Accident filled weekend?

[joe careless]

Early Sunday morning I decided to kiss the tarmac, this is how tuesday morning's bathroom mirror view was. Much improved in the swelling dept. though my teeth hurt to their roots still. :facepalm: Classic pedestrian stepping in front of cyclist scenario

 

[daj]

oooch what happened?

 

[joe careless]

Pedestrian stepped in front of me, I swerved, 90'd my front wheel and into the mac i went. cotton cycling caps are great blood stoppers, amazed I didn't do any dental damage or my nose in again. Seem to be a weekend of accidents, topped off with the lad over in hereford getting the chop off his bike. drivers are getting more scary.

 

[Ian Raleigh]

Get a claim in!! The ped' would no doubt do the same to you!!!

Years ago I was trained to let go of the bars and cross my arms in front of my face to protect my looks! I still remembered to do that some thirty years on as I went over the bars and badly grazed my arms but saved my face and any damage to my teeth or jaw!

 

[joe careless]

The pedestrian was great, flagged a car, bike and me delivered safely home they were more worried than I was, crashes are a part of cycling so..

 

[joe careless]

Oh and was back out riding Sunday afternoon, not claiming to be hardcore just reassuring myself that apart from my face everything worked ok and bikes are now my only transport.

 

[Ian Raleigh]

Oh and was back out riding Sunday afternoon, not claiming to be hardcore just reassuring myself

My last fall wasn't too bad but the day after my thigh muscle resembled a big letter J imprinted in, turns out it was the drops on the bars which made the contact with my leg...