Mayor hits cyclist with car - on purpose!

Story doesn't make any sense. According to the cyclist, the car was yelling at him. Seems implausible.

Ha ha! It was a douchebag triathlete. Well done, Mr Furrer!

"A triathlete who participates in about 50 races a year, Murdick said his bike is worth about $12,000."

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/bicyclist-claims-sunset-hills-mayor-swerved-car-into-him-mayor/article_81ac765b-e12c-5990-abe6-afa62e3f51c9.html

I don't know...sounds like a douchebag politician in a Mercedes to me. Spin city!

When training, serious cyclists should mount a (small) video cam with audio capability on the handlebar. Potentially worth a lot of money in a lawsuit.

I have no doubt the cyclist's version is much closer to the truth than the mayor's. But not as good a case without the vid.

screaming car? wrote:

Story doesn't make any sense. According to the cyclist, the car was yelling at him. Seems implausible.

Murdick is a fake name, too. This has hoax written all over it.

Riding a bike on the roads is just asking to be killed. I quit a few years ago. Most drivers are on their cellphones, drunk, or under the influence of drugs. At least running I can see them coming and jump in the ditch when they are driving on my side of the white (fog) line.

screaming car? wrote:

Story doesn't make any sense. According to the cyclist, the car was yelling at him. Seems implausible.

Since when does a victim go to the police station with an attorney to report a crime?

thousands of words wrote:

When training, serious cyclists should mount a (small) video cam with audio capability on the handlebar. Potentially worth a lot of money in a lawsuit.

I have no doubt the cyclist's version is much closer to the truth than the mayor's. But not as good a case without the vid.

and turn it off when they go through stop signs

I do hill repeats at a certain hill that the local high school marked every 100 meters for their hill repeats. There is a lady that lives on the hill and walks her dog on the same hill, and does not like people "using her hill" for running. So, she purposely walks in the middle of the road, with her dog's leash stretching across the majority of the road. She has told me to "go back to wherever you came from" I live 1.3 miles away.

cyclepaths wrote:

screaming car? wrote:

Story doesn't make any sense. According to the cyclist, the car was yelling at him. Seems implausible.

Since when does a victim go to the police station with an attorney to report a crime?

When that person felt wronged because there may be a cover-up. It sure looked that way to me.

Murdick a "renowned Missouri cyclist", and a "champion among racers" with a $12,000 bike. Ha! This should be good with these 2 ego maniacs going head to head. I bet the mayor ends up giving him a good sum of $$ to shut him up.

Are these results from Murkick any good?

http://www.usacycling.org/results/?compid=365051

Also, it looks like he ran a half marathon in 1:27:55 at age 45.

http://results.active.com/events/40th-annual-hospital-hill-run/half-marathon/randy-murdick

Perhaps you are forgetting about K.I.T.T.?

suburbia wrote:

Murdick a "renowned Missouri cyclist", and a "champion among racers" with a $12,000 bike. Ha! This should be good with these 2 ego maniacs going head to head. I bet the mayor ends up giving him a good sum of $$ to shut him up.

Are these results from Murkick any good?

http://www.usacycling.org/results/?compid=365051

You have to realize that when a reporter is writing an article, they are going to embellish the story as much as possible.

I was interviewed by my local paper for qualifying for the professional national cycling championships in Sept, and the reporter asked how much my bike was along with weight and other questions. Something I would never have blurted out until he kept pressing.

Not saying the guy isn't an ego maniac, but the reporter is going to talk this cyclist up. I assure you the guy didn't call himself a champion among racers.

Yeah, actually this guy is pretty good for the Masters. Cat 1 is the hardest, almost Pro level racing that you have to qualify for. The first number is his place/total. So yeah, last in a race looks bad, but CAT 1 is legit to qualify for. The rest of the results below seem to be pretty decent places over the fields.

I hope it's true. Cyclists are too skinny and should all be exterminated.

The quality of that news blurb is atrocious. Who do they have doing their editing? Beaver Cleaver?

Anybody else read the thread title and immediately think that it was going to be about Rob Ford?

Mr. Linger wrote:

The quality of that news blurb is atrocious. Who do they have doing their editing? Beaver Cleaver?

I think the editing staff must be gutted most everywhere. Seeing obvious typos everywhere nowadays.