Grizzled Curmudgeon
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Woodinville, WA
Posts: 468
Bikes: Specialized Diverge, Santa Cruz Tallboy LT Carbon, Specialized Stumpjumper (hardtail), Kona Humuhumu, Co-Motion Nor'Wester
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Mine was about 2 months ago: panic stop and super-man over the handlebars. Luckily it was rather cold, so I was wearing many layers. Not much road rash, except for the one bit of exposed skin on my right wrist -- I need to get longer gloves. But the bruises...
Bruised inner thighs, knees and elbows. Worst of all -- a bruised sternum, causing pain whenever I lifted my arms. Even driving a car was painful, and turning myself over in bed was a nightmare. The pain lasted about 6 weeks. Ugh.
That was bad enough, but nothing like Tom's most recent crash. Ouch!