Glad to hear you are ok! We've all had our fair shares of spills like that or will some day. Pop some ibuprofen to help with some of the pain to get you through the day. Remember to ice as soon as you can if you think you need it. I'm glad you were able to meet the two gentlemen too.
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08-26-2008, 07:22 AM #1
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08-26-2008, 07:41 AM #2
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Bummer about your fall. I hope they were a LOT of help to you since they didn't hear you. People sometimes are just plain stupid when they hear a bike rider. Half the time the people here just stop and turn around WHERE they are on the path. It is like the idiots in the grocery store who stop in the middle of the aisles, or the doorway to have their conversations.
Get a clue people! Hope your owies heal up quickly, and your knee is not seriously going to bother you.
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08-26-2008, 08:44 AM #3
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Sorry about the fall, but at least they helped you get up. My first fall was on the way to work, too. Go slow with the knee, don't rush anything.
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08-26-2008, 09:04 AM #4
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Sorry about the fall but glad you are ok. Kudos to you for finding something positive out of the sitaution.
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08-26-2008, 05:46 PM #5
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So sorry about your fall. That's the pits. Knocking on wood....I haven't had it happen yet. I'm very cautious but caution alone probably won't protect most of us. Still though, I'm hoping to be the first to never fall.
Wait.....I did fall a few years ago on my beloved mountain bike that met a fiery fate in the house fire. But falling from a mountain bike doesn't count, does it? Isn't that REALLY expected eventually?
As for the new hybrid, both the hybrid and Pardes do not wish to see the contents of the panniers, camera bag, and backpack strewn all over the road.
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08-26-2008, 06:53 PM #6
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Iris, nice of you to avoid hitting the old guys.
If you don't any yet, be sure to get some biking gloves- they're for when we skid on our hands over pavement!
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08-27-2008, 07:26 AM #7
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Funny.. About a mile into my ride yesterday morning I thought, "gee, I really oughta get some gloves, it's getting cold."
Originally Posted by BleeckerSt_Girl
Iris, nice of you to avoid hitting the old guys.
If you don't any yet, be sure to get some biking gloves- they're for when we skid on our hands over pavement!
So tonite I'm going to the LBS to pick up gloves for me and 5yo DD. She happened to take a nasty fall yesterday too. We had fun comparing road rash and bloody knees
. WE came to the conclusion that we are "pretty tough biker chicks!"
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