Everything was great!
I was finishing up my test run of the wife's bike when I decided to really put the bike to the test. I was climbing out of the saddle pumping it hard up the little hill on my road. I was getting jazzed that the bike was really handling so well and really responding. :giver:
I was passing my son's friend's house when I felt the chain slip :eek: Then everything went in slow motion. I felt the front cross up, then as the tire was skidding sideways up the hill I heard the air whoosh out of the tire which caused me to flip over the bars somehow rolling with the bike still in hand. As I my glasses skidded across the road I heard my neighbors exclamations as they ran towards me. I hop up as I am seeing stars :twitchy: and take a quick inventory and assessment of my limbs. :injured: Nothing broken, just a skinned elbow and knee. Strangely, I developed a blood blister on my thumb just outside of my nail and tweaked my wrist. Glasses survived too! The bike is ok except the tire. As I did the walk of shame back towards the house :innocent: I tried to piece everything together. I thought the chain broke initially, but it must have slipped off the chain ring. I didn't hear any rubbing from the front derailleur but something must has made the chain slip. I parked the bike in the garage and haven't looked at it since :lol: |
Glad you are ok.
No worries, everyone has done it a time or two. |
Originally Posted by fas2c
(Post 13305840)
...... I heard my neighbors exclamations as they ran towards me.....
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Chain loose, perhaps the rear lugs not as tight as you thought? Glad you survived more or less unscathed.
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Thanks for the condolence. My wrist is really stiff today. My wife looked at it (nurse) and said to ice it and keep it elevated.
Thanks for the tip David, I am going to take a good look it today. I'm glad it let go on me and not my wife. |
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