Glad I was wearing a helmet
Several riders from Memphis were riding off-road this morning. After 2 hours of riding, we were 50 yards from being finished when my helmet suddenly became very useful. I was riding down the last hill which led to a final hill up. At the bottom of the hill, I had to duck my head to miss a cedar branch that was hanging over the trail. Then, I grabbed the seat handle and pulled to get me started up the hill. Just as I started lifting myself off the seat to get a good pedal stroke up the hill, my head hit a tree limb that was hanging overhead. The tree limb was about 3 inches in diameter so it did not move much when I hit it. It certainly jolted my head and neck. Hitting the tree limb left a dent in my helmet. Better the helmet than my head. Ouch. -- Wheel Rider A man can fail many times but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame someone else. - Waite Phillips The art of medicine consists of keeping the patient amused while nature heals the disease. - Voltaire ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wheel Rider's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/10656 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/75214 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
Glad I was wearing a helmet
I've had a similar thing happen to myself, except it was a falling brach. Its not all that fun is it? -- thejdw -I didn't spell it wrong, you just read it wrong!- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ thejdw's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/13230 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/75214 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
Glad I was wearing a helmet
Last winter I was descending a bike path on my Coker. I hit a patch of black ice and it happened so fast I had no time to react. I fell straight back and hit the back of my head, literally splitting open a huge crack in the helmet. That was a good excuse to get a new helmet! -- osmundo ------------------------------------------------------------------------ osmundo's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/13723 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/75214 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
Glad I was wearing a helmet
Sheesh...maybe I should get a helmet! -- Biggestbtc ~Benjamin Unicycle For Christ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Biggestbtc's Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/18333 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/75214 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
Glad I was wearing a helmet
Glad to hear you are okay. When I was doing some muni last year I was going down a steep section and fell off forwards. I was able to tuck and roll to recover but then my unicycle came bouncing down the trail and hit me with the metal pedal putting a large gash in my hard plastic skate style helmet. It was incredibly fortunate that I was wearing my helmet because it was getting late and I had no phone and no one knew where I was. They also wouldn't have known where I had gone either. Its very important that when you go riding you let at least one person know where you are going. Also, always wear a helmet when riding off road or going big in trials or street. -- Brian O. *'ProjectUNI' (http://www.projectuni.com) - *3D Unicycle Computer Game** - Follow the 'progress.' (http://www.projectuni.com) *'Get cool unicycle posters, pins and more!' (http://www.zazzle.com/BrianOleyUni*)* All products are my personal photography. *Seven* items so far and more to come! * New Poster * ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Brian O.'s Profile: http://www.unicyclist.com/profile/10744 View this thread: http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/75214 Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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