Auch, that must have hurt quite a bit, just the sudden impact and shock is very annoying. At least they gave you the good old historical pain medicine ... yeast taking care of the skin recovery, not to bad. I have stopped my bike with knukkles before when I was younger ... which was after experiencing my first flying lesson.
Studded tires eh? How much traction do you get out of these tires in snowy conditions? I never have driven in snow before, you seem like you're pretty ... haha ... experienced with slippery conditions. I can't image traction in show anyhow, but I'm probably far off?