Do you ever wonder . . .

[onimity]

Ha ha, yes.

It's not so much a car story, but my worst spontaneous falling episode so far was when I rode down to a local state park. There is a great hiking/biking trail that I wanted to ride and it seemed like a good afternoon. As I approached the road that leads into the park there was a ranger blocking traffic. "Park's closed, a climber fell." he said. There were lots of news trucks and ambulances parked nearby. I pulled up beside him and was asking him questions as I turned around.

I had my left foot clipped in and my right foot supporting me on a hill. I was chatting away when my right foot slipped and as I tried to regain my balance I tipped to the left, realized too late that I was clipped in, and fell over. The ranger darted out of the way and I hit the ground hard.

I scraped myself up a bit and the poor guy kept asking if I was ok, I think I really shocked him. It was pretty embarrassing but what can you do but dust yourself off and ride on...

Anne

[wannaduacentury]

Ha ha, yes.

It's not so much a car story, but my worst spontaneous falling episode so far was when I rode down to a local state park. There is a great hiking/biking trail that I wanted to ride and it seemed like a good afternoon. As I approached the road that leads into the park there was a ranger blocking traffic. "Park's closed, a climber fell." he said. There were lots of news trucks and ambulances parked nearby. I pulled up beside him and was asking him questions as I turned around.

I had my left foot clipped in and my right foot supporting me on a hill. I was chatting away when my right foot slipped and as I tried to regain my balance I tipped to the left, realized too late that I was clipped in, and fell over. The ranger darted out of the way and I hit the ground hard.

I scraped myself up a bit and the poor guy kept asking if I was ok, I think I really shocked him. It was pretty embarrassing but what can you do but dust yourself off and ride on...

Anne

You mean he didn't cushion your fall ? . He's there to protect and serve like everyone else

It's a wonder any of us don't get banged/scraped/bruised more than we do.

[chickwhorips]

i've just come to the conclusion that i am one with the ground.

though it has to look funny to a non cyclist when we just fall over.