"Zilla" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:It was 70 deg. F yesterday so I took a ride on a path that goes around
the office - a leisurely ride. On my way back I decided to check out a
fork in the trail to see where it leads to. I was going about 20 mph
(~ 30 kph) when I hit a wet spot. Before I knew it, my bike slid from
under me and I was on my back. Once I collected myself, I saw that
my rear wheel was figure-eighted, and hence wouldn't rotate because
of the caliper brakes. I took it off and slammed the "boinged" side
against the ground, but that only straightened it so much. I noticed pain
on my right ankle too so I had to limp for 1/2 mi. carrying my bike.
This was on my road bike, on pavement! Luckily I had MTB shoes.
My ankle is on ice as I type...
Many moons ago, I was moving house, and accidentally sent my helmet to my
new house, whilst the bike was still at the old one.
I had no vehicle so had to ride the bike to the new house. I was on a bike
bath around a local suburban oval, and it had rained really hard and long
three days before but everything seemed to have dried in the 3 days since.
The bike path was a long sweeping bend, with long grass growing on the side,
so you couldn't see the pavement very far ahead.
I was leant hard over into this bend, going like the clappers because I had
to get to the new house, and then down to a pick up point to be taken
camping for the weekend.
Too late I found that 3 days of seepage was still draining across the path.
The front wheel shot out from under me in an instant, and my face and
shoulder became the brake pads using the concrete to stop.
I had removed a fair portion of the skin from the side of my face.
I made a quick phone call from the house, got a lift to the Doctor's, was
seen immediately due to the mess. And still made my pick up for the camping
trip.
However, 3 days camping with only tank water, the face got infected.
Morals of story:
Don't ride without a helmet.
Don't ride real fast if you can't see the surface you're on.
Don't go camping after massively grazing the entire side of your face.
The funniest moment at the camp, was a friend arriving very late at night,
pulled out a torch and was shining it in each person's face to see who they
were so he could greet them. He damn near dropped the torch when he shone it
on my face, and said "Damn, what have you done to yourself"
Trentus
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