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Chris Froome Superman descent - via FacebookVideo round-up: Chris Froome: Superman, crash fraud, road rash + more
Roll up, roll up, for the road.cc cycling video round-up! As always, we've got a feast of high-octane cycling videos to perk up your tired evening/morning/afternoon eyes.
Chris Froome stars with the video that he uploaded to his Facebook page on Monday. His video features some - in his own words - Team Sky sillybuggers on a rather idyllic-looking descent.
We've got a couple of crash videos for you too, one slightly more severe than the other which we're tempted to believe is a subtle example of attempted insurance fraud - thank god for dashcams, eh?
As if that wasn't enough for you, we've also got some forested cyclocross trail riding, some frozen Finnish cycling poetry, and a lovely little video that's been brought to us by the Pedal on Parliament grass roots cycling campaign.
Post by Chris Froome.
Generally speaking Froomey's climbing ability is what sets him apart from the field, but - and it's worth noting that we can't confirm that this is actually the Tour do France winner performing these acrobatics - if this is the Kenyan-born Brit, perhaps we've underestimated him.
Wince-worthy road rash on 30mph descent
After watching the Team Sky sillybuggers in the video above, you might have been wondering what state the unidentified acrobat would have found himself in had he falled. Let this video be a lesson in careful descending. Ouch. More than likely ouch moment of the week in fact. It'll take some topping.
Moroccan cyclist's inexplicable feigned crash
From one outrageous crash to another. This time for totally different reasons. Most cyclists are usually going to take their fellow cyclist's side in an argument, especially in an argument involving a bike and car collision… but every now and again as this video from Morrocco demonstrates that isn't so easy. Perhaps this rider was suffering from some sort of delayed reaction or perhaps it was an attempt at an insurance scam. We'll leave you do decide…
City Trials
city trails 1.2_vimeo.mp4 from matthew browne on Vimeo.
Cyclocross bikes are on the up; at least that's the trend that many people in the industry have been observing. With videos like this cropping up, it's easy to see why so many cyclists are plumping for the increased versatility and potential for rides like this one.
Winter’s Edge
Winter's Edge. from I Never Stopped Looking on Vimeo.
From exploring the joys of taking your bike off road and into the forest, to a celebration of the cold. While we're on the way out of our wintery months here in the UK, it's worth looking back and appreciating those cold and often lonely rides for what they were. Here's a poignant extract from the video's Vimeo blurb:
"Even though the town is snow covered, and the days up in the armpit of the Polar Circle are still lived in below freezing temperatures, the appearance of tarmac from underneath the cold, soft white matter presents a faint promise of something nice to come...
"While we all live our lives, eagerly awaiting for the warm summer breeze whistling through the spokes, the caress of the sun on bare skin, the freedom of movement – oblivious of the world around us, we can only remember the past"
Katie Cycles to School - Pedal on Parliament's campaign video
Finally the Scottish grass roots cycling movement, Pedal on Parliament, have produced a beautiful stop motion animation of a young girl's experience riding her bike to and from school, why she does it, and why she loves it.
Pedal on Parliament are planning their fourth demonstration on the Scottish Parliament on April 25, to find out more you can visit their website by following this link, here.
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- S.E. 2 sec ago
I understand that, we have free e-bikes in my city, docks, racks, you name it, but a few people still leave them anywhere......
- Rendel Harris 20 min 4 sec ago
A few years back I had a police officer stop me (they were looking for a recently stolen bike and I had one from the same manufacturer, although...
- chrisonabike 20 min 30 sec ago
But... the last is only not the case with drivers on normal roads because driving on the cycle path / footway / rolling a vehicle up there is seen...
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YOU'VE RUINED MY LIFE! WHAT FOR?!...
- mdavidford 58 min 30 sec ago
I think you're missing an opportunity to pack even more tech into it - add accelerometers that can detect whether they're pedalling or stepping....
- chrisonabike 1 hour 23 min ago
Thanks. I guess the question is "need". If the road is busy, it sounds like it is a desired route between places? In which case (given this an...
- mdavidford 1 hour 31 min ago
Don't know what you mean. I thought my suggestion was entirely practical.
