Glad you are okay.....did a similar thing a year ago.... wiped out on ice at about 1.3 mph. My shoulder has never been the same. Was wearing wool full fingered gloves and broke my fall judo style. I almost always wear leather finger less gloves in warmer weather. I also play the mandolin and am a jeweler by trade and can't afford my hands to be mangled. At 53 I don't heal so fast and the thought of a real crash is starting to concern me.
On Saturday, August 4, 2012 6:45:54 PM UTC-7, EricP wrote: > > This morning, instead of going over the old-time jam I usually attend, > decided to head down to Jim Thill's shop for the Saturday morning ride. > Was a nice, relaxing ride with a great breakfast stop at Seward Cafe in > Minneapolis. What was left of the group decided to do some exploring. > Rode over to the Prospect Park water tower (aka witch hat tower) in > Minneapolis, MN. Everything was fine, and I even found a shortcut to avoid > a busy stretch of road. Just as we get to the tower, I start riding on a > path with a couple friends. Well, my SimpleOne decides to drift right off > the path, I correct and next thing you know, wham! Down on the ground. > Left knee really skinned. Hands stunned and left side hurting. Yeah, was > dumb and put the left hand out just like you're not supposed to do. > Luckily no collarbone break. Hands still hurting 10 hours later, but the > Rivendell summer gloves did their job. Prevented serious road rash. So I > should be able to attend the music festival later next week and play guitar > for hours and hours backing up fiddles and banjos. > > What was really bad is this took place at about 6 mph. Definitely feeling > old and dumb tonight. > > Except for a slightly shifted brake lever, the SimpleOne had no issues. > In fact, got me back to the shop where the ride started without any > complaint. It's a lot tougher than I am. > > Eric Platt > St. Paul, MN > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/Mz_bjd51MxsJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
