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huhenio 12-02-05 03:44 PM

Spill
 
I jinxed myself for saying that I had not taken a spill yet on the fixed.

long story short ...

1) stay away from the median. I hit it and it gave me the death wobble of ..... death
2) SPD's are your friends
3) Helmets are your friends
4) 8 years of Judo built up my rolling skills - although the last class was in 1989
6) Going under 20 mph is sounding better than ever.
7) While in the first out of the three full rolls, I managed to pull the bike out of the way.
8) It is surprising how little damage clothing get when rolling, opposed to falling flat and skidding.

Unscratched ... except for a little scuff in my 10$ seat .. dammit !! :D
Rear wheel slightly out of true ... wich i corrected at the LBS on my way back

People stopped and everything ...

Wulfheir 12-02-05 03:57 PM


Originally Posted by huhenio
People stopped and everything ...

This is the most surprising part of the story.

Glad you are okay!

jasongilbert 12-02-05 04:10 PM

what is an spd?

huhenio 12-02-05 04:15 PM

SPD pedals

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clipless_pedal

mechBgon 12-02-05 05:17 PM

Good to hear you're all right :)

unkchunk 12-02-05 09:12 PM

Oh... SPD. For a second a thought you wrote something else.


8) It is surprising how little damage clothing get when rolling, opposed to falling flat and skidding.
I have a friend who used to race motorcycles and he stresses the opposite. But then he would be wearing a set of full leathers.


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