Bicycling

Denninmi

(6,581 posts) Sat Nov 17, 2012, 01:29 PM Nov 2012

Ah, my first wipe out. It was awesome. Ok, it was not awesome.

Actually, it pissed me off due to circumstance. Approaching an intersection with a "walk" sign and clear right of way. About 15-20 feet out, it was obvious to me the idiot approaching wasn't stopping, was going to cruise through without stopping at all to make a right.

So, I slammed on the brakes and steered into the grassy strip between road and paved trail where I was riding. Wipe out on my right side, kind spun around over the handlebars. I wear full protective gear and has about 6 layers of clothes against the cold.

Didn't hurt anything, not even my pride, since it wasn't my fault. A guy I met at my gym has a broken arm from being hit and sailing about 30 feet. He knows he was really lucky.

Why can't people just follow traffic laws and not drive like idiots?

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Ah, my first wipe out. It was awesome. Ok, it was not awesome. (Original Post) Denninmi Nov 2012 OP

Glad to hear you're okay Not Me Nov 2012 #1

I had them switch out the pedals with shoe clips. Denninmi Nov 2012 #2

Krik Edward krik65 Dec 2012 #3

I dropped my bike on a ride back in October Kennah Dec 2012 #4

Not Me

(3,404 posts)

1. Glad to hear you're okay

Reply to Denninmi (Original post)

Sat Nov 17, 2012, 03:26 PM

Nov 2012

My first involved stopping at a red light, and for some reason, I couldn't release my shoe clips. I literally fell over. I was laying there...and asked: Is my bike okay? Did anyone see me do this? Am i okay? In that order

Denninmi

(6,581 posts)

2. I had them switch out the pedals with shoe clips.

Reply to Not Me (Reply #1)

Sat Nov 17, 2012, 06:26 PM

Nov 2012

I hate those. I had the bike shop put on pegged pedals. They're great. The pegs really grip soles of shoes.

krik65

(16 posts)

3. Krik Edward

Reply to Denninmi (Original post)

Fri Dec 7, 2012, 12:26 PM

Dec 2012

Thanks you for the sharing good information with us

Kennah

(14,465 posts)

4. I dropped my bike on a ride back in October

Reply to Denninmi (Original post)

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 11:08 PM

Dec 2012

Approached a roundabout, asshole in a car came zipping into the roundabout, braked hard, locked up, down I went. Skinned knees, sore shoulder, no bike damage.

There's a lot of assholes out there, and Olympia is a Silver Rated City for Bike Friendliness. I guess there's a bounty on bicyclists in some states.

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