Welp...I finally joined the club

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2009-05-05 10:43 AM
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Subject: RE: Welp...I finally joined the club
Welcome, now please move aside, there's more trying to get in.
2009-05-05 10:53 AM
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We've all been there. you learn not to catch yourelf. Mama bear broke her arm doing just that, about 20 miles into a metric century IIRC. She went on to finish.

You say" WICKED pain in my head..." If you landed on your head you may want to check/replace that helmet. They're not made to sustain multiple impacts.

2009-05-05 10:56 AM
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2009-05-05 1:49 PM
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Subject: RE: Welp...I finally joined the club

Congratulations!  It took me 2 years to join that club, but I renewed my membership last night. 

I'm with Bear.  Helmets are good for one fall/drop.  Look very closely for signs of compression as well as cracking. 

2009-05-05 2:32 PM
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As soon as I read the title for this thread, I knw exactly which club!

 

Welcome! Member since 06.

2009-05-05 5:54 PM
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Glad you're not hurt (much). You know you jinxed yourself when you said that you hadn't fallen over. Wink

When I bought my clipless pedals, the guy at the bike shop told me that I'd probably fall over with them. I pooh-poohed that. Silly. Maybe other people do that, but I don't. Ha! Very first ride, I carried the bike down the front steps, got ready, clipped one foot in, pushed off and tipped over. Didn't take 3 seconds. Bless my hubby for asking if I was okay before he snickered a little. Fortunately I tipped over onto the lawn so no damage.

I've only managed so far to clipless-pitch-over on the road once. It was related to a hill, a side-hill, and intersection and starting out in too big a gear. The pedals were just icing on that cake.

2009-05-05 7:42 PM
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well thanks a lot. Now I just re upped my membership tonight. Pulled up to a stop with a Jeep in front of me. I unclipped all was good until the Jeep in front of me started to roll back. I instinctively leaned to the right to keep him from rolling back into my wheel and hey, guess what, the right foot was still clipped in. Over I went. The worst part was the two teen age girls standing on the sidewalk trying really hard not to laugh at me.
2009-05-05 8:01 PM
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Welcome to the club!  I re-joined the club over the weekend.  It happens. 
2009-05-05 8:10 PM
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I just joined myself about a week ago.  45km into a ride, I stop at a stop light and unclip my left foot.  Of course, without thinking, I lean to the right when I come to a stop.

I managed to get my foot out just as I was falling and did a nice "foot slide" across the sidewalk.  Feels good to do that in public.

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