Originally Posted by gettingold

So I just bought a new Lynskey and crashed it on my second ride last week. Don't know the reason because I have no memory of it. I have a broken pelvis (3 places), bruised ribs and had some bleeding on the brain. It was my second crash in the last year (a car tuned in front of me last time while I was going downhill). No major injuries that time but lots of pain and was off the bike for a few weeks.

All of my non-cycling friends and my family think I should give up cycling. My response? I am shopping for a fat bike so I can ride in the snow (when my pelvis heals in about 6 weeks).