Greetings Readers
I am all for condolences. I am for - that’s too bad. I am all for - hope you get better.
But, I need to know what happened. Such as in the case of a bike rider that fell off his / her bike and broke (fractured) a bone while riding the Cherry Creek Bike path.
The story is short and to the point – perhaps to get the most sympathy, but I have a feeling there is whole lot of the story that is missing from what actually happened. By the way readers, the story was not told by him/herself, but by his/her girl/boyfriend.
As, I have told you readers, we got a lot of rain in the past week and on Thursday, Friday and Saturday there was constant steady heavy rain falling. As I hope most of you readers know there is only a certain amount of rain that the ground can absorb. After awhile the ground becomes saturated with water and then the ground can not absorb/hold any more rain.
With that said there is nowhere for the rainwater to go except into the drains. Some of those drains empty into various creeks. For example, Cherry Creek. Any seasoned bike rider who has ridden on Cherry Creek bike path has seen the signs posted along the Cherry Creek Bike path indicating that the area is prone to flooding during rainfall or something to those words. Sorry readers, I ride the Cherry Creek bike path every now and then and do not know the signs by verbatim, but I have read those signs a few times and ignore them since I know what they are posted for.
I have ridden the Cherry Creek bike a few times right after some rainstorms. I have seen debris on the bike path washed up from the Creek. I have seen sand and dirt washed up on the bike path. I have seen weeds and foliage washed up on the bike path and wrapped around the signs posted along the bike path.
The story I heard / read that this bike rider road into some sand and then fell onto some large rocks that line Cherry Creek.
That just sounds fishy. There are no blind corners along the Cherry Creek where the creek and the bike path are almost next to each other and where the creek does overflow onto the bike path when there is heavy rainfall. Also, I think the posted speed limit of the Cherry Creek bike path is 15 mph. If there is not a posted speed limit then the speed is 15 mph on any bike path in the Denver Metro Area unless a different speed is posted.
Now, this bike rider rode into some sand and fell over onto the rocks that line the creek. Well, how can that happen? The area that I am assuming that this rider fell in has a good line of sight to see what is ahead of the rider. So, if the rider saw the sand then the rider should have slowed down or even stopped and carried/walked his bike over the sand on the bike path. Right? If the area was in an area where the bike path was obscured by trees and blind corners then the rider should have slowed down since everyone who was in Denver this past weekend knew we got our fair share of rain and the water was flowing everywhere.
I-25 got flooded with rainwater and many streets got flooded and yes all the creeks were overflowing with rainwater. Matter of fact, on TV and in the newspapers there was mention of flooding.
Even riding at the posted limit on the Cherry Creek bike path after three days of major rain falling is sort of asking for trouble. Especially so if you are arrogant to think that the bike path gets cleared right after the rain stops falling.
I also have to mention that the Cherry Creek bike path has areas where the bike path is covered in shadows, whether by the angle of the sun, riding under a bridge or under some trees. Any seasoned rider knows that riding into a bike path covered in shadow(s)s can be dangerous. If you are not wearing sunglasses and going from bright light to dark shadow your pupils need time to dilate.
There are also a couple of areas along Cherry Creek that has rocks lining the bike path and the creek and are under a bridge. So if this accident happened under the bridge did the rider even slow down while going under the bridge. Did the rider have sunglasses on? Worse yet was the rider not even looking at where he/she was riding?
There was no mention of what type of bike was involved in the accident. Was it a Mountain bike? Or was it a Road bike?
If a Road bike was used then it was purely the rider’s fault. Any Road biker knows and should be cautious about riding in any possibility of sand at all. Sand would be the ultimate enemy of a road biker. Skinny tires and sand do not mix at all – sort of like Oil and water. The skinny tires immediately sink into the sand if riding straight into sand. Or should the rider be making a turn and encounters sand in the turn the rider and bike are going to have an accident. Yes readers, the sand is that much of a danger to us road bikers.
Now, if a Mountain bike was involved I would think that there should not of been an accident since the Mountain bike tire has fat tires. Also, going through sand should not be a problem, if the bike rider was not going fast. The he/she were going through the sand not too fast then the bike rider should have felt the sand grab the bike and immediately slowed the bike rider down. This is speculation on my part since I really know nothing about Mountain bikes except for the short time I had my 25.00 dollar garage sale Mountain Bike.
I hope to hear / read what happened readers. I do not see how it can not be the rider’s fault for breaking his/her bone. In addition, there is no mention of another rider causing the accident.
P.S. The bike rider who had an accident is not one of the ignorant bikers.
