Serious injury crash in Arlington July 28

[Steve O]

From ArlNow (link)

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BREAKING: Police Investigating Serious Bike Crash Near Yorktown HS[/h]
(Updated at 2:20 p.m.) A bicyclist has suffered potentially life-threatening injuries after a crash 2-3 blocks from Yorktown High School.
The crash happened around 1 p.m. on the 2700 block of N. George Mason Drive, just south of Yorktown Blvd. Initial reports suggest the front wheel of the bike somehow came off and the cyclist flipped over the handlebars, suffering a possible head injury.
The detached wheel could be seen next to the bike, which appeared to have a motor that powered it. A pool of blood was nearby, in the middle of the bike lane.
The cyclist was rushed to a local trauma center for treatment. So far there are no reports of any vehicles being involved in the crash.
“ACFD arrived on the scene of a single-bicycle crash in the 2700 block of N. George Mason Drive,” Arlington County Police Department spokeswoman Ashley Savage said. “The bicyclist was transported to an area hospital in critical condition. Police were dispatched to the area and remain on scene investigating the crash.”

It looks like the fork broke in half. There’s a small gas-powered engine driving a belt. Seems like a jury rigged motorcycle more than a bicycle.

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[mstone]

@huskerdont 211315 wrote:

Then you’d have a mountain bike.

Current specialized diverge (for example) is spec’d to run up to 47mm in 700c or 53mm in 650b, and isn’t exactly a mountain bike. Road bikes with decent tire clearance are getting a lot easier to find these days (they just like to call them “gravel” or “all road” or somesuch).

[lordofthemark]

@bentbike33 211289 wrote:

If you do all of these things without benefit of a 2-stroke motor bolted to your bikes, I think you should be fine, especially as I know you are not a Clydesdale.

[huskerdont]

@mstone 211318 wrote:

Current specialized diverge (for example) is spec’d to run up to 47mm in 700c or 53mm in 650b, and isn’t exactly a mountain bike. Road bikes with decent tire clearance are getting a lot easier to find these days (they just like to call them “gravel” or “all road” or somesuch).

Correct, of course–I was being a bit facetious.

[mstone]

@huskerdont 211326 wrote:

Correct, of course–I was being a bit facetious.

I mean, if we really want to make fun of overkill on the C&O, let’s talk about the number of fat bikes popping up there these days…

[consularrider]

@mstone 211328 wrote:

I mean, if we really want to make fun of overkill on the C&O, let’s talk about the number of fat bikes popping up there these days…

There were a ridiculous number of e-fat bikes on the Root River State Trail (paved) in Minnesota yesterday.

[Henry]

@huskerdont 211315 wrote:

… hold on loosely … .

Wouldn’t that make them .38 Specials?

(Thanks. I’ll see myself out.)

[huskerdont]

@Henry 211377 wrote:

Wouldn’t that make them .38 Specials?

(Thanks. I’ll see myself out.)

I feel this deserves more likes, but perhaps BA readers are not of that period.

I have never owned one of their records, but that song does come into my head often in MTB or gravel situations where I’m reminding myself not to grip too tightly.

[Author]

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