2010 Herne Hill Velodrome Track League

ffs!

hope everyone is ok.

moe pics here some good, some bad, cheers

TT Tom and andyp must be the only rollapaluzers left unblemished this season...

Saying such a thing is surely asking for trouble!

Best wishes to all who came down last night - heal up quick!

Hospital update! Euan's ok.

Good news. I'm hobbling around but think I'll be fine in a few days. Mostly just grazes although my right hip is quite heavily bruised (stairs are not my friends at the moment). Also helmet cracked in several places and bike in need of some love but could have been much worse. Thanks to all those who helped especially Tom B for giving me a lift home.

Oh, and I've got a nice burn mark on my right calf where someone rode over my leg!

Very glad to here Euan is ok JC. I take credit for cycling over your leg Tom. You guys came down right in front of me and I thought oh God not again. I swerved towards the grass and thought 'I might make this' but then your leg got in the way and I went flying :(
Fortunately I landed on the grass and its not as bad as the last crash. Road rash and am very stiff right now. I reckon I will be back on the bike on Sunday though.

Cycling home was a surreal experience, I was slightly spaced out but it was good fun :)

I'm glad I decided to call it a day after the 5 lap dash, sounds like another nasty crash. I hope Euan is out of hospital soon.

Heal fast everyone else.

Shite! Hope you're all ok! Glad there are no broken bones though. What race was it in, the 30 lap points?

I knew that helmet I won would come in handy. Yep AndyP you had a lucky escape

Shite! Hope you're all ok! Glad there are no broken bones though. What race was it in, the 30 lap points?

yeah a race I would usually have pulled out of but I stuck with it for the training and was feeling very good with only 4 laps to go :(

Originally Posted by JC
Hospital update! Euan's ok.

Glad to hear that!

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Now we know Euan is okay can we ask the elephant in the room question?

Is the Colnago okay?

Was there an elephant on the track!!!!!! no wonder there was a crash!

Blimey, sounds very nasty. Best wishes to Euan and everyone else that was involved.

who's colnago?

Mr Cattermole senior's. That Euan has been riding recently.

Bike was fine. Even the bartape was unscratched!

phew, well I hope Euan gets better soon.
Hip injuries always make my blood run a bit cold as it reminds me of my own unplanned holiday incarcerated in Lister hospital.

My bike now has a very large dent in the top tube. Poor thing, God knows if it is still safe to ride. I may have to buy a new frame next year. May go for a steel super NJS thing as I guess they are more robust

^ hipster wannabe

just buy a fleet of those nelson jobbies, so when you crash you can swap parts and just bin them/sell them on here.

My bike now has a very large dent in the top tube. Poor thing, God knows if it is still safe to ride. I may have to buy a new frame next year. May go for a steel super NJS thing as I guess they are more robust

I doubt it!

they bin them after one stack.

You can borrow my alloy dolan if you want, no worries, it's a 58cm.

How serious is a big dent in the top tube? Not cracked I don't think just a big dent. What sort of forces are applied to the top tube? I guess its a linear force so not as critical as say the BB or chain stay areas?

I don't want to fork out $s on a new frame :(

Cheers Rob, must have been posting at the same time. I will asses it next week. I was a little fuzzy yesterday. The pros can afford to chuck a bike after one crash, doesn't mean they have to though

eeek. Glad that everyone is just about ok.

Saying such a thing is surely asking for trouble!

and you should know! :)

Cheers Rob, must have been posting at the same time. I will asses it next week. I was a little fuzzy yesterday. The pros can afford to chuck a bike after one crash, doesn't mean they have to though

They do once a tube is badly dinged. Steel and alloy can have new tubes welded in or repaired though...

Of course, the best plan is to not crash.

I am waiting till everyone is out injured then I'm going in to clean up the points