Little V's first off....

[simon the viking]

Got a call earlier at work from Mrs V.... THAT phone call. Ben has come off his bike on way and has hurt himself. Luckily Doctors surgery is on the way home and a nurse checked him over.

Badly grazed face and a split lip. A mate of his locked the bike up safe which ive now retrieved (and is okay) kids who lived near came out with bandages and plasters to see if they could help until Mrs V got there.

The reason for the off? Riding non handed! Hes suitably upset and will be a long time before he trys it again

 

[Bonefish Blues]

Tell him that the same happened to Chris Froome recently. Glad all's relatively OK.

 

[welsh dragon]

Oh dear. It's always horrible to get that phone call. You always imagine the worst.

Let's hope it will be a while before he tries that kind of thing again, although knowing kids I wouldn't bank on it. . Glad he is ok.

It's also nice that there are people willing to help

 

[ianrauk]

You live and learn as the saying goes.

 

[roadrash]

wishing little V a speedy recovery

 

[Mrs M]

Poor wee Mini V
Best wishes xx

 

[Deleted member 1258]

My best wishes to Ben for a quick recovery.

 

[Globalti]

Paracetamol is his friend, child dose every five hours. Keep a note of times.

It's awful when your child gets hurt. GtiJunior crashed aged 13, just 7 miles into the C2C, lost control on a wet descent, nutted a tree and knocked himself out. Coming round a corner and finding him unconscious and bleeding in a ditch was horrible but he's OK now.

 

[tom73]

Poor little V hope he recovers soon. We’ve all done it one time or another at least when your kid you bounced a bit better than you do in later life.
Don’t stop you trying to see if you still can

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Hugs to mini V!
He needs to practice some more, on a soft grass area

 

[C R]

Here's to a speedy recovery, at least the lesson wasn't too painful.

 

[Reynard]

Hope Mini V mends quickly xxx

 

[cyberknight]

Right of passage , get well soon mini v !
We all do it and learn from it , just to say i have ridden down this as a kid no handed standing up .....
https://goo.gl/maps/xHqf1mBQ8iUJTJW56

 

[lazybloke]

Oh no!
Really good that help was close by. Best wishes for Ben's recovery.
These things can knock confidence, and the weather this time of year isn't always conducive to two wheeled pursuits.

My son had a similar mishap in spring and broke his wrist. Took 3 months to get him back on the bike.

 

[PeteXXX]

GWS LittleV Nice that folk came out to help.
I hope it doesn't put him off riding (with or without holding on to the bars!!)