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Two falls that I can recall....
perhaps I, too, have blocked them out!
One was actually on the mtb on a totally flat bike path several years ago. My sister and I were cruising along, side by side having this nice little chat. All of a sudden, my front wheel stopped cold, and I got pitched over the handlebars. Before I knew what was happening, I was flat on my back, looking up at the sky. The only thing around - other than my shocked sister - was a small stick, about 6 inches long, 1" diameter, lying beside my bike. I must have rolled over it, my tire scooped it up and it jammed in my fork, stopping me cold. Fortunately, nothing was hurt - not me or the bike.
Second time was this May on Bike-to-Work day. I stopped at the Silver Spring, MD, rest stop to visit with friends who own the LBS and to pick up my goodie-bag. I was wearing my REI Singular bag, rather than using my panniers, and forgot to bring my bungie net for the rear rack on my commuter. So I had no way of carrying this bag - a fabric shopping bag - except in my hands. I had to go down a small hill to get to my office and (perhaps you can see where this is going) the bag swung into my wheel, jammed against the fork, and once again, I got pitched over the handlebars! Ugh. This time, it was onto hard concrete and I ended up with several trips to my chiropractor to undo the damage (my chiro loves my accident-prone ways).
Hopefully, I'm good for a few years now!
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08-14-2006, 05:49 PM #61
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My fall happened when I made a sharp turn to the right to avoid a car that was skidding past a stop sign.The incident happened 14 months ago and my handlebar still has a imprint on my breast.
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08-14-2006, 06:18 PM #62
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08-14-2006, 06:46 PM #63
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My most recent fall was a high speed sideways roll over.
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08-14-2006, 07:52 PM #64
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Had a couple of those "oops, new at the clipless pedal thing & forgot to clip out" experiences when I first switched over.
Also, about a year ago, while on a training ride for the MS150, had another rider fall on top of me at a stop sign while I was stopped & my foot was on the ground. This person decided to "try clipless pedals" for the first time - the weekend before the ride - & forgot to unclip! I had a few bruises but was okay other than the softball sized lump on the inside of my thigh which had gotten caught between her & the frame of my bike. Took about 3 months for that to completely heal though ... not pretty!!!
