Comments on: 3 (More) Terms All Cyclists Must Know

By: Bruce E

Bruce E — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:29:57 +0000

SCI level 9–elbowing steering 80 miles into the Bend Century, going down a steep hill at about 50, drunk redneck passes us in pickup and attached 5th wheel camper. Missed clipping me by about 2 feet, made me swerve. Felt front tire wash out, then got it back somehow without going down. Not a smart place to be elbow steering…

By: Spencer

Spencer — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:50:23 +0000

My SCI – 5 is chamois-related. On the 14-mile Porcupine Rim trail, our group pinch-flatted out of all of our spare tubes. This was at mile 4.5 (1/2 mile into the 10-mile downhill). My brother borrowed a tube from a dude and gingerly rode out to get the car while I walked the 10 miles. I got serious butt chaffage. Normally, not a big deal. Before the ride, however, I had a Wendy’s spicy chicken sandwich, and now I had to relieve myself. Spicy chicken expulsion flowing past chaffed arse was terrible. I was nicknamed “firecrack.”

My SCI – 7 (This was in Alpine, so Fatty knows where this happened…). I was in 2nd grade. I was with my dad and his buddies riding down Chatfield Hill in Alpine after riding up to the Hog Hollow saddle (this is before we knew there was a downhill into Fort Canyon). My dad and his buddies took off down the hill, and I tried to keep up. However, my (rigid Giant Rincon 24″) fork was bent from running into a parked car the day before. As I hit about 35mph, my handlebars shook and that’s the last I remember. Apparently I landed face first on the asphalt and slid for a good distance. Some scalpels and local anesthetic scraped out the road rash and I was in bandages for a few weeks. 2nd grade.

By: thegumtree

thegumtree — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:29:13 +0000

or perhaps this one?
http://vimeo.com/35502958

By: Riza

Riza — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:13:38 +0000

SCI 10 contender?
http://contour.com/stories/red-bull-rampage-chris-van-dine-nearly-falls-off-a-cliff

By: Kukui

Kukui — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 04:58:06 +0000

Loved the TourChats interview, Fatty! And, while I can’t say I have (or ever hope to) experienced SCI, I certainly have a hard case of SSD right now…

By: Mark in Ottawa

Mark in Ottawa — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:32:31 +0000

This is great stuff! Thankfully I’ve never done anything worthy of over an SCI 4 or 5…your standard crashing while bombing down the side of a mountain on a road bike…painful, yes…SCI 10 worthy…nope.

Your description of the stages made me laugh so loud that my coworkers gave me a funny look! Thanks!

Mark (in Ottawa, Canada)

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:23:30 +0000

Most people can only register about a 6 or 7 SCI; 8 or higher takes moments, minutes or even hours to set in. Even occurrence of an SCI 8 or higher don’t necessarily result in instaneous poopulation; the poopulation may occur a couple minutes later when the lizard brain realizes what just occurred. I had probably an SCI 6.5 some months back descending a rocky hill at perhaps 25 MPH. I hit a 1′ tall rock that I had somehow missed (due to blurred vision from the speed). It acted like a ramp and I was thrown up onto a side hill adjacent to the trail as if it were a half pipe. I was still moving at great speed, then was forced to ride off the embankment, a 3-4′ drop, to avoid running head on into this tree. So I dropped straight down the vertical embankment into the rock field I was trying to avoid when I first hit the rock/ramp. It was greenstick fracture country. I bounced through the rocks totally out of control, had a few incidents where the rear end bounced up and started to get in front of the front end, may have bashed my knees on the top tube a few times, but then eventually slowed and coasted out the bottom of the hill onto the road marking the trailhead. I had to make a mandatory stop to drop my guts about 30 seconds later when I realized how close I had just gotten to a free helicopter flight. So there I was, involuntarily polluting this conveniently placed little bathroom kiosk at the trailhead, and hyperventilating. It beat crapping my pants, but not by much…

By: Charlie

Charlie — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:58:09 +0000

I can’t even imagine what a SCI 10 would be when Fatty only gives the broken down tube at 40 mph a 5. I’m sure it means definite ICU time and maybe even a funeral. I think my seeing a truck moving at 50 mph a foot away going the opposite direction only rates a 3 to 4.

By: RodNeeds2Ride

RodNeeds2Ride — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:46:40 +0000

I just realized this guy saw the antelope coming – I’d say at least an SCI 5!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8EvguZc9tY

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:47:40 +0000

After all these years you still make me laugh, thanks.