his handlebars/stem came off the forks .?

ouch, no way of avoiding that one!

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Yeah I was surprised to see that. I reckon it was a carbon steerer that sheared off at impact, like George Hincapie in Paris-Roubaix.

Poor guy didn't stand a chance though! I'm guessing if he's got his head cam footage online then he's probably on the road to recovery.

Mmmmmmmm venison

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I would think if the steerer tube sheared off, it would still be clamped in the stem. IMO, the stem is empty as if it just slid right off the top of the steerer tube (but I guess it would have to blow off the stem cap to do that).

Either way, tough crash. Nothing to do but just brace for landing.

Deer are incredibly stupid when it comes to judging speed and distances.

They don't *look* before they leap at all. A semi could have been coming down the road and they would have run in front of that too. If they are startled, they are as likely to run *towards* the thing that startled them as away.

Where I live, deer are the major hazard. They get hit by cars all the time. So far I've been lucky but there have been many close calls.

I ran over a squirrel on one of my rides and that was traumatic enough. Bugger just darted right in front of my wheel. I didn't stop to check on the condition of the squirrel.

That descent is a gentle, non-technical cruise coming down the Golden Gate Bridge into Sausalito. It's one that any cyclist in SF has done dozens (hundreds?) of times.

Being scared of something like that is like being worried about getting struck by lightning.

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Yeah living in Minnessota..... last night my wife and I saw a huge fresh looking bloodstain spattered across the road (not uncommon in these parts) along with a small bundle of grey fur off to the side. We then noticed a single red tire track continuing along the road for half a mile at least..... until it turned off onto the hard shoulder where lay a larger bundle of fur that turned out to be a crumpled/compressed deer torso and head. Sucker must have gotten wedged into the wheel arch of a truck....

Anyway it sucks for that guy, I winced when I watched it, then replayed it and winced again. Holy flying stems batman!!

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WOW and OUCH! I knew it was coming and still jumped out of my seat on impact! Any word on how rider is?