Serious Bicycle Crash On Group Ride Today 

@@mylittlepitbull3143 I got to a cat 3 never trained on bike paths either lol they are bunch of clowns

Same.. I rode that bike path hundreds of times over a 15 year span… and it was only to get to and from the Pacific Coast Hwy bike lane, where you could hammer as hard as you could, solo or on a group ride. These dudes are jokers.

In many ways groups are safer than solo because they increase visibility to vehicles.

yeah ! me also they had a 8 bike pile up on a rails to trails in my area !

This 100%

Yeah....I'm a distance cyclist, just turned 75 today, I still do up to 100km treks, albeit I'm slowing down a bit, so 60-70 whets my whistle, but cyclists doing this shid on a shared pathway is as dangerous as cycling on a highway. I just don't freakin' get it. It's supposed to be fun, and liberating, not some manic, macho marching fest. Each to his/her own I guess, but not on my trail, or those who I cycle with safely.

First off Mr. Cat 3.. this type of accident happens all the time. They were doing everything correctly. They called out approaching riders, passing on the left etc. This was just an error in judgement when merging back in. They never once put anyone else on the trail in danger. I bet every person commenting has gone 20 plus on a trail like that if you have one.

@@kevanthompson9853 [this type of accident happens all the time. ] Then when do you ever learn?

@@stephensaines7100 Do you say the same thing when Pro Tour riders crash? How many Pro guys on closed routes crashed out of the tour this year? Why was Jonas and Wout not at top form? Crashes.. its part of the sport.

They're telling other riders to slow down because it's an accident scene and a rider is lying on the path. It's not hypocritical, it makes good sense.

Agree

Maybe bc somebody was laying in the middle of the road? They would’ve also slowed down if they were approaching an accident like that

Hi Starlitshadows, yes... this was on the Santa Ana River Trail headed to PCH and we were just northeast of the 405 freeway. I ride the Rio Hondo and SG River trails occasionally. I'm on the SG Trail for a little bit once a week on my way to the Montrose ride. No, I did not hear about the rider killed in Irwindale but no doubt I will hear soon through the grapevine. It's crazy how many riders get killed or seriously injured in crashes. Cars involved less than half the time. Not to bring you down but 8 weeks ago a gal rider friend of mine was hit from behind by driver on cellphone, she had many broken bones including broken neck but she is recovering quite well. Two weeks ago a local rider died in a solo mountain bike crash on dirt trails. Then a Norwegian rider killed on high speed descent a week ago. Bike riding is quite dangerous.

@@deanhough8993 yeah a guy stole a car from a dealership and was in a high speed chase. He hit the cyclist near the SG river crossing on Arrow by the dam. I was on the dam heading down when it happened. And sorry to hear about your other friend as well. Things like this just make me be more careful. I ride solo mostly on the river paths, bike lanes, back roads and low traffic times on mountain roads to reduce risk. Never have I thought there would be such a serious accident as this on the bike path though. Just makes me feel a bit more cautious. Wishing your friends well and stay safe out there.

me too!

Thank you for your kindness and support. The poor guy was in a coma for 3 weeks and was just woke up and is able to walk a little starting a week ago. He's got a long road to recovery. Bike riding is dangerous stuff. A gal teammate was hit from behind 4 months ago by a woman driving while looking at her cellphone. My friend suffered a broken neck, broken back, broken ankle and some other stuff. My friend was riding straight in the bike lane. Fortunately she is recovering and able to mountain bike now. But a month ago a nearby mountain biker crashed and died on a dirt trail. There are easily 100 different groups riding on this trail at high speeds each day of the weekend. I'm often at 28 MPH or 30 MPH on this trial. This was a "slow" ride. Crazy how arm chair quarterbacks have all the answers when they know so little. Some people say go to the track. Really? I raced on the track for 5 years as a 1-2 and raced against pros and I won about 70 races, not to mention coming in top 3 at least 300 times. I raced a lot. There are many crashes on the track too. Most riders can't handle the demands of riding on a track. And then there's the fact that there are only 3 tracks in all of Southern California and maybe one track up toward San Francisco. There must be at least 100,000 serious bike riders in California and we're going to make them drive to one of those 4 tracks and squeeze onto them somehow? Brilliant. But again, thank you for your kindness and lack of passing judgement. And to all the know-it-alls shooting their mouths off about having Tour de France fever and attributing that for any kind of recklessness... I tried out for the 1984 Olympics to do the points race and missed making the Olympic team by one place, beaten by a guy that I beat half the time. Four years ago I bumped into 3 fast riders on this BIKE trail and one of them was extra strong. I rode with them for 10 miles and they couldn't drop me, even though they tried their hardest. We were going 31 MPH the whole way. Turns out he was a pro Tour de France racer (Kevin Vermaerke), we became casual friends on Strava and he said he was impressed that I was able to hang with them. Even more impressing that I was 62 years old when that happened. I also raced with Greg LeMond back in the day, so I must have something going on. But it seems that I could learn a thing or two from all these experts here in RU-vid land.

I've held off with update requests because there wasn't any positive news until recently. After 2+ weeks in a comma and breathing tube in ICU, he regained consciousness after 2.5 weeks and is able to walk slowly at 3 weeks after the crash. He's got significant impairment of all kinds right now. He's able to communicate sort of but wow, what a bad situation. Meanwhile a buddy crashed in the Manhattan Beach Criterium a week ago. That guy broke his clavicle, hip, ribs and other bones, punctured lung, not good. 4 months ago gal friend on my team was rear-ended by a car where driver was looking at their cellphone. She was in the bike lane, minding her own business, broken neck, broken back, broken ankle, but she is making a good recovery after long stint in hospital. Bike riding is dangerous.

@@deanhough8993 : man, it’s good to hear he’s on the recovery path. Thanks for the update. Sorry for your other friends. It is definitely a dangerous sport that at the same time, we love doing it. Be safe.

So sorry to hear the extent of his injuries, wishing him a full recovery ❤🙏🏻​@@deanhough8993

Brain bleeding has stopped, so that's positive. He is still in a medically induced coma with a breathing tube in ICU. That's as much as I know. Multiple fractures but I will get more details soon. I saw the rearview camera video from the rider in front of him and it captured the moment he clipped the wheel in front of him. Rider in front decelerated a tiny bit, didn't wobble or anything. Unfortunately my buddy's front wheel barely touched my other buddy's rear wheel, overlapped by a quarter of an inch if even, and that's all it took.

@@deanhough8993 wow. Wish him well

Please keep us posted on his condition.

Dude was in a coma for almost 3 weeks. Came out of it, able to walk slowly and has trouble speaking. It's going to be a while before he fully recovers. I'll update you when I hear more.

@@deanhough8993 oh good ty

I believe the SART (Santa Ana River Trail)

It does look like the loop, doesn't it?

The guy who crashed hard was in this paceline... Him and another rider crossed wheels when they merged together.

And here I always thought the responsibility of passing safely belongs to the person doing the passing…. If we just stopped treating other trail users as obstacles, the experience could be enjoyable for everyone.

Rider behind me had a rear facing camera that caught the whole thing. My buddy clipped the wheel in front of him by 1/8th of an inch. Innocent mistake but he fought it and caused him to slap the ground really hard.