Shut Up Legs
Down Under Member
I'm with the majority here, have fallen once since that date, my own stupid fault, though, no other vehicle involved. Here's my slightly gruesome take on it, in the "before and after" thread: http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/before-after-photos-non-weightloss-edition.103471/post-2346690
I know how it happened: I was silly enough to ride over a gravel section that meets a concrete section, and didn't cross over into the latter at a perpendicular enough angle. Next thing I know, the bike slipped under me, I tumbled through the air, my bike landed on top of me, and I fell heavily and gracelessly . The end result was: deep cuts on the back of both hands (why the back, I don't know), split lip, nasty graze under one eye, and skin off one elbow. I continued commuting in the weeks after the crash, which probably didn't help much, as my hands bled during every commute for several weeks .
But you'll all be extremely relieved to know: barring a slightly out-of-kilter brake hood, the bike was unscathed! Yay!
I know how it happened: I was silly enough to ride over a gravel section that meets a concrete section, and didn't cross over into the latter at a perpendicular enough angle. Next thing I know, the bike slipped under me, I tumbled through the air, my bike landed on top of me, and I fell heavily and gracelessly . The end result was: deep cuts on the back of both hands (why the back, I don't know), split lip, nasty graze under one eye, and skin off one elbow. I continued commuting in the weeks after the crash, which probably didn't help much, as my hands bled during every commute for several weeks .
But you'll all be extremely relieved to know: barring a slightly out-of-kilter brake hood, the bike was unscathed! Yay!