Thank you for pointing out that I admitted it from the very beginning. Yes, this is embarrassing and I am wearing my stupid sign. I could've not posted this and no one would be the wiser, but I felt that it was important that I post what happened--for no other than a real world example of what can happen and a lesson learned for myself and hopefully someone else. I'm an idiot for putting myself in the situation and I am also tremendously lucky that I only suffered some bumps and bruises and the bike suffered little. The brifter of course was the major expense($159.00 for the part) plus the re-alignment of the handlebars and fork and the labor came to $200.00. The LBS checked the bike thoroughly and stated everything else had no problems. Other than the test ride when picking the bike up, I haven't ridden yet. Yesterday was going to be a rest day anyway and today the wife and I had a ton of chores and errands to do. Tomorrow will be my first "real" ride back on the bike.