Stiffee, enjoy the pain, and carry the scars with pride. I have a fine collection of stud marks on my shin where my foot slipped and the fine studs on the pedal spiked me superbly. Not much blood perhaps, but as fine a collection of scars as you'll ever see. It's all part of the initiation ceremony at the Bike Forums Altar.

I was once in the little/big thinking I was in middle/middle and pulled away sharply. Naturally, the crank turned at high speed and caught me by suprise. I lost my balance and when I tried to bail out I went forward and took the full brunt on my plums! That hurt!

As long as you laughed about then that it is good.