jobob
09-11-2004, 01:44 PM
I was on a ride with our club's road riding academy this morning, heading back along Old Santa Cruz Highway along the Lexington Reservior out by Los Gatos.
I dropped my chain just as I was starting a semi-steep uphill grade, altho I didn't realize it until I came to a dead stop, pointing uphill. I unclipped the right side in time, but not the left, and naturally I tipped over to the left. I must have landed on *exactly* the right spot, the flabbiest part of my tush, and since I was on an uphill I started rolling over. I ended up flat on my back with my bike on top of me, wheels pointing up. No bruises, no scratches, and Pokey was unscathed. Alas, no cameras were present to document my marvelous grace and form, however the requisite number of witnesses were present. The East German judge gave me a 10. :D
{ Artie Johnson was a character from a TV show called Laugh-In which aired when I was, ahem, very young... a recurring gag on the show was when Artie would ride around on a tiny tricycle, and suddenly stop and tip over. }
I dropped my chain just as I was starting a semi-steep uphill grade, altho I didn't realize it until I came to a dead stop, pointing uphill. I unclipped the right side in time, but not the left, and naturally I tipped over to the left. I must have landed on *exactly* the right spot, the flabbiest part of my tush, and since I was on an uphill I started rolling over. I ended up flat on my back with my bike on top of me, wheels pointing up. No bruises, no scratches, and Pokey was unscathed. Alas, no cameras were present to document my marvelous grace and form, however the requisite number of witnesses were present. The East German judge gave me a 10. :D
{ Artie Johnson was a character from a TV show called Laugh-In which aired when I was, ahem, very young... a recurring gag on the show was when Artie would ride around on a tiny tricycle, and suddenly stop and tip over. }