So, I've been on vacation for the past 3 weeks, and in the meanwhile, I sent my bike to the frame painter. I haven't even touched a bike in the past three weeks. I've been dying to ride around. So I get it back today, all assembled and everything. I'm riding home from the shop, and a notice a car coming up on me real fast. We (the car and I) are both making for the next lane over as our lane is ending and we have to merge. So, being all happy go lucky because I finally got my bike back, I decide to apply some hand brake and let the car go first. Next thing I know, I do an endo, flip over the handlebars and land right on my head and my shoulder.

It seems that the wrench who reassembled the bike after the paintjob decided my brakes were too slack. Applying the amount of force to the brake lever that I judged to be appropriate given the circumstances (my speed plus stopping distance) was way too much! Now my shoulder is f*cked. I can barely move it, even after taking a ton of pain killers, two shots of vodka, and icing it down for a good two hours (my elbow, forearm, wrist, and knee are also not feeling great, but nowhere near as bad as my shoulder). This blows. Oh yeah, i forgot to mention: After I took that spill, I had to drag my ass to the curb and just sit for 15 minutes before I was able to work my arm in a semi-normal manner, and then I had to ride 5 miles home with only one arm!

On the plus side, though, I did get my bike back. I'm trying to stay positive.

holy s**t man. that sounds painful.

Maybe you should change your status from "Boing!" to "BAM!"
Just kidding! Sorry to hear about the wreck and I hope you're doing OK. You walked away from it and that's what counts. CHIN UP SOLDIER!

That Blows! Keep the ice on the shoulder. You didn't dislocate the shoulder did you? Gonna have to pop that baby back in if you did. Hopefully the new paint job didn't get wrecked. Remember, nice guys finish last. Time to play no more mr. nice guy.

Yeah, yeah shoulder right, right......but where are the pics of the newly painted bike.

Hey I got a broken collarbone right now... misery loves company.

Is your shoulder all yellow yet?

Oh, man. That really sucks. A sobering reminder to all of us to check that equipment before takeoff! I hope this won't keep you out of the NY Century... Hang in there. By the way, what color did you have your pista painted?

Welcome to the club, I have a cracked rib. You must've grabbed the brakes pretty hard.

that sucks rock. I had the same thing happen but the oppisite. got the bike back from it's first tuneup and I was going down this really steep hill I did not know about. well the brakes were not tight enough and I could not slow down well enough and had to go over sideways or go over the edge.
aLways check your bkie out after adjustments before you need too.

To answer all the questions...

1. It was/is majorly painful. This is by far the worst bike accident I've had in 4 years of commuting, and I've been hit by a car. Twice. On consecutive days.

2. My shoulder is not dislocated. Just sore.

3. My shoulder is not yellow. Yet. It is bright red from all the ice, and I've discovered it's all scraped up as well on my shoulder blade.

4. I still plan on riding the century. All 100 miles of it (I'm a marshall).

5. the pista is matte black. I'll post pics later (tomorrow?).

Thanks for all the well wishing and commiserating.

I think we've all missed the real question here- is the bike okay ??

The bike is fine. It just flipped over itself and landed on me.

Drink more, faster!!!!

Sorry to hear of your unfortunate air travel courtesy of "I'll do this guy a favour" bike mech. Hopefully you didn't dislocate your shoulder as has been mentioned. HOpe you feel better tomorrow. BTW, what colour did you paint your bike?

On a side note, I was on my lunch hour ride and was riding up to an intersection when the car that was beside me decides to turn right without signalling or letting me go through. Had to slam on the front brake and ended up stretching the brake cable and nearly clipping the cars right rear end. Gotta practice my emergency skids with this 48x16 gearing of mine. Or gear down.

Here's the bike:

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VERY nice. Are you Republican or Democrat?

Looks sweet! Gives us all the details on the upgrades. LOVE the gold chain.

Wow. That's a great looking bike. The chain alone would force a continual cleaning ritual of the whole bike. This is a good thing, right?

That thing is SICK!

I'm an independent. Why do you ask?

Here are the specs:

Bianchi Pista frame
Generic Lugged Steel Fork
Nitto Steel Track Stem
Nitto Steel Track bars (39 cm)
Chris Kink Headset
Phil Wood BB
Sugino 75 Crankset with 46T Chainring
MKS pedals and toe cages
Christophe straps
Gold Izumi track chain
EAI 17T cog
MKS tug nuts
Selle San Marco Regal white leather saddle

The wheels suck. They're stock. Mavic rims laced to no name hubs. That's the next upgrade.
The tires, however, are awesome. Michelin Carbon. Highly recommended.

Other bits and bobs:
Specialized cyclocross lever matched to Shimano front brake (I think it's a 105)
Kashimax top tube protector

I wonder if there is carbon in them there tars. Or is it a merketing driven thing coming straight from some MBA's carbon _______?

Well, I haven't performed a molecular analysis, but the packaging and my LBS buddy insist that they're impregnated with carbon fibers. They may be, they may not. All I know is that I haven't had a flat in two months, when before I was getting 1 or 2 flats per week(!) with the stock continentals. NYC is rough on tires.

I have the carbons on my roadie. I love them. the reason they're called "carbons" is becuase they use carbon rubber, which gives it a long life and its black color. (and its slickness in the wet). I still love mine. 1500 miles w/o a flat.

meant it as a joke based on all the other political discussion going on around here.

oh...ha ha?