Those who have, and those who haven't!
09-09-03, 08:58 PM
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Those who have, and those who haven't!
I have!
After all the times someone on here has typed about the two kinds of bikers, I've been the latter until now.
I was riding along a local greenway today, and tried to avoid some people hanging on the right side of it with a baby stroller and some young kids. They weren't really in my way, but I didn't want to chance one of those kids running out in front of my bike, so I drifted farther to the left. A little too far. Right into the grass. Which was fine. However, it's not fine to try to drift back onto the pavement. My front wheel caught the lip of the pavement and tried to toss me to the right so I would slide on my face. There's no way I was gonna let that happen. So I tipped the bike back over to the left and slid instead on my nice cushioned rear all the way across the asphault path, down the grassy bank, and flipped over my bike when the wheels caught at the edge of the pond the path encircles. My hands instictively shot out to hold me up, and landed on some large rocks protruding from the water, and held me about 2" above the surface. Whew!
I got up, brushed myself off, and smiled at the people looking at me with strange looks on their faces. I think they wanted to laugh, but were trying to look worried.
My bike was undamaged (the chain popped off, but went right back on), my helmet didn't hit, and somehow my shorts are fine, though I managed to tear up my rear pretty well. My knee hurts a bit, but overall, I'm still a whole Cole, which I'm pleased about.
Just thought I'd brag about finally becoming a cyclist!
Cole
After all the times someone on here has typed about the two kinds of bikers, I've been the latter until now.
I was riding along a local greenway today, and tried to avoid some people hanging on the right side of it with a baby stroller and some young kids. They weren't really in my way, but I didn't want to chance one of those kids running out in front of my bike, so I drifted farther to the left. A little too far. Right into the grass. Which was fine. However, it's not fine to try to drift back onto the pavement. My front wheel caught the lip of the pavement and tried to toss me to the right so I would slide on my face. There's no way I was gonna let that happen. So I tipped the bike back over to the left and slid instead on my nice cushioned rear all the way across the asphault path, down the grassy bank, and flipped over my bike when the wheels caught at the edge of the pond the path encircles. My hands instictively shot out to hold me up, and landed on some large rocks protruding from the water, and held me about 2" above the surface. Whew!
I got up, brushed myself off, and smiled at the people looking at me with strange looks on their faces. I think they wanted to laugh, but were trying to look worried.
My bike was undamaged (the chain popped off, but went right back on), my helmet didn't hit, and somehow my shorts are fine, though I managed to tear up my rear pretty well. My knee hurts a bit, but overall, I'm still a whole Cole, which I'm pleased about.
Just thought I'd brag about finally becoming a cyclist!
Cole
09-09-03, 09:03 PM
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man!!! talk about a lucky break...
well glad to hear you are alive, and be happy you didn't hit a kid... that would have damaged your bike for sure...
Ryan
well glad to hear you are alive, and be happy you didn't hit a kid... that would have damaged your bike for sure... Ryan
09-10-03, 05:32 AM
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Didn't Jan Ullrich do this on the tour a few years ago except it appeared he did an endo before he got out of the camera's angle..
Glad you're OK, you should of told the onlookers you meant to do that... I always do! It gets a good reaction usually.
Jay
Glad you're OK, you should of told the onlookers you meant to do that... I always do! It gets a good reaction usually.
Jay
09-10-03, 06:17 AM
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Riding on the BIKE PATH last night and first school track team jogging and 3 across in my lane and i get to about 20 feet and they dont move.Its dirt on one side and a big drop on the other,flood control channel.I tell hay,can i ride here.They dont move and i slow and one of them moves enough so i go between 2 on one side and 1 on the other.As i pass i tyrn and yell.is it ok if i ride on the path?Ya gota give me some room.They dont flith.The coach that rides a bike then passes me and says nothing.Then as i have the wind to myback doing an easy 20mph,so guy passes me slowly,go in front of me and i slow down to 16mph and this guy smells.Could have been a better ride.
