About 50 (!) years ago, I did a similar thing from my bike - which looked a lot like the one Scott bought. I was luckier than Bob's co-worker though - the gravel rash merely removed half my face! Left me with mild concussion though, and I've never been as good-looking since! :-(
John Coyle Brisbane, Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Sullivan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 11:16 AM Subject: Bikes r dangerous (wasGESO - Krystal) >A co-worker came in Monday with some problems. > He has been training for a triathlon and went for a bike ride Sunday. > He got about half a block from home and his foot came out of the pedal. > He caught it in the front wheel spokes, stopped dead, and went over on his > head. > He broke the bike helmet into 3 pieces. > The plastic surgeon used 30 stiches to sew his ear back on. > He fractured his elbow and his radius (forearm bone), and is in a sling. > And his cheekbone is broken and visibly depressed, a later repair. > Regards, Bob S. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
