A little over a week ago “Reverend Joe Rocket” (my work nickname) had a little incident on his rocket. I guess the problem wasn’t ON the rocket but was really OFF the rocket. So far it appears that they are planning to total my bike. It is amazing how much you can spend on cosmetic repairs. Plastic Surgery isn’t cheap!
I am going to try to negotiate and salvage it because even though I don’t know what kind of money they are going to give me I know that I can’t buy another bike that nice. So we will see what happens in the next couple of days.
I have attached a couple of photos depicting why I wear a helmet and jacket because even at 30-40mph asphalt and skin tissue are not a good mix…
What in the name of Weston happened ? You got hit ? You hit someone ? To avoid a dog crossing the road you swerved and hit a palm tree ? Don’t make me guess any further !
I wish it was something exciting but it really wasn’t anything dramatic. Exiting 95 the merge lane was blocked by a broken down vehicle. When the 3 vehicles in front of me stopped to avoid the community service officer assisting the broken down vehicle I attempted to do the same.
Leaning in the turn, front brake (or back brake, it wouldn’t have mattered) and wet pavement led to an amazingly quick dump.
Maybe somebody can come up with a more exciting story. Maybe involving me chasing a bank robber or rushing to the aid of someone in distress…
Glad you’re OK!