Richard Branson crashes his bike: 'I thought I was going to die'

[Vientomas]

http://money.cnn.com/2016/08/26/news...ash/index.html

[Mr. Pink]

I imagine scantily dressed nurses swarming over him right now, attending to his every need, as he smiles that smile. With a little pain.

[cdn_bacon]

stay tuned for a new line of Virgin helmets

[54ny77]

ouch.

that dude has lived a life worth living.

[bobswire]

Speed bumps are dangerous for the unwary.

[weisan]

Tough dude.

A rare breed.

[Kobe]

He looks good for 66.

[Lewis Moon]

Originally Posted by bobswire

Speed bumps are dangerous for the unwary.

Yep. I was doing sprint intervals around one of my favorite enclaves for rich f*c*s, and as I pulled off the circuit and sat up no hands after the last go, I hit an unmarked speed bump (they had just paved). I still remember that crash in slow mo. Broke my collarbone and did damage to one of the nerves to the muscles in my right eye. I had double vision for weeks. In hindsight, I should have sued the pants off the association...but then again, deep pockets means pit bull lawyers. Oh well, I lived and there was minimal damage to the bike.

[SeanScott]

Minor scratch,
It's just a flesh wound!

I am glad to see he is alright. It is cool he is a cyclist.
Wonder what bike he rides?

[akelman]

Originally Posted by Lewis Moon

enclaves for rich f*c*s

I wonder how many people on this forum live in one of those communities.

[OldCrank]

Training for a cool ride:
<<<The Virgin Strive Challenge will see a group of people - including Richard Branson and his children, Holly and Sam - travel from the base of the Matterhorn, more than 2000 kilometres to the summit of Mt Etna in Sicily.>>>

Could not see any photos, or mention of what he rides. Probably not from Target.

I like the olde-fashioned tendency of articles getting more sensational with the pub date - from 'dumped over a speedbump' to 'near-fatal' / 'near-death'.

Anyway good on RB to actually try many activities and sponsor others.

[daker13]

I'll never forget the monumental douchey-ness that guy projected when he was on Conan O'Brien's show. O'Brien was visibly annoyed.

But kudos to him for finding a comfortable pair of bib shorts--if that was me, I'd be dying to exchange my bibs for a nice airy hospital gown.

[Lewis Moon]

Originally Posted by akelman

I wonder how many people on this forum live in one of those communities.

Not me....I just ride there. To quote St. Francis of Cucamonga, "just knocking the jockeys off the rich people's lawns".

[CampyorBust]

Just had a quick looksee in the dictionary. Word of the day PIMP...



Sir Richard certainly is that. Respek

Originally Posted by akelman

I wonder how many people on this forum live in one of those communities.

I bet some have bunkers.

[Mr. Pink]

Originally Posted by Kobe

He looks good for 66.

Well, not for the next week, at least.