as i mentioned in the road forum. i was on northern blvd where it turns into jackson ave by the 59th street bridge going through a patchy construction area. some d!ck was going down queens blvd. i was turning left onto queens blvd. he came flying in, saw me, turned but slid on the gravel and his shoulder clipped my shoulder. since my feet were in the pedal straps (i'm still new to that), i didn't have time to pull them out and keep myself up. i went down like a sorry fool and scratched up the gear shifter/brake combo cover and punctured a pinsize hole in my seat. thankfully, the frame is still clean. i was already looking at getting a new seat anyway and as for the gear covers, just looking at them pisses me off.