Damn DV-
Glad yer okay. Did anyone yell "Mullet Down! We've got a mullet down!"???
It is bad when some drop-assed MF'r decides to swing out in front of you, or when a mechanical failure happens, but a combo punch like that sucks. Nothing like those few moments of final speculation before the impact occurs. Last time I was hit (almost 2.5 yrs ago) I went over the hood of a car at Milwaukee/Hubbard/Union intersection...some lame-o pulled out in front of me (he was turning left) and I swung around to the left so I didn't eat **** and get run-over. I ended up impacting just behind the fr tire passenger side (nice big dent!) and going over the hood with bike still clipped in. I left fingernail scrathes (6 total), 3 dents (NY Chain around the waist) and scuffs (shoes). Damage to me: fr wheel = retrued (MA3 rims rule!), fork = dead and buried: my front tire was damn near my rear. The crown and tube were barely together. Helmet = smushed from landing impact on front and right rear sections. Bullhorns = RIP. Headset = RIP.
Oh, the car was a Black Porsche 911.
They wanted to sue me, blah blah blah, so I called the cops and had some witnesses hang around. Hee hee...they ended up giving me a ride home and some cash to get a new fork.