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wafflycat said:

Vernon had an appointment up on the far side of Cromer this morning. So
he popped Gino in the back of the car and we set off. He's off to see a
client & then down into the office in Norwich and I cycled home. 40
miles with a headwind all the way. I had a Lycra headband on over my
ears and I was glad of it. Even with a base layer, arm warmers,
long-sleeved jersey & waterproof I was chilling fast on the downhill
bits. But it was invigorating and remarkably traffic-free on the lanes.
Had a great ride until I was less than five miles from home. Coming
through Longham, a woman was reversing out of her driveway. She didn't
see the cyclist on the road and kept on reversing. So the cyclist
hammers on the brakes & stops as there's no room to go anywhere as the
4x4 is taking up the entire width of the lane as it's completely across it.

Then the cyclist realises that her bike is falling over whilst she is
still attached to it.

Glad you are (reasonably) OK.

The weather is going to be cold and windy over the next few days anyway
- so you're probably better off at home in front of the fire 🙂

Feel better soon!

--
Chris

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Glad you are (reasonably) OK.

The weather is going to be cold and windy over the next few days anyway -
so you're probably better off at home in front of the fire 🙂

Feel better soon!

--
Chris

Why thank you, kind sir :-)

The weather, although cold, was invigorating and I had a thoroughly
enjoyable ride apart from the last little bit! I was hoping to be getting
out for a bike ride with Pagan (you remember her?) this week, but it'll have
to wait. Bah!

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Vernon had an appointment up on the far side of Cromer this morning. So he
popped Gino in the back of the car and we set off. He's off to see a client
& then down into the office in Norwich and I cycled home. 40 miles with a
headwind all the way. I had a Lycra headband on over my ears and I was glad
of it. Even with a base layer, arm warmers, long-sleeved jersey & waterproof
I was chilling fast on the downhill bits. But it was invigorating and
remarkably traffic-free on the lanes. Had a great ride until I was less than
five miles from home. Coming through Longham, a woman was reversing out of
her driveway. She didn't see the cyclist on the road and kept on reversing.
So the cyclist hammers on the brakes & stops as there's no room to go
anywhere as the 4x4 is taking up the entire width of the lane as it's
completely across it.

Then the cyclist realises that her bike is falling over whilst she is still
attached to it.

I did a 'Nathan' and ended up half in the verge, half on the road with the
bike on top of me. My left knee was getting intimately acquainted with the
tarmac and I've pulled my left calf muscle & wrenched my left arm. On the
plus side, the bike is fine.

To her credit, the driver stopped, and was very concerned. She got the bike
off me & helped me up and asked if I needed anything - doc, hospital, phone
etc.

No damage to bike or my attire and I've just got a bruised, stiff knee,
pulled calf muscle & sore left arm. I can't get too worked up about it as
the driver was very concerned - unlike the swine who did a hit&run on
Vernon. And if I'd managed to unclip in time, I wouldn't have gone over
anyhow.

So that's me off the bike for a few days. B*gg*r, feck, b*gg*r, damnation,
infected follicles and all of that.

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Helen, Sorry to hear that you have been hurt.

Just be sure that your injuries are not more serious than apparent at first
sight!

My offing last November 16 seemed minor at the time and I even cycled home
but after less than 24 hours it began to deteriorate and I am still feeling
the effects a year later. Very glad that I called police and ambulance ( and I
had a witness who knew more about it than I did -- I was unconscious briefly)
and have just received a sum of £3k plus from the insurers of the car that
cause the "accident"

--
Trevor A Panther
In South Yorkshire,
England, United Kingdom.
www.tapan.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk

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Quoted message said:

I did a 'Nathan' and ended up half in the verge, half on the road with the
bike on top of me. My left knee was getting intimately acquainted with the
tarmac and I've pulled my left calf muscle & wrenched my left arm. On the
plus side, the bike is fine.

