Leonard Migliore wrote:
> In article <
[email protected]>, Bernie <
[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Leonard Migliore wrote:
> >
> > > So, I'm riding home from work and going from a local street onto a stretch of bike path. As I
> > > go up a driveway at about a 30 degree angle to the curb, the bike rolls 90 degrees and drops
> > > me on my left side, breaking my hip. It rolled so fast I hit with my hands on the bars and my
> > > feet still clipped in.
> > >
> > > Now, I have gone up this driveway before and nothing of the sort has ever occurred to me. It
> > > was as if I drove into the full curb (and I'm pretty sure I didn't miss the driveway by 10
> > > feet). Anyone have this happen to them (broken hip not required)?
> > >
> > > --
> >
> > Something similar happened to me, but first - were you turning to the left? In my case, the
> > roadway was wet, I was turning right on a new bike with 700c wheels with about 90 psi in the
> > tires, and was used to making this same manouver on a 26 inch wheel mtn bike. Driveway and
> > street are both blacktop, seperated by a narrow concrete divider, with what must be an expansion
> > slot. Driveway side of the slot is raised maybe one inch higher than the street side concrete. I
> > casually turned right onto the driveway, my front tire slid along the lip instead of going over
> > it, and I went down like a brick. Cracked my helmet and broke my safety glasses. Is any of the
> > above relevant to your situation? Did this happen recently? Wishing you a speedy recovery!
> > Bernie
>
> Yes, I was turning left with 700c wheels and 90 psi but the road was dry. It sounds plausible
> that I slid along the lip, although as I recall, there wasn't much of a lip there for the wheel
> to grab.
>
> This happened quite recently; I'm still on crutches but it is claimed that I will recover
> completely. I guess I'll take a closer look at the driveway when I'm mobile.
>
> Thanks.
There wasn't much of a lip when I went down too, only "enough". ;-} Did you notice I didn't comment
that the helmet saved my life, or the glasses spared me from blindness???? :-} Take care! Bernie