a training ride with Phil the Hill. Take a blind right turn up a narrow’hiily road’ in Essex. Confronted with a Landrover desceng at ….miles an hour. Screeeam, no effect my bike and are struck head on and end up on the road……………….

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  • September 3, 2014 at 1:56 am #812411
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    DavidC

    It’s the luck of the moment.
    It’s the luck of the moment. I had a bad crash that left me looking like your bike, and I was quite shocked (after leaving the hospital) to find my bike almost unscathed — the saddle was bent, and the rear derailleur was scratched (but unharmed and still in use today) but I didn’t even have to change the bar tape. It wasn’t the first impact that I shared with the bike that did me in — it was my hitting the ground afterward that caused all the damage.

    September 2, 2014 at 12:58 am #812409
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    Leviathan

    Just how wide was this narrow
    Just how wide was this narrow lane? Like Landrover wide? And where were you before you were on the bonnet?

    And I though Architects were the good guys*:
    http://www.archdaily.com/33366/fictional-architects-in-movies/

    *says former Architect(ural technician) turned evil** Banker
    **not evil really, nice.

    September 1, 2014 at 6:26 pm #812407
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    quintana007

    Thanks guys. He stopped, did
    Thanks guys. He stopped, did not admit liability but offered to take me hom.e I accepted. He told me his name was Steve, an architect. I did not take his number. I was just glad I could walk and talk. :/
    A passerby said the ‘wheels saved you’. Of interest the tubular was peeled off the rim but did not deflate #o

    September 1, 2014 at 5:33 pm #812405
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    Skybird

    Wow. If lucky is a word that
    Wow. If lucky is a word that could be used in this situation, I think you have been! Would hope he admitted liability immediately, apologised, and gave you a lift home? Bet he didn’t though! Sad to admit, I looked at your pictures and said out loud…”I have that saddlebag too! ” Glad you weren’t too badly hurt.

    September 1, 2014 at 10:24 am #812403
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    mzungu

    It’ll polish out…
    Hope you
    It’ll polish out…

    Hope you mend up quickly.

    August 31, 2014 at 8:16 pm #812401
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    notfastenough

    I take it he stopped? Has he
    I take it he stopped? Has he admitted liability?

    August 31, 2014 at 1:17 pm #812399
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    quintana007

    Thanks guys. It was a
    Thanks guys. It was a Freelander, not a single mark on the Freelander. I did split my lip and cracked a bone in my left hand. So did the Cervelo crumple zone save my life :*

    August 31, 2014 at 11:05 am #812397
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    Leviathan

    I believe that is what is
    I believe that is what is called a ‘crumple zone.’ Any photos of the Landrover?

    August 30, 2014 at 7:30 pm #812395
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    gazer117

    Probably still rides better
    Probably still rides better than a Carerra 😉

    August 30, 2014 at 7:29 pm #812393
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    jova54

    Did you get his number, or is
    Did you get his number, or is it imprinted in the frame?

    Glad you seem to be OK, shame the same can’t be said about your bike 🙁

    August 30, 2014 at 7:16 pm #812391
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    Super Domestique

    Ouch!
    Are you OK?
    As for the
    Ouch!

    Are you OK?

    As for the bike, it might buff out!!

    August 30, 2014 at 6:50 pm #812389
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    rggfddne

    So what you’re saying is,
    So what you’re saying is, Cervelos should be mandatory?

    Bring out one with proper brakes and I’ll get behind that 🙂

    August 30, 2014 at 6:38 pm #812387
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    giobox

    I think putting this bike on
    I think putting this bike on the workstand for some tuning might have been a little optimistic :O

    August 30, 2014 at 6:14 pm #812385
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    Binky

    How did you ride it in that
    How did you ride it in that condition :O 😕

    I bet your insurance company had a laugh when you gave them the details :))

    August 30, 2014 at 4:50 pm #812383
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    arfa

    Looks like a bit of cosmetic
    Looks like a bit of cosmetic damage there, drop it into your LBS and I am sure they’ll patch it up for you 😉
    Seriously, pretty amazing you’re able to write about this one and hope any physical and mental scars heal quickly

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