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10-07-05, 09:47 PM
I have had two crashes in 4 weeks after 10 years with no crashes. I currently commute 24 km per day, or did anyway.
First one happened when trying to get up a drive to post a letter on the way home. The drive had a steep lip, and the front wheel went along the lip, I hit the ground and lost some bark. The last of the worst scab is just about gone.
One week ago I crashed again. I was taking up the lane behind a car that was turning off, we were going downhill but he slowed me down to between 20 and 30 kph. When he was gone, I stood up on the pedals to get back up to speed, the chain slipped, and down I went.
I landed on the back of my head and broke my helmet, and landed on my shoulder and fractured my collarbone. My GF says the blow to the head also appears to have given me Tourettes Syndrome. Every time I roll over she is woken by my swearing.
So I am a few to many weeks off my bike, and am not sure I will be able to regain that trust I once had in its machine like properties.
Anybody with similar experiences?
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First one happened when trying to get up a drive to post a letter on the way home. The drive had a steep lip, and the front wheel went along the lip, I hit the ground and lost some bark. The last of the worst scab is just about gone.
One week ago I crashed again. I was taking up the lane behind a car that was turning off, we were going downhill but he slowed me down to between 20 and 30 kph. When he was gone, I stood up on the pedals to get back up to speed, the chain slipped, and down I went.
I landed on the back of my head and broke my helmet, and landed on my shoulder and fractured my collarbone. My GF says the blow to the head also appears to have given me Tourettes Syndrome. Every time I roll over she is woken by my swearing.
So I am a few to many weeks off my bike, and am not sure I will be able to regain that trust I once had in its machine like properties.
Anybody with similar experiences?
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