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If you are in for the 5pm GAP meetup for the clinic, please post a message here.
We will roll at 5:10pm at the latest and ride straight down Flatbush.

@Adam
Fingers crossed!
I'm in.


On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 7:58 AM, JohnMalcolmson <
I'm in for GAP at 5! Presume we mean the same gap spot as morning training, just inside the park yeah?
I'm in for GAP at 5! Presume we mean the same gap spot as morning training, just inside the park yeah?
Actually just OUTside the park, actually.  Sort of in the Food-Truck Zone.
I'm in.
I'll try to make it, but don't wait for me.
im in for tonight, although i might not make it to gap on time. most likely meet you guys down at fbf
I am going to try to make it for FBF races but not for the 5PM GAP meetup.
I'm out this week, and probably next.  I rode with Blyer on Saturday and he mentioned I'm leaning to the right.  Not unexpected, as I'm favoring that leg.  I'm doing left leg drills and going to try and build up hip strength and flexibility to avoid injury before heading out again.  And this is another plug for Jonathan Blyer.  I'll get a bike fit from him once I'm, well, centered.
$25?
Got out of work late. I won't be able to make the 5 pm meet up, but will probably roll around 5:30.
$25?
@eragot‌ it's $15
Malcolmson busted his collarbone. They took him out to Lutheran I think. Send him some well wishes if you've got his info. I think that would cheer him up.

Heckman went down too I think.

No crashes in the 123. Lots of flats.
Oh no....
Fuck! :(
Yes, I went down. A bump and a few little scrapes, otherwise I'm fine. Busted helmet and some damage to the bike though.

Oh man Tim. What happened?
was next to johnny when the crash happened. we were on the straight away before the last turn into the finish and it looked like someone chopped his wheel and sent him into the gutter. pretty nasty pile up.
I didn't see what happened to John. That must have been a different crash after the one I was in. 

Shortly after I guess it's turn 2, a veselka rider was suddenly stopped 2 bikes in front of me. I slowed down to try and get around him, but I got hit from behind and ended up hitting him anyway and going down. My helmet then got hit from behind while I was down. Jules said that was him. I don't think Jules went down, he just wasn't able to avoid me.

The veselka guy said someone had clipped his derailleur, which jammed up his wheel. 

vlad said:
Malcolmson busted his collarbone. They took him out to Lutheran I think. Send him some well wishes if you've got his info. I think that would cheer him up.

Heckman went down too I think.

No crashes in the 123. Lots of flats.

Ahhhh fudge
hope he recovers soon
Bah that sucks.  Yes, good wishes out to John.  And Tim, glad you're ok. 
At least three crashes in that race.  Ugh.

Too many guys with good legs, not enough wind I guess.

After hearing John's crash (I couldn't see it) I lost my bottle and went to the back, where I tailgunned the final lap.  Coming around turn 3 I saw Tim, Misha and the scottish guy who rides a purple indy fab go down for no visible reason.  I somehow shot the gap, bounced off Tim's head (SORRY TIM!) and stayed upright.

Bars & front wheel were no longer aligned when I came to a stop.

John's on his way home from Lutheran with Caroline, we even managed to avoid having the cut his skinsuit off.

Heal up soon Wrongway, and hope your head feels better in the am Tim.
john and jules  leading the way on flatbush 
Couple of screengrabs from the GoPro video.


Damn, sending good vibes to John.
Jules said:
Couple of screengrabs from the GoPro video.


Holy crap. I didn't realize it was that dramatic.

John heal up quick!  Massive thanks for the workshop and ridethrough today.  
Damn. Feel better John.
Feel better John, and I am sure you'll be crushing it again very soon.