Originally Posted by
dcrowell
I remember it all. I was making a left turn signaling with my left hand, braking with my right moving more than 15mph. As I started the turn (still moving fast), I hit an un-noticed pothole.
I went down quickly, none of that slow-motion stuff. My hands got the worst of it (still have nice pink scars), but my left big toe got scraped up pretty good.
I avoided hitting my head, but I remember thinking "this is gonna hurt" as I slid across the road. It did.
The bike was fine other than the bar tape.
Hey there FGR!
I'm really glad I asked that question. At first, I thought that the sandals were the cause of the accident!
Well thankfully, at least you weren't severly injured.
I had a similar fall on July 3rd of this year, going down a hill in San Francisco, just in time for the great celebration!
Thanks!
- Slim
PS.
Actually, the way you told your story, made me chuckle a little bit, with the
...thinking..."this is gonna hurt"...as you
slid down the road .... and
"It did"! -
That's just golden! 