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I've just had my first non-pratfall accident (not ever, but in years).
I was coming down a hill at about 51km/hr, towards a roundabout with a nice clear sweep to go straight on. I think I must have misjudged my line, but at any rate once into it I realised I wasn't quite going to make it. I was angled over so far that my knee was almost touching the ground (according to my companion who was following) and I felt I couldn't turn any sharper. So I tried to shed some speed using the brakes, which was probably a bad mistake, as I lost even more of my turn, and it just didn't feel sustainable. The last thing I wanted to do was hit the kerb a glancing blow at that speed with my feet locked in, so I straightened up and went for it. I went flying, almost right over the pavement into the ditch. Fortunately my shoes disengaged quite early on, so I wasn't tangled up with the bike. I have a rather nasty scrape along my elbow from the concrete pavement, and a couple of other small grazes on that side, but nothing really worth writing about other than on Usenet. The bike is almost unscathed, apart from some torn bar tape. I was expecting the front wheel to be bent in half. The actual fall was, in the circumstances, a very neat Aikido-style breakfall, and I am sure it saved me a great deal of injury. I felt quite in control. Three or four car drivers went past before anyone stopped to see if we needed help. Daniele |
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... On Fri, 1 Sep 2006 13:11:58 +0100, (D.M. Procida) wrote: (description of accident not once mentioning PPE) Did your helmet save your life? Oh, do shut the **** up. The guy's done a good job of describing an accident, not once mentioning the H-word, and all you can do is bring helmets into it. Do you enjoy being a complete ****, or is it just an affliction you have to bear? (this level of ranting may be prompted by your propensity to x-post to rbt) clive |
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, D.M. Procida ') wrote: I've just had my first non-pratfall accident (not ever, but in years). I was coming down a hill at about 51km/hr, towards a roundabout with a nice clear sweep to go straight on. I think I must have misjudged my line, but at any rate once into it I realised I wasn't quite going to make it. I was angled over so far that my knee was almost touching the ground (according to my companion who was following) and I felt I couldn't turn any sharper. Much sympathy. Sounds very much like my crash last year. Thing is, when you overcook a bend, there really isn't anything else to blame. Hope you feel better soon! -- (Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/ ;; Semper in faecibus sumus, sole profundum variat. |
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Simon Brooke wrote:
I was coming down a hill at about 51km/hr, towards a roundabout with a nice clear sweep to go straight on. I think I must have misjudged my line, but at any rate once into it I realised I wasn't quite going to make it. I was angled over so far that my knee was almost touching the ground (according to my companion who was following) and I felt I couldn't turn any sharper. Much sympathy. Sounds very much like my crash last year. Thing is, when you overcook a bend, there really isn't anything else to blame. Hope you feel better soon! Better? I felt *fantastic*! As soon as I got back on I cycled up a hill (admittedly not a terribly steep one) at the same speed I came down the other side. I could win races like that. My companion was rhapsodising about the crash; he said it was the best he'd ever seen. Daniele |
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