Guard Rail 1 vs Jeni's face and bike 0

[pkq]

I'm glad you are OK but admittedly your writing of the crash had me rolling with laughter. If that is sick and you didn't intend humor, I apologize immediately. Great way of handling the crash and, when I saw your photo, I was glad your jugular wasn't cut.

[velogirl]

Jeni, I'm so glad you're alright after your adventure.

Did anyone else notice her streamers? How cool! I've got them on my mtn bike -- made em myself!

[Kitsune06]

After reading about the incident again and thinking awhile on it, I'm almost wondering if you should talk to your LBS guys and see if it really looks like a product flaw in the fork. It's just odd to have both arms snap like that, and if it was a flaw (design or otherwise) maybe the designer should be made aware, just so if a recall or something is necessary, they can do it and prevent other accidents. Someone else might not be so lucky if it happens again.

[KnottedYet]

I was kinda wondering that, too. Glad you came out of it ok, Jeni. That's the most important thing!

[DebW]

That fork looks sheered, not bent or torn. The force must have been very localized on the guardrail edge. Steel would probably have bent and absorbed more energy, but maybe damaged the wheel and more of the bike. Anyway, good that the fork absorbed most of the blow and Jeni's face survive mostly intact.

[Python]

So sorry to hear of your mishap but glad to hear you and your bike are on the mend

It disgusts me that no driver stopped to help you A few years ago, there was a chap on a bike infront of my car. He mounted the pavement (sidewalk) from the road and his front wheel, which was a quick release parted company with the rest of the bike and he went clean over the handlebars Fortunately, he was wearing a helmet but he also had on a racer-back type vest and shorts. He landed heavily on his bare shoulder. We stopped to help. Both my husband (now ex-husband and I've since got married again) and I were both in the British Red Cross so had a full first-aid kit in the car and we were able to give the chap first-aid until the ambulance arrived. He'd taken the skin and flesh off his shoulderblade right down to the bone (ouch). The ambulance driver was one of our friends and said the poor chap would need a skin graft

I really could never not help someone involved in an accident.

[TrekJeni]

I'm glad you are OK but admittedly your writing of the crash had me rolling with laughter. If that is sick and you didn't intend humor, I apologize immediately. Great way of handling the crash and, when I saw your photo, I was glad your jugular wasn't cut.

I wrote it so people would laugh. I love to make others smile. No offense taken. I like writing after all my epic rides. I print them out and store them so I can look back at them later. Just today, I read something from a ride earlier this year that I had forgotten about. Made me laugh.

Jeni

[Kathi]

Jeni,

I read the account of your accident on the Cincinnati Cycle Club forum. You are one lucky girl and had a very supportive group of riders with you.

I didn't ride in Colrain Township when I lived in Cincy but I know what the roads and curves are like.

I can believe that cars passed you and didn't stop, hostility from motorists towards cyclists has grown in Cincinnati. However, with the publicity of the recent deaths of the 2 cyclists who were killed by a drunk driver I'm surprised there wasn't more concern. At least one motorist who did stop was kind enough to bring you water.

So, did Big Dave dump his wife for you?

[pkq]

I wrote it so people would laugh. I love to make others smile. No offense taken. I like writing after all my epic rides. I print them out and store them so I can look back at them later. Just today, I read something from a ride earlier this year that I had forgotten about. Made me laugh.

Jeni

I could use a laugh now and then, if you felt like sharing some of your other ride writings. You have a talent.