Saturday, July 16, 2011

Wet

Not a drop of rain, but it might as well have been pouring. The humidity was off the charts. It was one of those days where you're glad the clouds were more stubborn than the sun persistent.
Four of us met for an easy steamy ride. I missed the pink jersey notice. Amy brought her kitties. It was really fun, just kind of rode where we wanted to and until we wanted to stop. Lots of talk, beautiful scenery, great friends, which we all know makes for a great ride. 80/17.8








About 10 miles into the ride we had a close call. A blind corner on a path. We were on the trail for only about 1/2 mile to avoid some road construction. Another cyclist coming the other way and not with our group, clipped Greg's front wheel. Greg was moving slowly, and didn't go down, and was unhurt, but the other cyclist went down hard, smacking his helmeted head on the asphalt. A good sized crack was left in his helmet. At first he seemed OK, but about 5 minutes after the crash he passed out. We got an ambulance there and got him taken care of. He was joking around as he left. This was very similar to the circumstances of my crash, totally out of the blue, little time to avoid the other cyclist, and very dangerous in a seemingly safe place.

I just mention this to help us all remember to be careful.

1 comment:

Harry Legge's Cycling Blog said...

Just got a note from Greg Pratt. Barb called with an update on Mark Kawell, the guy who crashed on the bike path. He had a CT scan and was checked out in the emergency room. No broken bones, and no evidence of brain injury, just a mild concussion. He's home resting and ...will continue to be monitored. He's an architect in Minnetonka. Barb wanted me to tell you all that they are very appreciative of our assistance and our thoughtfulness in staying until he was under medical care. I think he will be wearing a helmet regularly from now on.