Fall Down Report:
Riding your bike to work, you know every person in a car is thinking you're a bit of a dickbag because of the classic team driver vs. team cyclist rivalry.
Nothing makes the day of Team Driver like when a cyclist (myself) approaches a busy intersection (Edmonton Trail and Memorial) and decides in front of about 30 vehicular audience members that he doesn't want to get a little spray of water on his pants, so he decides to go all X-games on a puddle beside the concrete pedestrian island, forgetting one of his pedals is horribly loose.
The end result? His right foot pulls out of the pedal allowing his upward momentum to now carry his but a good 2 feet off of the seat. He then crashes back down on the seat hard enough that he bends it (and his gentleman's vegetables take a tenderizing) and thinks, hey, at least I landed and recovered it!
Wrong. The loose foot swings forward on the landing and catches the front spokes. The bike goes vertical, dumping its unworthy rider straight down onto the concrete below, head and shoulder leading his descent. He manages to tuck the head in, but the hand/shoulder/elbow take a beating that will be felt for 3 weeks.
Traffic was likely ignoring all green lights at that moment to take the time to let out a good laugh. Our dismounted rider of course pretends it didn't hurt at all, and performs a quick "equipment check" to buy some time to move his limbs while pretending it didn't hurt. Tug on a pedal, adjust the seat, back on the bike with a smile, all the while wanting to crawl in a bush and wait for the pain to subside.
Author: Hulkrogan
Date: August, 2011
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Victim: Hulkrogan
Witnesses: ~30 __________________
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