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Old 07-28-10 | 06:43 PM
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Absenth
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From: Fishers, In

Bikes: 2010 Surly Long Haul Trucker - Blue Velvet

Worst Commute Ever!

90ish degrees, 71% humidity. Wind out of the north, making all of my climbs into the wind.
And then...... The Crash.....

So here's the story. I was a half mile from home in the neighborhood behind my house. It's still under construction, and so it doesn't have the top coat of pavement in place yet.
I was doing about 18 miles an hour, when an oncoming car swerves to his left across the center line to avoid a parked car.

This forced me to swerve to the right or get hit head on. When I went to the right, my tires hit the 1-2" lip between the unfinished road, and the shoulder. The tires stopped going to the right, but my body didn't.

I managed to get my foot... out of the right SPD pedal which saved me from some wicked road rash, but left me with a very sprained ankle instead.

My left knee must have gone over the handle bars as it's got a good abrasion on it, and the headlight on the bike is all twisted. And the bar tape under the right brake handle got chewed up. No other injuries which is good I guess

The driver who nearly hit me didn't even slow down. As I was finally getting back up, and moving around another person from my neighborhood came by and stopped to see if I was ok. I thanked her, but said I'd be fine. I was only 2-3 blocks (was a half mile) from home.

Here's a photo I took on my phone while in the ER waiting to find out if I broke anything


Guess I'll be driving for a week or two.

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