First Crash!

[BikeMomma]

Welcome to the club. Glad the initiation wasn't too bad.

[latelatebloomer]

oooh! sending you a psychic hug and a piece of chocolate - and I'm so glad it was minimally damaging.

[kiwi in oz]

Thanks for sharing - sounds like I am in good company!

Glad you're okay.

Yay for slow motion falling.

[bouncybouncy]

nanci...you are my hero!!!

i want 1/2 as many logged miles with no fall!!!! my maiden voyage (seems so long ago...but is was actually less than a year) anyway...first ride i ripped the handlebar tape, ickied up the hood, scratched the derailer, knicked the headset, sent BOTH water bottles into a frenzy through the intersection, and ended up with a perfectly round bruise the size of a volleyball and the color of some paint project gone wrong!!!

and by-the-way....those oopsicantclipoutaaaaaasomeonegrabmeiamgoingthewrongway....falls are my signature on the mtbike

gotta love the sand...

[DrBee]

Sorry to hear about the fall, Nanci. At least it wasn't gravel

[jobob]

That pretty much proves a fall like that can happen to anyone !

I've had a few "dufus" falls, but the one that gave me the most style points was early on when I was riding with a small group and we just descended a short steep downhill which was immediately followed by a short steep uphill.

I shifted into my small front ring just as I started to go up (I hadn't yet figured out the concept of using my momentum to power me up the next hill). I'm going up the hill, peddaling like a demon, wondering why I was slowing down so much.

It wasn't until I came to a complete stop, pointing uphill, feet still spinning like mad, that it occurred to me my chain had falled off.

I had just enough time to unclip my right foot. So of course I then tipped over to the left. It all happened in slow motion so I had enough time to yell "tim-ber!" on my way down.

But the best part is, since I was on an uphill, when I tipped over and landed on the fleshy part of my hip, I kept rolling and when I came to a stop I was on my back with my bike on top of me, one foot still clipped in and the tires pointing to the sky.

Once we all realized that I was completely unhurt we all cracked up. Too bad no-one had a camera.

[FreshNewbie]

Well welcome to the club!!! For me its more like "how many times i will fall today :-) " Good to know that there is no damage to you or lava. You know the saying ; there are two types of cyclists....