Hi everybody! This is my first time on this board, too.


Magrat - glad to hear your crash didn't kill you, and that you're ready to jump back on the saddle.

I went out for a 12-mile ride Saturday and was feeling like Wonder Woman! Then I had my first crash just yesterday.

I was out for a short pleasure cruise on a paved trailway system when this dumb little kid was swerving and weaving all over the path on an uphill. I yelled out, "On your left!" and give her a wide berth, but unfortunately, she was totally clueless and I wound up swerving way left to avoid hitting her. The entire left side of my body has now gotten an intimate introduction to the asphalt. I also wound up going forward, and getting the handlebars jammed into my lower gut. I will admit, I am definitely hurtin! (Does giving my left ovary to save a dumb little kid earn me a spot in heaven?)

Just wanted to vent a little while nursing my wounds.

(But I'm still ready to sign up for my next 30-mile)