If you look closely at the picture above you can see a fairly fundamental(!) problem.
The bike is snapped but I am in one piece. I have a cracking shiner, some stiches in my forehead and lots of bruises all over the place. Thankfully nothing broken - I hit the ground hard. On Wednesday I was in the Outer Hebrides cycling on the fantastic roads of Harris. Following a swoopy descent, my rear wheel skidded on some grit and suddenly I was no longer following the road but heading off it, down a boulder strewn 20ft drop off. The snap in the frame is the result of it hitting a very big rock. I am still limping and very sore. The Coast to Coast next weekend at the moment looks unlikely. I am gutted but puting it all into context it could have been much worse. How long do black eyes take to heal???
The bike is snapped but I am in one piece. I have a cracking shiner, some stiches in my forehead and lots of bruises all over the place. Thankfully nothing broken - I hit the ground hard. On Wednesday I was in the Outer Hebrides cycling on the fantastic roads of Harris. Following a swoopy descent, my rear wheel skidded on some grit and suddenly I was no longer following the road but heading off it, down a boulder strewn 20ft drop off. The snap in the frame is the result of it hitting a very big rock. I am still limping and very sore. The Coast to Coast next weekend at the moment looks unlikely. I am gutted but puting it all into context it could have been much worse. How long do black eyes take to heal???
2 comments:
Ouch! A wild place to come off - glad you're alright.
This must be the latest development in folding bikes?
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