Oops! I Went SPLAT!!!

[Bad JuJu]

OUCH! Glad you didn't get hurt TOO badly. Keep those scrapes covered in Neosporin to avoid infections and lessen the scarring.

I wore clips and straps for years and the only time I got hung up and fell over was once when I had ridden to work and fell right at the entrance--yep, where all my co-workers could see me lying there like a knucklehead.

I'm a big fan of Speedplay pedals, too, but I use their Frogs. Frog pedals, I believe, were originally designed for mountain bikes, but I use them on my road bike so I can wear "walk-able" shoes. Love 'em!

[Python]

We can't get Neosporin over the counter in the UK.

It's minor gravel rash anyway - I've had worse as a kid. Should heal up in a few days. One of the advantages of being very light weight - you don't go down so hard.

I've got a cracking bruise coming up on my left leg though (think the pedal got it) but noticed that I have quite a lot of muscle built up there now where I didn't have any before I took up cycling. I didn't realise this until I was examining the bruised area and found muscle there. A bruise on that part of my leg before would have bruised the shinbone. Seems to be fairly well padded now

The annoying part was I was really enjoying the run home. Gorgeous, warm, sunny day and just a light breeze - and I was making really good time too.

Ah well. There's always tomorrow