This morning I wrecked my bike again. It happened as I rounded a corner on the entrance to one of those jogging/biking trails. You've seen them; with concrete posts to prevent motorists from entering the trail. Anyway, I was zooming as usual and I didn't see the stump of wood laying at the apex of the corner. It took my front wheel sideways, changing my trajectory such that I ran directly into one of the posts.
The front brake hydraulic line is severed, the front fender is broken in two pieces, and the air horn mount is broken. I think that custom front wheel is OK but I'll take it to the shop and have them check it out.
My right wrist is probably sprained, my right knee has a nasty abrasion, and my right quadracep feels like one big charlie horse. The quad took a direct hit on the post.http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif
In the future, I may take the corner out in the street and go between the posts in a straight line. It will be slower that way, but probably safer.
Update: adding a photo of the "stump of wood" that caused all this grief. I put it next to the OEM tire that came off my bike since the bike is currently in the shop being repaired.
You may ask, as I have, "how could I not see this in the road?"
I can only claim the Moon Walking Bear defense.
4 comments:
Well, as they say, "Too soon ve get old; too late ve get schmardt!"
Did you have your camera on? No? What a pity! The short video would have made Contour!!
I'm amazed you made it out the other side of a bollard-bike wreck that well.
Those things kinda suck.
Write it up on Bikewise.org?
Hope you feel better now! Take care of yourself :/
I would say that your defense is pretty solid! "Did you see the Moon-Walking Bear" -- INDEED!!
[Now more Grumpy than usual.]
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