I fell off my frickin bike.

you would fall sooner or later :wink:

at least it wasn't into a puddle of mud like my first time.... i felt like from laurel and hardy movie, face covered in smooth mud, only eyes blinking. aaaah, the good times.

My friend said the when ever you fall there's always someone there to see it.

Words of encouragement from a dear friend.

At first I was more concerned about my bike than myself. Only minor scrapes on the seat and left brake.

well, you will heal. bike will not. totally understandable.

Oh, Marty, I can't tell you how many times I've fallen. Embarassing, but I've only come close to getting hurt once - not counting the time I fell after an altercation with a car.

Get a metric allan wrench and back off the adjustment on those clips. SPDs are easy, and I bet the other styles are, too. I went out with a new pair of pedals, and couldn't unclip at all. I was seriously looking for a telephone pole to lean on till someone would come along and take my shoes for me. Seriously. I did finally get out, though.

I hope that traffic director will think twice about short-stopping a cyclist again!

I'm such a novice that I didn't realize I could adjust something on the pedal. Will definitely look into that! Thanks Roger.

While the construction guy was helping me up a bunch of other cyclists rode through.

Dag, arent you glad no one was around with a camera?

he'd be dead.

but seriously, watch out especially in the city areas. i've fallen a few times at a red light... no fun. not only mortifyingly humiliating (and i was usually alone), but also dangerous.
doesn't happen no more, it's only been the first few weeks, so that's good news, i suppose.

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Had an old bud break BOTH of his arms by riding into a crossbar barrier at night - designed to prevent bikes from entering. Nice, eh?

Last time I wiped out, I turned my head to look back at my kids, and the handlebars of my Hardrock caught a garbage tote, spun the wheel sideways, and I did a somersault into the road. Got bruised up, but was more lucky that I wasn't run over.

*makes soothing sympathetic noises that people can actually read about

Boy, I haven't had to navigate a razor around a scabbed knee in years. Do you think men will think it's sexy? Scabbed elbow, upper arm, shoulder and knee.

they won't be looking at your knee or elbow, trust me.

Duh, sometimes I'm so clueless.