cherinyc
10-16-2006, 10:19 AM
Figured I’d give you all chuckle at my own expense (personally it hurts to laugh, since my run in with the ground on Saturday).
I told BF that I wanted to try and ride a local trail before we moved out of the area. Of course my bike option was this old nasty red bike that hates me (BF's old - old MTB), but I figured – what the hell. We tried and tried to get the pedals off of my road bike (I ride w/ MTB shoes and clipless pedals), but they wouldn’t budge. So I wore my bike shoes but had to use the flat pedals. I've gone clipless since the very beginning w/ my road bike (my first ride) so it was hard to not be able to clip in.
Anyway – we set off on the trail – and it was fun….but my feet kept sliding on/off the pedals, and every time I hit a root or rock with my back tire, the whole back end (the bike’s not mine) popped up in the air and tried to buck me off. BF and I got off course/off trail a couple times and both ended up with a lot of thorn scratches on our arms and legs (of course I fell over into a thorn bush, so that was my fault). I was doing great until one downhill where, again, the back of the bike bounced up off of a root, and I couldn’t grip the pedals, so I did a front flip over the handle bars. All I know is I ended sitting up facing downhill, and the bike was behind me facing uphill. I had leaves stuck in my ponytail, but still had my sunglasses on :cool:. It scared the crap out of me at the time, but it was pretty funny (in hindsight).
I swear that bike hates me (the feeling is mutual). I must’ve landed on my right shoulder blade with feet over head and then kept rolling – think I bruised a rib or something b/c it hurts to take a deep breath (though it's getting better).
BF said I have good falling instinct – I tucked my head under and rolled like a ball. I have lots of new bruises (both knees, left ankle, right arm, right hip, left shoulder, right shoulder blade), but I guess that’s what my LBS guy was warning me about when I was trying to decide b/t a road or MTB.
"there is a better than good chance you WILL fall".:rolleyes: yeah yeah yeah.
Just thought I’d share. You’re all more apt to appreciate the story than say…my mom, or my doctor.
cheri
(who desperately needs a NEW, pretty MTB - that fits me - and has clipless pedals, before I try going downhill over tree stumps again)
I told BF that I wanted to try and ride a local trail before we moved out of the area. Of course my bike option was this old nasty red bike that hates me (BF's old - old MTB), but I figured – what the hell. We tried and tried to get the pedals off of my road bike (I ride w/ MTB shoes and clipless pedals), but they wouldn’t budge. So I wore my bike shoes but had to use the flat pedals. I've gone clipless since the very beginning w/ my road bike (my first ride) so it was hard to not be able to clip in.
Anyway – we set off on the trail – and it was fun….but my feet kept sliding on/off the pedals, and every time I hit a root or rock with my back tire, the whole back end (the bike’s not mine) popped up in the air and tried to buck me off. BF and I got off course/off trail a couple times and both ended up with a lot of thorn scratches on our arms and legs (of course I fell over into a thorn bush, so that was my fault). I was doing great until one downhill where, again, the back of the bike bounced up off of a root, and I couldn’t grip the pedals, so I did a front flip over the handle bars. All I know is I ended sitting up facing downhill, and the bike was behind me facing uphill. I had leaves stuck in my ponytail, but still had my sunglasses on :cool:. It scared the crap out of me at the time, but it was pretty funny (in hindsight).
I swear that bike hates me (the feeling is mutual). I must’ve landed on my right shoulder blade with feet over head and then kept rolling – think I bruised a rib or something b/c it hurts to take a deep breath (though it's getting better).
BF said I have good falling instinct – I tucked my head under and rolled like a ball. I have lots of new bruises (both knees, left ankle, right arm, right hip, left shoulder, right shoulder blade), but I guess that’s what my LBS guy was warning me about when I was trying to decide b/t a road or MTB.
"there is a better than good chance you WILL fall".:rolleyes: yeah yeah yeah.
Just thought I’d share. You’re all more apt to appreciate the story than say…my mom, or my doctor.
cheri
(who desperately needs a NEW, pretty MTB - that fits me - and has clipless pedals, before I try going downhill over tree stumps again)