The worst part of a bad crash is having to learn to trust yourself again.
08-04-06, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by coelcanth
somtimes a special mechanism takes over and you don't remember anything about what happend
although i did have a weird dream
although i did have a weird dream
08-04-06, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Caraxmarie
I'm back on my bike but still trying to ride hard again.
anytime i have a wreck, i just promise myself that i'll focus harder on my surroundings and modulate my rides accordingly. it's so easy to get distracted or over-confident.
08-04-06, 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by brunop
go back as soon as ya can to the very spot ya crashed and ride fast again. really.
We have those "cheese grater" bridges in Cleveland too.
Wet or dry they are slicker than frozen cat snot.
08-04-06, 01:14 PM
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yeh, there are a couple of those going over part of the gowanus canal [i think on union st]. i avoid those like the plague.
08-04-06, 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by onetwentyeight
yea i still dont like riding down the block I broke my arm on. I usually go around. heh.
Originally Posted by Caraxmarie
I never want to ride over that bridge again. I tried one day and turned around.
I crashed my bike on W38th.
I got a Ti shoulder out of it.
A few months later I was driving my car down the same block and some guy coming the other way hit my car.
Some streets are just mean.
08-05-06, 01:21 PM
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I still don't look at train tracks the same way. Eff 'em. But it does get better. Give it time as everyone said.
08-05-06, 03:45 PM
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I broke my back riding a mountain bike, it was a freak occurance worst case scenario event.
My recovery ended up taking years of active lifestyle from me. When I eventually tried to ride that bike again, I broke into a sweat before I even started pedaling. After a very casual cruise in the neighborhood I stopped, as it was unpleasant feeling riding. Soon it was sold.
This past year a friend introduced me to his fixed Bianchi Pista Concept. I fell in love with it. A short time later I had my own bike. In no time I was riding fearlessly. I've had some wrecks, painful but not catastrophic, and they are no bother. Now my riding is often characterized as fearless and insane. I love it.
In short, the hardest part for me was recovering physically. Secondly, I think my big trust issue was in my equipment and not myself. Well, maybe a 60-40 split.
Get back on the horse, I say.
My recovery ended up taking years of active lifestyle from me. When I eventually tried to ride that bike again, I broke into a sweat before I even started pedaling. After a very casual cruise in the neighborhood I stopped, as it was unpleasant feeling riding. Soon it was sold.
This past year a friend introduced me to his fixed Bianchi Pista Concept. I fell in love with it. A short time later I had my own bike. In no time I was riding fearlessly. I've had some wrecks, painful but not catastrophic, and they are no bother. Now my riding is often characterized as fearless and insane. I love it.
In short, the hardest part for me was recovering physically. Secondly, I think my big trust issue was in my equipment and not myself. Well, maybe a 60-40 split.
Get back on the horse, I say.
08-06-06, 01:20 AM
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riding a bike is like riding a bike. you just gotta get back up and ride. start out slow, take your time and get comfortable and ride hard again.
08-06-06, 11:29 AM
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It took me 5 months to muster up the courage to bomb the hill I had my first significant crash on.
08-06-06, 12:11 PM
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After braking my arm on a dodge that truck event, I was spooked so much by side traffic that I suffered every city ride and more enjoyed the mountains. Now I'm readjusting,but I will ever remeber the painful event; it changed me some. That's life...go live.
As for ladies with scars...when you meet a chap who likes you, he shall touch and kiss those scars very tenderly. Keep on, screw the bridge, do what you can, and enjoy yourself - scars and all.
As for ladies with scars...when you meet a chap who likes you, he shall touch and kiss those scars very tenderly. Keep on, screw the bridge, do what you can, and enjoy yourself - scars and all.
08-11-06, 03:29 PM
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With hope I still remember how to ride after my last accident. My renters insurance is paying to replace my parts, so it's been almost a month long hassle, but free is free. Should have it back in full working order Tuesday. Can't ****ing wait.
08-11-06, 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Caraxmarie
I heard that someone else crashed there last week. That bridge eats tires.
08-11-06, 06:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Caraxmarie
It was the one that goes under the Longfellow.
I would date a girl with scars on her face and love it. For every guy who says "Dude, your girlfriend has a nasty scar on her face" i would have to say "**** yes my girlfriend has a scar on her face."
08-11-06, 06:05 PM
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Just like when we were kids.
Dust yourself off...
...And get back on the bike. Always.
Dust yourself off...
...And get back on the bike. Always.
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08-12-06, 01:16 AM
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Originally Posted by onetwentyeight
itll come back to you, no need to rush it. i snapped my right forearm in half (both bones) and fractured my femur (strongest bone in the body).
08-12-06, 01:32 AM
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I feel your pain. I have been there. I looked a fine mess. Sitting atop my trainer, with my right arm in a sling. Well, not for at least two weeks until after surgery. Dr forbid my riding. Did not say anything about a trainer tho. I was mighthy sure the bike was properly attached . Feared I might have to go back to him while still under his care with some additional problem.
09-21-06, 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by pepperjack
Maybe if u weren't drunk all the time that wouldn't happen loser.
-friend of 128
09-21-06, 10:01 AM
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the one time a car really rammed into me with serious oomph*, i remember everything up to & after the crash, but not the actual "being hit, head hitting car, flying through the air, bicycle coming down on me" part. my knowledge of the crash itself is due to what the driver & a cyclist on the other side of the road told me. i was mostly fine, but it shook me up.
* it was ye olde lefte hooke; there were two lanes going the way i was going. i was in the right lane, going rather fast, and there was a car maybe 30 feet ahead of me in the left lane. apparently, the driver saw the car pass and didn't really even think to look for anything in the other lane. he was nice about it & very apologetic and everything (even called my cell phone the next day to make sure i was okay), but it's still kind of a bummer that, as a motorist, you can hit a cyclist & have absolutely zero negative effects on your insurance, but if you hit a street sign you're ****ed. what???
* it was ye olde lefte hooke; there were two lanes going the way i was going. i was in the right lane, going rather fast, and there was a car maybe 30 feet ahead of me in the left lane. apparently, the driver saw the car pass and didn't really even think to look for anything in the other lane. he was nice about it & very apologetic and everything (even called my cell phone the next day to make sure i was okay), but it's still kind of a bummer that, as a motorist, you can hit a cyclist & have absolutely zero negative effects on your insurance, but if you hit a street sign you're ****ed. what???
09-21-06, 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by stephenhatesyou
he was nice about it & very apologetic and everything (even called my cell phone the next day to make sure i was okay), but it's still kind of a bummer that, as a motorist, you can hit a cyclist & have absolutely zero negative effects on your insurance, but if you hit a street sign you're ****ed. what???