Originally Posted by Hipcycler
....it was only my second season on a bike. Turning right on a country road just a couple of blocks from the end of my ride....about 17 mph (I remembered because I had just looked down at the computer) when I heard that noise....tires in some road sand.
The next thing I knew I was doing an endo, face-plant onto the rough cement road.
Helmet cracked.
Road rash everywhere.
Busted up lip.
Front tooth knocked out.
Broken wrist (which I found out about and had casted up TWO DAYS later!
I still cringe when I hear the sound of tires on sand/gravel.
Sounds like a hard fall.
The criterium should have swept corners. I'm sure it goes without saying, but make sure you're practicing on clean pavement too.
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