Saturday, 27 June 2015

Re: [emrat:7254] Re: Performance Cycle: Bike Night

I have been to it before. Definitely wasn't impressed enough to go again

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On Jun 27, 2015, at 7:52 PM, Doc <docmurdoch@comcast.net> wrote:

It was ehh, at best. Only RATS were myself and Bonneville Bob. Ice Cream was good. Not worth more than an hour of your time at best.

On Thursday, June 25, 2015 at 11:02:59 AM UTC-6, Dan Pilcher wrote:

In case anyone is not familiar with Performance Cycle, which sometimes displays new bikes from Erico's . . . .

www.performancecycle.com

Bike Night is Here!

Come join us this Saturday, June 27th
6pm-9pm for an evening full of bikes, food, raffle prizes and slow drag racing. Anyone and everyone on two wheels is welcome!

We're moving this Fall!

Our new location will be just off of I-25 and Dry Creek where we will proudly offer a state of the art facility that is double the size of our current location. Bigger building, better selection and, most importantly, more parking! We'd like to extend a big thank you to everyone that has supported us throughout our 34 year history and we hope you all will continue to join us in our new venture. Stay tuned for a moving date as we get closer to completion.

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[emrat:7254] Re: Performance Cycle: Bike Night

It was ehh, at best. Only RATS were myself and Bonneville Bob. Ice Cream was good. Not worth more than an hour of your time at best.

On Thursday, June 25, 2015 at 11:02:59 AM UTC-6, Dan Pilcher wrote:

In case anyone is not familiar with Performance Cycle, which sometimes displays new bikes from Erico's . . . .

www.performancecycle.com

Bike Night is Here!

Come join us this Saturday, June 27th
6pm-9pm for an evening full of bikes, food, raffle prizes and slow drag racing. Anyone and everyone on two wheels is welcome!

We're moving this Fall!

Our new location will be just off of I-25 and Dry Creek where we will proudly offer a state of the art facility that is double the size of our current location. Bigger building, better selection and, most importantly, more parking! We'd like to extend a big thank you to everyone that has supported us throughout our 34 year history and we hope you all will continue to join us in our new venture. Stay tuned for a moving date as we get closer to completion.

Stay Up To Date

Our Facebook friends are the first to know about sales, specials and events. Make sure to "like" our page to be in the loop :)

https://www.facebook.com/performancecyclecolo

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Thursday, 25 June 2015

[emrat:7252] Tragic News from Pikes Peak

Pikes Peak Hill Climb suspended after motorcyclist dies in training

Race officials said there was "incident" during practice session on the Pikes Peak Highway

By Jesse Paul
The Denver Post

Posted: 06/25/2015 11:14:18 AM MDT2 Comments | Updated: 4 min. ago

A motorcyclist kneels down and talks on the phone at Devil's Playground near the summit of Pikes Peak on Thursday, June 25, 2015. (Logan Riely, The Gazette)

Carl Sorensen (Photo courtesy Carl Sorensen's family)

A motorcyclist was killed Thursday during a training run as part of the Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.

Race officials identified the man as Carl Sorensen.

"Throughout the 92 years that this unique race has been conducted on America's Mountain, we have experienced the ultimate joy in triumph, the disappointment of failure and now the unexpected heartbreak of the loss of a competitor," race officials said in a statement. "We mourn the tragic death of (Carl and he will be in all of our hearts this Sunday for the 93rd Race to the Clouds."

The statement said Sorensen was a married father.

"He left our lives while doing something that he loved, and it is the only thing that has the ability to deal with the reality of life, the acceptance of the competitors of the dangers in the race, and the heart and soul of a great man," the statement said.

The Gazette reports Sorensen went off the Pikes Peak Highway over a cliff between Devil's Playground and the peak's 14,115-foot summit. The newspaper says the highway has been shut down.

Sorensen is shown participating in the Hill Climb in Vimeo videos posted in 2014 and 2012.

The county sheriff's office and the Colorado Springs Police Department referred questions about the incident to race officials.

