bucksgill
Active Member
- Location
- Portsmouth
... then I had my first tumble 
Today I went for a ride over and around Hayling Island which was great fun. Then when nearing home I worked out that I was going to finished on about 36/37 miles which would of been my PB but I really wanted to get to 40 so I took a little detour to add a couple of miles. I was a bit tired by then and after about a mile of the detour I came off. Turning to go parallel to the seafront I lost concentration whilst looking at the see, I got too close to the railings and before I knew it I'd hit a box attached to the railings which in turn made me crash completely into the railings. Got a bruised shoulder, big graze on the inside of my arm (presumably from hitting the box) and a cut down my shin not to mention a hit on my pride 
most importantly the bike seems generally okay; however I noticed one of the brakes was not releasing quickly or fully, I think I must of hit the STI shifter in the fall so I'm not too sure how to fix it?
On the plus side I did get to the 40 miles once I had turned back and still had a great few hours out. Just a bit annoyed with myself for taking the shine of it. Got to have a few days off the bike anyway so when I can go back on I'm sure I will be ready and raring to go; with my lessons learnt of course
Hopefully my last tumble until I go clipless when we all know what will happen then...
Today I went for a ride over and around Hayling Island which was great fun. Then when nearing home I worked out that I was going to finished on about 36/37 miles which would of been my PB but I really wanted to get to 40 so I took a little detour to add a couple of miles. I was a bit tired by then and after about a mile of the detour I came off. Turning to go parallel to the seafront I lost concentration whilst looking at the see, I got too close to the railings and before I knew it I'd hit a box attached to the railings which in turn made me crash completely into the railings. Got a bruised shoulder, big graze on the inside of my arm (presumably from hitting the box) and a cut down my shin
not to mention a hit on my pride most importantly the bike seems generally okay; however I noticed one of the brakes was not releasing quickly or fully, I think I must of hit the STI shifter in the fall so I'm not too sure how to fix it?On the plus side I did get to the 40 miles once I had turned back and still had a great few hours out. Just a bit annoyed with myself for taking the shine of it. Got to have a few days off the bike anyway so when I can go back on I'm sure I will be ready and raring to go; with my lessons learnt of course
Hopefully my last tumble until I go clipless when we all know what will happen then...
as somebody came through to relieve me, I clipped wheels, bounced hard on the tarmac and onto the verge. I got back up and continued on at a greater speed to the cafe stop and it wasn't until I reached it that I realised how badly I was bleeding. After cleaning up, I still cycled home at an OK pace, covering around 65 miles (inc my ride to/from the start/finish). It wasn't until the next day when things really began to hurt, I had bruised my ribs deeply. Adrenalin must have been a powerful tonic at the time! I do hope it wasn't for you.
