"Bound" to happen

it is good to get past that... once riding into the parking lot of my brand new high school, in a brand new country we had just moved to, i looked down and back at my rear derailleur to see hwy it was shifting funny. right about the time i thought i should look up i slammed into a curb, sending me over the bars in front of a group of my peers. while still laughing they approached to "help"... trying to not cry(i am not sure from the pain or embarrassment) i said,"we do not have those in france" pointing back to the curb.
a "funny" boy laughing so hard i could barely make out his words said, "what, don't you have bikes?"
with out reply i got up and took my bike to find a place to lock it up... and that was the best part of my first week in school here in the us

 

One of my first "clipped" falls (about 25 years ago) occured near the front of a mass start on an MS 150 ride...everybody got a good laugh and lots of "been there done that's"

Oh, it's not "out of the way" I fell couple week ago riding with my brother, he's
new to cycling and now I'm afraid I scared him away from clips.

 

One of my first clipped in falls, and really it was a hung cleat, was in front of a young maybe 25 smoking hot blond that could have been a super model. Fool cleat didn't release until I hit. As I am going down I'm think why now?? Why not a block or two later or earlier?? This is going to be embarrassing, but too late. As I stopped falling and begin to assess whether or not more than my pride was hurt, I took a quick glance and saw a look of concern. As I started getting up you could see giggles being suppressed with a kind "Are you alright?" Nothing serious and she walked off. Super model that way too and I thought back to how good it was when I used to be 25. Then again even 25 year ago the phrase "Out of my League" would have most definitely applied.

Somehow when something I do really well for the first time happens, no one is around but let a cleat hang up and I go down and its like I am on the 50 yard line of the super bowl

 

very true where has chivalry gone... and who did she leave with?

 

yes but you are a prince amongst swine....

 

lol.... maybe a coyote in a bunny suite. the gig is up, i am onto you!
i've always wanted to use the cool face.... haha

 

Hack you didn't fool her in the least. We ought to have a big two spoke birthday party for her though when she turns 21.

 

i totally agree... we do need to celebrate my 21st.... that is two years away but i suppose will be here soon enough!

 

Geez, this thread is making me feel old ... Three of my grand kids are older than that. Think I better go for a bike ride while I'm still agile enough to swing my leg over the top tube.

 

Larry you might feel old, but I am old. I have 3 grand nephews now and one in the oven. The youngest nephew whose training wheels I took off when he was about 6 finishes high school next year

 

You think you feel old, I have a great grandson and a great granddauter, my oldest grandson is 33