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Permalink Reply by S on March 7, 2012 at 6:39pm

I think it was probably due tothis.  However, I've heard of some serious accidents on the LFP in the last few days involving cyclists.  There's a lot more people out due to the warm weather and the wind lets cyclists a lot faster than normal.  

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on March 7, 2012 at 7:11pm

I heard about that incident involving the guy who jumped in from a police officer in the district.  He said that, as the guy was jumping, his feet flew forward and his head and lower back hit the shallow submerged concrete ledge very hard, damaging his spine.  Apparently the guy was quite the practical joker.  After he hit and started yelling, apparently his friends thought he was joking at first.  When he just floated there and couldn't move, they realized he was serious and jumped in to help him.  It was a very serious incident.  

S said:

I think it was probably due tothis.  However, I've heard of some serious accidents on the LFP in the last few days involving cyclists.  There's a lot more people out due to the warm weather and the wind lets cyclists a lot faster than normal.  

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Permalink Reply by djm on March 7, 2012 at 7:39pm

S said:

I think it was probably due to this.

Thats terrible, but I doubt its the incident I came across 2 1/2 hours later and much nearer Oak than Ohio.

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Permalink Reply by Louie Louie on March 12, 2012 at 2:16pm

Just wondering, what place do you recommend for that?  

kiltedcelt said:

 Can these asshats not realize that the LFP is NOT the place to be doing balls-out training?

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Permalink Reply by C.R. on March 12, 2012 at 2:19pm

I've heard the velodrome is fairly nice. 

El Guicho said:

Just wondering, what place do you recommend for that?  

kiltedcelt said:

 Can these asshats not realize that the LFP is NOT the place to be doing balls-out training?

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Permalink Reply by mike w. on March 12, 2012 at 2:19pm

How about real roads and streets?

El Guicho said:

Just wondering, what place do you recommend for that?  

kiltedcelt said:

 Can these asshats not realize that the LFP is NOT the place to be doing balls-out training?

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Permalink Reply by Scott Stelzer on March 12, 2012 at 5:29pm

I think riding darn fast is fine when it's 40 degrees and no one else is out there, and on desolate/empty stretches etc  but - safety comes first.  Even on the empty sections, kids and dogs can have a way of appearing around corners or running from the sides so speed has to always be balanced with alertness.  And with not assuming the other guy is just gonna get out of your way because you're riding 25mph, and that the oblivious jogger won't suddenly start a U-turn in the middle of the path and clip you.  When that happens it's their fault for not paying attention but it's also your fault for going too fast.

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