I hate crashing! Today I crashed on the road for the second time since I have been riding seriously. I should feel luck that in 6 years I have only crashed twice but the first time cost me the frame on the bike my wife got me for Christmas. This time the only thing that it cost me was a new saddle and a new team kit. I had been looking at replacing my saddle for a while and luckly I just found the saddle that I wanted on sale and got it pretty cheap (75 bucks). Now I have a sweet looking selle italia SLR! The thing that kills me is the loss of my brand new team kit. I am hoping that I can get a another one since these were the most comfortable shorts and jersey I have ever worn!
I am still working on figuring out exactly why I crashed. I was taking a corner quickly but no faster than normal and suddenly my tires lost their grip and I was skidding across the pavement. I either leaned to far into the turn, hit some gravel, or a bump. Either way the result was the same. Hopefully getting back on tomorrow will not feel to bad. In fact sitting on a saddle will probably feel better than sitting anywhere else considering where the road rash is. Now if my pinkey finger will return to its normal color rather than the blueish color it is now!
I guess crashing is part of the game and the pro way is to get back on.
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3 comments:
Good to hear you weren't seriously hurt! And you get a new saddle out of it, eh? Just think how amazing your bike would be if you crashed every day for a week.
Ken
Thanks Ken. If only I could crash and get the stuff replaced for free! Now if I can just replace my non-CSH team kit I will be happy.
How are things going in cary?
Sorry to hear that, JB, but glad you're getting some swag out of it! I seem to crash almost every time I'm pushing it on the mountain bike, but the terrain and speeds are almost always more forgiving than the road... Getting back on is the only response.
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