My bike is no longer a virgin

[beccaB]

Ooh, another Bell's-themed bike! Promise you will post photos of that. Heh, my bike now sports a nice vinyl Oberon sticker on the upper end of the downtube.

I get that not wanting to hurt the bike, too. I was inspecting Oby for damage before I made sure that I had no holes in my clothes. Only thing I saw was a small scratch on the brake lever and some dirt on my bar tape. No harm....phew!

If I fall again I could tear whats left of my rotator cuff. I've gotten past the usual clipless fall, but If I have to stop going uphill I still have a struggle with that.
I will try to post pix of the new bike with "matching bottles", unless I manage to drink all the existing Bells winter ale first.

[bikermaze]

It happens to the best of us. Good thing you didn't hurt yourself much though.

I've heard worse. Not saying you'll get used to it but in the long run, you'll be more mindful of the 'falls' and manage to escape or lessen the damage then after.

But when you just can't avoid it? Just laugh over it and take it as a learning experience... Given it doesn't hurt so much of course.