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sad news from Richmond Park
If you're new please join in and if you have questions pop them below and the forum regulars will answer as best we can.
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- wtjs 2 sec ago
Whereas I would be surprised if the police ever took any action over a road traffic offence- except those they punish because they don't like the...
- wtjs 5 min 7 sec ago
All the manufacturers are non-American!
- chrisonabike 21 min ago
Yes... and they're a *bit* insulated from the "must grab attention" imperative...
- stevez123 21 min 13 sec ago
I wish my tires were as easy to mount on the rim as yours. I usually end up with blisters on my thumbs after repairing a flat. Next time use a tire...
- David W 1 hour 12 min ago
This tragic case just makes me more concerned about the attitudes of some drivers now. Just last week, while cycling home from work (at about...
- Destroyer666 4 hours 13 min ago
In the eyes of an idiot like you? No worries.
- Rendel Harris 4 hours 17 min ago
Don't be daft sir, it's not the twelfth of never yet!
- momove 5 hours 6 min ago
To be fair, if I had that photo I'd be posting it everywhere too.
- Rendel Harris 5 hours 29 min ago
People aren't talking about whether they could make hundreds of thousands of profit (which it has yet to be seen whether this does) but, quite...
- David9694 6 hours 24 min ago
"A person was taken to hospital after a car crashed into a wall in the early hours..."
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According to the policeman at the roadblock I spoke to it was a high speed loss of control. 40mph+ is feasible there and there's a big tree on the first left bend after the descent. Don't know any more than that but if you get cyclists regularly descending at full tilt accidents will happen.
There are some updated details on the accident this morning. It appears he was actually descending at low speed, within the 20mph limit in Richmond Park, and the bike slid out from under him. He was also wearing a helmet.
It is a sobering story. I ride in Richmond Park quite regularly, and I tend to take that hill using a very particular line where I shed a little speed before the apex for a healthy safety margin. I'd rather focus on my time going up the hills than down them.
I'm not sure there's anything to learn from this except that every activity carries risk, which we balance against the benefits (which for cycling are considerable).
Condolences to all that knew him.
It's terrifying how quickly these things can happen, even where nobody else is involved. RIP.