Tour de Cure
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Tour de Cure
I did my first Tour de Cure yesterday in Orlando. I waited until I was 65 to do this and I don't know why. It was an awesome experience and I can't wait until I can do another one. Unfortunately I fell and it caused another guy to crash on top of me. It was totally my fault and I felt terrible about it. He wasn't hurt at all and his bike was fine. He was really good about it and helped me out of the road. Once he knew I was ok he went on and finished. I thought my bike was ok until I went to get back on it and I had a broken pedal. I couldn't clip back into the left pedal because the back was broken. I was able to pedal with it as long as my toe was pushed into the front of it but I had to be careful to not slide my foot off the side. I finished the last 32 miles this way and was glad I was able to. I have never ridden in groups before and I am not comfortable with that. Probably just lack of experience and the last thing I want to do is cause someone else to crash. Despite all of the bruises, cuts, scrapes, and broken pedal, I had a great experience. Oh yeh, I raised $1680.00 dollars, boomer.
63 miles, 3 hours 54 minutes, 16 mph.
63 miles, 3 hours 54 minutes, 16 mph.
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OK Boomer!
(Sorry, I just had to do that.)
Thank you for the contribution, and I hope the pains are superficial and are gone by the time you read this. Double-sided SPD pedals are worth it.
(Sorry, I just had to do that.)
Thank you for the contribution, and I hope the pains are superficial and are gone by the time you read this. Double-sided SPD pedals are worth it.
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Good stuff! Even though you made a mistake when you crashed, ultimately he is responsible for his front wheel and he should have given himself an out/dodged you/seen what was happening and move. It’s not your fault that he crashed.
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The last TdC I was on, the guy in front of me errantly slammed on this brakes and moved left versus shifting as we were rolling about 26 mph and I end up on the ground an powderized my clavical that took 5 operations to "fix". I have some nerves that got intermingled with the bone fragments and eventually pushed up near the skin, so if I press in just the right spot or someone tries to touch my shoulder, a lovely electric shock runs down my arm. The doc was not a fan for fishing out nerves possibly causing other damage, so I was ok with that knowing the long term effects. Doesn't bother me otherwise, so that is good. My left clavicle is about 3 times the thickness as my right, so if I fall again, I am hoping it is on my left.
Of course, my first question when people stopped to ask if I was ok, was, how is my bike.
Of course, my first question when people stopped to ask if I was ok, was, how is my bike.
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Congrats for your fundraising! T shirt/charity rides can be fun and most riders accept that they'll be dodging squirrels and people of varying skills. If interested you can learn a lot about group riding etiquette and safety on the internet and most clubs offer new rider instruction.
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When I did my one and only big group charity ride, I rode a bike with toe clips. I reasoned that in a big group, there would be a lot of waiting at intersections, there was.