Hey LK - after being off the bike for several years I decided to try and ride it to work! My first foray across the slanted railroad tracks I became a member of the "over the bar" club - and of Course I did it in the bike lane on a busy street so I could be sure LOTS of people saw me! After all, when doing stunts one should Never do them alone in the dark! The saddiest/funniest part of the story? The poor biker that saw me go down and rode over to help me and did Exactly the same thing! Now theres 2 of us down in the bike lane! Oh Lordy it was sad!
Recently: After forgetting to unclip (new clipless pedals that I THought I had practised enough on!) I went down and tore up my knee. First thing I checked was the bike and once it was ok and I was riding again I decided to look at my knee. Needless to say, cleats on a slanted top tube Will scratch the paint. Now I just point Very Proudly to that scratch and say - "oh yeah, thats from when I tore up my knee!". My LBS guys thought it was hilarious that I could immediately tell them what, where, when and how I got a scratch on my bike!