On Oct 5,2013 I learned what they meant by "It's not if you will fall but when you will fall", This is what my Coaches and fellow veterans of cycling have told me as I became a new cyclist. While making a normal turn my rear tire slipped on what I now know was sand causing me to lose control of the bike. The bike just slammed straight to the ground. The bike trail I was riding on was smooth thank God!!! I thrown to the ground on my right side. After getting up to check if I had an major injuries, I learned that I was very sore and my bike was broken. It took me a few minutes to get myself together. I was very sore in my right side rib area under my arm pit from the front chest area to the back area. If I had been knocked out I was so glad that I was wearing my RoadID because then someone would have had contact info about me so that they could get me help.
If you are a runner, cyclist or swimmer I recommend getting one. I will post the link. I must say that I was so thankful for the fellow bikers who stopped to check on me. They made sure I was okay before leaving me and helped me understand that my bike was not broken as bad as I thought it was and that the repair was an easy fix. Which was confirmed by my coach Richard Kalasky.
So as a warning to others just getting out there for the first time. Here is a awesome lesson I wish I had learned before my bike ride. It's about how to fall off your bike.
Click on the word "Fall" below to get to the article.
I also added a link to get info about the RoadID, click on the word "RoadID" below.
Be safe, set goals and train hard!!!!
Fall
Road ID
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