Glad you're OK, Red. I thought falling was my right of passage?!
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06-20-2010, 08:21 AM #1
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"Well-behaved women seldom make history." --Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
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06-20-2010, 08:59 AM #2
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Thanks, guys. I'm feeling good today. No pain. The bruise is really minor, and I walked to the store earlier and everything felt fine.
Don't know how I rode away from that one without a scratch on my bike. Whew!
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06-20-2010, 09:36 AM #3
What's over that hill?
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Glad to hear there was no serious damage to you or your bike! I also thought falling was the rite of passage.
Originally Posted by redrhodie
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06-20-2010, 09:37 AM #4
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There are many, grasshopper. Originally Posted by Catrin
Don't worry, some are good, like passing the 10,000 mile mark, which I'm guessing you'll do by Sept at this rate!
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06-20-2010, 09:40 AM #5
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LOL Originally Posted by redrhodie
There are many, grasshopper. Don't worry, some are good, like passing the 10,000 mile mark, which I'm guessing you'll do by Sept at this rate!
Looking forward to those GOOD rites of passage!
Now time to go ride my bike in the heat and the sunshine
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06-20-2010, 09:48 AM #6
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My bike-vs-car was a woman pulling into a parking space on the side of the road. It worked out quite well, because she was an insurance lady, and there was an ambulance 2 cars back.
I only suffered some bone bruising.
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06-20-2010, 03:04 PM #7
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Originally Posted by redrhodie
There are many, grasshopper. Don't worry, some are good, like passing the 10,000 mile mark, which I'm guessing you'll do by Sept at this rate!
10,000 miles?
That's going to destroy the rest of my afternoon................"Well-behaved women seldom make history." --Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
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06-20-2010, 03:57 PM #8
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Lifetime, not in one year. Better? Plus, I made it up. Originally Posted by TrekTheKaty
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06-21-2010, 12:15 AM #9
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Oweeergh.... physical contact with a car is Not a Good Thing
It never fails to amaze me how many drivers don't realize that their blithe "oops, didn't see you, sorry!" moment is more like "OMG I almost died!!" to a cyclist. It is so not like buzzing another car, or even bumping into one, which would probably generate more shock and disturbance than bumping into a cyclist...
Glad you came out safe.Winter riding is much less about badassery and much more about bundle-uppery. - malkin
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