Additionally, six people and one vehicle were struck by lightning on Pikes Peak at about noon as the coroner's office and race officials were managing the incident, said Jackie Kirby, a sheriff's office spokeswoman.

Kirby said it wasn't clear if, or how, the six were connected with the race.

Five of those struck have been cleared while one person is still being treated at the scene of the strike, Kirby said.

"I don't know the extent of the injuries," she said.

Last year, a motorcyclist, 54-year-old Bobby Goodin, died racing in the Hill Climb after crashing on the mountain's summit.

The Hill Climb draws hundreds of competitors and thousands of fans from around the world for a day of racing up the eastern-most 14,000-foot mountain in the country.

Racing takes place on a course that spans more than 12 miles and rises nearly 5,000 vertical feet on the highway to the mountain's summit. The Hill Climb includes motorcycle, quad, car and truck divisions.

[emrat:7251] Ouchie! Motorcyle against a fire truck

Here's what Marc Cook of Motorcyclist magazine wrote about this incident:

o It's super easy to second guess another rider in situations like this. I've looked at the video a number of times in quarter speed. It's clear that he's surprised by the fire truck as it emerges from behind the hill at 2:41. And while I know the camera distorts distances and lean angles a bit, it appears the rider clamped on the front brake pretty hard when he saw the truck. The front end begins locking and unlocking, dragging the bike across the lane. He clearly wasn't comfortable releasing the brake and rolling to the inside of the corner. That does take experience and some gumption.

I've ridden that road quite a bit and those speeds don't seem unreasonable to me.

From: emrat@googlegroups.com [mailto:emrat@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Doc
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2015 11:15 AM
To: emrat@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: [emrat:7249] Ouchie! Motorcyle against a fire truck

I think he took it too wide, at a speed he should not have been going if not being very very accurate, or experienced.

On Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at 9:18:54 PM UTC-6, limeycardwell wrote:

Holy crap Doc, I don't need to see that! Im already twitchy in the canyons with them casino busses coming at ya.

Looks like he went over a bumpy patch then maybe object fixation on the firetruck?

On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 4:33 PM, Doc <docmu...@comcast.net> wrote:

http://www.today.com/video/gopro-video-motorcycle-crashes-head-on-into-fire-truck-470428227800

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RE: [emrat:7250] Ouchie! Motorcyle against a fire truck

Motorcyclist magazine just put up a Facebook post, attributing the crash to "target fixation." That's also a reasonable explanation.

Dan

I think he took it too wide, at a speed he should not have been going if not being very very accurate, or experienced.

On Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at 9:18:54 PM UTC-6, limeycardwell wrote:

Holy crap Doc, I don't need to see that! Im already twitchy in the canyons with them casino busses coming at ya.

Looks like he went over a bumpy patch then maybe object fixation on the firetruck?

On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 4:33 PM, Doc <docmu...@comcast.net> wrote:

http://www.today.com/video/gopro-video-motorcycle-crashes-head-on-into-fire-truck-470428227800

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[emrat:7250] Re: Performance Cycle: Bike Night

Thanks Dan. Not far from me either.

Erico Urban Peak Ride 11:00AM Sunday as well. Also close by me.

On Thursday, June 25, 2015 at 11:02:59 AM UTC-6, Dan Pilcher wrote:

In case anyone is not familiar with Performance Cycle, which sometimes displays new bikes from Erico's . . . .

www.performancecycle.com

Bike Night is Here!

Come join us this Saturday, June 27th
6pm-9pm for an evening full of bikes, food, raffle prizes and slow drag racing. Anyone and everyone on two wheels is welcome!

We're moving this Fall!

Our new location will be just off of I-25 and Dry Creek where we will proudly offer a state of the art facility that is double the size of our current location. Bigger building, better selection and, most importantly, more parking! We'd like to extend a big thank you to everyone that has supported us throughout our 34 year history and we hope you all will continue to join us in our new venture. Stay tuned for a moving date as we get closer to completion.

Stay Up To Date

Our Facebook friends are the first to know about sales, specials and events. Make sure to "like" our page to be in the loop :)

https://www.facebook.com/performancecyclecolo

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