My stupidest accident

[SadieKate]

Yee-ow! You have more exciting weekends than I would like. Heal fast.

[DebW]

Jean, so sorry to hear about your accident. Ouch! Heal quickly. And thanks for the safety reminder .

[bcipam]

Hope you heal all up soon.

We all have stories of stupid accidents, so don't feel bad. The day before Thanksgiving a friend and I were riding the local bike trail and watched this woman ride right off the trail into the creek, hitting her face on the big rocks. She was badly injured and we had to call the paramedics and ambulance. When asked why she rode off the trail she had to admit that she was about to lose her cup of Starbuck's coffee out of the water bottle cage and she had reached down to catch it before it fell and lost control of the bike. Moral of that story - yeah Starbucks is expensive but way cheaper than than the ER!!!!

[emily_in_nc]

Ouch, newf, so sorry you had to go through that. Dental work is the pits, and I am sure a broken nose is no walk in the park either! I can totally envision that happening riding in the dark. That's but one reason I am way too paranoid for night riding -- I just don't trust myself to keep up with everything going on around me, having had my share of crashes in broad daylight already!

My stupidest fall was just a couple of months ago when I went down on our gravel driveway trying to descend too fast on my road bike (kind forgetting I wasn't on my mountain bike, which I'd been riding more at the time). My front wheel started fishtailing, and before I could do anything, I was down on my left side with road rash, bad bruises, a dented helmet (yes, I bought a new one!), and a very sore rib. Nothing as serious as a broken tooth or nose, though.

Heal quickly!

Emily

[SalsaMTB]

Ouch, sorry to hear about the accident. Sounds painful! Hope you have a speedy recovery!

[IFjane]

Ouch! Yet another reminder of why I don't think I want to start riding at night.

Heal quickly ~ pain-free thoughts headed your way~

[Geonz]

Those parked cars jump out and get you every time!!! YOu're not the only one One of my buddies hit one in broad daylight and ruined his frame (but managed to miss his face somehow).