Seven months with my wonderful KH24 wheelset and my ankles
had never once hit the famous crank arm "nubs". Until
yesterday. I rode my uni to the gym in the early morning,
6.67 miles. The last 1 1/2 miles in on a sidewalk, but on
the opposite side of the road as the gym. Because of very
heavy traffic on the 5 lane highway, I had to make a break
for it across the road. I did a jump mount when a saw a
little gap in traffic and went shooting across the lanes at
the speed of, well, at the speed of a unicycle with 3000 lbs
of metal flying toward you at 45 mph.
Because of the need to instantly be at top speed as my feet
hit the pedals, I didn't take that extra moment to position
my feet in that "perfect spot."
And did I pay. Just as the uni and I cleared road, my left
inside ankle hit THE NUB! OUCH!!! Mental note: Metal to
ankle bone causes pain! I didn't lose my balance, or even
stop to check it out, but once in the gym, I happened to
look down and see a bloody spot on my sock.
A positive point to the injury. The wound produced several
Ohh's and Ahhh's from my daughters last night. I would
just as soon wait at least 7 more months before my next
"Ankle contact."
Sign me, a bloody --chirokid--
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