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“One lovely spring afternoon in May I was peacefully and happily cycling across the Hood Canal Bridge over Puget Sound, my mind on a hamburger and a malted milk at that noontime hour. The wind was...
View ArticleAnatomy of a crash: Over the bars, Part I
THE SCENE: It was a dark and stormy night. No, really — it was. I was riding my Specialized Milano home from checking out a gym (a dive — I didn’t buy a membership.) Since it was pitch black, and...
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Over the bars, Part 2: The demise of the Fuji S-10-S
It was NOT a dark and stormy night, which meant I had no excuses when I rolled through the stop sign at a pretty good clip, smacked the car’s front fender, catapulted over the handlebars, rolled...
View ArticleA certain number of crashes
Maybe anyone who has taught more than one child how to ride a bike has what he considers to be a great method. I have taught two boys to ride, one at age 4, the other at age 5. However, I don’t...
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Embarrassing riding accidents
I started a thread about embarrassing riding accidents (based on recent experience — aack!) over on the Bike Forums list, and people are coming up with some pretty tragic-funny stuff, check it out....
View ArticleI went down, but the trailer didn’t
I crashed while pulling the bike trailer a couple of days ago. Fortunately, it was at low speed, and damage was minimal (the right wrist still hurts a little). The abbreviated version: While pulling my...
View ArticleOver the bars, Part 3: Utter stupidity
I will ride in any kind of weather, but I will not ride on ice, I tell people. On this night, I remembered why. Thank God my leg was not broken, so I could kick myself. About two weeks ago, I rode in...
View ArticleWhat a bicycle means
I rode my bike home from work last night in a rain storm that was turning into an ice storm, despite dire warnings from the TV weathermen. (Lexington TV weathermen treat snowstorms, high winds, patches...
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