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Djarvinen
Guest
I guess this is a 'mini'-RR, covering only about 10 feet of my latest ride.
After I recovered, I was quite astonished to remember how many thoughts had gone through my head in
a mere split second.
I was heading down this rather nasty, rocky and steep downhill today (nice day, clear sky, only
about 80 degrees, and only a wisp of a breeze) when all of a sudden, I thought "Why am I taking
this line?!"
(begin 1/4 second RR) "Oh damn, deep rut, damn, bad rock" *crunch* followed by quick stop
"Oh-oh, going over... but at least to the right and not over bars"
"Impact! Hands out! Oh-no, right foot didn't unclip, here comes bike with me"
Both hands hit ground simultaneously followed by hip and shoulder. Pain shoots through both wrists
and thigh.
"Damn that's gonna hurt later!"
((end 1/4 second RR))
I lay there a few moments, catching my breath, and slowly checking for good motor control in all my
limbs. Didn't bother looking for blood; I knew there would be some. Not too bad; crunched wrists,
large bruise-to-be in upper right thigh, ugly rock bang on left shin. Bike seemed OK but later I
noticed a little wheel wobble when I got on pavement, but not bad.
So I got up, drank some PowerAde, and pushed my bike until I got some confidence back. Well, at
least until I stopped shaking, anyway.
Which brings me to our pop quiz:
Which of the following statements should be the mind set when facing a 'challenge':
A. Damn, I don't remember that hill being so steep before.
B. Oh man, I'm too old for this ****.
C. I hope the recent rain hasn't made this downhill too slick.
D. Maybe if I go 'real' slow, I'll be OK.
E. Hey, this looks like fun!
Trust me, I didn't pick 'E.' today. It was more like A and B. Arghh... guess some days are just
'bad'. Oh well, tomorrow looks promising.
DJ
After I recovered, I was quite astonished to remember how many thoughts had gone through my head in
a mere split second.
I was heading down this rather nasty, rocky and steep downhill today (nice day, clear sky, only
about 80 degrees, and only a wisp of a breeze) when all of a sudden, I thought "Why am I taking
this line?!"
(begin 1/4 second RR) "Oh damn, deep rut, damn, bad rock" *crunch* followed by quick stop
"Oh-oh, going over... but at least to the right and not over bars"
"Impact! Hands out! Oh-no, right foot didn't unclip, here comes bike with me"
Both hands hit ground simultaneously followed by hip and shoulder. Pain shoots through both wrists
and thigh.
"Damn that's gonna hurt later!"
((end 1/4 second RR))
I lay there a few moments, catching my breath, and slowly checking for good motor control in all my
limbs. Didn't bother looking for blood; I knew there would be some. Not too bad; crunched wrists,
large bruise-to-be in upper right thigh, ugly rock bang on left shin. Bike seemed OK but later I
noticed a little wheel wobble when I got on pavement, but not bad.
So I got up, drank some PowerAde, and pushed my bike until I got some confidence back. Well, at
least until I stopped shaking, anyway.
Which brings me to our pop quiz:
Which of the following statements should be the mind set when facing a 'challenge':
A. Damn, I don't remember that hill being so steep before.
B. Oh man, I'm too old for this ****.
C. I hope the recent rain hasn't made this downhill too slick.
D. Maybe if I go 'real' slow, I'll be OK.
E. Hey, this looks like fun!
Trust me, I didn't pick 'E.' today. It was more like A and B. Arghh... guess some days are just
'bad'. Oh well, tomorrow looks promising.
DJ