Every once in a while a helmet earns its keep. Glad everyone came out injury free.
dougP On Oct 24, 8:58 pm, cyclotourist <[email protected]> wrote: > I saw his helmet on the flickr, yikes. Glad your brother and the jersey > came out ok! > > On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 8:51 PM, Manuel Acosta <[email protected] > > > > > > > wrote: > > They say that happiness is best when shared. Riding your bike with a > > group of friends pretty much sums this up pretty well. A group of > > friends and I have random rides sometimes to a event, or a new place > > to but every once in a while we have a Jersey Ride. Where we ride for > > the sake of just riding. During these rides we jazz ourselves up in > > jerseys and ride to our hearts content. The ride started off well with > > everyone, including myself being late at the start of the ride. It was > > the classic route we've done before. With the exception of my one > > friend Jess. Her first road bike, her first really group ride. But > > knowing her I knew she wouldn't have a problem. My little brother on > > the other hand came semi-unprepared. Being a jersey ride and him not > > really owning any jersey I let him borrow my Rapha Lightweight Jersey > > and helmet. Figuring the best thing I can do for my brother is to make > > sure that he was safe and stylish. The ride itself was like poetry in > > motion. Everyone looked strong and we kept it at a leisurely pace. > > Stopping for pictures and to help a cyclist with a broken spoke(thanks > > emergency kevar spokes). Had someone tell me that they liked my > > trainer bike(referring to my Bleriot.) I glanced down then replied, > > "this isn't my trainer, this is my everything bike!" Up until the > > last decent down Skyline. Near the end of skyline there's a sharp > > right turn where if you don't slow down early your hitting the double > > yellow. As I decent down I take the turn perfect just as a car is > > coming up the other direction. In my perpetual vision I see my brother > > taking the turn to fast crossing the double yellow into the upcoming > > car. Instead of riding right into the car he takes a hard left into > > the dirt and does a spectacular ninja roll into the dirt. The car > > driver gets out of his car and starts yelling at my little brother > > about cyclist riding crazy on skyline all the time. Lucky he rolled > > perfectly and he only had minor scratches. Even better my jersey that > > I let borrow came out of the spill unscathed. My helmet on the other > > hand came out cracked due to the fall. He finished the ride like a > > trooper with smiles on the way back home. We didn't even find out that > > the helmet broke until the end of the ride! If nobody got hurt it's > > always a great ride. > > > Pictures Proved it Happened: > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/mannyacosta/sets/72157627847722645/ > > > -Manny "Needs a new Helmet" Acosta > >http://pedicabconfession.tumblr.com/ > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > Cheers, > David > Redlands, CA > > **- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
