Originally Posted by JoesInBoston

My back, my palms and my thigh are not happy with me right now. My bike isn't happy either. It's scratched on the rear skewer, left pedal and both hoods. I was riding on a road that had trolley tracks embedded into the pavement and I wasn't even paying attention as I was turning off that road. I was looking up and around for oncoming traffic and my wheel fell right into the recess of the rail in the road. I dumped right then and there in the middle of a very busy intersection. (For the Boston folks, I fell where Beacon St meets Commonwealth Ave near Chestnut Hill.)

Observations:

1) My feet miraculously unclipped themselves as I hit the ground. This was one of my biggest concerns whenever I thought about my inevitable first fall.

2) My road rash doesn't hurt nearly as much as my misaligned back does right now.

3) I'll never make that stupid mistake again.


Please share your first crash with me here so I don't feel as stupid as I do right now.