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Quoted message said:Bought my bike ten days ago and have ridden every day, 8 - 12 miles,
averaging 16 MPH. Had my first wreck today.I live in a small village on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. We have a
concrete
walking/running/bike path that runs approx 3 miles along the beach. I
bike
one mile to start of the path, 3 miles on the path, then another few miles
down the road along the beach and return along the same route.At four points on the path are small bridges that span creeks that run
from
the mainland into the Gulf. Instead of running the path straight, the
city
engineers put a left turn-right turn-cross the bridge-right turn-left turn
at each of the bridges. Coming back at 17 MPH I slowed to negotiate the
turn-cross bridge-turn. Made it across the bridge but I knew I was going
too fast for the second turn -- front wheel plowed into deep, soft sand
and
stopped -- rear of the bike and I kept going head over heels. However,
being an old soldier who has the reflexes of a cat, I executed a perfect
parachute landing fall-shoulder roll, sprang lithely to my feet, mounted
the
bike, and continued the ride, covered with sand. No damage to bike or
rider.How many wrecks do I need to qualify as a real cyclist?
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Joe S.
Nice one - parachute training always comes in handy when you least expect
it!
Personally, it was 22 years of Jiu-Jitsu which kept my legs in one piece.
Overtaking a car which was dithering, he decided to make a right turn (this
is UK, by the way, which means that he was turning in front of me.....)
Bike hit car, my knee broke his window, and I went over the top....all I
could think was "fall properly, fall properly" - and I did. Dropped my head
into my chest, lowered my shoulder, extended my arm, and cushioned, rolled
and stood up. The driver looked horrified, then realised that I had broken
his window. He decided to do that "macho thang"......
Like I said, Jiu-Jitsu kept me away from a world of pain. Pity I couldn't
really say the same for him.
Adam
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