Should have worn a helmet - research has shown they prevent 75% of leg
injuries ;-)

--
Tony

" I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong."
Bertrand Russell

wafflycat said:

Vernon had an appointment up on the far side of Cromer this morning.
So he popped Gino in the back of the car and we set off. He's off to
see a client & then down into the office in Norwich and I cycled
home. 40 miles with a headwind all the way. I had a Lycra headband on
over my ears and I was glad of it. Even with a base layer, arm
warmers, long-sleeved jersey & waterproof I was chilling fast on the
downhill bits. But it was invigorating and remarkably traffic-free on
the lanes. Had a great ride until I was less than five miles from
home. Coming through Longham, a woman was reversing out of her
driveway. She didn't see the cyclist on the road and kept on
reversing. So the cyclist hammers on the brakes & stops as there's no
room to go anywhere as the 4x4 is taking up the entire width of the
lane as it's completely across it.
Then the cyclist realises that her bike is falling over whilst she is
still attached to it.

I know the feeling!

Quoted message said:

I did a 'Nathan' and ended up half in the verge, half on the road
with the bike on top of me. My left knee was getting intimately
acquainted with the tarmac and I've pulled my left calf muscle &
wrenched my left arm. On the plus side, the bike is fine.

To her credit, the driver stopped, and was very concerned. She got
the bike off me & helped me up and asked if I needed anything - doc,
hospital, phone etc.

No damage to bike or my attire and I've just got a bruised, stiff
knee, pulled calf muscle & sore left arm. I can't get too worked up
about it as the driver was very concerned - unlike the swine who did
a hit&run on Vernon. And if I'd managed to unclip in time, I wouldn't
have gone over anyhow.

So that's me off the bike for a few days. B*gg*r, feck, b*gg*r,
damnation, infected follicles and all of that.

Hope you are indeed back on the bike in a few days.

Best wishes,

~Pete

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Good luck with the explanation.

She also insists on having £ (pound) signs in her email address, even
though:

* it has been explained to her that they are not legal characters
there
* at least one other person on the group can't followup to her
messages because of it
* she has been asked, very courteously, whether she'd mind using
different characters to obscure her email address

So I don't think the niceties of Usenet etiquette and conventions count
for very much there.

Sorry to hear about the accident though, and glad it wasn't worse.

Daniele

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Tony Raven said:

Should have worn a helmet - research has shown they prevent 75% of leg
injuries ;-)

I think it's a safe bet that Helen was wearing a helmet. She'll be one
of the 25%.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery, Helen.

--
Danny Colyer <http://www.redpedals.co.uk>
Reply address is valid, but that on my website is checked more often
"The plural of anecdote is not data" - Frank Kotsonis

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Tony Raven said:

Should have worn a helmet - research has shown they prevent 75% of leg
injuries ;-)

I think it's a safe bet that Helen was wearing a helmet. She'll be one
of the 25%.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery, Helen.

Ah, time for a Helmet didn't save my leg story ;-)

After Nathan's experience, 'tis but a scratch but best wishes too.

--
Tony

" I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong."
Bertrand Russell

Tony Raven said:

Ah, time for a Helmet didn't save my leg story ;-)

I crashed on Saturday wearing no helmet, and it saved my _other_ leg.
Does that help?

-dan

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Tony Raven said:

Ah, time for a Helmet didn't save my leg story ;-)

I crashed on Saturday wearing no helmet, and it saved my _other_ leg.
Does that help?

That must be one of those Crook and Feikh WOGOF (Wear One Get One Free)
offers ;-)

--
Tony

" I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong."
Bertrand Russell

Tony Raven said:

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says...

Quoted message said:

Tony Raven said:

Ah, time for a Helmet didn't save my leg story ;-)

Quoted message said:

I crashed on Saturday wearing no helmet, and it saved my _other_ leg.
Does that help?

That must be one of those Crook and Feikh WOGOF (Wear One Get One Free)
offers ;-)

--
Tony

" I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong."
Bertrand Russell

Sorry Waffly.

To cheer you up, here's a picture of rush hour in Waxham, :

http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=1342142525&size=l

This morning the leg & knee is fine. The arm is a tad stiff (a lot, but
nothing that can't be sorted by some anti-inflammatory gel & a bit of rest)
and aches a lot. So next cycle ride will be on Norbert, as he has
exceedingly light steering!