((((Indysteel))))) So sorry - I just saw this. I had a freak road crash a few years ago. I was riding alone - the only thing we could figure out was that my tire got wedged in a crack in the pavement. Stuff happens. Sending you speedy healing thoughts!
Welcome guest, is this your first visit? Click the "Create Account" button now to join.
Results 1 to 15 of 35
Thread: First crash
Hybrid View
-
09-03-2013, 06:21 PM #1
In through the out door..
- Join Date
- Aug 2005
- Posts
- 4,516
Most days in life don't stand out, But life's about those days that will...
-
09-04-2013, 06:57 AM #2
Homegrown
- Join Date
- May 2006
- Location
- Suburban MA and Western ME
- Posts
- 1,815
Ouch! As others have said, when on the MTB, stuff happens. One of my worst crashes ever, I was leading a beginner group on trails I knew VERY well, riding my SS MTB. Went to take off from a re-grouping onto carriage roads, and BOOM! Hit the deck and had the biggest, baddest hematoma on my butt that you have ever seen. That was over 10 years ago
.
Heal well, and get back out on that bike!
SheFly"Well behaved women rarely make history." including me!
http://twoadventures.blogspot.com
-
09-04-2013, 06:58 AM #3
Homegrown
- Join Date
- May 2006
- Location
- Suburban MA and Western ME
- Posts
- 1,815
Ouch! As others have said, when on the MTB, stuff happens. One of my worst crashes ever, I was leading a beginner group on trails I knew VERY well, riding my SS MTB. Went to take off from a re-grouping onto carriage roads, and BOOM! Hit the deck and had the biggest, baddest hematoma on my butt that you have ever seen. That was over 10 years ago
.
Heal well, and get back out on that bike!
SheFly"Well behaved women rarely make history." including me!
http://twoadventures.blogspot.com
-
09-04-2013, 07:07 AM #4
Meow!
- Join Date
- Sep 2006
- Location
- Central Indiana
- Posts
- 6,034
You know what has me most irritated in all this. I managed to lose a glove. I gave them DH at one point and while he claims he had both of them when we got home, one them has disappeared. I loved these gloves and LG doesn't make them anymore.
But I take this as a sign that I still want to ride. I'm also encouraged that when I got back on the bike after the crash, I was relatively calm. I walked a few portions and the final hill, but I was otherwise okay. I so don't want to anxiety get the best of me. I get far too much personal satisfaction from mtbing to quit.Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Continue to learn. Appreciate your friends. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is.
--Mary Anne Radmacher
-
09-04-2013, 08:53 AM #5
Homegrown
- Join Date
- May 2006
- Location
- Suburban MA and Western ME
- Posts
- 1,815
ATTA GIRL!
Originally Posted by indysteel
SheFly"Well behaved women rarely make history." including me!
http://twoadventures.blogspot.com
-
09-04-2013, 02:05 PM #6
Enjoying the Ride
- Join Date
- May 2006
- Location
- Memphis, TN
- Posts
- 1,933
Get well soon. have you looked at your helmet? I noticed no one mentioned it.
-
09-04-2013, 02:52 PM #7
Meow!
- Join Date
- Sep 2006
- Location
- Central Indiana
- Posts
- 6,034
Th helmet looks fine, but I know better. It will be replaced. I actually don't think my helmet hit the ground as I distinctly remember sustaining the brunt of the impact along the top of my sunglasses, but I'd really rather just err on the side of caution. I have several other helmets as back up in the meantime.
I'll say this: my Tifosi sunglasses don't even have a scratch on them.Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Continue to learn. Appreciate your friends. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is.
--Mary Anne Radmacher
-
09-05-2013, 10:07 AM #8
Registered User
- Join Date
- Feb 2005
- Location
- Concord, MA
- Posts
- 13,394
Glad you are feeling better.
2015 Trek Silque SSL
Specialized Oura
2011 Guru Praemio
Specialized Oura
2017 Specialized Ariel Sport
Reply With Quote
