Luckily, I was at the Cherry Point Triathlon this past Saturday, because on our regular Saturday morning ride there was a pretty bad crash that I am sure I would have been in had I been there. A small group of rides was finishing up a super strong sprint about 20 miles into the ride when, Rowdy had a malfunction and his rear rim just snapped. It caused his tire to blow and with the speed that they were travelling caused him to swing right, then left. He tried to recover, but couldn't and ended up on the ground. The wreck was pretty bad and he ended up with lots of road rash to his right side and unfortunately a broken collarbone. The bike didn't fare to well either. Mostly scratched up on the right side, but also a cracked seatstay. Needless to say, the frame is busted. He also took down another rider, Michael Clay, who ended up with a few bumps and bruises, but made it out without any major damage. I have kept in touch with them both this last week and they are doing fine. Rowdy will end up having surgery on his collarbone some time next week and Michael will take a few more days to fully recover, but we rode today and except for a sore bumm, he's doing OK!
Be careful out there riders! This was a random event and could happen to any one of us.
Ride On!
-Super Dave
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