Is riding a bike dangerous for Daral Vining
Well, for most of us we begin riding a bike at the age of 5-6 and then there is the old saying it’s like riding a bike you never forget.
I really began riding in 2005 and on my first ride out with SUPERSTAR (and nickname author) Barry Taerbaum. Barry made clear to me there are two types of cyclists those that have gone down and those that will go down.
Now I am not saying it’s Barry’s fault but in 2005 I had four significant crashes. I describe significant if I go through a helmet and in 2005 I went through 4 helmets. I still have road rash scares from 3 years ago and I kept the helmets for my own perverse collection.
This past week I had lunch with Rob Kelley (who I believe went to WORLDS in mountain biking) And Rob had open scars obviously from a recent crash. It seems as he was standing up to gain extra power when his chain broke leaving him looking up at the sky in the middle of one of Chicago busiest roads.
Well, last week goes to Daral Vining who was out for a ride with Sue Dziuban (aka married to Brad Pitt). Daral was crossing the railroad tracks at a slow pace when his wheel got stuck sending Daral to the ground. Daral is in obvious pain so Sue called 911 who immediately called to make sure no trains were coming down the tracks. Daral ended up breaking the top of his femur and underwent surgery 2 days later.
Now there are some questions as to wheter or not is was Sue’s fault for this accident. However the moral of the story as Barry explained to me 3 years ago. There are two types of riders those that have gone down and those that are going down.
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DEAREST SUE, The board of directors has determined your AKA will be THE CRUSHER. There is too many unanswered questions as to why and how DARAL got a CRUSHED femur while riding with you. But the Board of Director wants to be fair with you running a tempo run for 4 plus miles at 7 min mile pace you are CRUSHING the course
Sincerely
The Chairman of the Board
Daral’s aka is SWISH. Lessons learned — try to always bike with someone, always have a cell phone, and 911 will call the railroads and stop trains.
I suppose falling is a matter of probability,the more we bike, the greater the odds are that we will crash so don’t take an injury free ride for granted!