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First highspeed crash

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  1. Well crash is maybe too strong a word.

    We have a tunnel for bicycles going under a major road. The tunnel is downhill with a 70 degree left
    turn after the exit and a small uphill after that. This means you can coast through the tunnel and
    power into the turn and uphill. Great fun usually.

    Today there was a lot of seeds from a tree or something. Nice and soggy too after the rain
    last night.

    So down I went on my left side. Luckily the seeds acted as a sort of grease so I only got
    roadrash on my elbow and ankle plus some nice bruises on my arm and thigh. Ouch, ouch. Bike
    survived wthout any damage cept a tossed chain and the handlebars going out of alignment. (Held
    on by QR so no problem)

    I was wearing a helmet btw. but luckily I didn't bang my head on anything. I'm also very happy I
    wasn't on my DF. Now that would have hurt.

    M.

  2. Good to see you & Mr. Bent are okay and not mangled.
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    "Mikael Seierup" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    Well crash is maybe too strong a word.

    We have a tunnel for bicycles going under a major road. The tunnel is downhill with a 70 degree
    left turn after the exit and a small uphill after that. This means you can coast through the
    tunnel and power into the turn and uphill. Great fun usually.

    Today there was a lot of seeds from a tree or something. Nice and soggy too after the rain
    last night.

    So down I went on my left side. Luckily the seeds acted as a sort of grease so I only got roadrash
    on my elbow and ankle plus some nice bruises on my arm and thigh. Ouch, ouch. Bike survived wthout
    any damage cept a tossed chain and the handlebars going out of alignment. (Held on by QR so no
    problem)

    I was wearing a helmet btw. but luckily I didn't bang my head on anything. I'm also very happy I
    wasn't on my DF. Now that would have hurt.

    M.

  3. "Mikael Seierup" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    "]news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    Well crash is maybe too strong a word.

    We have a tunnel for bicycles going under a major road. The tunnel is downhill with a 70 degree
    left turn after the exit and a small uphill after that. This means you can coast through the
    tunnel and power into the turn and uphill. Great fun usually.

    Today there was a lot of seeds from a tree or something. Nice and soggy too after the rain
    last night.

    So down I went on my left side. Luckily the seeds acted as a sort of grease so I only got roadrash
    on my elbow and ankle plus some nice bruises on my arm and thigh. Ouch, ouch. Bike survived wthout
    any damage cept a tossed chain and the handlebars going out of alignment. (Held on by QR so no
    problem)

    I was wearing a helmet btw. but luckily I didn't bang my head on anything. I'm also very happy I
    wasn't on my DF. Now that would have hurt.

    M.


    Hope you did not ding up the new VK

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