Anatomy of a Crash - Dual Video Setup
08-16-09, 01:07 PM
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Anatomy of a Crash - Dual Video Setup
Raced in the Senior Men race at the OBRA championships crit.
Here's the video of the crash:
https://www.vholdr.com/video/anatomy-bike-race-crash
Here's the video of the crash:
https://www.vholdr.com/video/anatomy-bike-race-crash
08-16-09, 02:27 PM
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I always wanted a video camera so I could see all the crashes I caused ... j/k
Did the bad line in the front cause the crash to the rear? I'm a little slow.
Did the bad line in the front cause the crash to the rear? I'm a little slow.
08-16-09, 02:29 PM
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08-16-09, 03:54 PM
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Just like NASCAR with the on-bike footage. Damn, makes me want to rethink trying crit racing. I always hear it happens but seeing it is different.
08-16-09, 04:06 PM
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The idiotic riding and the ensuing crashes in most MABRA races are the reason why I ride road for fun and race triathlons.
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08-16-09, 04:32 PM
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Two crashes. The one in the front is a bit harder to see, but you can see what causes it rather than the crash itself. As the video narrates, the rider in blue goes left, forcing a squeeze/scrunch, and somebody on the outside hits the curb.
08-16-09, 05:13 PM
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I avoid anyone with a camera on them. Its as if they assume there will be a crash around them (hum wonder why)
08-16-09, 05:59 PM
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Awesome camera footage...nice gear.
A long time ago a racer named Paul Curley...google him he was/is quite good...mounted a camera on his frame for a race. It was nothing like today's technology.
Thanks for the footage.
A long time ago a racer named Paul Curley...google him he was/is quite good...mounted a camera on his frame for a race. It was nothing like today's technology.
Thanks for the footage.
08-16-09, 07:51 PM
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You gonna eat that?
It looks like a factor contributing to the crash to the rear was the fact that the guy braked on the white (slick) pavement marking which made it easier for him to lock 'em up.
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08-16-09, 07:55 PM
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Poor bike handling right there, plain and simple! Hell, the one guy just paniced and took himself out.
Didn't look like the speed was even that high to warrant that kind of freak out!
Didn't look like the speed was even that high to warrant that kind of freak out!