Until the next time
Daryl Charley
The Fallen Athlete
I am all for condolences. I am for - that’s too bad. I am all for - hope you get better.
But, I need to know what happened. Such as in the case of a bike rider that fell off his / her bike and broke (fractured) a bone while riding the Cherry Creek Bike path.
The story is short and to the point – perhaps to get the most sympathy, but I have a feeling there is whole lot of the story that is missing from what actually happened. By the way readers, the story was not told by him/herself, but by his/her girl/boyfriend.
As, I have told you readers, we got a lot of rain in the past week and on Thursday, Friday and Saturday there was constant steady heavy rain falling. As I hope most of you readers know there is only a certain amount of rain that the ground can absorb. After awhile the ground becomes saturated with water and then the ground can not absorb/hold any more rain.
With that said there is nowhere for the rainwater to go except into the drains. Some of those drains empty into various creeks. For example, Cherry Creek. Any seasoned bike rider who has ridden on Cherry Creek bike path has seen the signs posted along the Cherry Creek Bike path indicating that the area is prone to flooding during rainfall or something to those words. Sorry readers, I ride the Cherry Creek bike path every now and then and do not know the signs by verbatim, but I have read those signs a few times and ignore them since I know what they are posted for.
I have ridden the Cherry Creek bike a few times right after some rainstorms. I have seen debris on the bike path washed up from the Creek. I have seen sand and dirt washed up on the bike path. I have seen weeds and foliage washed up on the bike path and wrapped around the signs posted along the bike path.
The story I heard / read that this bike rider road into some sand and then fell onto some large rocks that line Cherry Creek.
That just sounds fishy. There are no blind corners along the Cherry Creek where the creek and the bike path are almost next to each other and where the creek does overflow onto the bike path when there is heavy rainfall. Also, I think the posted speed limit of the Cherry Creek bike path is 15 mph. If there is not a posted speed limit then the speed is 15 mph on any bike path in the Denver Metro Area unless a different speed is posted.
Now, this bike rider rode into some sand and fell over onto the rocks that line the creek. Well, how can that happen? The area that I am assuming that this rider fell in has a good line of sight to see what is ahead of the rider. So, if the rider saw the sand then the rider should have slowed down or even stopped and carried/walked his bike over the sand on the bike path. Right? If the area was in an area where the bike path was obscured by trees and blind corners then the rider should have slowed down since everyone who was in Denver this past weekend knew we got our fair share of rain and the water was flowing everywhere.
I-25 got flooded with rainwater and many streets got flooded and yes all the creeks were overflowing with rainwater. Matter of fact, on TV and in the newspapers there was mention of flooding.
Even riding at the posted limit on the Cherry Creek bike path after three days of major rain falling is sort of asking for trouble. Especially so if you are arrogant to think that the bike path gets cleared right after the rain stops falling.
I also have to mention that the Cherry Creek bike path has areas where the bike path is covered in shadows, whether by the angle of the sun, riding under a bridge or under some trees. Any seasoned rider knows that riding into a bike path covered in shadow(s)s can be dangerous. If you are not wearing sunglasses and going from bright light to dark shadow your pupils need time to dilate.
There are also a couple of areas along Cherry Creek that has rocks lining the bike path and the creek and are under a bridge. So if this accident happened under the bridge did the rider even slow down while going under the bridge. Did the rider have sunglasses on? Worse yet was the rider not even looking at where he/she was riding?
There was no mention of what type of bike was involved in the accident. Was it a Mountain bike? Or was it a Road bike?
If a Road bike was used then it was purely the rider’s fault. Any Road biker knows and should be cautious about riding in any possibility of sand at all. Sand would be the ultimate enemy of a road biker. Skinny tires and sand do not mix at all – sort of like Oil and water. The skinny tires immediately sink into the sand if riding straight into sand. Or should the rider be making a turn and encounters sand in the turn the rider and bike are going to have an accident. Yes readers, the sand is that much of a danger to us road bikers.
Now, if a Mountain bike was involved I would think that there should not of been an accident since the Mountain bike tire has fat tires. Also, going through sand should not be a problem, if the bike rider was not going fast. The he/she were going through the sand not too fast then the bike rider should have felt the sand grab the bike and immediately slowed the bike rider down. This is speculation on my part since I really know nothing about Mountain bikes except for the short time I had my 25.00 dollar garage sale Mountain Bike.
I hope to hear / read what happened readers. I do not see how it can not be the rider’s fault for breaking his/her bone. In addition, there is no mention of another rider causing the accident.
P.S. The bike rider who had an accident is not one of the ignorant bikers.
Until the next time
Daryl Charley
The Fallen Athlete
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