Nic conquers Vigilante Drive on a fixie, beats Mt. Faber with face

NicIz2HardKore made it to the top of Vigilante Drive on his vintage 44 x 17 Battaglin fixie. Mount Faber, however, was a little too coy with her curves, so he taught her a lesson, leaving a sheen of red on her flanks  :-P


















The juicy squishy details

NIC : PHEAR
BEN : !!!!!
NIC : I MADE IT UP VIGILANTE
ON FIXIE!
BEN : holy shit! fark!
u da man!
NIC : :-)
i used my face as a brake again
fuck it hurts
BEN : !!!
on the way down?
NIC : we went vigilante, buona vista, NUS, pepys and faber
by the time we got to faber i was pretty damn tired
i fell off the bike on the way down
on the straight before the corner where i crashed 2 years ago
BEN : yeoch
NIC : i was too tired to stop the bike
and then it started wobbling
BEN : yeow
NIC : and i just went off the right side and the bike bounced away
went off as in literally fell off
poor brooks saddle :-(
but yes, calling my bike the battleship is pretty apt
no marks
no denting
minor scratches on handlebar
BEN : BATTLESHIP!!!!!
NIC : YES BATTLESHIP! NIGH ON INDESTRUCTIBLE!
got poked by handlebar though
seems my wonky collarbone is fixed too
BEN : goddamn
holy shitzoid
extreme knuckle manicure
fark! road rash
NIC : oh yeah
haven't taken a pic of my face and back
i rolled over
and left a nice red trail on the road
BEN : goddamn
NIC : tore my jersey to shreds
BEN : who went with u
NIC : hmm
BEN : argh!!!!
NIC : my coach, and 2 teammates
BEN : goddamn
NIC : luckily it was a $20 jersey
oh btw, pretty funny
all 4 bike materials were present at the ride
ti, steel, alu, carbon
BEN : goddamn
u were not kidding about da face
holy shitz
this is worhy of a post!!!!
fark! shoulder abrasion
i shudder to see pic of bike and jersey
so this crash was vigilante or faber?
NIC : faber :-0
right before we went home
BEN : goddamn
NIC : i got spent on vigilante
skipped pepys and waited for the rest at the foot
BEN : helmet survived?
so gearing was 44 x 17?
NIC : helmet merely touched the ground
BEN : damn
NIC : didn't get scratched :-(
BEN : shitz
i am gonna post this
NIC : 44 x 17, as usual
BEN : !!!!!
NIC : LOL
for some strange inexplicable reason, i found blood in my riding shorts
somehow my nuts got cut :-S
BEN : holy shitz
goddamn
NIC : no freaking idea how
BEN : so this was tonite?
NIC : this morning :-)
BEN : so, u r joining the Secret Fraternity of the Torn Scrotum.
Your member ID is 002
NIC : leaving me enough time to pass out at home to wake up with various fabric items stuck to my face
LOL
now i know how vasectomy feels like, without the neutering :-P
BEN : goddamn
u da man
NIC : hint: it hurts/burns
showering was literally an eye opening experience
BEN : i will pay u a cup of teh tarik for every wad of alcohol swab i toss at you that hits a red spot
NIC : FUUCK!
BEN : send pics!!!!
LOL
MOAR!!!!
:-D
NIC : that's all, unfortunately

Get well soon, Nic!


Further reading

July 2008 — Nic smashes taxi cab with face (1), (2), (3).