My crash stories begin way back in the mid-60's. My first "decent" bike was a Raleigh three-speed knock-off of some kind or another. I was riding down a long hill along the edge (no shoulder) of a major concrete, curbed thoroughfare when I, not knowing any better, rode across a storm sewer that only had parallel grates. Needless to say, my front wheel went straight down between some of those grates and over the bars I went. I managed to get up without any injuries, save maybe a few minor bumps and bruises and continued on. 'Course, I was a kid then and more able to withstand injuries.
After that I was on high alert for sewer grates. In subsequent years most of my "crashes" have been caused by irresponsible personal behavior - forgetting to clip-out of pedals until too late and falling over, not watching where I was going and running into inanimate objects, etc. Nowadays, when I've become too old to afford to have a crash of any kind, I'm overly cautious about anything and everything. On Sunday, March 15, 2020 at 5:40:10 PM UTC-5, Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: > > On a recent thread, we veered off topic things that might cause crashes. > Stories began pouring in, and they were fascinating and useful. I think we > should have a new thread here where you can contribute your experiences and > the rest of us can learn a thing or two. For instance, I didn’t know a > fender unsecured at the seat stay could cause a crash and now I do. I’ll be > fixing mine forthwith! > > I feel fortunate not to have any stories to contribute here, but please > share yours with us. Some of them might even be funny. (We’ll be laughing > WITH you.) > Leah -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5189f114-3c65-4396-b366-d89533162bed%40googlegroups.com.
