Crash, boom, bang...

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Mintbread · #1 Unread post by **Mintbread** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 7:34 pm

Ever noticed that you tend to crash when you are doing something silly?

I had finished delivering my mail today and was off to a shady spot for a bit of a rest before I went back to the delivery centre.
There is a nice bit of new hotmix bitumen to play with on the way so I was working on grinding off my pegs when the front wheel momentarily dropped into the gutter and I lowsided. I rode the damn thing all the way into the ground thinking I could save it until it was sliding along on its side and so was I.

I hurt my neck looking around so fast to see if anyone had seen me, but thankfully my stack went relatively unnoticed.

A broken front brake lever was all the damage the bike sustained and I scored some lovely gravel rash on my arm for my efforts.

ofblong · #2 Unread post by **ofblong** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 11:32 pm

thats why if I need to do something on my bike I pull over and do it rather than trying to do it while doing 65 down the road. With tricks its not worth my time or advantage to do it. I mean honestly what does doing tricks gain other than humility and lots o bills someday? Some people make $$$ at it eventually but they practice for years.

Locopez · #3 Unread post by **Locopez** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 3:28 am

ouch....at least its sounds like you and the bike...will ride again!!

RTR · #4 Unread post by **RTR** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 4:44 am

Ouch!

jonnythan · #5 Unread post by **jonnythan** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 5:20 am

Ouch!

Were you wearing any kind of protection?

Fathertork · Tue Jan 30, 2007 6:44 am

I was told years ago there are only 2 types of bikers, those that have been down and those who will be going down.
I found if I learned something from it, it was less likely to happen again.

Glad your Ok, you can always fix the bike...or buy another!

Tue Jan 30, 2007 8:10 am

Awww Minty, glad you're okay.

Was this incident anywhere near that satellite/picture area you showed us last time where your other "issues" occurred?

Nalian · #8 Unread post by **Nalian** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 8:49 am

There is a nice bit of new hotmix bitumen to play with on the way so I was working on grinding off my pegs

What's hotmix bitumen? New asphault?

Glad your injuries aren't worse!

#9 Unread post by **Wrider** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 9:04 am

Glad you're alright! I know the feeling though, crashed my mountain bike screwing around right in front of my high school, going about 15 MPH, and of course right in front of the girl I liked at the time...

Anyway, glad you and the bike are alright!
Wrider

rt1maillady · Tue Jan 30, 2007 2:17 pm

Hey Mintbread,
Ouch! Glad you are OK. Was that an "on the job" injury? Jeez! Here, if you need a band-aid for a bad paper cut, Ya gotta fill out them forms in triplicate!! And then , there will be SAFETY meetings out the yazoo. Hope things are more simple there!
RT1maillady