- mdavidford 1 hour 33 min ago
...and a square of faux sheepskin for the back of your saddle.
- Rapha Nadal 2 hours 5 min ago
I'd buy a motorbike fo rthat kind of money!
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oh dear... elbows not albows. What a plonker.
Forensic examination of the Superman video confirms it is NOT Froomey. His albows are not sticking out far enough.
None of the comments above touch on the part of the crash video that reflects most poorly on the cyclist (whether he prefers triathlon, audax or whatever):
He wipes out on a public road and goes skating over the wrong side of the road while the bloke in the car coming the other way brakes hard to avoid running him over. Wouldn't it have been nice to wave and say thanks for paying attention and not hitting me - the complete opposite of a SMIDSY?
PS. This is not an anti-cyclist-car-driver trolling.
Relax Kev, it's one of the few remaining prejudices that are socially acceptable; don't be getting all PC on us now!
Testers are almost as bad, sitting on the front doing 27 mph then disappear out the back at each corner...
Right, let's all slag the guy with the time trial bike because he had a crash and that means he must be a triathlete. Never seen a time-trialler use a TT bike for what is clearly a time-trial style race have we?
Also whilst slagging his sharpening turn, maybe he has to change his angle of attack part way into the corner because there is a car coming the other way that comes into his vision?!
And have a go at his body position, even though he is actually up on the hoods before the clip even begins, nevermind before the corner?!!
Yet more examples of why I am increasingly ashamed to be associated with road bikers and their ridiculous snobbery.
(n.b. He is wearing shorts, shirt and jersey, so unlikely to be a triathlete as in those conditions we would still be in trisuits, maybe tri-suit and jersey if it was a lot colder than it looked).
"had he falled"?
They do have a reputation for poor bike handling, arguably due to having to get on a bike after swimming yourself silly. Tri bikes are also not the easiest bikes to ride well; weight forwards, narrow bull horn bars or even worse the aero bars. In addition, most tri bike training is flat TT style or turbo work.
Wet triathlons are comedy gold.
I don't know any but what's the rub with Tri Guys? Are they really that bad on a bike???
That Morocco one is something else!
The tribike guy should tri putting his weight through his outside peddle. or just go for a swim!
In defence of the tri-guy (though Christ knows why I'm defending him) that bit of Mullholland drive is very busy with flash motorbikes and cars, as well as cyclists. It's why there's video- there's so much exotica that it brings out the car spotters in droves. There's every chance that something fuel burning has spat out a little oil of some sort, contributing to his loss of traction.
The Pedal On Parlement is for grassroots "cycling is better for Scotland"
One of the last images of a girl on a cycle path alongside a road with a house in the background is Sustrians route 26 from Dorchester to Weymouth! I forgot that Scotland had gone all "Russia" and annexed Dorset from England...
Ouch. Looks like he passes a patch with lower friction and then the front lets go. The plain angle does not look too daunting. Get well soon!
The slo mo shows he turns in quite a few degrees and loses traction. Wouldn't be surprised if he snatched the brakes too has he saw the car. That's the same bend in the California hills where the motorbike took out the Brit rider from behind isn't it? Something about the camber on that corner is weird or it's tighter than it looks.
Also quite disappointed that he wasn't seen cycling off home at the end.
The tribike guy I'm guessing hit the brakes, after turning in and realising he was going too fast for the corner. Looks like a classic too-much-braking-while-too-far-over related tuck anyway.
His less-than-smooth steering doesn't exactly help matters either. You can see he has a massive jerk in his turning just before he wipes out and gets away with that one, but the second time round it's enough to clean out his front wheel. He got what was coming to him with cornering skills like that.
And I love any excuse to post this video again:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJx-f_uuRrw
One missing from the list.
https://vimeo.com/120566398
Genius
^^^^ wot he said ^^^^
On a Tri bike = triathelete = worst bike handlers in the entire world.
Trying to figure out if the guy on the tri bike turns in and causes the crash, or whether some deformation on the road or his tyres causes it. His kit doesn't look like he just got it back from a service at the bike shop that is for sure.
I would suffer a graze anywhere but on the arse cheeks.