Well, it had to happen sooner or later. I finally biffed on my
commuter cruiser. It happened on my lunch break, right in front of
the Cop Shop. Luckily, nobody was outside and witnessed this goof.
It had been raining and I took care to wipe the saddle off before
leaving the lot and turned the light on for "safety", as well as to
abide by the law. After crossing the street and heading up the
driveway to cut through the state building lot, the rain had
apparently slickened a recently painted curb that I normally ride
right up. Well, it had other ideas and my rear wheel slid out rather
rapidly and the next thing I knew, I was rolling on the ground.
The bike got through it unscathed and I lucked out with a minor
charley horse from the handlebar striking my left thigh and a small
strawberry on my right knee. It threw the chain and kinked it in two
places, but a few greasy fingers later, I was off and rolling to get a
giant burrito.
A special note to the helmet nazis out there. I choose to not wear a
helmet while commuting because I find it highly unneccessary for my
purposes. Most of my commute is on a bike path away from the roadways
and riding home at 0-dark-30, I ride the road all of the way home and
rarely see any traffic at all. I've been on a solid commute streak
since mid-May this year and have only had one self-induced mishap
where I didn't come close to landing on my noggin. Then again, I
don't hit the dirt without a lid and tend to land on my noggin first
in that realm.
JDoh!